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Whirling Dervishes in Historical Cave in Cappadocia

Goreme, Turkeyby Tour Guide Emrullah

  • 1.5 hours
  • Free cancellation
  • Instant confirmation
  • Up to 18 travelers
  • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
  • Guide: English

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Overview

Ready to go to one of the old historical cave to watch dervishes! This place itself amazing and has such a interesting history. I have studied about dervishes and sufism, just to explain people better. You can watch performance different places but the most important thing is; to understand them why they do it and symbols behind.I am happy to share all of it with you. İf you book without transportation option choose motif locatıon!

What's included

  • In person Guide
  • Entrance ticket to the dervish ceremony
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • there is no dinner or drinks this is only whirling dervish ceremony

Itinerary

  1. 1

    Goreme

    1 hour

    Hello dear friends and travellers , This is great opportunity to experience authentic activity in the evening. We meet and go to one of the old historical cave to watch dervishes! This place itself amazing and has such a interesting history. You can watch performance different places but the most important thing This is authenctic cave and dervishes are real sufi they are not actor ! So they had their years of religious and sufism education and all experiences. This is 700 years old religious ceremony! Its a way for devishes to contact with Allah in different way . This is not fun lively touristic show, it is spiritual performance of dervishes how their meditation ceremony reaching the nirvana. Whirling dervish ceremonies were started as a form of meditation by Jalaluddin Rumi, the famous Sufi Muslim mystic and poet, in the 13th century. Today there is a lot of fallowers of sufism around the world . After the ceremony ends you will have serbet drink there . And then coming back .

Meeting and pickup

İf you book with without transportation option and you can go to ceremony place by yourself which is 4 km away from göreme center , 5 minutes by taxi .

We will meet in fronf of the Termessos hotel which is next to bim supermarket and near the bank atms . let us know if you are staying in different town for pick up and drop off . İf you book without transfer option choose other locatıon .

End point

İf you book with without transportation option and you can go to ceremony place by yourself which is 4 km away from göreme center , 5 minutes by taxi .

We will meet in fronf of the Termessos hotel which is next to bim supermarket and near the bank atms . let us know if you are staying in different town for pick up and drop off . İf you book without transfer option choose other locatıon .

Good to know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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