Everyday in the morning from 09.30 we start picking you from your accomodation in Cappadocia and by 09.50 tour begins.We start the day with teh beautiful panorama of Cappadocia from the view point of Goreme Valley and you are going to listen from your licensed english speaking guide the short history of Cappadocia.Another panoramic photo break near the Uchisar Castle.
Overview
Then we visit the Goreme Open Air Museum which is known as the heart of Cappadocia and you are going to see the oldest rock churches with 1000 years old frescoes from Byzantine age. After visiting the Chrisitan religious center of Goreme we further go to Love Valley and see the highest fairy chimneys of Cappadocia with interesting mushroom like shapes of them.
Next place is Avanos city which is one of the local living areas af Cappadocians and it is an old handycraft center for 4000 years.
There we take a walk along the Red River and also visit handycraft centers (pottery workshop or carpet veawing house).Lunch we have in a cave restaurant and the menu is pottery kebap. In the afternoon we are visiting Pashabag Valley (Monks’ Valley) and Devrent (Imagination ) Valleys.At the end of the day we are bringing you back to your hotels by 16.30.
Total cover by vehicle 80km
Total walk 1,5-2 km
UÇHİSAR PIGEON VALLEY
You will be given information about the formation of Cappadocia and its history in a beautiful valley: pigeon valley. Photo opportunity of the pigeon houses.
CASTLE In the ancient times people were choosing very high and safe places to live in Uçhisar castle is one of those castles which has got more then 250 cave rooms. We will climb to the highest rock castle for a birds-eye viewing of Cappadocia valleys.
CEVİZLİ PANOROMA Free time to take pictures of caves around and you will be given some information about different stones like onyx.
GÖREME ESENTEPE PANOROMA You will be given free time at a beautiful panorama for GOREME village and the crossroads of two different valleys.
OPEN AIR MUSEUM Göreme was one of the biggest monasteries in Anatolia there are several the cave churches from Byzantine period with their beautiful frescos on the walls you will be given a detailed info about the background of Christianity and the stories of the frescos
ZELVE PAŞABAĞI Walking into the valley which has got the most interesting landscapes of Cappadocia: the biggest fairy-chimneys which has got a few chapels in.
OPEN AIR MUSEUM An open air museum which has got three valleys with several caves which in Turkish people, migrated from Greece, lived till 1952.
AVANOS VENESSA Here is a village which in people have been producing pottery for about 4.000 years and you will visit one of the workshops to get some information and free time for shopping.
DERVENT VALLEY it is a valley to see new rock formations which in there are several interesting shapes like a camel, seals… etc. if you can use your imagination.
ÜRGÜP WINERY UÇ GÜZELLER A panorama to take the pictures of the symbols of Cappadocia: mushroom shape rocks.