Nevşehir Merkez Trip Overview
The surreal landscape of Cappadocia, created by successive volcanic eruptions and continuous erosion is a huge national park. Its incredible formations and rock-cut churches from the early Christianity are being enlisted as a UNESCO world heritage site! People are still living caves within the region and each town has a somewhat troglodyte character! There are more than 80 underground cities adding an unbeatable feature to the area. There are so many interesting things to do in this incredible destination.
This tour is specially designed to introduce you to all of Cappadocia including the non-touristy areas in two days at a relaxed pace. This is also a private tour and completely flexible. You can add or remove visits of your interests within the region even during the tour. The suggested itinerary is shown below.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Nevşehir Merkez, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
Explore Nevşehir Merkez Promoted Experiences
What to Expect When Visiting Nevşehir Merkez, Nevşehir, Turkey
The surreal landscape of Cappadocia, created by successive volcanic eruptions and continuous erosion is a huge national park. Its incredible formations and rock-cut churches from the early Christianity are being enlisted as a UNESCO world heritage site! People are still living caves within the region and each town has a somewhat troglodyte character! There are more than 80 underground cities adding an unbeatable feature to the area. There are so many interesting things to do in this incredible destination.
This tour is specially designed to introduce you to all of Cappadocia including the non-touristy areas in two days at a relaxed pace. This is also a private tour and completely flexible. You can add or remove visits of your interests within the region even during the tour. The suggested itinerary is shown below.
Itinerary
Day 1: All the Highlights of Cappadocia
Stop At: Goreme Open-Air Museum, Merkez, Muze Cd., Goreme 50180 Turkey
This UNESCO site, formerly a troglodyte monastery of early Christian monks offers some of best frescoes in the world.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Uchisar Castle, Uchisar Turkey
Uchisar Castle has a 360 degree views of the entire region.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Cavusin, Cavusin, Cappadocia
The abandoned Cavusin village has a cave mosque and a basilica.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Avanos, Avanos, Cappadocia
Avanos upon red river, the longest river in Turkey is where we will see the pottery ateliers for the regions ceramics industry and enjoy the famous local dish pottery kebab for lunch.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Devrent Valley, Devrent Mevkii No:1 Urgup Yolu, 50500 Turkey
Devrent imagination valley boasts many incredible formations such as the camel rock.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Pasabag, Urgup Turkey
The colossal fairy chimneys of Pasabag is must see! There we will walk among them including a fairy chimney police station. This cute station is still operational!
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Pigeon Valley, Uchisar KasabasI Nevşehir Kapadokya, Goreme 50240 Turkey
The pigeon valley view point offers a fantastic panorama of Goreme town.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Love Valley, Goreme 50180 Turkey
This picturesque valley is best seen from atop the nearby view point.
Duration: 20 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Authentic Cappadocia
Stop At: Kaymakli Underground City, Derinkuyu Turkey
This incredible UNESCO site has 4 subterranean levels in which ancient people temporarily settled during the recurring threats.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Soganli Valley, 40Km Southeast of Urgup, and 25Km to the East of Derinkuyu, Kayseri 38800 Turkey
The little known Soganli Valley is such a peaceful spot. It is not only so scenic but also very interesting with its unspoiled traditional life. We will have an easy walk here exploring the local life and historical attractions without too many noisy tourists.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Urgup Museum, Kayseri Cad. No:39 Urgup Merkez, Urgup Turkey
This small museum is a great place to represent the archaeological past of Cappadocia region.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Cemil, Davutlu, 50402 Cemil/Ürgüp/Nevşehir, Turkey
Cemil Village is a living example of the population exchange occured in 1923 as a mutual agreement between Turkey and Greece. Walking its silent streets will bring back old memories of the times the village was inhabited by the Greeks.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Mustafapasa, Mustafapasa, Urgup, Cappadocia
Mustafapaşa town has very ornate masonry Greek homes. We will take a walk in this peaceful town too. Afterwards, we will sample Turkish coffee to give our legs a rest.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Three Beauties, Esbelli, Nevşehir Ürgüp Yolu, 50400 Ürgüp/Nevşehir, Turkey
Uc guzeller (literally three graces) is a view point looking out on the views of three massive fairy chimneys each capped by a volcanic mountain bomb. The views of the 4000 meter tall mountain Erciyes will also be seen in the background.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Ortahisar Kalesi, Ortahisar Turkey
Our surprise view point overlooking this amazing panorama of Ortahisar town will mark the end of our memorable tour.
Duration: 20 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
