5 NIGHTS \ 6 DAYS YOGA & MEDITATION IN CAPPADOCIA

DAY 1 – ARRIVAL TO ISTANBUL AND PRIVATE TRANSFER TO YOUR HOTEL.
Overnight at: https://www.titanic.com.tr/titanic-city-taksim or similar 4 stars hotel for 2 nights on
bed & breakfast basis.

DAY 2- PRIVATE BYZANTINE & OTTOMAN RELICS (OLD CITY WALKING TOUR)
Our guide will meet you at your hotel at a convenient
time. This tour includes visits to Hippodrome the
former center of sportive and political activities of
Constantinople, Please enjoy St. Sophia Museum; the
magnificent Byzantine Church of all times. Experience
lunch in one of the special traditional restaurants
around the old city
discussing the
options with your
guide and then
visit Topkapi
Palace the former
imperial residence
from where the
Ottoman Sultans ruled their grand empire for over 400 years. End
the day with a visit to the incredible Grand Bazaar.

DAY 3 – BOSPHORUS CRUISE BY PUBLIC FERRY WITH A VISIT TO SULEYMANIYE MOSQUE & FLIGHT
TO CAPPADOCIA AND TRANSFER TO YOUR HOTEL.
Enjoy the Bosphorus Cruise on a public ferry
(also known as Gypsy Boat) passing half a dozen
Ottoman imperial palaces, traditional Yalis
(waterside villas) and
shore villages. We drive
to visit Suleymaniye
Mosque which was built
by the most important
architect of Ottoman
times, Architect Sinan,
this superb monument is
Istanbul’s largest
mosque complex.
End of the tour private airport transfer to your Cappadocia flight.
Turkish Airlines, Istanbul (IST) to Kayseri (ASR): 20:35 – 21:55
Overnight at: http://www.duvenhotel.com/en or similar boutique hotel for 3 nights on bed and
breakfast basis.

DAY 4 – SUNRISE YOGA AT LOVE VALLEY & PRIVATE CLASSIC CAPPADOCIA TOUR
Early departure to Love Valley before sunrise from hotel. Doing sunrise yoga watching the gorgeous
scenery of Cappadocia. After sunrise yoga drive back to hotel for take a breakfast. Then visiting
Devrent and Pasabag –three coned fairy chimneys” where the
voice of wind mixes with the “songs of fairies”. Lunch is in Avanos,
center of terra cotta work of art since 3000 BC. In the afternoon
visit the famous UNESCO World Heritage Site Goreme Open Air
Museum and see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia
in rock-cut churches with frescoes and paintings (10th & 13th
century).Depending on the period of the season, Goreme Open Air
Museum visit time can be altered to avoid crowds of tour buses. If
you wish take a break at anywhere for doing yoga during the tour.
WHIRLING DERVISHES CEREMONY IN THE EVENING AT 18:00
Sufi whirling is a form of Sama or physically active meditation which
originated among Sufis, and which is still practiced by the Sufi Dervishes
of the Mevlevi order. It is a customary dance performed within the Sema,
or worship ceremony, through which dervishes (also called semazens)
aim to reach the source of all perfection, or kamala. This is sought
through abandoning one’s nafs, egos or personal desires, by listening to
the music, focusing on God, and spinning one’s body in repetitive circles,
which has been seen as a symbolic imitation of planets in the Solar
System orbiting the sun. As explained by Sufis. In the symbolism of the
Sema ritual, the semazen’s camel’s hair hat (sikke) represents the
tombstone of the ego; his wide, white skirt represents the ego’s shroud.
By removing his black cloak, he is spiritually reborn to the truth. At the
beginning of the Sema, by holding his
arms crosswise, the semazen appears
to represent the number one, thus
testifying to God’s unity. While whirling, his arms are open: his right
arm is directed to the sky, ready to receive God’s beneficence; his left
hand, upon which his eyes are fastened, is turned toward the earth.
The Semazen conveys God’s spiritual gift to those who are witnessing
the Sema. Revolving from right to left around the heart, The Semazen embraces all humanity with love.
Evening yoga and meditation at hotel.

DAY 5 – HOT AIR BALLOON FLIGHT & PRIVATE HIDDEN DWELINNGS OF CAPPADOCIA
Early morning hot-air balloon. Experience begins by
transfer of the passengers to the headquarters with
luxury minibuses. Our passengers will have an open
buffet – full catered delicious breakfast and their checkin
will be made while the pilots are choosing a good
launch site according to the wind directions. Once the
launch site is selected, the passengers will proceed to
the launch site where they will witness how the crew
and the pilot unload, assemble and inflate the balloon.
Following an introduction to the safety factors of
ballooning with your pilot, your amazing experience will
begin. The balloons will climb approximately 300 meters
(1000 feet) during the flight. A panoramic and marvelous
view will greet the passengers while drifting above the
valleys and between rock formations. Balloons move by
the wind and you will float wherever the wind takes you; so that each flight brings new and memorable
experiences. Each passenger is to dress according to the temperature. Flat shoes, hat, sunglasses and
of course camera is a must. The flight presents many photo opportunities and lifetime memories to
cherish. The flight will last approximately for 90 minutes. In keeping with ballooning tradition, our
passengers are treated to a champagne ceremony upon landing by our crew. The passengers will
receive a memento certificate. All our passengers are covered with insurance by Eureko Insurance
Company. After the flight our luxury minibuses will take you back to your hotel. Your entire balloon
adventure lasts about 180 minutes.
Back to hotel for second breakfast and leisure time till pickup
time at 10:00. Red Valley, with its fabulous volcanic rock
formations, is in the heart of Cappadocia but away from the
tourist crowd. Rock-
Cut hermit churches
with frescoes and
paintings fit with the
Valley’s meditative
atmosphere,
remained intact
since the beginning. Our lovely hike will start from a beautiful
panoramic point presenting us great light in the morning for
pictures. After the hike we give a refreshment break in
Cavusin village which will be complemented by a visit to the
ruins of Cavusin Town. Doing yoga and meditation before stopping for a lunch and a rest. After lunch,
20 minute drive will take us to the least visited Underground city; Ozkonak which was discovered by a
villager while he was looking for the water disappearing from his irrigation system in his field. Unlike
other underground cities, Ozkonak has different ventilation and security system. 3 of the 5 floors are
open to visitors and believed to shelter 60,000 people from persecution and loots. Evening yoga and
meditation at hotel

DAY 6 –MORNING YOGA AT HOTEL & PRIVATE TRANSFER TO AIRPORT FOR YOUR ISTANBUL FLIGHT
Turkish Airlines, Kayseri (ASR) to Istanbul (IST): 11:15 – 12:45 at noon
End of the services.