Central Cappadocia ( Red ) Tour

Your tour commences with a hotel pickup at the scheduled time, typically between 9:30 and 9:45 am. The journey begins with a brief stroll through the Imaginary Valley (Devrent Valley). As you encounter the iconic fairy chimneys and the enchanting natural landscape they’ve shaped, you’ll find yourself immersed in imaginative contemplation.

The subsequent destination is the Zelve Open Air Museum, which comprises numerous rooms and passageways, also featuring pointed fairy chimneys with substantial stems, elevated approximately 12 meters (40 feet) above the valley floor. This site also housed Cappadocia’s earliest seminaries for priest training, forming a historical monastery. The Zelve Open Air Museum holds the distinction of being one of Cappadocia’s oldest-settled and last-abandoned monastic valleys.

Subsequently, we will visit Pasabag (Monk Valley), which features a chapel and living quarters where monks in Cappadocia used to worship and retreat in solitude. Our journey will also take us to Cavusin Village, known for its rock castle and troglodyte dwellings, which were inhabited by people until the 20th century. Following a delightful local lunch, we’ll explore pottery workshops in Avanos, a tradition that has endured for centuries. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to witness an engaging pottery demonstration. To wrap up the day, we’ll spend some time at the Goreme Panorama, offering a chance for your eyes to relax and take in the magnificent view of Goreme and the Uchisar Castle, the region’s highest peak, affording a panoramic vista of all of Cappadocia and Erciyes (Argeus) Mountain.

The tour will end around 5:00-5:30 pm, and you’ll be comfortably transported back to your hotel.