Whirling Dervishes Ceremony

Cappadocia,TURKEY

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Duration

60 minutes

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

Unlimited

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Overview

Semâ is the name of the whirling dance performed by the disciples of the Mevlâna. Semâ means to whirl round, to dance, to attain ecstasy by means of music.

The center for this sect is Konya, three hours away by driving from Cappadocia. But Every evening there are Dervish performances in Cappadocia .

The Whirling Dervishes in Cappadocia performed at Sarihan Caravanserai twice a day at 6.00 and 9.00 pm. The whole ceremony takes about one hour so and after the ceremony you are offered ‘Şerbet’, ( cinemon tea ) a religious drink. You will get picked up from your hotel in Cappadocia about an hour before, which will give you enough time to look around in the old caravanserai before the performance starts. In order not to distract the whirling dervishes, photography or video shooting is not allowed during the performance. However, after the performance, they come again for photo and video shooting. At the end of the performance, you will have your Serbet and then you will be transferred back to your hotel.

Highlights

Experience the spiritual ceremony of The Sema first hand
Hear traditional music during the Sufi ceremony
See the ancient caravanserai

Included/Excluded

Hotel pick-up and drop-off
A religious drink called Serbet

Personal expenses
Tips

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Booking Conditions

Tour Length

1 hour

Group Size

Tour's Location

Cappadocia,TURKEY

FAQs

The Mevlevis are also known as the "whirling dervishes" due to their famous practice of whirling as a form of dhikr (remembrance of God). Dervish is a common term for an initiate of the Sufi path; whirling is part of the formal sema ceremony and the participants are properly known as semazens.

Three semi-circular canals, called the organs utricle and saccule in the inner ear which sensitive to the movements of the head available. Movements during the "sema", their wearings, inner peace, their diet prevent the emergence of dizziness, nausea, a imbalance sense in Whirling dervishes.

Traditionally, only men can dance as Whirling Dervishes, although that is beginning to change.

Sufism is a mystical variation of Islam. By practicing Sufism, Sufis seek to have a close, personal experience of God. ... Sufism simply includes more mysticism and rituals, like the spinning dance done by "whirling dervishes." In Arabic, Sufi means "man of wool."

Whirling dervish ceremonies were started as a form of meditation by Celâleddin-i Rumi, the famous Sufi Muslim mystic and poet, in the 13th century. The Persia-born Rumi — who was living in Konya, then the capital of the Turkish Seljuk Empire — told his followers, “There are many roads which lead to God.

Raising their arms, holding their right palm upward toward heaven and their left palm downward toward earth, they gradually start whirling in a counter clockwise direction. Why the whirl? ... The Whirling Dervish actively causes the mind to participate in the revolution of all other beings.

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Date

28/09/2023

Adults

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Customer Reviews

See Chuan Neo

2022-12-07

Truly wonderful experience. Our agent Ashley was very responsive throughout. The whole balloon crew were so professional and fun. Definitely the highlight of our Turkey trip.

berta villanueva

2022-11-09

Es el sitio que más barato vimos, volamos por 160€ por persona. Hacen lo mismo que todos, te recogen en el hotel, te dan el desayuno viendo montar los globos, vuelo de 60 minutos y luego te dan champán y un diploma. Una experiencia inolvidable.

Catherine Rashid

2022-10-26

I booked an ATV tour online for 2 adults and assumed this meant we'd have 2 ATVS, which was not the case, we only had 1 reserved. Fortunately we were able to arrange a second ATV onsite. The tour lasted 2 hours and we went through some fields, up to the rim of Love Valley and ended in a nice spot to catch the sunset. My partner put it succinctly when he said "ATVs are a cancer to this place" which is absolutely true. Cappadocia is completely overrun by tourists on ATVs (had I known this before, I would not have booked the tour) which is really unfortunate. The sunset spot was overcrowded with vendors and tourists taking selfies, all while inhaling the fumes of burning plastic and exhaust. The guys leading our tour were not friendly nor did they share any information about the region or areas we traveled through. They did however seem to enjoy showing off their ATV handling skills by riding around the rock formations at full blast, sometimes carrying young women along for a 'wild ride'. When we weren't trying to avoid serious injury by getting hit by an ATV guide, we were watching out for the jeep tours plowing full speed across the rock formations. I'm sure many people enjoy these tours, but I wouldn't recommend them if you're interested in learning about the region and you care about how your tourism is impacting the places you visit.

Mehmet Gümüş

2022-10-16

Hayatınızda birkez bile olsa deneyimlemeniz gerekli.

Uzair Akhtar

2022-10-12

Good honest people, gave a great hot air balloon tour. I enjoyed very much. I booked one day before my ride and they were quick to contact me and provide all information.

Samrin Inamdar

2022-10-04

Oktay helped arrange all hot air balloon ride, daily tours and transfers for me. He is really good and gives you a fair price. Would totally recommend him. You can trust him to plan everything and be relaxed that it will ne taken care of.

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