Why choose this Goreme tour ?
This Private Cappadocia Tour will depart from your Cappadocia hotel. Along with a professional tour guide and driver, you will visit historic sites in Cappadocia such as Three Beauties of Urgup, Mustafapasa, Taşkınpaşa, Sobessos, Underground city and more…
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What makes Private: Full-Day Cappadocia Tour a unique experience ?
The first stop is at the famous ‘Three Beauties of Ürgüp’, where you can see the mushroom-shaped rock formations and a panorama of the city of Ürgüp. The magnificent landscape of Cappadocia has been formed from solidified lava streams, ash and tuff stone from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. The landscape you can see now is the result of thousands of years of continual erosion, which has shaped the tuff deposits into the strangest pyramids and cones. The guide gives you information about how the landscape was formed and the history of Cappadocia.
After that you drive through Taşkınpaşa which has some of the best examples of Seljuk architecture in the district. The village houses follow the traditional plan, with stables on the ground floor to keep the upper floor rooms warm. There was also a ‘medrese’, an Islamic theological college there, but to this day only the impressive-looking doorway has been preserved.
The next stop is in Mustafapaşa , which was originally known as Sinasos, an old village where Turks and Greeks lived side by side and where old Greek stone houses can still be seen. The Greeks left the village during the exchange of populations in 1923 agreed in the Treaty of Lausanne, and many of the houses have been abandoned since then or later turned into hotels.
Then you visit Sobessos , a recently discovered archaeological site from the Roman era, located near Şahinefendi village. A large meeting hall with beautiful mosaics has been excavated. The site also contains a Roman bath with a well-preserved underfloor heating system.
Next you drive through Şahin Efendi, where you can observe typical local peasants doing their daily chores, dressed in traditional national costumes. You can also see the huge storage caves in the surronding hills where fruit and vegetables are stored.
After that the tour takes you for a short walk in Soğanlı valley , where there are many different churches with reasonably well preserved frescoes dating from the 10th to the 13th centuries. You can also buy the most famous local souvenir, the Soğanli doll here. At the end of the valley you have lunch in a local restaurant.
Soğanlı valley
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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- Private: Full-Day Cappadocia Tour
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Private: Full-Day Cappadocia Tour Inclusions:
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- Professional, experienced and licensed English local guide
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- Drinks
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by enkatravel.com.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Istanbul.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
- This Tour is Rated 5 Stars based on 4 valid reviews on TRIPADVISOR.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.