The Sema ceremony represents a mystical journey of man's spiritual ascent through love, finding the truth and reaching "Perfect". Then he returns from this spiritual journey as a man who has reached maturity and perfection to love and serve all creatures regardless of faith, class or race. With the Cappadocia Whirling Dervish Hat (the tombstone of his ego) and his white skirt (the cover of his ego), the dervish is spiritually born into the truth. When he takes off his black cloak, he travels and progresses from the heavens to spiritual maturity. Keeping his arms crossed at the beginning and at every stage of the Sema, he represents the number one and bears witness to the oneness of Allah.
Out at sunset: the 4:30 PM departure is under way when the sun sets, around 5:48 PM in the coming weeks.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 13.
The Sema ceremony represents a mystical journey of man's spiritual ascent through love, finding the truth and reaching "Perfect". Then he returns from this spiritual journey as a man who has reached maturity and perfection to love and serve all creatures regardless of faith, class or race. With the Cappadocia Whirling Dervish Hat (the tombstone of his ego) and his white skirt (the cover of his ego), the dervish is spiritually born into the truth. When he takes off his black cloak, he travels and progresses from the heavens to spiritual maturity. Keeping his arms crossed at the beginning and at every stage of the Sema, he represents the number one and bears witness to the oneness of Allah.
We pick up our traveller from any hotel in Cappadocia.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cappadocia Whirling Dervish Ceremony lasts about 1h 30min. The itinerary has 1 stop.
Prices start at $38 per person for this Goreme experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 4:30 PM and 6:00 PM.
Children aged 3–10 pay from $35, adults from $38.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. We pick up our traveller from any hotel in Cappadocia. Pickup points include Larina Cave Hotel Kapadokya.
The experience is available in EN, EN, EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 15 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.6 out of 5 across 7 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Highline Cappadocia Travel.
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we had good time they picked up on time show was nice enjoyable time, i wish i can see one more time,
Thank you very much for your comment and we look forward to seeing you again in Cappadocia as soon as possible :)
Part of our Gate 1 travel , we paid extra for attending this Sema inspiration. This symbolizes in seven parts the different meanings of a mystic cycle to perfection. It was well done, but good thing we a brochure to explain it all to us , I wouldn’t have understood anything. The whole thing only last 45 minutes and you cannot take pictures .you can only take your camera out when you are done.
Thank you very much for your comment for us and it was a pleasure to host you. Hope to see you again in Cappadocia as soon as possible. :)
The tour operator was very communicative and reached out as soon as we booked the tour. Offers flexibility and reliable pick up and drop off service included in price. The tour itself was eye-opening as it was our first dervish ceremony and different from typical popular hot air ballon activity. Overall, recommend the experience
Thank you very much for your comment for us and it was a pleasure to host you. Hope to see you again in Cappadocia as soon as possible. :)
Seeing the whirling dervishes was one of our very pleasant experience while in Turkye. We wanted to see something special, something that is Turkish, that we can only see it in Tyurkie, and for us, this was it! The show took place in the old and beautiful Saruhan Caravanserai outside Avanos. There were not too many people watching, then the walls of the old caravanserai, the music, the prayers and the whirling of the dervishes took us to a different world and made it for a very pleasant experience indeed.
Thank you very much for your realistic and sincere comment and we look forward to seeing you again in Cappadocia as soon as possible.:)
Witnessing what looks like a religious and well choreographed but after 5 minutes of 4 guys whirling around I looked around the almost empty place also yawning and getting tired. It’s a great culture but so repetitive and not for same spinning for an hour. It’s too long save time and enjoy views at a restaurant sipping wine while enjoying beautiful sunset.
First of all, thank you for your comment, but the show you attended is a dervish show and a religious show and you know that this show lasts for about 1 hour, we couldn't understand what you expect from a religious show. In addition, we have always received 5-star comments for our show and for the first time you made an average comment, which is very interesting. have a nice day.
The program started on time at 6pm. It was a short ceremony ( about 40 min) . In my opinion, the duration was perfect - since we still get to see the whirling dervishes , but also do get too bored. Highly recommend. The guide picked us up from the hotel and dropped us back.
Thank you very much for your comment and we look forward to seeing you again in Cappadocia as soon as possible.:)
I contacted Mr Mehmet a week before our travel to Cappadokia. The communication via mail was fast and easy. We booked balloon flight. When we arrived at Goreme we met Mehmet. The service was excellent. He proposed to us other activities and we chose also ATV sunset tour. Everything was as he explained and described. He also made a free upgrade for us and we flew in smaller basket whit only 12 people. I highly recommend the services of Freelance Travel. Thank you , Mehmet! It was unforgettable experience for us!
Thank you very much for this nice comment, hope to see you again in Cappadocia.:)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cappadocia Whirling Dervish Ceremony | 1h 30min | 4.6 (7) | $38 | |
 Cappadocia Whirling Dervishes: Sema Ceremony & Audio Guide | 1–2 hours | 4.7 (17) | $25 | View |
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