Cappadocia Full-Day Red Tour Including Goreme Open-Air Museum, Underground City, Pigeon Valley and Avanos
by Moira Travel Agency
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The tour highlights the varied landscapes and historical sites of Cappadocia over about 6 to 8 hours by private air-conditioned vehicle. It starts with a visit to Goreme Panorama to see the region’s natural lava and tuff stone formations shaped over thousands of years by erosion. The guide explains the geological features before continuing to the Goreme Open-Air Museum, a large complex of rock-cut monasteries and churches. Visitors spend around two hours exploring the museum’s religious sites. Next, the tour includes a stop at Pasabag Vadisi to view the distinctive earth pillars known as fairy chimneys. A visit to Avanos follows, where guests can watch a demonstration of pottery making and have the chance to try it themselves. The tour also covers Pigeon Valley, where rock-cut pigeon houses and panoramic views of the area can be seen along short walking paths. The underground city of Ozkonak is part of the itinerary, featuring tunnels and rooms carved beneath a hill. Four of the eight levels are open to visitors, including narrow passages and ventilation shafts. Throughout the day, a professional licensed guide provides commentary on the history and culture of each site. Hotel pickup and drop-off, parking fees, and private transportation are included, while museum entrance fees, food, drinks, and gratuities are not covered.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Goreme Panorama
This viewpoint shows the landscape around Goreme made of solidified lava, ash, and tuff stone from the Neocene period. Erosion has created deep valleys and unusual pyramid-shaped and cone-like formations known as the typical morphological structures of Cappadocia.
30 min
Cappadocia
Located in south central Turkey southeast of Ankara, Cappadocia is known for fairy chimneys—tall, cone-shaped rock formations formed by erosion of volcanic ash. The area includes historical dwellings, castles like Uchisar, and underground cities such as Kaymakli and Derinkuyu used by early Christians.
Goreme Open Air Museum
A large monastic complex in the heart of Cappadocia featuring many rock-cut monasteries and churches. Visitors explore these religious sites which are arranged side-by-side, making it a central cultural stop in the region.
120 min
Ozkonak Underground City
Built beneath a hill called the Citadel and open to visitors since 1964, Ozkonak’s underground city has nearly 100 tunnels. Locals use parts of the tunnels as cellars, storage, and stables accessed from their courtyards. Of the eight underground floors, four are accessible to the public and contain narrow, low, sloping passages organized around ventilation shafts.
60 min
Pasabag Vadisi
Located on the road to Zelve near Goreme and Avanos, Pasabag contains remarkable earth pillars known as the Pacha's vineyard or Monks Valley. These distinctive tuff cones stand among vineyards close to the road.
30 min
Avanos
A central Cappadocia town famous for pottery. The tour stops at a workshop where visitors watch a pottery demonstration and have the option to try pottery making themselves.
60 min
Pigeon Valley
This valley is known for rock-cut dovecotes carved from soft volcanic rock, historically used to raise pigeons for food. The area offers hiking trails and panoramic views of fairy chimneys, cave dwellings, and natural formations.
30 min
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
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Cappadocia Full-Day Red Tour Including Goreme Open-Air Museum, Underground City, Pigeon Valley and Avanos
by Moira Travel Agency
Choose from 6 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$36Overview
The tour highlights the varied landscapes and historical sites of Cappadocia over about 6 to 8 hours by private air-conditioned vehicle. It starts with a visit to Goreme Panorama to see the region’s natural lava and tuff stone formations shaped over thousands of years by erosion. The guide explains the geological features before continuing to the Goreme Open-Air Museum, a large complex of rock-cut monasteries and churches. Visitors spend around two hours exploring the museum’s religious sites. Next, the tour includes a stop at Pasabag Vadisi to view the distinctive earth pillars known as fairy chimneys. A visit to Avanos follows, where guests can watch a demonstration of pottery making and have the chance to try it themselves. The tour also covers Pigeon Valley, where rock-cut pigeon houses and panoramic views of the area can be seen along short walking paths. The underground city of Ozkonak is part of the itinerary, featuring tunnels and rooms carved beneath a hill. Four of the eight levels are open to visitors, including narrow passages and ventilation shafts. Throughout the day, a professional licensed guide provides commentary on the history and culture of each site. Hotel pickup and drop-off, parking fees, and private transportation are included, while museum entrance fees, food, drinks, and gratuities are not covered.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Goreme Panorama
This viewpoint shows the landscape around Goreme made of solidified lava, ash, and tuff stone from the Neocene period. Erosion has created deep valleys and unusual pyramid-shaped and cone-like formations known as the typical morphological structures of Cappadocia.
30 min
Cappadocia
Located in south central Turkey southeast of Ankara, Cappadocia is known for fairy chimneys—tall, cone-shaped rock formations formed by erosion of volcanic ash. The area includes historical dwellings, castles like Uchisar, and underground cities such as Kaymakli and Derinkuyu used by early Christians.
Goreme Open Air Museum
A large monastic complex in the heart of Cappadocia featuring many rock-cut monasteries and churches. Visitors explore these religious sites which are arranged side-by-side, making it a central cultural stop in the region.
120 min
Ozkonak Underground City
Built beneath a hill called the Citadel and open to visitors since 1964, Ozkonak’s underground city has nearly 100 tunnels. Locals use parts of the tunnels as cellars, storage, and stables accessed from their courtyards. Of the eight underground floors, four are accessible to the public and contain narrow, low, sloping passages organized around ventilation shafts.
60 min
Pasabag Vadisi
Located on the road to Zelve near Goreme and Avanos, Pasabag contains remarkable earth pillars known as the Pacha's vineyard or Monks Valley. These distinctive tuff cones stand among vineyards close to the road.
30 min
Avanos
A central Cappadocia town famous for pottery. The tour stops at a workshop where visitors watch a pottery demonstration and have the option to try pottery making themselves.
60 min
Pigeon Valley
This valley is known for rock-cut dovecotes carved from soft volcanic rock, historically used to raise pigeons for food. The area offers hiking trails and panoramic views of fairy chimneys, cave dwellings, and natural formations.
30 min
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.