2-Day Cappadocia Tour with Göreme and Kaymakli Underground City

• Reach Esentepe, which offers an impressive panoramic view overlooking Göreme. Here, your Cappadocia guide will give you information about the history of Cappadocia and its unique rock formations.
• Next, visit the Göreme Open Air Museum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It contains rock-cut churches plastered with depictions of the Old and New Testaments, dating back to the 10th century.
• Have lunch at a nice restaurant in Göreme.
• Then, make several photo stops along the way, including Ürgüp's family fairy chimneys, Devrent's animal-shaped rock formations, and Monk's Valley (Paşhabağ) with its famous mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys, as well as St. Simeon's monk cell carved into the rock.
• Conclude the day's tour in Avanos, a picturesque town along the river. Here, you will see a kick-wheel demonstration by a local potter and have the opportunity to experience ancient traditions and customs.
• Return to your hotel around 4-5 pm.

Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

• Explore Kaymakli Underground City, the biggest underground city in Cappadocia, with 8 levels including stables, temples, and wineries.
• Drive to Sahinefendi to visit the Sobesos excavation site. Here, you can inspect ancient Roman baths, tombs, a basilica, and mosaics.
• Then, head to Keslik Monastery, which has unique Cappadocian frescoes. These exceptional wall paintings date from the iconoclastic period (726-843 AD).
• Drive to the Greek town of Mustafapaşa. Famous for its beautiful architecture, Mustafapaşa was one of the largest Greek towns in Cappadocia until the 1924 population exchange between Turkey and Greece. Here, you will see the relics of Greek mansions, churches, and the Medrese seminary.
• Have lunch at a local restaurant and then return to your hotel around 4-5 pm.

Trip ends.