Cappadocia Private Guided Day Tour by Car with Licensed Guide
by Temren Travel
Choose from 4 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.$219Overview
The tour begins with private transportation from your accommodation in Goreme, where the licensed guide accompanies you in a car for about eight hours. The first stop is Göreme Panorama, a viewpoint overlooking Göreme Valley and its distinctive fairy chimneys, offering time for photos and rest at the cafés nearby. Next, the guide takes you to Kaymaklı Underground City, where you explore a multi-level subterranean settlement carved into volcanic rock, featuring tunnels, storage rooms, kitchens, and a church. Afterward, the tour continues to the Göreme Open-Air Museum, a site with rock-cut churches and monasteries from the 10th to 12th centuries, known for its preserved biblical frescoes. Then you visit Avanos, a town on the Kızılırmak River recognized for its pottery tradition, where you can observe artisans and walk through local shops and cafés. The itinerary proceeds to Uçhisar Castle, the highest point in Cappadocia, where you can climb through tunnels and rooms carved into rock and enjoy views of the surrounding landscape. The tour also includes stops at Pigeon Valley, with its ancient dovecotes and natural scenery suitable for a walk or photos, Paşabağ (Monks Valley), known for mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys and cave chapels, and Devrent Valley, famous for rock formations resembling animals and objects. Bottled water, private transportation with air conditioning, parking fees, and the guide's services are included. Entrance fees, lunch, tea, coffee, and gratuities are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Goreme Panorama
Göreme Panorama offers wide views of Göreme Valley and fairy chimneys. Visitors can photograph the landscape and relax at cafés. The site is well known for views during sunrise and sunset, and is an established rest point on the tour.
20 min
Kaymakli Underground City
Kaymaklı Underground City is a large subterranean settlement carved into volcanic rock. It has multiple levels with narrow tunnels, ventilation shafts, storage rooms, kitchens, and a church. The site shows the engineering skills of ancient inhabitants and served as a refuge.
60 min
Goreme Tarihi Milli Parki
Göreme Open-Air Museum features rock-cut churches, chapels, and monasteries from the 10th to 12th centuries. It is notable for well-preserved frescoes depicting biblical scenes and offers insight into the Christian heritage of the region.
60 min
Avanos
Avanos is a town on the Kızılırmak River known for its pottery tradition dating back to the Hittite period. Visitors can see pottery workshops, try pottery-making, and explore the town’s streets with local shops and cafés.
60 min
Uchisar Castle
Uçhisar Castle is Cappadocia’s highest point, carved into a large rock formation. The castle includes tunnels, rooms, and passageways. Visitors can climb to the top for panoramic views of fairy chimneys, valleys, and Mount Erciyes when visible.
20 min
Pigeon Valley
Pigeon Valley features scenic hiking routes with rock formations and ancient pigeon houses carved into cliffs. These dovecotes were used to collect pigeon droppings for fertilizer. The valley offers views from Uçhisar and Göreme and is suitable for walks and photography.
20 min
Pasabag Vadisi
Paşabağ (Monks Valley) is known for mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys and ancient cave dwellings. The area was once a retreat for hermit monks and contains chapels carved into the rocks, making it a notable geological and historical site.
45 min
Devrent Valley
Devrent Valley, also called Imagination Valley, has rock formations resembling animals and objects. Unlike other sites, it has no cave dwellings or churches. Visitors often identify shapes like a camel or dolphin, making it a unique photo stop.
15 min
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Cappadocia Private Guided Day Tour by Car with Licensed Guide
by Temren Travel
Choose from 4 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.$219Overview
The tour begins with private transportation from your accommodation in Goreme, where the licensed guide accompanies you in a car for about eight hours. The first stop is Göreme Panorama, a viewpoint overlooking Göreme Valley and its distinctive fairy chimneys, offering time for photos and rest at the cafés nearby. Next, the guide takes you to Kaymaklı Underground City, where you explore a multi-level subterranean settlement carved into volcanic rock, featuring tunnels, storage rooms, kitchens, and a church. Afterward, the tour continues to the Göreme Open-Air Museum, a site with rock-cut churches and monasteries from the 10th to 12th centuries, known for its preserved biblical frescoes. Then you visit Avanos, a town on the Kızılırmak River recognized for its pottery tradition, where you can observe artisans and walk through local shops and cafés. The itinerary proceeds to Uçhisar Castle, the highest point in Cappadocia, where you can climb through tunnels and rooms carved into rock and enjoy views of the surrounding landscape. The tour also includes stops at Pigeon Valley, with its ancient dovecotes and natural scenery suitable for a walk or photos, Paşabağ (Monks Valley), known for mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys and cave chapels, and Devrent Valley, famous for rock formations resembling animals and objects. Bottled water, private transportation with air conditioning, parking fees, and the guide's services are included. Entrance fees, lunch, tea, coffee, and gratuities are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Goreme Panorama
Göreme Panorama offers wide views of Göreme Valley and fairy chimneys. Visitors can photograph the landscape and relax at cafés. The site is well known for views during sunrise and sunset, and is an established rest point on the tour.
20 min
Kaymakli Underground City
Kaymaklı Underground City is a large subterranean settlement carved into volcanic rock. It has multiple levels with narrow tunnels, ventilation shafts, storage rooms, kitchens, and a church. The site shows the engineering skills of ancient inhabitants and served as a refuge.
60 min
Goreme Tarihi Milli Parki
Göreme Open-Air Museum features rock-cut churches, chapels, and monasteries from the 10th to 12th centuries. It is notable for well-preserved frescoes depicting biblical scenes and offers insight into the Christian heritage of the region.
60 min
Avanos
Avanos is a town on the Kızılırmak River known for its pottery tradition dating back to the Hittite period. Visitors can see pottery workshops, try pottery-making, and explore the town’s streets with local shops and cafés.
60 min
Uchisar Castle
Uçhisar Castle is Cappadocia’s highest point, carved into a large rock formation. The castle includes tunnels, rooms, and passageways. Visitors can climb to the top for panoramic views of fairy chimneys, valleys, and Mount Erciyes when visible.
20 min
Pigeon Valley
Pigeon Valley features scenic hiking routes with rock formations and ancient pigeon houses carved into cliffs. These dovecotes were used to collect pigeon droppings for fertilizer. The valley offers views from Uçhisar and Göreme and is suitable for walks and photography.
20 min
Pasabag Vadisi
Paşabağ (Monks Valley) is known for mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys and ancient cave dwellings. The area was once a retreat for hermit monks and contains chapels carved into the rocks, making it a notable geological and historical site.
45 min
Devrent Valley
Devrent Valley, also called Imagination Valley, has rock formations resembling animals and objects. Unlike other sites, it has no cave dwellings or churches. Visitors often identify shapes like a camel or dolphin, making it a unique photo stop.
15 min
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.