Getting to know Cappadocia - Private

Informazioni generali

Destinazione	Categoria
Cappadocia, Turchia	Attrazioni/Intrattenimento

Il programma nel dettaglio

Start this fantastic tour visiting the Pigeon Valley, that has become quite popular with hikers. Start this fantastic tour visiting the Pigeon Valley which has become popular with hikers and refers to the thousands of pigeon houses that have been carved into the soft tufa since ancient times.



Now visit the Göreme Open Air Museum where you can see several churches built into caves by Christians between the 10th and 13th centuries. In the museum you have a chance to visit several different churches and chapels: Saklı Church, Kılışlar Churh, St Basil Church, Yılanlı (Onuphrius) Church, St Catherine’s Chapel and Çarıklı (Sandal) Church and the monks’ refectory, tombs, cellars andlarders.



Then you visit Çavuşin village and its cave church. It is the oldest one in the area dating back to the 5th century. Çavuşin church has a single nave plan with tree apses, which are covered with pointed barrel vaults. The frescos depict biblical sceens.



The next stop is in Paşabağ where you can see mushroom-like fairy-chimneys with multiple caps and stems situated in the middle of a vineyard. Then walk through Pasabaglar, used to be known as Valley of Monks.



After Paşabağ you go to Avanos, a small town known for its ceramics. Avanos (the former names are Zu-Vinessa or Venessa), situated by the river of Kizilirmak or Halys River from ancient times as Herodes called it. There you have lunch and also visit a ceramics workshop where you can see how pottery is made and decorated.



After Lunch in Avanos, you will be able to see Devrent Valley, and also Zelve Valley, where there are strangely shaped rock formations known as fairy chimneys and others resembling animals.



The next stop is in Ürgüp. The Üzümlü Church, Cambazli Church and Sarica Church in Ortahisar which was one of the villages of Ürgüp are the oldest rock churches from the region. The last stop is Red Valley Entrance; Ortahisar Panoramique point. At the end of the day, you will take unforgettable photos of the rocks changing colour from red to yellow as the sun goes down.





Start/opening time

Between 9am and 9:30am.

Redeem information
Voucher type: Printed
Printed Voucher. Print and bring the voucher to enjoy the activity.

Location
Starting point:
Hotel pickup

End point: Same as starting point

Schedule
Duration: 8 Hours

Guiding options
Guiding type: Guide