Tour's Details

 Our driver and guide pick you up from hotel and continue to; 

Uchisar Castle

First place in the tour is Uchisar Castle view point. The castle was first used as a settlement. It is constructed on the highest point of the region. It has a totally distinct castle form including graves, tunnels and churches, that you cannot come across at any other place in the world.

Göreme Open Air Museum

After castle you will go to the most visited place in Cappadocia, Open Air Museum. There are several churches dated back to between 10th – 12th century A.D. The churches were all carved by the local christians and painted with natural dyes. Frescoes in the churches are all about the life of Jesus Christ, Mother Mary, and Saints. You will enjoy 1,5 hour with the rich explanations of our guide.

Cavusin Village

Çavuşin which will be the next destination is an old village about 4 kilometres away from Göreme. It is an old Greek village and a true place to get an idea about Greek architecture.

Pasabag (Monks’ Valley)

After you visit Çavuşin, you will drive to Pasabagi. Formerly known as the "Monks' Valley" , Many fairy chimneys with multiple stems and caps some housing chapels and living areas 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. You will able to walk among the tallest fairy chimneys.

Lunch

You will have a delicious lunch with traditional turkish foods on a terrace with a gorgeous view of Red Valley.

Avanos Pottery Factory

Since Hittites 2000 BC people could get the red clays (terra rosa) around Kızılırmak river which is the longest river of Turkey, and white clays ( caulin) from volcanic hills. They could use the clay to make pots and jars for their daily life by shaping the clay by their hand on the spinning wheels. You are going to witness to creation of a clay pot by the hand of master Devrent Valley

Devrent Valley

This valley is situated between Avanos, Zelve and Urgup, and is called "imagination valley" because of the rocks in different shapes. Most popular shapes is a camel. This valley has never been inhabited and we see neither houses nor churches here. You will feel free to climb the slopes to enjoy the fairy chimneys.

Local Carpet School

You will have a chance to watch how original Turkish carpets and kilims are made by local women who have patiently and untiringly written their joys and sorrows in amazing codes and magic letters which are to be read line by line. And also you will be fully informed by an expert how to get silk and history of Turkish carpets.

Our tour will end with transfer back to hotel.