Treasures of Cappadocia Tour + Underground City

At a glance

Treasures of Cappadocia Tour + Underground City is a 8h private experience in Cappadocia, Turkey, operated by Pienti Travel. Travellers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 3 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor. Prices start from $286.40 per person, and free cancellation is available. Included: Private transportation, All Fees and Taxes, Entrance fees to Museums.

Quick facts

Duration

8h

Group

Private tour — only your group

Languages

Japanese, English, Spanish

Pickup

Hotel pickup included

Confirmation

Instant confirmation

Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Travellers

1–6 per booking

Ages

Adult 0–75

Cancellation

Free cancellation (see policy)

Options & availability

• Treasures of Cappadocia Tour + Underground City

  from $275.74

  Pickup included

  Days:

  Every day

  Start times:

  10:00

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Times and prices come from the operator’s live schedule and are confirmed when you book.

Overview

Itinerary

1. Stop 1 · 1h

   Starting from your hotel you will be greeted by your guide and the driver. Our first stop is the majestic vista point overlooking Goreme where you will receive information about the rich history of Cappadocia and the unique rock formations.

2. Stop 2 · 1h

   From the panoramic view point, we will continue on to the biggest underground city, Kaymakli. Your guide will explain how locals carved these multi-level underground cities to hide from enemies. You can also see traces of their daily lives in the stables, wineries, temples, living quarters, air shafts, etc.

3. Stop 3 · 1h

   Continue to Goreme Open Air Museum. The world's most important Byzantine cave churches are found in these once remote valleys where monks and nuns pursued monastic life from the 3rd century on. Here you can see the best preserved Byzantine cave wall paintings and fresco from the iconoclastic period through to the end of Seljuk rule. Icons with scenes from the Old Testament and the New Testament above portraits of Church Fathers and saints depict the structure of the Byzantine universe.

4. Stop 4 · 2h

   Proceed to Avanos (Venessa) the pottery center of Cappadocia, this village is set on the banks of the Kizilirmak/Red River. The river gets its name from the red clay it deposits. You can watch the potters at work using kick wheels, the technique which has remained unchanged for generations. Lunch in a local restaurant.

5. Stop 5 · 1h

   After lunch visiting Pashabagl also called the Monks Valley because Christian hermits chose to locate hermit cells and churches in these three-headed pinnacles symbolic of the Holy Trinity, its possible to see all the stages in the formation of fairy chimneys of this spot.

6. Stop 6 · 1h

   Your next stop will be Devrent Valley, also known as "Imagination Valley", this is the most surreal-looking landscape.

Meeting point

Traveller ratings

Good to know

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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