8 Days Mountain Biking in Cappadocia
Day 1 : We are meeting the group at Kayseri/Nevsehir Airports and transfer them to their hotel. Dinner and overnight in Urgup.
Day 2 : Off time in the morning after breakfast to prepare the bikes and a short meeting about the program. Today we are riding to Ortahisar via Uzengi Stream. We will ride back to Urgup via vineyards and on arrival to Urgup; we bike to Urgup fortress to have the panoramic view of the town, after a short village tour in Turkey and having lunch. Dinner and overnight in Urgup.
Total distance: 30 km. (25 km. off road)
Day 3 : We will cycle through Damsa stream to Sarihan Caravanserai and then through Red River to Avanos. After a lunch break in Avanos we head Cavusin and then Love Valley. After biking up the pleasant hill from Love Valley to Uchisar. Dinner and overnight at a boutique hotel in Uchisar.
Total distance: 45 km. (40 km. off road)
Day 4 : We cycle to Kavak village first and then Mazikoy after the breakfast. We will have picnic (lunch boxes) at Mazikoy. We will bike through the potato fields until Devretbasi village and then through a very nice valley to Baskoy. Finally we will reach Soganli, which is one of the earliest settlements of Cappadocia. From here, we are transferred back to Uchisar. Dinner and overnight at a boutique hotel in Uchisar.
Total distance: 55 km. (40 km. off road)
Day 5 : We are transferred to Soganli, from where we start riding to Derinkuyu via Orhanli village after breakfast. We keep cycling to Komurcu village via Kiledere and Yazihoyuk villages after visiting the underground city of Derinkuyu and having lunch at a local restaurant. Today’s ride finishes in Komurcu, where we rendezvous with our vehicle, and transfer to Guzelyurt. Dinner and overnight at a boutique hotel in Guzelyurt.
Total distance: 60 km. (50 km. off road)
Day 6 : We are transferred to Komurcu village in the morning and start biking to Baglama from the main road, and then we take the nice smooth off road to Haciabdullah. From Haciabdullah, we cycle up to Cinarli village which is at the top of a small mountain. It is a 9 km uphill. We cycle down to Azatli after this village and then Ciftlik. We have lunch at a local restaurant in Ciftlik. We cycle to Guzelyurt via Cardak and Sivrihisar after lunch. Dinner and overnight at a boutique hotel in Guzelyurt.
Total distance: 50 km. (30 km. off road)
Day 7 : We cycle to Selime via Alanyurt. Selime is the village where we go in to Ihlara canyon. We cycle to Belisirma (a smart village in the middle of the valley) and have lunch there. After lunch we hike or bike in the second part of the canyon up to Ihlara village. For those who want to walk, we can take their bikes on the supporting vehicle. After Ihlara we have a 35 km ride to Kitreli. This ride is going over Kucuk Hasan Mountain from a passage. We do a long uphill ride about 20 km and then a serious downhill. The beginning of the uphill is soft but when we get close to the mountain it is more challenging. We are picked up with two vehicles (one for the bikes and one for us) in Ulukisla village and transferred to Urgup. Dinner and overnight in Urgup.
Total distance: 65 km. (60 km. off road)
Day 8 : We will ride towards the most popular sites of Cappadocia on our last day. We first ride through Pancarlik to Ortahisar and then to the famous Goreme Open Air Museum, to visit its rock-cut churches. Riding through Rose Valley leads us to Cavusin. After riding through the streets of Cavusin we will cycle to Pasabag and then Zelve. After having lunch in Zelve, we will visit its open air museum and head on to Devrent Valley and then Urgup. Dinner and overnight in Urgup.
Total distance: 40 km. (30 km. off road)
Day 9 : Private Transfer to Nevsehir Airport for a flight to Bodrum, Marmaris or Gocek over Istanbul or direct flight to Izmir and Private transfer to your boat . Check in to your gullet.
Yacht Charter Turkey offers you many holiday opportunities and combined tours. For further information, please feel free to contact us.
Day 2 : Off time in the morning after breakfast to prepare the bikes and a short meeting about the program. Today we are riding to Ortahisar via Uzengi Stream. We will ride back to Urgup via vineyards and on arrival to Urgup; we bike to Urgup fortress to have the panoramic view of the town, after a short village tour in Turkey and having lunch. Dinner and overnight in Urgup.
Total distance: 30 km. (25 km. off road)
Day 3 : We will cycle through Damsa stream to Sarihan Caravanserai and then through Red River to Avanos. After a lunch break in Avanos we head Cavusin and then Love Valley. After biking up the pleasant hill from Love Valley to Uchisar. Dinner and overnight at a boutique hotel in Uchisar.
Total distance: 45 km. (40 km. off road)
Day 4 : We cycle to Kavak village first and then Mazikoy after the breakfast. We will have picnic (lunch boxes) at Mazikoy. We will bike through the potato fields until Devretbasi village and then through a very nice valley to Baskoy. Finally we will reach Soganli, which is one of the earliest settlements of Cappadocia. From here, we are transferred back to Uchisar. Dinner and overnight at a boutique hotel in Uchisar.
Total distance: 55 km. (40 km. off road)
Day 5 : We are transferred to Soganli, from where we start riding to Derinkuyu via Orhanli village after breakfast. We keep cycling to Komurcu village via Kiledere and Yazihoyuk villages after visiting the underground city of Derinkuyu and having lunch at a local restaurant. Today’s ride finishes in Komurcu, where we rendezvous with our vehicle, and transfer to Guzelyurt. Dinner and overnight at a boutique hotel in Guzelyurt.
Total distance: 60 km. (50 km. off road)
Day 6 : We are transferred to Komurcu village in the morning and start biking to Baglama from the main road, and then we take the nice smooth off road to Haciabdullah. From Haciabdullah, we cycle up to Cinarli village which is at the top of a small mountain. It is a 9 km uphill. We cycle down to Azatli after this village and then Ciftlik. We have lunch at a local restaurant in Ciftlik. We cycle to Guzelyurt via Cardak and Sivrihisar after lunch. Dinner and overnight at a boutique hotel in Guzelyurt.
Total distance: 50 km. (30 km. off road)
Day 7 : We cycle to Selime via Alanyurt. Selime is the village where we go in to Ihlara canyon. We cycle to Belisirma (a smart village in the middle of the valley) and have lunch there. After lunch we hike or bike in the second part of the canyon up to Ihlara village. For those who want to walk, we can take their bikes on the supporting vehicle. After Ihlara we have a 35 km ride to Kitreli. This ride is going over Kucuk Hasan Mountain from a passage. We do a long uphill ride about 20 km and then a serious downhill. The beginning of the uphill is soft but when we get close to the mountain it is more challenging. We are picked up with two vehicles (one for the bikes and one for us) in Ulukisla village and transferred to Urgup. Dinner and overnight in Urgup.
Total distance: 65 km. (60 km. off road)
Day 8 : We will ride towards the most popular sites of Cappadocia on our last day. We first ride through Pancarlik to Ortahisar and then to the famous Goreme Open Air Museum, to visit its rock-cut churches. Riding through Rose Valley leads us to Cavusin. After riding through the streets of Cavusin we will cycle to Pasabag and then Zelve. After having lunch in Zelve, we will visit its open air museum and head on to Devrent Valley and then Urgup. Dinner and overnight in Urgup.
Total distance: 40 km. (30 km. off road)
Day 9 : Private Transfer to Nevsehir Airport for a flight to Bodrum, Marmaris or Gocek over Istanbul or direct flight to Izmir and Private transfer to your boat . Check in to your gullet.
Yacht Charter Turkey offers you many holiday opportunities and combined tours. For further information, please feel free to contact us.