Cappadocia Travel Guide

   Cappadocia is a region spreading into a large area. Even the vast majority of tourists going to Cappadocia think before getting there that Cappadocia just consists of Peri Bacalari shown above, it is not. Since, This area contains a large green field and a town near to Peri Bacalari.

   Coming to how the Peri Bacalari is formed, i would say that it is formed by change. During the period of time, different forces helped it to be formed. First, Erciyes, Hasandagi and Gulludag were stratovolcano near to Cappadocia and the volcano they erupted created a soft area in Cappadocia. Then, Peri Bacalari is formed as seen in the photo i took above throughout time by wind and rain. In this area, there are many rocks like in the photo above.

   Another point i think needs to be mentioned about is transportation. There are many options from which you can pick to get there. These are:

• Driving your car
• Using bus service
• Taking flight ticket
• Using travel agency

   Which one you want to use is up to you. If you want to spend less, i suggest using bus service is the best option. If you go to Cappadocia from Ankara or somewhere else in Turkey, you first take a bus ticket to Nevsehir. (From Ankara to Nevsehir takes 3 hours and 30 minutes) After arriving at Nevsehir bus station, you should take another bus going to Urgup (the town near to Peri Bacalari). However, if you ask me which one you choose from the options above, it is definitely going there by my car. Because, when on road to Cappadocia, you can pay a visit to Salt Lake near to Cappadocia and after Cappadocia, you can also visit to Kayseri, which is a touristic city with its long-history.

(you can have a visit to Kayseri and Salt Lake travel guide in the blog for more info)

   There is one more option for transportation to Cappadocia especially for adventurers, It is taking a rail ticket to Kayseri then taking a bus going to Urgup at bus station. It is for adventurers because there is no high speed train to Kayseri for time being. Furthermore, what you experiment during the trip will explain the reason.

URGUP

   It is the town near to Goreme in which Peri bacalari is. There are many touristic hotels there. I talk about hotels, because if you go to Cappadocia, you have to stay at least one night. The reason is the best part of this travel is balloon ride throughout Capppadocia and it starts off in morning (usually at 6 a.m.). 

   Here are some photos i took during balloon ride:

 

P.s.: If you have fear of high attitude too much, believe me it may be better not to take a balloon ride. At the end, i was soaking wet! nevertheless as mentioned before, balloon ride is the best part of this trip...

   Temenni Tepesi (Wish Hill) is in the town center of Urgup. I got there after balloon tour but i strongly suggest you to get there at night. The view at night is wonderful. In there, you will find a chance to have a bird-look at Urgup and some part of Goreme.

   Entrance is free and there is a cafe at the top of the hill. The view is:



   After balloon ride and take a rest for a while, i suggest you to start off your visit with Urgup bazaar which is near to Urgup town center (Bazaar in Goreme is bigger). You can find many things from local food to traditional Turkish clothes.

   Prices are the same with the bazaar in Goreme and prices in the bazaar are definitely cheap in comparison toprices in the USA and in any member of EU. It is partly due to currency difference.

GOREME

   It is the place in which Peribacalari is. There is also a bazaar in which you can buy souvenir as to Peri bacalari and local food products. What is more is Salkimtepe in Goreme. It is the place in which you can have a bird-eye look at the area.

Bird-eye Look at Salkimtepe

   Peribacalari and Salkimtepe are in different location even though they are near to each one. You can`t walk from Goreme, hence you have to have your own car or use travel agent`s vehicle. However, If you get to Goreme by own car and don`t want to drive throughout there, you could rent an ATV vehicle there. It is not expensive and by driving it, you could see everywhere there. (The mountain you see in Goreme is Erciyes Mountain)

   Coming to talk about food, you can find whichever food you want to eat. I mean that if you want to eat Korean food, you can go to a Korean restaurant or if you want to give a try to Turkish cuisine, there are many Turkish restaurants in Goreme.

   Here are some photos i took in Goreme:

    

 

Enjoy your visit to Cappadocia....