We are heading Kayseri to capture adorable the beautiful Yilki wild horses, Cappadocia’s most beautiful landscapes, untouched valleys, colorful balloons, fairy chimneys and the Salt Lake. We will be spending 4 unforgettable days in Anatolia’s the most extraordinary and magical region, staying in one of the most beautiful cave hotels.
This tour is organized by Cuma Cevik Photography with TURSAB A group Pienti Travel company license number 9005.
Day 1: Kayseri - Yilki Horses
After gathering in the Kayseri Airport around noon, we heading to a famous Kayseri restaurant in Kayseri to sample the local, genuinely delicious cuisine. Afterwards, our destination is Yilki horses. We will be taking photographs of the magnificent Yilki horses galloping in the sunset, ending the day in our hotel in Cappadocia. Following the dinner, there will be a “Turkish Night” event for that evening taking place in an underground cave restaurant. After dinner, we will be heading back to our hotel for resting.
Day 2 : Cappadocia - Tuz Golu (Salt Lake)
In the early morning, we will be head to a secret premier valley to witness and capture the moment when hot air balloons are filled up and fly. Following this unforgettable, unparalleled experience, we will head back to our hotel for breakfast. After breakfast, we will be having a 2-hour workshop to process a RAW photo taken from the very same morning. Lunch will take place at the cave restaurant Uranos Sarikaya. Following the lunch, we will depart to photograph the sunset in Lake Tuz (the Salt Lake). Then, we will come back to our hotel for dinner and rest before going out to take pictures of the stars at night. Participants will learn how to set up their camera for night and astrophotography.
Day 3: Goreme - Cappadocia
In the early morning, we will head to the Valley of Love to capture hot air balloons flying over the breath-taking Cappadocia landscape. We will also utilize a retro Volkswagen T2 vintage minibus as a model during this photo session. The morning session will continue in Pasa Baglari where we will be taking photos of our model in very unique scenery. Our third location for the morning will be Guvercinlik Vadisi (Valley of Pigeons). Afterwards, we will head back to our hotel for breakfast. Following breakfast, we will be visiting a pottery workshop where participants will be free to take photographs or even attempt to create their own clay works.
After lunch, we will behave some free time to visit the Goreme Open Air Museum or Goreme town centre. Our sunset destination will be Ortahisar. We plan to take sunset and blue hour photos, sipping tea, fresh brewed over a bonfire. Dinner will be served in our hotel.
Day 4: Sultan Marshes - Kayseri
We will check out of our hotel in the early morning from our hotel and head to the Sultan marshes in Kayseri. After our photography workshop there we will be having breakfast and ending our tour at Kayseri Airport.
INCLUDED IN THE PRICE:
3 nights at Yunak Evleri Cave Hotel with 3 open-buffet breakfasts
Pick-up and drop-off from Kayseri airport and all regional transport
Photography training and consultancy to be provided by Cuma Cevik
3 hours tutorial video by Cuma Cevik
On board complementaries (tea-coffee-sandwich-water)
Service fee for the local horsemen to organize Yilki Horses for shooting
Professional local guides
Turkish night (unlimited local alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages)
Local travel insurance
NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE:
Airfare to and from Kayseri airport
Visas (if applicable)
Personal expenses and drinks
Single supplement £ 75
WHAT TO BRING:
Camera body, wide angle lens, middle-zoom and telephoto zoom lens
Tripod, remote control and filters
Memory card (at least 64 gb)
Portable hard drive or USB flash disk for taking tutorial video by Cuma Cevik
Laptop for editing sessions (optional)
Casual clothes for dinners and lunches and photography workshops
Summer clothes
Light jacket for morning photography (10-15 C)