Tourmania · Motif Kültür Merkezi, Cappadocia
A whirling dervish ceremony at Motif Kültür Merkezi in Cappadocia, with dinner in a 140-year-old family-owned restaurant and hotel pickup as options. Pick it when you want the whole evening sorted in one booking.
The evening starts at Motif Kültür Merkezi, in its Sema hall, where the listing says the ceremony takes place surrounded by 1,650-year-old Byzantine walls. You watch the Mevlevi Sema, the ritual UNESCO inscribed on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2008, and taste serbet, the sweet drink the listing calls a religious drink. The listing gives the length as 1 hour.
Then, if you chose the dinner option, on to a 140-year-old family-owned restaurant for a traditional meal. One guest describes grilling meat at the table. Vegetarian and vegan dishes are available on request after you book. The hotel pickup and drop-off is an option too. The from-price is for the ceremony ticket; the dinner and transfer options cost more, so check what your option includes before you pay. With dinner, plan on a longer evening than the 1 hour on the listing.
Included, per the listing: the Sema, plus the hotel transfer and the dinner when your option has them. Not included: personal expenses. Children under 7 cannot join. The provider replies to reviews as Tourmania, and guests name the staff who arranged their evening. Send your dietary request soon after booking, while there is time to plan.
Collected from your hotel if your option includes the transfer; otherwise meet at Motif Kültür Merkezi (Sema Gösterisi Salonu).
The ceremony in the Sema hall, with music, chant and the whirling.
The sweet traditional drink, per the listing.
A traditional dinner in a 140-year-old family-owned restaurant.
Drop-off if your option includes the transfer.
★★★★★The Whirling Dervish ceremony was absolutely beautiful and deeply spiritual [...] Afterwards, we enjoyed a delicious dinner at a restaurant where we grilled our own meat at the table, which made the evening even more fun and authentic. Everything tasted fresh. [...] The staff were incredibly friendly, spoke good English, and made us feel very welcome. The taxi transfers were also perfectly organized thanks to Tourmania.
★★★★★It was a fantastic experience that I recommend. Thank you, Beyza, for your availability and professionalism.
★★★★★What a fascinating experience! It's definitely worth seeing and participating in. I highly recommend it!
★★★★★I hosted a retreat in Cappadocia and included this one evening. It was friendly and celebratory of all the beautiful devotion and spirituality it represents. Was moving. Will return again.
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Only on the dinner option. The from-price is for the ceremony ticket; the dinner and transfer options cost more.
The Sema is at Motif Kültür Merkezi (Sema Gösterisi Salonu), and dinner is in a 140-year-old family-owned restaurant, per the listing.
Yes. The listing says vegetarian or vegan dishes are available on request after you book.
The listing says it is not suitable for children under 7.
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