Turkey · Archaeology

Full-Day Cappadocia Sightseeing Tour with Kaymaklı Underground City

1 Day Round trip from Uçhisar Easy pace

Cone-shaped rock formations of Cappadocia

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore the rock-cut churches, chapels, monasteries, and wall paintings at Göreme Openair Museum
02 Take in panoramic views over Cappadocia from Uçhisar Castle and Pigeon Valley
03 See the mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys of Paşabağ and the striking rock formations of Dervent Valley
04 Visit Avanos, a pottery-making center for 4000 years, and watch traditional pottery being made
05 Discover the 8-floor Kaymaklı Underground City and its magnificent building arts

Discover the remarkable landscapes and heritage of Cappadocia on this full-day sightseeing tour. Visit Uçhisar Castle and Pigeon Valley for panoramic views, explore the rock-cut churches and wall paintings of Göreme Openair Museum, and see the fairy chimneys of Paşabağ, Dervent Valley, and Three Beauties. The tour also takes you to Avanos, known for its 4000-year pottery tradition, and to Kaymaklı Underground City, an impressive 8-floor underground settlement built in 3000 B.C.

The tour also takes you to Avanos, known for its 4000-year pottery tradition, and to Kaymaklı Underground City, an impressive 8-floor underground settlement built in 3000 B.C.

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At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

Cities Cappadocia, Avanos

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Uçhisar, Göreme, Avanos, and Kaymaklı Underground City

Get picked up from your hotel or the airport in the Cappadocia area and begin your tour in Uçhisar.
Visit Pigeon Valley and Uçhisar Castle, and enjoy a panoramic view of Cappadocia from the top of the castle.
Stop by an Onyx Workshop to learn about its formation. You will also stop at carpet shops.
Visit Göreme Openair Museum to see the first traces of Christianity in Anatolia through its wall paintings, as well as early Christian cave churches, chapels, and monasteries.
Continue to the mushroom-shaped fairy chimney valley of Paşabağ Valley, also called Monks Valley.
Discover Avanos, the town center of pottery making for 4000 years, and visit traditional pottery shops. See how pottery is made there.
Proceed to Dervent Valley to see the amazing rock formations in the pink valley.
Visit the ancient beauties of Urgup and stop by the Three Beauties Fairy Chimneys.
Drive to Kaymaklı Underground City and discover this 8-floor underground city, built because of mandatory situations, with magnificent building arts dating back to 3000 B.C.
Transfer to your hotel or drop-off at the airport. End of the tour.