Full-Day Red Tour of Cappadocia with Lunch
Overview
Uçhisar Castle and Göreme Open Air Museum offer stunning insights into Cappadocia's unique landscape and rich history. A knowledgeable guide will provide explanations throughout the tour, enhancing your understanding of the region.
- 🏰 The first stop is Uçhisar Castle, the highest rock formation in the area, where the guide will discuss its geological significance.
- ⛪ At Göreme Open Air Museum, explore 10th and 11th century cave churches and monasteries with frescoes while learning about Christianity and monastic life.
- 🍽️ Enjoy a buffet-style lunch in Avanos featuring a variety of Turkish dishes, including mezes, salads, meat and vegetarian options, and desserts.
- 🧱 Visit a family-run pottery workshop in Avanos located within an underground cave for an authentic cultural experience.
- 🚫 All tours are limited to a maximum of 18 persons to ensure a personalized experience.
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Pickup included
- Guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Lunch
- Museum tickets
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Goreme Open Air MuseumWe will begin at the Goreme Open Air Museum, an impressive collection of monasteries, churches and chapels that date back to the Middle Ages. The site served as an important Christian center of learning. Visitors can marvel at its religious buildings, which still exhibit elaborate and beautifully preserved frescoes.
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Uchisar CastleIt is constructed on the highest point of the region. It has a totally dictinct castle form, including graves, tunnels and churches, that you cannot come across at any other place in the world.
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Pasabag VadisiWe will then have time to explore the Monks Valley, famed for its three-headed fairy chimneys. This region of is also known as Pasabag, or “Pasha’s Vineyard,” for its stunning earth pillars located within a vineyard.
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AvanosNext destination is the small town of Avanos, home to a terracotta industry dating back to 3000 BC. Potters source clay from the Red River that winds through town. Tour visitors we will have the opportunity to visit a traditional pottery workshop and witness the excellent craftsmanship firsthand.
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Devrent ValleyA short drive will take us to the surreal Devrent Valley, famed for its almost lunar landscape of small, pointed fairy chimneys. VIsitors will get a chance to explore the valley and take in its astounding formations.
If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.