{"id":7006,"date":"2019-01-05T13:44:23","date_gmt":"2019-01-05T10:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/?p=7006"},"modified":"2024-03-08T15:32:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T15:32:18","slug":"hot-trio-of-winter-break-cappadocia-erciyes-kozakli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/hot-trio-of-winter-break-cappadocia-erciyes-kozakli\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot trio of winter break: Cappadocia, Erciyes, Kozakli"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Favorite spots of winter tourism with unique nature in Turkey await their visitor<\/h2>\n<p>In just one day, tourist hot spot Cappadocia offers its guests a hot-air balloon tour during early morning hours over fairy chimneys, skiing at Mount Erciyes and relaxation at Kozakli thermal springs.<\/p>\n<p>Cappadocia &#8212; known to be tourists&#8217; favorites &#8212; waits for its guests who want to experience skiing, thermal springs and a hot-air balloon ride during winter break.<\/p>\n<p>The early hour hot-air balloon ride offers breathtaking scenery &#8212; an authentic atmosphere of fairy chimneys, valleys consisted of natural rocks. After the balloon ride, an hour-long ride will give the tourists an opportunity to see the ski center at Erciyes Mountain.<\/p>\n<p>Holiday-goers who enjoyed skiing during the day can also relax and end their day with thermal spring waters in Nevsehir&#8217;s Kozakli district, again an hour away.<\/p>\n<h3>Cappadocia: Spot for unique nature<\/h3>\n<p>Cappadocia, which lies in Central Anatolia&#8217;s Nevsehir province, is the choice of tourists with its famous underground cities and houses carved into rocks, alongside its &#8220;fairy chimney&#8221; volcanic cones.<\/p>\n<p>The region offers tourism activities in winter time as well.<\/p>\n<p>The visitors can enjoy horse, camel riding or ATVs through the volcanic cones, while hiking among the valleys allow the tourists to have a unique of experience.<\/p>\n<p>Accommodation is available for every kind of budget and wallet-friendly, as well as the tourism center offers boutique-style cave-rooms.<\/p>\n<p>The hot-air balloon rides start from \u20ac150 ($171.6) per person, while horse rides and ATV tours cost 100 Turkish liras ($18.5) per person.<\/p>\n<p>People can also visit open-air museums at the archeological sites Goreme, Zelve and Pasabagi.<\/p>\n<p>Derinkuyu and Kaymakli underground cities are also options for visitors who want to travel back in time.<\/p>\n<h3>Erciyes for winter tourism<\/h3>\n<p>Only an hour drive away from Cappadocia, Mount Erciyes awaits for tourists with its majestic view.<\/p>\n<p>The Erciyes ski center, brought to universal standards with the \u20ac350 million (nearly $400 million) investment of the Kayseri municipality, has become one of the must-see places in the winter.<\/p>\n<p>Being located near Cappadocia, having easily accessible areas, the length of its ski track, mechanical facilities, professional administration and its budget-friendly policy offers tourists not only skiing but a wonderful winter holiday at Erciyes.<\/p>\n<p>The ski center&#8217;s modern chairlifts and latest technology cable car system allows tourists to enjoy skiing in a 25-kilometer-square area, from a 2200 to 3400 meter altitude.<\/p>\n<p>Its black, red and blue tracks offer different kinds of ski-tracks.<\/p>\n<p>Tourists can also enjoy the Castle of Kayseri, a madrasa that dates back to the Seljuks. The visitors also can enjoy the Kapuzbasi Waterfall and shop for pastrami and traditional sausages known as sujuk &#8212; the city&#8217;s well known tastes.<\/p>\n<h3>Cappadocia&#8217;s health center: Kozakli<\/h3>\n<p>Also an-hour away from Mount Erciyes, the Kozakli district offers a healthy way of spending the holidays in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing tourists from across the country, the thermal springs in Kozakli are ready for its guests with 22 thermal facilities at work.<\/p>\n<p>Its waters consisting of sodium, calcium and chlorine, Kozakli thermal waters are among A and C category healing waters.<\/p>\n<p>Kozakli also has dozens of pools and aqua-parks with its many activities for children. 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