Kilim Tours :: Cappadocia :: Live wtih Nomads

Classic Kilim Tour (15 Days)

On this tour you will spend the first three days staying in a nomad village in Yahyali, near Kayseri. In the village house you wiii be able to see how the women weave their kilims and find out about the dying process and about the motifs they use. At the same time you will have an opportunity to see their traditional lifestyle and ask questions about it. In the evenings you will join the family for traditional meals eaten together at a low table. On Day Four you will leave the village and travel to Goreme, the pretty village at the heart of Cappadocia. People in Goreme have always lived a troglodyte lifestyle and you will be able to stay in a carefully restored cave house with all mod cons. Here you will be able to try your hand at making your own kilim - with experts on hand to advise and help you. You will also learn how to make a range of basic Turkish dishes.

Express Kilim Tour (10 Days)

People with less time can still travel to Goreme and stay in the restored cave house. There they will learn how to weave a kilim and cook some basic Turkish dishes. Included in the programme will be a visit to a nomadic village in Yahyali, near Kayseri, to watch village women working at their looms. Also included in the programme will be a day tour of the highlights of Cappadocia.

Custom Kilim Tour

Perhaps you cannot come to Cappadocia at the same time as other people? Perhaps you want to stay for a shorter time? Perhaps there are special aspects of kilim-weaving that you would like to learn about? If so, please contact us and we will do our best to come up with a private tour to suit you.

Weaving Kilim

Natural Dyes

Cleaning Kilim

Drying Kilim

Local Meals

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