Whirling Dervish Ceremony: It is known as the most mystical dance in the world, created and developed with the inspiration of Rumi (1207-1273). It taught by Shams-i Tabriz to Mevlana. In fact, when looked more deeply, it is the ritual of the Mevlevi dervishes. It can be summarized as the ritual they perform by opening their arms to both sides, turning their right palm to the sky and turning their left palm to the earth, and taking them from God and giving them to the people, accompanied by instruments such as the Ney. (Reed Flute) Here, music is an instrument that helps meditation.
*This a real dervish ceremony, not touristic show
*The dervishes are real and musicians are live
*The historical building is exotic and unique
syrup is complimentery.
*Evening time Light show about the formations of Cappadocia.
* Transfer from hotel to Dervish House and back to hotel (13km from Goreme)
* The show starts at 18.00 .
Posted By : Chyonne_K
This was the highlight of my trip to Cappadocia. I was utterly mesmerised by the focus and devotion of the dervishes, not to mention the talented musicians. On top of this, the location at an original caravansary (Silk Road rest stop) made for a perfect, spirituality uplifting, evening. It was truly magical!
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Posted On : 2024-06-16 02:59:23 
Posted By : Holly_A
The transport was very nice. The ritual was very calming and moving. It was incredible. No photos until the very end, which I think was the best solution. Everyone engaged in the ritual performance. Which is very mesmerising. We all enjoyed it
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Posted On : 2024-05-29 14:51:04
Posted By : Priyanka_G
Amazing experience! The show was authentic, performed inside a Caravan Sarai built in the year 1249. The dervishes were dedicated, middle aged performers. The whole performance was nicely explained in English I'm a leaflet distributed at the beginning. Icing on the cake was the 10 minutes photo op where the dervishes re-enacted parts of the ceremony only for the tourists to take photo/video memories (since photography was forbidden during the ceremony).
Overall, a memorable experience!
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Posted On : 2024-05-27 05:30:30
Posted By : 67sarinak
Fabulous guide and amazing experience to be a part of this special ceremony. One you don’t want to miss. Transportation and traditional tea were included.
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Posted On : 2024-04-02 07:14:42 
Posted By : Taha H
The ceremony was as mesmerizing as we thought it would be. The music was actually played live. The venue also made the experience even more authentic as it is an actual caravanserai. Our guide, Shahin, gave us lots of background and was just an angel. He even had tips for great photos/videos after the ceremony. All in all, it was truly a wonderful experience.
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Posted On : 2024-01-22 06:44:11
Posted By : Jacinda_B
I really enjoyed the ceremony. The tour guide was also very knowledgeable and helpful. I highly recommend. Thank you!
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Posted On : 2024-01-13 11:20:57
Posted By : Jacqueline_K
A moving, hypnotic experience the movements are so graceful and you can sense how deeply spiritual it is to the Dervish would highly recommend it. The location was so interesting that in itself was worth a visit.
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Posted On : 2023-11-12 01:09:14
Posted By : Vidya_V
A beautiful and spiritual experience. They gave us plenty of time to take pics at the end so don’t stress if they say no pics while they are performing.
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Posted On : 2023-09-23 13:20:35
Posted By : gsbones
Mystical, ethereal and fascinating ceremony by the Sufi Dervishes, followers of Mevlana, (Rumi).
No photos during the ceremony, but they allowed about 2 mins after the final prayer.
This is NOT a show. Truly a moving experience.
Go!
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Posted On : 2023-09-07 08:43:13
Posted By : Saadhia_D
It was so boring and long . It just went on far too long and put me to sleep . Waste of money and time
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Posted On : 2023-08-29 03:02:02
