The Hurmetci Village hosts many animals. The Yilki Horses are the most famous one. However, there is one more which is highly important and attractive: the buffalos. We know them from the wild life documentaries mostly, and watch their dramatic life when they are attacked by some lions. Normally in natural life, they live in the most dangerous place for them. They are like just ‘foods’ for the wildest animals.
This time the situation a little different! This time they all in safe! There are no lions waiting in the shrubbery to attack them. This time, they roam in the village as they wish. They are happy here! In this village, there are more than 1000 buffalos! They help to the local people about dairy products. With their milk, local people produce different kinds of cheese, yogurt, and cream. And these products help to people about their economical condition. Today the Hurmetci Village is a frequent destination for people who like dairy products because of the very delicious buffalo milk.
In good seasons like spring and summer, the sheepman of the village grazing them on the huge fields of the village for hours. And on the cold seasons, they feed by their owners in the barn. But for the photographers, the important time of the year is July and August. Because in these months after they grazing on the field, towards evening they started to go back to their house. During their walk home, they cross a little river.
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3 And of course, every meal from the best restaurants in the city!
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WILD YILKI HORSES DAILY TOUR
Unprecedented running hundreds of wild horses, on the foothill of magnificent Erciyes Mountain.
On summer, with huge cloud of dust on the steppes, on spring, on the miles of marshy land, on winter, on the extremely white snow…
A visual feast like the films or documentaries we watch!
To watch and take fairy photographs of these Anatolian’s wind-winded wild horses you could come to Hürmetçi Sazlığı and you can be witness of this unique experience!
Daily Program for Equine Photography:
• Pick up participants from hotel
• Transition to Hurmetçi Sazligi (30 minutes from Cappadocia)
• A brief informative meeting about the contents of the program (Tea-Coffee)
• Basic information about horse and landscape photography
• Photographing the horses in their wild and free environment (in dust, smoke or water)
• Critics and evaluation of photographs after the shootings over (30 min)
• Return to Cappadocia
PHOTOGRAPHY, DISCOVER & GOURMET TOUR
WILD YILKI HORSES
SULTAN SAZLIĞI NATIONAL PARK
CAPPADOCIA
SALT LAKE
KYRGYZ MARQUEES
DAY 1
- Meeting at the Kayseri Erkilet Airport (on afternoon)
- Accommodation at the hotel
- A special breakfast of Turkish Cuisine (In the Hürmetçi Village)
- Photographing the Yılki Horses in their natural environment at sunset in the Hürmetçi Village (more than 300 Yılkı Horses)
- Transition to Kayseri
- Dinner (Local tastes from Kayseri Cuisine, Çemen’s Restaurant)
- Accommodation (Nov Hotel Kayseri)
DAY 2
- Transition to Cappadocia (1 hour away from Kayseri)
- Landscape and balloons photographing at the sunrise
- Check in to new hotel (Cave Hotels)
- Breakfast and a little rest time
- Transition to Salt Lake (About two hours)
- Lunch in a restaurant in Aksaray (Special Turkish Steak)
- Photographing horses or other special subjects like ballerina or model on the lake with their reflections at the sunset (3-4 horses)
- Dinner in a way station (Free to choose from the menu)
- Return to Cappadocia
- Back to the hotel
- Star exposure workshop at the best points of Cappadocia if desired.
DAY 3
- Photographing the balloons, horses and horseman in different places at the sunrise in Cappadocia, Swords Valley and Love Valley
- Breakfast at the hotel
- A little rest time
- Transition to Yozgat, Kyrgyz Village?- Lunch with special Kirgiz Cuisine in the tent (Special Cuisine of Central Asia)?- Photographing Kirgiz Village and the local cultural life of people?- Photographing horses and horseman with cultural clothes in front of the marquees
- Transition to Kayseri Airport
WILD YILKI HORSES
SULTAN SAZLIĞI NATIONAL PARK
CAPPADOCIA
SALT LAKE
KYRGYZ MARQUEES
DAY 1
- Meeting at the Kayseri Erkilet Airport (on afternoon)
- Accommodation at the hotel
- A special breakfast of Turkish Cuisine (In the Hürmetçi Village)
- Photographing the Yılki Horses in their natural environment at sunset in the Hürmetçi Village (more than 300 Yılkı Horses)
- Transition to Kayseri
- Dinner (Local tastes from Kayseri Cuisine, Çemen’s Restaurant)
- Accommodation (Nov Hotel Kayseri)
DAY 2
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Transition to Sultan Sazlığı for sunrise (1 hour away from Kayseri)
- Photographing horses, local life and marshes
- Transition to Cappadocia (1 hour away)
- Check in to new hotel and a little rest (Cave Hotel)
- Lunch (Nostalji Restaurant, Turkish Kebab in Pottery)
- A short trip around the district
- Photographing Cappadocia panoramic views
- Dinner
- Return to hotel
DAY 3
- Photographing the balloons, horses and horseman in different places at the sunrise in Cappadocia, Swords Valley and Love Valley
- Breakfast at the hotel
- A little rest time
- Transition to Yozgat, Kyrgyz Village?- Lunch with special Kirgiz Cuisine in the tent (Special Cuisine of Central Asia)?- Photographing Kirgiz Village and the local cultural life of people?- Photographing horses and horseman with cultural clothes in front of the marquees
- Transition to Cappadocia?- Special Turkish entertainment (with music, dance etc. mixed Turkish cuisine)?- Accommodation
- As an option; with participants who wanna make some star exposure, we can do at that night. Not obligatory.
DAY 4
- Landscape and balloons photographing at the sunrise
- Breakfast at the hotel
- A little rest time
- Transition to Salt Lake (About two hours)
- Lunch in a restaurant in Aksaray (Special Turkish Steak)
- Photographing horses or other special subjects like ballerina or model on the lake with their reflections at the sunset (3-4 horses)
- Dinner in a way station (Free to choose from the menu)
- Return to Cappadocia
- Back to the hotel
- Star exposure workshop at the best points of Cappadocia if desired.
DAY 5
- Photographing sunrise with landscapes if desired.
- Breakfast at the hotel and check out from hotel
- Transition to some horse farms in Cappadocia, to shoot some horse portraits
- Transition to Kayseri
- Lunch with Kayseri cuisine (Altınsaray Pöç, a special meat recipe)
- Transition to Hürmetçi Village Yılkı Horses
- Photographing 300 Yılkı Horses at the sunset
- Departure from Kayseri Airport (after 8.00PM)
WILD YILKI HORSES
SULTAN SAZLIĞI NATIONAL PARK
CAPPADOCIA
SALT LAKE
KYRGYZ MARQUEES
DAY 1
- Meeting at the Kayseri Erkilet Airport (on afternoon)
- Accommodation at the hotel
- A special breakfast of Turkish Cuisine (In the Hürmetçi Village)
- Photographing the Yılki Horses in their natural environment at sunset in the Hürmetçi Village (more than 300 Yılkı Horses)
- Transition to Kayseri
- Dinner (Local tastes from Kayseri Cuisine, Çemen’s Restaurant)
- Accommodation (Nov Hotel Kayseri)
DAY 2
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Transition to Sultan Sazlığı for sunrise (1 hour away from Kayseri)
- Photographing horses, local life and marshes
- Transition to Kapuzbaşı Waterfalls (1,5 hours away)
- Photo shooting with the waterfalls
- Lunch (Delicious fresh fish from waterfalls)
- Transition to other side of Sultan Sazlığı for sunset
- Photographing sunset with Erciyes Mountain and the marshes on the background
- Return to Kayseri
- Dinner in Bereket Develi Cıvıklısı (A special Kayseri cuisine)
- Return to hotel
DAY 3
- Breakfast at the hotel and check out
- Transition to Cappadocia (1 hour away from Kayseri)
- Check in to new hotel and a little rest (Cappadocia Cave Suits)
- A little trip around the district (Ürgüp, Göreme and Avanos)
- Lunch (Aravan Evi Restaurant - Special Pottery Meals of Cappadocia)
- Continue to trip of district
- Photographing Cappadocia views with camels as model
- Dinner (Dayının Yeri Restaurant – Special meat of Turkish cuisine)
- Return to hotel
- As an option, star exposure with fairy chimneys of Cappadocia
DAY 4
- Photographing the balloons, horses and horseman in different places at the sunrise in Cappadocia, Swords Valley and Love Valley
- Breakfast at the hotel
- A little rest time
- Transition to Kırgız Village?- Lunch with special Kirgiz Cuisine in the tent (Special Cuisine of Central Asia)?- Photographing Kirgiz Village and the local cultural life of people?- Photographing horses and horseman with cultural clothes in front of the marquees
- Transition to Cappadocia?- Special Turkish entertainment (with music, dance etc. mixed Turkish cuisine)?- Accommodation
- As an option; with participants who wanna make some star exposure, we can do at that night. Not obligatory.
DAY 5
- Landscape and balloons photographing at the sunrise
- Breakfast at the hotel
- A little rest time
- Transition to Salt Lake (About two hours)
- Lunch in a restaurant in Aksaray (Special Turkish Steak)
- Photographing horses or other special subjects like ballerina or model on the lake with their reflections at the sunset (3-4 horses)
- Dinner in a way station (Free to choose from the menu)
- Return to Cappadocia
- Back to the hotel
- Star exposure workshop at the best points of Cappadocia if desired.
DAY 6
- Landscape and balloons photographing at the sunrise if desired.
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Continue to the district trip with Ihlara Valley, Kızılçukur Valley and underground cities
- Lunch (Special Cuisine of Cappadocia, Kebap)
- Transition to the real pottery workshops
- Panaromic photo shootings at the sunset
- Dinner (Kadıneli Special Turkish Cuisine)
- Back to the hotel
DAY 7
- Photographing sunrise with landscapes if desired.
- Breakfast at the hotel and check out from hotel
- Transition to some horse farms in Cappadocia, to shoot some horse portraits
- Transition to Kayseri
- Lunch with Kayseri cuisine (Altınsaray Pöç, a special meat recipe)
- Transition to Hürmetçi Village Yılkı Horses
- Photographing 300 Yılkı Horses at the sunset
- Departure from Kayseri Airport (after 8.00PM)
Photo consulting
4 nights’ accommodation,
5 morning breakfast,
5 lunches,
5 evening meals,
All soft drinks in meals,
All transfers,
Tips for the horsemen and all other tips
Flight tickets
Hotel extras
Personal expenses
Alcohols
Entrance to the museums
• Nuri Çorbacıoğlu Journey to Anatolia Photo Tours have the right of change the program content according to weather conditions, road conditions and unintentional adverse situations.
• In case of the tour cannot fill the minimum quota, the tour will be canceled, the participants will be informed about the cancel and the attendance fee will be pay back.
• Hotels could change because of the sessions or different reasons. But the quality of the hotels and services always will be standard.
• In the event that the traveler puts up a termination notice due to the compulsory conditions 30 days before the tour starts, we shall refund to the traveler the amount of the tour charges after deduction of the amount pertaining to expenses, compulsory taxes, duties and similar legal obligations and non-refundable documented payments to the third parties.
• 50% of the tour package fee will be refunded for cancellations made 30 days or less, If the cancellation is made 7 days or less before the tour date, the entire package fee will not be refunded. Travel insurance cancellation conditions apply.
• Camera
• Tripod
• Wide Angle, Mid-Zoom and Telephoto Lenses
• Memory card
• Weather-appropriate clothing. (Polar for star posing hours)
• Walking shoes and comfortable trousers to protect the ankle.
• Camera
• Tripod
• Wide Angle, Mid-Zoom and Telephoto Lenses
• Memory card
• Weather-appropriate clothing. (Polar for star posing hours)
• Walking shoes and comfortable trousers to protect the ankle.
WILD YILKI HORSES DAILY TOUR
Unprecedented running hundreds of wild horses, on the foothill of magnificent Erciyes Mountain.
On summer, with huge cloud of dust on the steppes, on spring, on the miles of marshy land, on winter, on the extremely white snow…
A visual feast like the films or documentaries we watch!
To watch and take fairy photographs of these Anatolian’s wind-winded wild horses you could come to Hürmetçi Sazlığı and you can be witness of this unique experience!
Daily Program for Equine Photography:
• Pick up participants from hotel
• Transition to Hurmetçi Sazligi (30 minutes from Cappadocia)
• A brief informative meeting about the contents of the program (Tea-Coffee)
• Basic information about horse and landscape photography
• Photographing the horses in their wild and free environment (in dust, smoke or water)
• Critics and evaluation of photographs after the shootings over (30 min)
• Return to Cappadocia
PHOTOGRAPHY, DISCOVER & GOURMET TOUR
WILD YILKI HORSES
SULTAN SAZLIĞI NATIONAL PARK
CAPPADOCIA
SALT LAKE
KYRGYZ MARQUEES
DAY 1
- Meeting at the Kayseri Erkilet Airport (on afternoon)
- Accommodation at the hotel
- A special breakfast of Turkish Cuisine (In the Hürmetçi Village)
- Photographing the Yılki Horses in their natural environment at sunset in the Hürmetçi Village (more than 300 Yılkı Horses)
- Transition to Kayseri
- Dinner (Local tastes from Kayseri Cuisine, Çemen’s Restaurant)
- Accommodation (Nov Hotel Kayseri)
DAY 2
- Transition to Cappadocia (1 hour away from Kayseri)
- Landscape and balloons photographing at the sunrise
- Check in to new hotel (Cave Hotels)
- Breakfast and a little rest time
- Transition to Salt Lake (About two hours)
- Lunch in a restaurant in Aksaray (Special Turkish Steak)
- Photographing horses or other special subjects like ballerina or model on the lake with their reflections at the sunset (3-4 horses)
- Dinner in a way station (Free to choose from the menu)
- Return to Cappadocia
- Back to the hotel
- Star exposure workshop at the best points of Cappadocia if desired.
DAY 3
- Photographing the balloons, horses and horseman in different places at the sunrise in Cappadocia, Swords Valley and Love Valley
- Breakfast at the hotel
- A little rest time
- Transition to Yozgat, Kyrgyz Village?- Lunch with special Kirgiz Cuisine in the tent (Special Cuisine of Central Asia)?- Photographing Kirgiz Village and the local cultural life of people?- Photographing horses and horseman with cultural clothes in front of the marquees
- Transition to Kayseri Airport
WILD YILKI HORSES
SULTAN SAZLIĞI NATIONAL PARK
CAPPADOCIA
SALT LAKE
KYRGYZ MARQUEES
DAY 1
- Meeting at the Kayseri Erkilet Airport (on afternoon)
- Accommodation at the hotel
- A special breakfast of Turkish Cuisine (In the Hürmetçi Village)
- Photographing the Yılki Horses in their natural environment at sunset in the Hürmetçi Village (more than 300 Yılkı Horses)
- Transition to Kayseri
- Dinner (Local tastes from Kayseri Cuisine, Çemen’s Restaurant)
- Accommodation (Nov Hotel Kayseri)
DAY 2
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Transition to Sultan Sazlığı for sunrise (1 hour away from Kayseri)
- Photographing horses, local life and marshes
- Transition to Cappadocia (1 hour away)
- Check in to new hotel and a little rest (Cave Hotel)
- Lunch (Nostalji Restaurant, Turkish Kebab in Pottery)
- A short trip around the district
- Photographing Cappadocia panoramic views
- Dinner
- Return to hotel
DAY 3
- Photographing the balloons, horses and horseman in different places at the sunrise in Cappadocia, Swords Valley and Love Valley
- Breakfast at the hotel
- A little rest time
- Transition to Yozgat, Kyrgyz Village?- Lunch with special Kirgiz Cuisine in the tent (Special Cuisine of Central Asia)?- Photographing Kirgiz Village and the local cultural life of people?- Photographing horses and horseman with cultural clothes in front of the marquees
- Transition to Cappadocia?- Special Turkish entertainment (with music, dance etc. mixed Turkish cuisine)?- Accommodation
- As an option; with participants who wanna make some star exposure, we can do at that night. Not obligatory.
DAY 4
- Landscape and balloons photographing at the sunrise
- Breakfast at the hotel
- A little rest time
- Transition to Salt Lake (About two hours)
- Lunch in a restaurant in Aksaray (Special Turkish Steak)
- Photographing horses or other special subjects like ballerina or model on the lake with their reflections at the sunset (3-4 horses)
- Dinner in a way station (Free to choose from the menu)
- Return to Cappadocia
- Back to the hotel
- Star exposure workshop at the best points of Cappadocia if desired.
DAY 5
- Photographing sunrise with landscapes if desired.
- Breakfast at the hotel and check out from hotel
- Transition to some horse farms in Cappadocia, to shoot some horse portraits
- Transition to Kayseri
- Lunch with Kayseri cuisine (Altınsaray Pöç, a special meat recipe)
- Transition to Hürmetçi Village Yılkı Horses
- Photographing 300 Yılkı Horses at the sunset
- Departure from Kayseri Airport (after 8.00PM)
WILD YILKI HORSES
SULTAN SAZLIĞI NATIONAL PARK
CAPPADOCIA
SALT LAKE
KYRGYZ MARQUEES
DAY 1
- Meeting at the Kayseri Erkilet Airport (on afternoon)
- Accommodation at the hotel
- A special breakfast of Turkish Cuisine (In the Hürmetçi Village)
- Photographing the Yılki Horses in their natural environment at sunset in the Hürmetçi Village (more than 300 Yılkı Horses)
- Transition to Kayseri
- Dinner (Local tastes from Kayseri Cuisine, Çemen’s Restaurant)
- Accommodation (Nov Hotel Kayseri)
DAY 2
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Transition to Sultan Sazlığı for sunrise (1 hour away from Kayseri)
- Photographing horses, local life and marshes
- Transition to Kapuzbaşı Waterfalls (1,5 hours away)
- Photo shooting with the waterfalls
- Lunch (Delicious fresh fish from waterfalls)
- Transition to other side of Sultan Sazlığı for sunset
- Photographing sunset with Erciyes Mountain and the marshes on the background
- Return to Kayseri
- Dinner in Bereket Develi Cıvıklısı (A special Kayseri cuisine)
- Return to hotel
DAY 3
- Breakfast at the hotel and check out
- Transition to Cappadocia (1 hour away from Kayseri)
- Check in to new hotel and a little rest (Cappadocia Cave Suits)
- A little trip around the district (Ürgüp, Göreme and Avanos)
- Lunch (Aravan Evi Restaurant - Special Pottery Meals of Cappadocia)
- Continue to trip of district
- Photographing Cappadocia views with camels as model
- Dinner (Dayının Yeri Restaurant – Special meat of Turkish cuisine)
- Return to hotel
- As an option, star exposure with fairy chimneys of Cappadocia
DAY 4
- Photographing the balloons, horses and horseman in different places at the sunrise in Cappadocia, Swords Valley and Love Valley
- Breakfast at the hotel
- A little rest time
- Transition to Kırgız Village?- Lunch with special Kirgiz Cuisine in the tent (Special Cuisine of Central Asia)?- Photographing Kirgiz Village and the local cultural life of people?- Photographing horses and horseman with cultural clothes in front of the marquees
- Transition to Cappadocia?- Special Turkish entertainment (with music, dance etc. mixed Turkish cuisine)?- Accommodation
- As an option; with participants who wanna make some star exposure, we can do at that night. Not obligatory.
DAY 5
- Landscape and balloons photographing at the sunrise
- Breakfast at the hotel
- A little rest time
- Transition to Salt Lake (About two hours)
- Lunch in a restaurant in Aksaray (Special Turkish Steak)
- Photographing horses or other special subjects like ballerina or model on the lake with their reflections at the sunset (3-4 horses)
- Dinner in a way station (Free to choose from the menu)
- Return to Cappadocia
- Back to the hotel
- Star exposure workshop at the best points of Cappadocia if desired.
DAY 6
- Landscape and balloons photographing at the sunrise if desired.
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Continue to the district trip with Ihlara Valley, Kızılçukur Valley and underground cities
- Lunch (Special Cuisine of Cappadocia, Kebap)
- Transition to the real pottery workshops
- Panaromic photo shootings at the sunset
- Dinner (Kadıneli Special Turkish Cuisine)
- Back to the hotel
DAY 7
- Photographing sunrise with landscapes if desired.
- Breakfast at the hotel and check out from hotel
- Transition to some horse farms in Cappadocia, to shoot some horse portraits
- Transition to Kayseri
- Lunch with Kayseri cuisine (Altınsaray Pöç, a special meat recipe)
- Transition to Hürmetçi Village Yılkı Horses
- Photographing 300 Yılkı Horses at the sunset
- Departure from Kayseri Airport (after 8.00PM)
Photo consulting
4 nights’ accommodation,
5 morning breakfast,
5 lunches,
5 evening meals,
All soft drinks in meals,
All transfers,
Tips for the horsemen and all other tips
Flight tickets
Hotel extras
Personal expenses
Alcohols
Entrance to the museums
• Camera
• Tripod
• Wide Angle, Mid-Zoom and Telephoto Lenses
• Memory card
• Weather-appropriate clothing. (Polar for star posing hours)
• Walking shoes and comfortable trousers to protect the ankle.
• Camera
• Tripod
• Wide Angle, Mid-Zoom and Telephoto Lenses
• Memory card
• Weather-appropriate clothing. (Polar for star posing hours)
• Walking shoes and comfortable trousers to protect the ankle.