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Experience the Traditional Whirling Dervish Ceremony in Pamukkale

Virtual Experiences
Digital
120 minutes
English

Expect to feel a unique and special atmosphere, and to understand the lifestyle and the beliefs of Sufi Muslim Ascetics, with a ceremony that you will remember for a long time. This experience is available in the evening, and begins with a pick-up service from your hotel. With a short drive, you will arrive at the village of Karahayit, where the ceremony takes place. Upon your entrance, get ready to experience the unique atmosphere of this place, and to feel the flawless mysticism. Even though many believe that this is a show, please keep in mind that it is an actual ceremony. Therefore, make yourself comfortable, and avoid interruptions.

✅ The musical ceremony provides an insight into spiritualism among the Mawlawi Order.

✅ Be captivated as the semazens dance and chant their way around the stage.

✅ See an extraordinary dance show that dates back 800 years.

✅ Watch the miraculous whirling dervishes .

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Experience the Traditional Whirling Dervish Ceremony in Pamukkale

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From₹1,770.66Per Person

What's included in Experience the Traditional Whirling Dervish Ceremony in Pamukkale

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Itinerary

Pamukkale

The Pamukkale Dervish Show takes place during the evening. A comfortable vehicle will pick you up from your hotel and drive you towards the place where the ceremony takes place. The show is performed in a village called Karahayit, which is situated at a close distance.

The Dervishes are Sufi Muslims who are famous by their extreme lifestyle that includes poverty and austerity. These elements are necessary for them in order to accomplish their ultimate life goal which is to desert their ego. Mysticism and spirituality are some of the features characterizing Dervishes and their ceremony.The Pamukkale Dervishes Ceremony lasts for approximately one hour. The show is presenting the stages that Dervishes implement in order to reach God, which is their ultimate value in life. The show starts with a prayer and then the master Dervish indicates the places that Dervishes should take. Once the Dervishes take their positions, the Circling of Veled starts and this dance is a symbolization of the resurrection from the grave.The Dervishes’ costume is featuring some symbolization as well. The cloak shows the grave and the hat symbolized the gravestone.

Pamukkale

Once the one-hour show ends, a comfortable vehicle will be waiting for you. Pamukkale Dervish Show finishes by the moment you arrive back to your hotel. Once you arrive at your hotel, you will be full of emotions and impressed by the atmosphere. The Dervishes Ceremony will be for sure a long lasting memory from your holidays.

Inclusions

  • Entrance Fees
  • Free Hotel Transfer
  • Personal Spendings
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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Pickup and Dropoff

You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points

Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.

Additional Information

Please meet us at the main entrance agte of your hotel.

Meeting / End Points

  • You can make your own way the ceremony place. We will contact you for the details.

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Ticket Redemption

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Operator

Payless