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day 14,visit Ayia Sophia
day 14,return to Istanbul
day 13,trek to Selale camp
day 12,group photo,descend to Sogulpinar camp
day 10,ascend to Yedigoller plateau
day 9,rest day or Cimbar Canyon
day 8,trek to Demirkazik camp
day 7,Alaca yayla,nomad camp
day 4,Ihlara valley,snake church
day11,rest day Yedigoller camp
day 6,Trekking towards the High Taurus
day 6,flying over Goreme
day 5,Goreme,fairy chimneys
Ihlara valley,Bellisir ma
day 2,Ihlara valley,Selime monastery
Flying over Turkey
Day 2,Istanbul,the Blue mosque and Top Kapi
Day 1
Day 2
flight to Istanbul,evening hotel in Istanbul.
Full day in Istambul,vist Blue Mosque Top Kapi and the cisterns, overnight sleeper train to Konya
Day 3
Day 4
In Konya,visit to Mevlana Dervish Museum,Agzikarahan caravanserai en route to Cappadocia,walk in Ihlara valley,camp by Melendiz river.
Cappadocia,morning walk in Ihlara valley,visit Byzantine rock cut churches,afternoon walk in the Pink valley,evening pension
Day 5
Cappadocia,morning hike through Akvadi valley(fairy chimneys) to Uchisar village,afternoon visit to Mustaphapasha (Sinassos),evening pension.
Day 6
Ballooning over Cappadocia then drive to High Taurus mountains,en route visit Kaymakli underground city,visit Eski Gumus monastery to see frescoes,arrival at Cucurbag village short hike to Emli valley for camp,1850m.
Day 7
Trek to Alaca Plateau ,return via different route to same campsite.
Day 8
Morning trek up Emli valley to Eznevit Yaylasi,afternoon descent to Demirkazik campsite,2000m.
Day 9
Rest day or from mnt Demirkazik base camp hike via Arpalik through Cimbar canyon to Demirkazik village ,then return via different route.
Trek along Yalak trail then steep ascend to Calikbuyduran pass(3450m) then down to Yedigoller plateau at 3020m.
Day 10
Day 11
Rest day for some or ascend of Mnt Embler(3723m),return to Yedigoller base camp.
Day 12
Descend to Hacer Bogazi then trek for overnight camp at Sogulpinar Yayla camp 1950m.
Day 13
Further descend to Barazama traditional village then hike to Selale waterfalls, last camp on the High Taurus 1100m.
Day 14
Early drive through mountain rough roads to Kayseri,domestic flight to Istambul,vist Ayia Sofia and Grand Bazaar,evening last group dinner in Istanbul.
Day 15
Morning departure for the uk
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day 2,Ihlara valley,Selime monastery
day11,rest day Yedigoller camp
Day 2,Istanbul,the Blue mosque and Top Kapi
day 6,flying over Goreme
day 14,return to Istanbul
day 5,Goreme,fairy chimneys
day 6,Trekking towards the High Taurus
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Cappadocia from the air
Ihlara valley,Bellisirma
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day 4,Ihlara valley,snake church
day 7,Alaca yayla,nomad camp
day 8,trek to Demirkazik camp
day 9,rest day or Cimbar Canyon
day 10,ascend to Yedigoller plateau
day 12,group photo,descend to Sogulpinar camp
day 13,trek to Selale camp
day 14,visit Ayia Sophia
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