Turkey · Wine & Beer

1-Day Cappadocia Highlights Tour with Ürgüp Wine Tasting

1 Day Round trip from Aşağı Mahalle Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore Uçhisar Pigeon Valley and the panoramic crossroads view from Göreme Esentepe
02 See cave churches and frescoes at the Open Air Museum, home to Anatolia's largest cave monastic complex
03 Discover Zelve Paşabağlar's mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys and the chapel of Saint Simon
04 Visit Avanos to experience a 4000-year-old Hittite pottery tradition
05 Taste famous Cappadocian wines at Ürgüp Wine Cellars

Unwind on this trip through the Cappadocia region and explore its famous highlights in a single day. Visit Uçhisar Pigeon Valley, the Onyx Workshop, Göreme Esentepe, the Open Air Museum, Zelve Paşabağlar, and Avanos, where you will see the region's long pottery-making tradition. Stop for photos at Devrent Valley before heading to Ürgüp Wine Cellars to learn about wines made from Cappadocian grapes and taste famous Cappadocian wines.

Take in the panoramic view of the valleys' crossroads.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Cappadocia, Avanos

Languages English, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Cappadocia Highlights and Ürgüp Wine Tasting

Uçhisar Pigeon Valley: Explore Pigeon Valley, which took its name from the old cave pigeon houses.
Visit the Onyx Workshop and learn about the onyx stone.
Göreme Esentepe: Take in the panoramic view of the valleys' crossroads.
Open Air Museum: Witness the first examples of cave churches and frescoes, and admire the biggest cave monastic complex in Anatolia.
Zelve Paşabağlar: Continue to the biggest mushroom-shaped fairy chimney in the region. It is called the Monks Valley because of the chapel of Saint Simon.
Avanos: Reach the town where people have been making Hittite art pottery for about 4000 years. Visit one of these pottery workshops to see the making process.
Devrent Valley: Make a photo stop in front of the new and amazing animal-shaped rock formations in the Pink Valley.
Ürgüp Wine Cellars: Get insightful information about the wine-making process using Cappadocian grapes and taste famous Cappadocian wines.