Whirling Dervish Ceremony
At a glance
Whirling Dervish Ceremony is a 1h guided experience in Goreme, Turkey, operated by Cappadocia Travel. Prices start from $63.01 per person, and free cancellation is available. Included: Air-conditioned vehicle.
Highlights
- Hotel pickup included
- Free cancellation for flexible planning
- Wheelchair accessible
Quick facts
- Duration
- 1h
- Group
- Small group, up to 30 travellers
- Languages
- Russian, English, Spanish
- Pickup
- Hotel pickup included
- Confirmation
- Instant confirmation
- Ticket
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Travellers
- 1–30 per booking
- Ages
- Adult 9–90
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation (see policy)
Options & availability
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Whirling Dervish Ceremony
from $60.66
Pickup included
- Days:
- Every day
- Start times:
- 19:00
Times and prices come from the operator’s live schedule and are confirmed when you book.
Overview
The Sema (whirling dervishes) ceremony represents all a mystical journey of man's spiritual ascent through love, finding the truth and arriving to the "Perfect". Then he returns from this spiritual journeys as a man who reached maturity and a greater perfection, so as to love and to be of service to the whole creation, to all creatures without discriminating in regard to belief, class, or race.
Cappadocia Whirling Dervishes Ceremony
The dervish with his hat (his ego's tombstone), and his white skirt (his ego's shroud) is spiritually born to the truth. When he removes his black cloak, he journeys and advances to the spiritual maturity through the stages of the Sema. At the beginning and each stage of the Sema holding his arms crosswise he represents number one, and testifies to God's unity.
What's included
What's included
- Air-conditioned vehicle
Itinerary
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Sema (Whirling dervishes ceremony), is the inspiration of Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi (1207 - 1273) as well as part of the Turkish culture, belief and history in Konya. It symbolizes the different meanings of a mystic cycle to perfection (Ascension - Mirac).
Contemporary science definitely confirms that the fundamental condition of our existence is to revolve. There is no object, no being which does not revolve. Every thing whirls and man, a whirling dervish, carries on his life, his very existence by means of the revolution in the atoms, structural elements in his body, by the circulation of his blood, by his coming from the Earth and return to it, by his revolving with the Earth itself.
Meeting point
We will pick up you up from your hotel in Goreme, Uchisar or Çavuşin
Good to know
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Frequently asked questions
How long does the Whirling Dervish Ceremony take?
The experience lasts about 1h.
How much does it cost?
Prices start from $63.01 per person. The final price depends on the date, time and number of travellers, and is confirmed on Viator before you pay.
What's included?
Air-conditioned vehicle.
Where does it start?
We will pick up you up from your hotel in Goreme, Uchisar or Çavuşin
Can I cancel?
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Which languages is it offered in?
It is guided in Russian, English, Spanish.
