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Our horse riding holidays in Cappadocia, Turkey offer a truly unique trail through the most magical scenery. For clients in Europe, Turkey is not far to travel but a different world and Cappadocia is one of the most spectacular regions of Turkey with a history stretching back 3000 years. For a fantastic overview see Explore Istanbul and Anatolia on BBC iPlayer.
Turkey is an amazing country with a history to rival any other country in the world. This is the homeland of the Byzantine and Ottaman Empire and it's here that Florence Nightingale nursed the soldiers in the Crimean War. Turkey is one of those rare countries that span two continents and its capital Istanbul (or as it was once known, Constantinople) is the only city in the world that has this honour. Istanbul is a wonderful vibrant city and makes an excellent add-on to Unicorn riding holidays. The section of the city on the western shore of the Bospherous lies in Europe while the section on the eatern shore falls into Asia. Its illustrious history has left a legacy of fantastic museums, mosques and palaces. The streets are bustling and the Grand Bazaar is THE place to shop. You'll need to barter for a bargain!
Turkey has very diverse scenery. Firstly there are the coastlines; a Mediterranean Coast, an Aegean Coastland a Black Sea Coast. The sparsely populated area now called Anatolia, previously Asia Minor, is huge and 97% of Turkey falls into this area. Two mountain ranges, the Taurus and the Black Sea Mountains run west to east finally meeting to create one emormous mountanous area where two ancient rivers - the Euphrates and the Tigres spring. The most amazing scenery is in the area called Cappadocia and it truly defies description. It's here that Unicorn offers a fabulous and totally unique horse riding holiday - our Cappadocia Trail.
Cappadocia occupies the centre of Turkey, the region between the Black Sea in the north and the Taurus Mountains, between the capital Ankara and the city of Malatya to the east. Famous for its spectacular natural rock formations and valleys, Goreme National Park, as it is known today, is strewn with underground cities, stone chapels, monasteries and cave dwellings that were hewn out of the weirdly eroded volcanic rock from as long ago as 400 BC.
Thousands of years of wind and rain erosion on a landscape of soft volcanic stone topped with hardened larva caps has created a fascinating landscape of rock cones and pinnacles that are known as ‘fairy chimneys’. This is a spectacular trail horse riding holiday for competent riders and exploring these formations on horseback is an unforgettable journey experienced by so few people. We visit the caves and even take dinner in one. This is a riding holiday like no other.
Don't forget, apart from horseback holidays we can also arrange extensions to other areas of Turkey. Istanbul is particularly recommended with a range of diffent accommodation options available.
For your convenience we categorise our riding holidays to help you choose a ride that is perfect for you. Our horseback holiday in Turkey has the following ride categories. Click on a link to read more about a category.
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