Itinerary
Early pick up from your hotel and transfer to airport to get a flight to Cappadocia. After your flight our agency representative will welcome you at the exit gate inside of the domestic terminal where you will see your names written on a board. Your guide will welcome you and you will start your tour.
Goreme Panorama is a panoramic point where you can see a wonderful view Goreme town with its spectacular cave houses.
Goreme Open Air Museum is the first and biggest monastery where this religious education was started. You will visit the churches, chapels and monasteries carved into the fairy chimneys with frescoes painted on the walls from 10th to 13th Centuries. In the 4th century three important men created a new unity here they are the Great St. Basil, bishop of Kayseri, his brother St.Gregory of Nyssa and St. George of Nazianus.
Underground City this is the most interesting one in the region among 36 other ones which were firdt used by Hittites and later by Chiristians like a shelter in during Roman persecution times. By carving lots of rooms all connected with tunnels, they lived in here when the cities were invaded by enermies. you have a change to see the rooms, food storages church and kitchens. Chimneys and defence systems used in the underground city will surprise you during the visit.
Pasabaglari (Monks Valley) Many fairy chimneys with multiple stems and caps can be found here, this style being unique to this area. A chapel dedicated to St. Simeon and a hermit's shelter is built into one such fairy chimney with three heads.
Devrent Valley has various types of fairy chimneys. Among these are those with caps, cones mushroom like forms pillar and pointed rocks. With the action of smaller, secondary volcanoes and the action of rivers, wind and flood waters, this layer of tuff has slowly but steadily been eroded to produce the rock formations know as "fairy chimneys". we will take a walk through this amazing valley.
Uchisar Castle is the highest point in the region. The castle and its surrounds used to be the most populated area this settlement to survey the enemies. The top of the citadel provides a magnificent panorama of the surrounding area.
Pigeon Valley is a panoramic view point where you will see the pigeaons and pigeon houses which were used to keep pigeons in order to collect their dropping for fertilising the earth especially wineyards.
Avanos is known for the pottery, a craft dating back to the Hittite period. The red clay which is worked by local craftsmen comes from the residue in the Red River. The Kizilirmak, which divides Avanos into, is the longest river of Turkey.
End of the tour your driver will take you to the airport to take a flight back to Istanbul. On your arrival our agents, at the exit gate in the domestic terminal, will hold a board with your names written on. Then we will transfer you back to your hotel.
End of our service.
We hope to see you again!
Included
All transfers from airports to the hotel
Transportation
1 full day tour with English speaking guide and transportation
Taxes
Excluded
Drinks
Lunch
Personal expenses
Tips to driver and guide
Price
420 Euro per person in 2 pax
395 Euro per person in 3 pax
360 Euro per person in 4 pax