Cappadocia Private Tours
3 Nights 4 Days
3 Nights 4 Days Package Cappadocia tour you will see best spots of Cappadocia in our daily tours and will have a chance to have many activities such as balloon ride tour, ATV tours or horse back riding tours.
Services Included at Group Tour
Transportation by AC/MiniVan (you will be together with our other guests)
Professional tour guide
Pick up and drop off to hotel
Airport transfer (with shuttle with our other guests)
Lunch in the daily Cappadocia tours
Museum entrance fees
Accommodation (bed and breakfast)
Services Included at Private Tour
Transportation by AC/MiniVan (you will have private car or miniVan with a driver)
Professional tour guide (Turkish/ English)
Pick-up and drop-off to the hotel
Airport Transfers (with private car/mini Van)
Accommodation (bed and breakfast)
Children:
0-4 ages are free of charge.
Extra Activities
Your daily Cappadocia tour will be in day time, so you sill have time for extra activities in the morning before the daily tour and in the evening after the tour.
In the morning; You can have a balloon ride in very early morning and take your daily tour after that.
At sunset; You can have horse riding tour or ATV tour at sunset after your daily Cappadocia tour. For many other activities please check our activity page in our web site.
Itinerary:
1.Day
Meeting at airport (Nevşehir or Kayseri Airport)
Daily Cappadocia Tour (Red)
Drop-off to hotel
2.Day
Breakfast at your hotel
Pick-up for daliy Cappadocia Tour (Green)
Drop-off to your hotel
3.Day
Breakfast at your hotel
Pick-up for daliy Cappadocia Tour (Blue)
Drop-off to your hotel
4.Day
Breakfast at your hotel
Transportation to the airport (Nevşehir or Kayseri Airport)
Itinerary for Daily Cappadocia Tour (Red)
Red Tour covers the northern region of Cappadocia and one of the best way to explore the top attractions of Cappadocia.
We are going to visit;
Devrent (Imagination Valley)
Paşabağları (Monks Valley)
Avanos (plus pottery workshops)
Göreme Open Air Museum
Uçhisar Castle Panaroma
You will be picked-up from your hotel around 9.30 am in the morning.
Red tour starts with Devrent Valley, also known as the ‘Imagination Valley’. The valley is skirted by red-colored rocks in various shapes. Devrent Valley has many fairy chimneys in fantastic shaped rock formations. Cappadocia’s famous fairy chimney that looks like camel and many other fairy chimneys that look resemble animal or human figures are located here. It is up to your creativity to imagine various animals and figures formed by the rocks.
In our next stop Pasabağları also known as ‘Monks' Valley’, you will walk and climb around fairy chimneys of every shape and size. Paşabağları is best known for fairy chimneys which build up mushroom shapes, this is why it is also known as Mushroom Valley. The formations that once used as a seclusion place for the Monks.
Next, we are going to visit the pottery-making town of Avanos. Avanos is situated by the Red River and you’ll see variety of great traditional pottery workshops. People have been making pots from the local red clay since before the beginning of recorded history. We will visit a traditional pottery workshop where you will see the master potters at work, you’ll have the opportunity to make your own clay pot if you wish.
Next, we drive to the Göreme Open Air Museum where you’ll experience and enjoy some well preserved, rock-cut churches with frescoes and paintings dating from as early as the 10th century and the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia. Goreme Open Air Museum is a rocky settlement area that has hosted an extreme monastery life between 4th to 13th centuries. Being UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is also one of the most popular
The most unrealistic and unique castle around the globe, Uçhisar Castle, will be our last destination. It is a volcanic projection and is surrounded by similar cave-like rock formations. Villagers used it as a shelter in the ancient era because the caves maintain a temperature of 15°C throughout the year, making it efficient even today.
You will be dropped off your hotel at the end of the tour.
Itinerary for Daily Cappadocia Tour (Green)
In Green Tour you will visit both historical and natural attractions of Cappadocia. The major attractions of the Green Tour are the Kaymaklı Underground City which is a spectacular ancient underground town and the Ihlara Valley, which allows hiking and breath-taking views. One of the best things that is included in the Green Tour itinerary is a visit to an underground city in Cappadocia.
We are going to visit;
Kaymaklı Underground City
Nar Crater Lake
Ihlara Valley Hiking
Belisırma Town
Selime Monastery
Pigeon Valley Panaroma
You will be picked-up from your hotel around 9.30 am in the morning.
Our first stop will be Kaymaklı Underground City that has been listed as a part of UNESCO World Heritage List. Once you enter the underground city you will be impressed by the various amenities including ventilation shafts, sleeping quarters, food storage room, living rooms to churches and graveyards. Kaymakli's ventilation system ensured all rooms had equal access to oxygen via air shafts on every level. Kaymakli used to be inhabited by 5000 people. The most interesting and impressive aspect of Kaymakli is its organized, carved, and exceptionally well-thought nature.
On our way to Ihlara Valley we will stop by Nar Crater Lake. The lake basin formed as a result of volcanic activity and the view is so amazing. You will also see caves in the mountains and will have time to take beautiful photos.
Our next stop Ihlara Valley, one of the most spectacular canyons in Turkey. It was formed by the volcanic actions of Mount Hasan, next to Ihlara Valley. The Valley is fourteen kilometers long. In the past, generally Christians lived in the several parts of the Valley. We will hike through the canyon for about 1 hour along the river, passing by Byzantine rock-cut churches decorated with frescoes. It is also surrounded by various types of trees such as walnuts, poplars, weeping willows, various fruit trees and surprisingly pistachios. We will have our lunch in Belisirma, in a riverside restaurant.
After lunch, we will drive to Selime Monastery located in the end of the Ihlara Valley. Selime Monastery looks like a castle, but shelters, churches, chapels, bedrooms, storages and big cathedral proves us its being a monastery. Experts believe it took more than 200 years to shape the monastery which could house some 5,000 people. You will learn more about it from your tour guide.
Upon arrival to Pigeon Valley, pigeons will meet you on the top of the valley. Pigeons have always been important for Cappadocian people. Their eggs and droppings were used for different purposes. For this reason, local people carved houses for them to the slopes of valley. You will learn more about Pigeon Valley from your tour guide.
At the end of the tour, we will drive you back to your hotel around 17:30.
Itinerary for Daily Cappadocia Tour (Blue)
The Blue Tour also known as 'Soğanlı Tour' includes the typical Turkish villages. The main attractions of this tour are churches, villages, and the landscape around valleys of Mustafapaşa and Soğanlı.
The Three Beauties Fairy Chimneys
Mustafapaşa Village (Sinassos)
Keşlik Monastery
Sobessos Ancient City
Soğanlı Valley
Derinkuyu Underground City
You will be picked-up from your hotel around 9.30 am in the morning.
The tour will start with visiting one of the most well known symbols of Cappadocia, The Three Beauties Fairy Chimneys. The Legend of Three Beauties takes its name from the fairy chimney of two adults and a child. You are going to learn more about the legend from your tour guide.
Our next stop will be Mustafapaşa Village, former name was Sinassos which means ‘city of the sun’. Mustafapaşa Village is an old Greek village which is famous for its beautiful arthitecture. It was one of the largest Greek settlements in Cappadocia until the beginning of the 20th century. Throughout the region the town is known for the ornate carved stonework of its houses.
The next visit will be Keşlik Monastery, which is consist of 3 churches, refectory, sleeping and living quarters that were carved out of the rock. The monastery is known as a one of the rare Iconoclastic examples of Cappadocia frescoes and it was used in Byzantine Era until the end of Ottoman Empire. We will have our lunch in Taşkınpaşa Village.
After the lunch break our tour will continue to Sobessos Ancient City which is accepted as the only Roman Ancient city in Cappadocia. Archeologists have uncovered the remains of the Roman Bath, Agora, Basilica and Bouleterion buildings. In terms of size it is not huge but it has two extremely impressive structures to boast about; the Roman Bathhouse with an impressive and intact underfloor heating structure and a covered walkway leading visitors around the intricate mosaics.
After visiting the excavation site we will proceed to Soğanlı Valley that hosts many cave churches and monasteries, most of which are from the period between 9lh and 13lh century. Soğanlı is famous for its worldwide known dolls that have become the symbol of the village. We will spend the afternoon hiking through the valley, enjoying the beautiful and untouched nature.
Our tour will end by visiting Derinkuyu Underground City which is the deepest excavated underground city in Cappadocia. You will reach 60 meters below the ground. This underground city was firstly used by the local people as a natural deep freeze, later by the late Romans as a shelter against potential Arabian invasions. At one time housing up to 20,000 people, there are many places to see in Derinkuyu underground city as it goes down 8 floors. The tuff soil formed by the lava flowing from the volcanoes was easily shaped by the human hand because of its soft structure. In this way, the cellars or shelters created by people under their homes have grown into a giant underground city. With the clear explanations of your guide, you will spend almost 1 hour here.
At the end of the tour we will drive you back to your hotel around 17:30