Cappadocia Red Tour

Small group tour: Visits North Cappadocia: Uçhisar, Pasabağ, Love Valley, Zelve Open Museum, Devrent Valley, Avanos, Göreme Panorama

Our tour starts at 09:30 by pick-up from your Cappadocia hotel. First we will drive to Uçhisar Castle a fortress and the highest point in Cappadocia.

We then visit the incredible rock formations at Love Valley and then Paşabağı, also known as Monk’s Valley, where we see the famous mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys as well as St. Simeon’s monk cell carved into the rock .

Our next stop is Zelve Open Air Museum. Your guide will give you an overview of the history  about this Byzantine complex of churches before leaving you free to discover the impressive rock-hewn churches of the site.

At Devrent Valley, also called Imagination Valley, the hoodoo landforms, known here as fairy chimneys, take on all sorts of animal shapes including a well-known camel rock formation.

We lunch in Avanos and visit this attractive town with cobbled streets, and views over the river. We walk along the river and cross over on the suspension footbridge. We will see a kick-wheel pottery demonstration and you are welcome to try your hand at this tradition.

Our last stop is to see the Goreme Panorama with its stunning views. Then you are dropped back to the hotel you are staying at around 16:00.