{"id":29000,"date":"2018-08-31T01:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T15:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=29000"},"modified":"2024-09-18T16:39:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T06:39:05","slug":"cappadocia-travel-guide-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/cappadocia-travel-guide-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Have wanderlust? Here&#8217;s why you should visit Cappadocia at least once in your lifetime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Whether you\u2019ve been to one country, or one hundred, a visit to Cappadocia is sure to be one of the most memorable travel experiences of your life.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I first moved to <strong><a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/turkey\">Turkey<\/a> <\/strong>in 2014, I would talk about where I\u2019d been and almost without fail I\u2019d get interrupted and someone would ask, \u201c&#8230;but, have you been to Cappadocia?\u201d Eventually, I realized that I couldn\u2019t keep answering no to that question. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I finally did visit, I instantly understood why everyone asked that question. The landscape itself is dramatic and otherworldly, and, in truth, it reminded me more of my childhood visions of other planets more than any other place I\u2019d been on earth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a travel writer, I\u2019ve written about and recommended many places, all with varying levels of enthusiasm and verbosity. Yet, in the case of Cappadocia, I have to muster all my strength just so my brain doesn\u2019t short circuit with a cacophony of adjectives.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29006\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/turkey\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29006\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29006\" src=\"\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Turkey_Cappadocia_Travelers-at-Rose-Valley-Lookout_1.jpg\" alt=\"Cappadocia travel Turkey\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Turkey_Cappadocia_Travelers-at-Rose-Valley-Lookout_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Turkey_Cappadocia_Travelers-at-Rose-Valley-Lookout_1-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Turkey_Cappadocia_Travelers-at-Rose-Valley-Lookout_1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Turkey_Cappadocia_Travelers-at-Rose-Valley-Lookout_1-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Intrepid group exploring Cappadocia<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s no other way to say it, Cappadocia needs to be on more travel bucket lists because there are few, if any, places like it. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>What makes Cappadocia special? <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cappadocia is a notable region for a number of reasons, but, namely because of its lengthy history and breathtaking scenery. Cappadocia\u2019s human history is estimated to have started as far back as 1800 BC, and it has always occupied this \u201cin-between\u201d space as empires fought battles on either side (and sometimes through it). Due to its rocky formation, Cappadocia has been a hiding place for millennia, and most notably for the Christians in the fourth century who were petrified to face the wrath of Rome. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These people weren\u2019t just \u201chiding,\u201d they were creating. When you go to the region of Cappadocia, and particularly near G\u00f6reme, you\u2019ll find literal cave chapels replete with stunning frescoes. That\u2019s what resonated with me when I went, that even in a time of great duress, these people managed to establish a place of incredible beauty\u00a0\u2013 a sanctuary within the rocks. You can still see these frescoes today, though, sadly, at varying levels of preservation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s important that you learn about the history when coming to Cappadocia, but the geographical formations in this region are without comparison.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/turkey\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29005\" src=\"\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Turkey_Cappadocia_Traveler-with-Balloons-in-Background-at-Sunrise_2.jpg\" alt=\"Cappadocia travel Turkey\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Turkey_Cappadocia_Traveler-with-Balloons-in-Background-at-Sunrise_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Turkey_Cappadocia_Traveler-with-Balloons-in-Background-at-Sunrise_2-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Turkey_Cappadocia_Traveler-with-Balloons-in-Background-at-Sunrise_2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Turkey_Cappadocia_Traveler-with-Balloons-in-Background-at-Sunrise_2-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everywhere you look, soft volcanic rock has been formed into what are colloquially known as \u201cfairy chimneys,\u201d as well as other structures. The ground is cut, carved, and battle worn, which means you\u2019ve got no shortage of caves, underground tunnels and bizarre formations. There is, quite literally, a whole world that you can\u2019t see with the naked eye when you\u2019re visiting Cappadocia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/turkey\"><strong>VISIT CAPPADOCIA ON A SMALL GROUP TOUR OF TURKEY WITH INTREPID<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>What should I see and do in Cappadocia?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In many ways, just being in this region of Anatolia is enough, but there are certain areas and activities that are well worth investigating. The good news is that the vast majority of Intrepid&#8217;s <strong><a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/turkey\">Turkey trips\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">do an excellent job of covering the Cappadocia bases. I can tell you from personal experience that 2-3 days is going to give you a great feel for the area, and you might even need a new memory card for your camera when you\u2019re finished. <\/span><\/p>\n<h5>G\u00f6reme Open Air Museum<\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To me, this is the best place to take in the feel of Cappadocia, both from a geological and historical standpoint. You can wander in and out of old frescoed churches and duck through houses carved into the rockside, but you can also stand on balconies and look across the valley at the great breadth of fairy chimneys. If you\u2019ve brought a camera with you to Cappadocia (and you should!), make sure it\u2019s charged before you arrive here.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29016\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/turkey\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29016\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29016\" src=\"\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Turkey_Cappadocia_Open-Air-Museum-Church_1.jpg\" alt=\"Cappadocia travel Turkey\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Turkey_Cappadocia_Open-Air-Museum-Church_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Turkey_Cappadocia_Open-Air-Museum-Church_1-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Turkey_Cappadocia_Open-Air-Museum-Church_1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Turkey_Cappadocia_Open-Air-Museum-Church_1-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">G\u00f6reme Open Air Museum<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between the architecture and the rock paintings, this is the top tourist attraction in the region without question. Just think about it, some of these frescoes were painted over a thousand years ago and are still as vibrant as if they were painted yesterday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/subscribe\"><strong>SUBSCRIBE TO INTREPID&#8217;S NEWSLETTER FOR TRAVEL TIPS, COMPETITIONS, GIVEAWAYS &amp; MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>The underground cities<\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are several major underground cities that are worth visiting in the region, but Derinkuyu and Kaymakl\u0131 that come to mind for me (in fact, they\u2019re connected). I must admit, I always giggle when I read Kaymakl\u0131 Underground City because \u201ckaymakl\u0131\u201d in Turkish literally translates to \u201cwith cream.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is, however, besides the point. The underground cities of this region in general are incredibly impressive. The caves were most notably used by Christians to evade persecution, and some of these cities were built up to 10 floors underground\u00a0\u2013 just let that sink in for moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/turkey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29003 aligncenter\" src=\"\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/image-83065-e1535332661442.jpeg\" alt=\"Cappadocia travel Turkey\" width=\"550\" height=\"827\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I\u2019m not claustrophobic, but I swear when I was on the lowest floors of kaymakl\u0131, I could feel the weight of the ground above me. It\u2019s interesting because you can see how there were actually tunnels that served as escape channels should the caves be entered from the front, complete with defense mechanisms and the like that wouldn\u2019t allow the persecutors to chase after them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/solo-travel-turkey\/\"><strong>READ MORE: WHAT IT&#8217;S LIKE VISITING TURKEY SOLO ON A GROUP TOUR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>A hot air balloon at sunrise<\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Going up in a hot air balloon over Cappadocia can be expensive, but it\u2019s worth every single penny (or lira, as it were). This was one of the defining travel experiences of my life, and I\u2019ve been lucky to travel to nearly 80 countries. You shoot up high over the cracked earth below, then effortlessly drift down into the valleys, as you skirt past fairy chimneys. I was in literal awe the entire time, and the pictures I have from that experience are cherished possessions of mine.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29008\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/turkey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29008\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29008\" src=\"\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Turkey_Cappadocia_View-From-Balloon_2.jpg\" alt=\"Cappadocia travel Turkey\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Turkey_Cappadocia_View-From-Balloon_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Turkey_Cappadocia_View-From-Balloon_2-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Turkey_Cappadocia_View-From-Balloon_2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-Turkey_Cappadocia_View-From-Balloon_2-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The view from a balloon<\/p><\/div>\n<h5>The cuisine<\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/our-ultimate-turkish-food-guide-5-places-to-get-the-best-grub\/\">Turkish food<\/a> you\u2019ll try in this region will, in all likelihood, wow you. I\u2019d personally recommend the testi kebap, which is an array of meat, vegetables, and spices cooked in a sealed clay pot. I also found the g\u00f6zleme, a Turkish crepe of sorts often served with potato or spinach, to be excellent in Cappadocia. I\u2019m not the world\u2019s biggest fan of Turkish coffee, but the Turkish tea (known as \u00e7ay) was very much to my liking there. Cuisine in G\u00f6reme is cooked slowly and with care, so whatever you order is likely to be good, even your average kebab.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/best-food-in-turkey\/\"><strong>READ MORE: 6 DISHES YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO TRY IN TURKEY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>So, why visit Cappadocia? <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There isn\u2019t anything else like it, period and, to me, that\u2019s enough of a reason. Trust me, I\u2019ve spent most of my life in pursuit of what makes this world unique, and this, my friends, is unique as it gets.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29002\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/turkey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29002\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29002\" src=\"\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/image-82958-e1535332700230.jpeg\" alt=\"Cappadocia travel Turkey\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A photo I&#8217;m proud to have taken<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a history few people know about in a place that not enough people have visited. If anything, that\u2019s more incentive to go and see it for yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your ticket to Cappadocia is a ticket to another world, and I mean that in the most literal sense. Let Cappadocia change you, as, thankfully, it changed me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ready to experience this incredible region for yourself? <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/turkey\">Check out Intrepid&#8217;s small group trips in Turkey.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><em>(Image credits from top to bottom: Intrepid Travel x4, Christ Mitchell, Intrepid Travel, Chris Mitchell.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your ticket to Cappadocia is a ticket to another world, and I mean that in the most literal sense. 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