Full-Day Private Cappadocia Tour

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Discover Cappadocia’s surreal landscapes with a private guide and car. Explore ancient caves and rich history on an exclusive, tailored tour.

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Uchisar Castle - here you will see the old caves and pigeon houses as the base of Uçhisar Castle Uçhisar Castle, the highest rock formation of the region. Your guide will tell you about geological processes that formed this unique landscape. Here you will have some free time to explore by yourself.
Kaymakli Underground City - Kaymaklı Underground City which is the biggest underground settlement discovered so far. It has 12 levels connected with narrow tunnels and rock ladders. You will visit animal stalls, storage spaces for food and weapons, a church, winery, oil press, kitchen, classrooms and other parts of the 5 levels which are open for visitors. Your guide will tell how and why Undergraundcity was made and how people used this amazing place for security in dangerous times.
Goreme Open-Air Museum - Open Air Museum, a hidden valley where you can see many rock-cut churches and their associated buildings; especially dining created from the 10th to the 12th century and are famous for the special rooms (refectories) and kitchens. These churches were fresco paintings decorating the walls and ceilings. Each church has different paintings. Due to the special technique used, the colours can be as vivid as when they were first painted, up to a thousand years ago. The paintings were important sources of information for the people of the time, most of whom could not read or write. Here your guide will give you informatıon about Christianity and monastic life in Cappadocia.
Avanos Pottery Workshop - Avanos, a small town known for its ceramics, you will have the opportunity to try your hand at the art yourself.
Avanos - LUNCH
Fairy Chimneys - Paşabağ where spectacular mushroom-shaped rock formations can be seen. This is the best place to get up close with the famous ‘fairy chimneys’ Paşabağ is also called Monks Valley because of the Chapel of Saint Simeon which is located here.
Devrent Valley - devrent Valley, which is also known as İmagination Valley. This valley contains many strangely-shaped rocks which are mostly red in colour. Travellers have been visiting this curious place for centuries, with a variery of explanations for what they see. Some of the most frequently-seen shapes are; a Camel, a Lizard, an Owl, a Snake, a Chicken, a Hand, a Penguin - you will make your own discoveries!
Goreme Panorama - Göreme Panorama, a wonderful stop to view the famous fairy chimneys.
Bazaar 54 - Our country has the best hand-woven carpets in the world, and Cappadocia is one of the best in this regard. Here you can see weaving techniques, how the process works, its place in our culture and many details. Each of the woven carpets is a great art, enjoy it.

What's Included

Private transportation
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
In-vehicle air conditioning
Parking fees
Professional Tour Guide

What's Not Included

Gratuities
Lunch
admission fee of Museums

Additional Information

Discover the highlights of Cappadocia in just one day! This comprehensive full-day tour is perfect for first-time visitors and covers all the essential sights in the Cappadocia region.

• Tailor the tour itinerary to suit your preferences.
• Enjoy the services of a private professional guide and a car with a dedicated driver.
• Experience an exclusive tour with no other guests in the vehicle.

Location

Göreme

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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X4967gfangelak

Aug 4, 2024

Amazing value for money - see everything in a single day with an awesome guide! - Our guide Mustafa was really fantastic!!! One of us was not feeling well, so he switched up our schedule and tailored the whole day perfectly to make sure we could see everything with minimum time spent in the hot sun. He’s a Cappadocia local, very very friendly, and exceptionally knowledgeable! He gave us tons of cool information about the long and interesting history of the area and all the many things we saw, spoke great English, and everything was very easy to understand. Much better than doing a separate “Red Tour” and “Green Tour”, we could cover all the sights in a single day, and he is flexible to add or change anything to suit us. It’s excellent value for money and I would totally recommend him to anyone wanting to see all the best highlights and Cappadocia attractions in a single day tour. Our driver Nurullah was good and safe, and the car was cool and very comfortable too. Thank you so much Mustafa, I can definitely 10/10 recommend your tour to anyone who visits here!!