Cappadocia Photo Tour - 7 Days
A photography tour that includes all the beauties and treasures of Cappadocia. This Yılkı Horses Photography workshop is organised by Anadolu’ya Yolculuk, under the inspiring leadership of Nuri Çorbacıoğlu, an AFIAP award-winning photographer. You can capture the majesty of almost 300 Yılkı horses in the heart of Anatolia. Whether you travel in the white snows of winter, between the fresh spring showers or in a huge dust cloud during summer, each season will offer you stunning images! Apart from catching the best images of the Ilkı horses, we also go to Kapuzbaşı Waterfall, known as the second largest waterfall in the world. After taking stunning photos of the rushing waters, we enjoy a fresh trout for lunch. We will relive the centuries old central Asian traditions in a Kyrgyz Otağı (a large nomadic marquee) in the Avanos district and witness the skills of traditional potters working in an age old traditions. The magical eternity and powerful reflections of the Salt Lake with a horseman or people dressed in their traditional outfits will be a visual feast and magical atmosphere that you cannot even imagine! This will be a tour focussing on PHOTOGRAPHY as you will visit the best photographical locations under the expert consultancy of professional photographer Nuri Çorbacıoğlu; a tour full of DISCOVERY as you will see the best viewpoints and the least known corners of the cities with our expert guide and lastly a definite GOURMET tour, as we include the best cuisine of the region and you won’t turn back until you have tasted every special food there is!
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• Nuri Çorbacıoğlu Journey to Anatolia Photo Tours has the right to change the program content according to weather conditions, road conditions and unintentional adverse situations. • The program may change depending on the weather, the seasons's available daytime and other local conditions, because it is always our main purpose to take the best photos ever! • In case the tour cannot be filled with the minimum quota, the tour will be cancelled, the participants will be informed about the cancellation and the attendance fee will be refunded. Please contact us for more information.
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Included
Photo consultancy
Professional guide and translator
6 nights accommodation
All meals
All soft drinks during meals
All transfers
Tips for the horsemen and all other tips
Excluded
Flight tickets
Hotel extras
Personal expenses
Alcoholic drinks
Entrance fees to museums
Optional Hot-air Balloon flight
Equipment
Camera Tripod Wide Angle, Mid-Zoom and Telephoto Lenses Memory card Weather-appropriate clothing. (Polar for star posing hours) Walking shoes and comfortable trousers to protect the ankles
Transfer
We meet at Kayseri airport. During the tour our transfer vehicle accompanies the group. You will be dropped off at Kayseri airport on the departure day.
Accommodation
Overnights will be in Boutique Hotels. Hotels can vary according to the season and availability, but the standard will always be of the same high level.
Meals
Meals will include the special flavors and traditional tasty cuisine of every place we visit and services will be provided from the most famous restaurants in the city.
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Day 1
- Meeting at Kayseri Erkilet Airport (in the early afternoon) - Check-in at the hotel in Kayseri - A special breakfast of Turkish cuisine in Hürmetçi Village - Photographing the Yılki Horses in their natural environment at sunset in Hürmetçi Village (more than 300 Yılkı Horses) - Transfer to Kayseri - Dinner in a restaurant with local tastes from the regional Kayseri cuisine - Accommodation at hotel in Kayseri
Day 2
- Breakfast at the hotel - Transfer to Sultan Sazlığı Natural Park for sunrise (1 hour drive) - Photographing horses, local life and the Sultan Marshes - Transfer to Kapuzbaşı Waterfalls (1,5 hours) - Photo shooting with the waterfalls - Lunch (delicious fresh fish from waterfalls) - Transfer to other side of Sultan Sazlığı for sunset - Photographing sunset with Erciyes Mountain and the marshes on the background - Return to Kayseri - Dinner in Bereket Develi Cıvıklısı (a special Kayseri cuisine) - Overnight at Hotel in Kayseri
Day 3
- Breakfast at the hotel and check out - Transfer to Cappadocia (1 hour) - Check-in at new hotel and a little rest (Cave Hotel) - A little trip around the district (Ürgüp, Göreme and Avanos) - Lunch (Special Pottery Meals of Cappadocia, Testi Kebab) - Continuation of regional trip - Photographing Cappadocian views with camels as model - Dinner (special meat of Turkish cuisine) - Return to hotel - Optional, star exposure session with the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia as background
Day 4
- Photographing the hot-air balloons, horses and horseman in different places at sunrise in Cappadocia, Swords Valley and Love Valley - Breakfast at the hotel - A little rest time - Transfer to the Middle East Valley in Avanos and the Kyrgyz Otağı - Lunch with specialities from the Kyrgyz cuisine (of central Asia) in the marquee (tent) - Photographing Kyrgyz village and the local cultural life of its inhabitants - Photographing horses and horseman with traditional clothes in front of the marquee (tent) - Transfer to Cappadocia - Special Turkish entertainment (with music, dance etc. accompanied by mixed Turkish cuisine) - Accommodation in Cappadocia hotel
Day 5
- Landscape and hot-air balloon photographing at sunrise - Breakfast at the hotel - A little rest time - Transfer to Salt Lake (2 hours drive) - Lunch in a restaurant in en route (special Turkish steak) - Photographing horses or other special subjects like a ballerina or a model on the lake with their reflections at sunset (3-4 horses) - Dinner in local restaurant - Return to Cappadocia - Accommodation in Cappadocia hotel - Optional star exposure workshop at the best points of Cappadocia if desired
Day 6
- Landscape and hot-air balloon photographing at sunrise if desired - Breakfast at the hotel - Continuation of the regional trip with visits to Ihlara Valley, Kızılçukur Valley and underground cities - Lunch (special cuisine of Cappadocia, Kebap) - Transfer to a real, traditional pottery workshops - Panaromic photo shootings at sunset - Dinner (Kadıneli special Turkish cuisine) - Back to the hotel for overnight
Day 7
- Photographing sunrise with landscapes if desired - Breakfast at the hotel and check-out - Transfer to some horse farms in Cappadocia, to shoot horse portraits - Transfer to Kayseri - Lunch with local Kayseri cuisine (special meat recipes) - Transfer to Hürmetçi Village with its Yılkı Horses - Photographing the Yılki Horses in their natural environment at sunset in Hürmetçi Village (more than 300 Yılkı Horses) - Transfer & Departure from Kayseri Airport (flights departing after 8.30PM are ok)