- The Highlights of Cappadocia Tour is a great way to discover this fairyland in a short time. Visit the Göreme Open Air Museum, Pasabag fairy chimneys and Kaymakli underground city in one day. It is an excellent tour for all ages. You will see natural wonders of Cappadocia that are unique.
What is included in the tour
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Guide
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Meals
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Transport
What is NOT included in the tour
- Additional Services
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- The kick-wheel pottery.
Day 1 Visit Goreme Open Air Museum, Kaymakli Underground City and more
Highlights of Cappadocia Tour with lunch will start at 09:30 from your hotel in Goreme or little earlier from other towns (we will let you know about the pick-up time from other towns at the time of booking) and drive to the most important place in Cappadocia: Goreme Open Air Museum. The museum is a big monastery complex and there are 9 churches over 1000 year-old that you can visit. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985 and our guide will give information about the history of the region & museum. After 1,5 hours in the museum, we'll go to Cavusin Village. This village housed both Turkish and Greek people until the population exchange compulsory that has been fulfilled in 1924. Our guide will inform you about the reasons, results of this population exchange as well as the cultural similarities between these two cultures.
Then, we will drive to Pasabag Fairy Chimneys to see the best-protected fairy-chimneys in Cappadocia region. Pasabag is also called as "Monks Valley" and there are a lot of multiple-headed fairy chimneys. Our guide will give you information about the formation of these fairy chimneys and the entire region as well. After the visit, we will drive to Avanos to have our lunch in a small boutique restaurant.
After lunch, we will see the kick-wheel pottery demonstration in Avanos which is an art almost 4000 years old inherited from the Hittites. Next, for around 30 minutes, we'll journey to Kaymakli Underground City to see the most magnificent underground city in Cappadocia. The city is an amazing architectural carving that has storages, churches, living areas, wineries and so much more. The final visit will be in Pigeon Valley to see the beautiful view of the valley and Uchisar Castle from a panoramic point. After this final stop, we will take you back to your hotel around 5:00pm.
