{"id":1303,"date":"2026-03-22T19:02:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T19:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelonhorseback.com\/?post_type=reis&#038;p=1303"},"modified":"2026-03-29T21:08:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T21:08:25","slug":"turkije-cappadocie","status":"publish","type":"reis","link":"https:\/\/staging.travelonhorseback.com\/en\/reis\/turkije-cappadocie\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey, Cappadocia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1303\" class=\"elementor elementor-1303\" data-elementor-post-type=\"reis\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55115798 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55115798\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f89203a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f89203a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1303-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.travelonhorseback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3620478569299841100_3314264914.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.travelonhorseback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3620478569299841100_3314264914.mp4\">https:\/\/staging.travelonhorseback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3620478569299841100_3314264914.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Turkey, Cappadocia <\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<p>The old horsemen of Cappadocia say that the famous \"fairy chimneys\"-the strange, towering rock formations-aren't just stone. They claim that at dawn, as the first hot air balloons rise with a gentle \"whoosh,\" the chimneys whisper the dreams of the people sleeping in the cave homes below.<\/p><p>One morning, as Susja rode her Anatolian gelding, Pasha, through a quiet valley, the air filled with the sound of burners firing up the balloons above. Pasha suddenly stopped, his ears swivelling not towards the balloons, but towards a tall, slender fairy chimney nearby. As the shadow of a massive balloon passed over the rock, a soft, melodic hum seemed to emanate from it.<\/p><p>Susja listened intently. It wasn't a sound she heard with her ears, but one she felt in her chest-a wave of pure, unadulterated joy. It was the dream of a child seeing the balloons for the first time. A moment later, as another shadow passed, she felt a wave of peaceful contentment-the dream of an old woman, warm in her bed. The rock was sharing the collective happiness of the valley.<\/p><p>Pasha nudged her hand, as if to say, \"See? The stones here are alive.\" They continued their ride, leaving the whispering chimney behind, both sharing a secret that the morning tourists in the baskets above would never know.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.travelonhorseback.com\/de-reizen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook the trip\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experience a magical horseback riding holiday in Cappadocia, where nature never ceases to amaze you. Ride through breathtaking landscapes full of rock formations, valleys and caves that make every ride different - you constantly think \"wowww!\". And above you, iconic hot air balloons rise, making the views even more spectacular. An unforgettable experience for riders who love adventure, beauty and a bit of magic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":397,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-1303","reis","type-reis","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"latitude":"38.64","longitude":"34.85","video_url":364,"av_organiser":"","reis_categorie":["de_reizen"]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelonhorseback.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reis\/1303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelonhorseback.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reis"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelonhorseback.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/reis"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelonhorseback.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reis\/1303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1403,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelonhorseback.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reis\/1303\/revisions\/1403"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelonhorseback.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelonhorseback.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}