2 Days Cappadocia with Private Tour Guide

Our professional guide and the driver will pick you up at your hotel at 9:30. The first stop is Esentepe, the impressive panoramic viewpoint overlooking Goreme. Here your guide will give you information on the history of Cappadocia and the unique rock formations. From here we visit the beginning of Rose Valley for an easy one-hour hike through fairy chimneys, orchards and vineyards. Our next stop is the Goreme Open Air Museum, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Your guide will explain the meanings of the frescoes in the cave churches, decorated with scenes of the Old and New Testaments dating back to the 10th century. The site has been used as a monastery since the first years of Christianity. For lunch we will visit a lovely restaurant in Goreme. After lunch we make several photo stops along the way – including Urgup’s family fairy chimneys, Devrent’s animal-shaped rock formations and Monk’s Valley with the famous mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys as well as St. Simeon’s monk cell carved into the rock. Day one concludes in Avanos, a picturesque town on a river that supplies clay for the 4000 year-old Avanos tradition of pottery. A kick-wheel demonstration by a local potter and your chance at trying this ancient custom brings our day to an end. You will arrive back at your hotel around 5pm.

• Places We'II Visit: Goreme Open Air Museum - Goreme Panoroma - Avanos - Devrent Valley - Pasabaglari (Monks Valley) - Urgup Three Beauties
• Meal: Lunch

On the second day of our Cappadocia trip, we will head towards the southern beauties of the region. Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel before you start your second day tour. Begin at Uchisar Castle, where panoramic views awe you. Explore Kızılçukur's striking red landscapes, and delve into the ancient Cavuşin village's rock-cut dwellings. Discover the whimsical Love Valley and venture deep into an Underground City (Özkonak or Kaymaklı) to unravel Cappadocia's hidden history. Relish a delightful lunch break, savoring local cuisine. Conclude your journey in the picturesque Pigeon Valley, where unique rock formations and pigeon houses await.

• Places We'II Visit: Kaymakli or Ozkonak Underground City - Uchisar Castle - Kizilcukur - Cavusin - Love Valley - Pigeon Valley
• Meal: Lunch