Urgup Trip Overview
We visit Goreme Open-Air Museum which is member of UNESCO World Heritage consisting of five Byzantine Orthodox churches.
After we visit Uchisar Castle which has many rooms hollowed out into the rock are connected to each other with stairs, tunnels and passages. After lunch break, a visit to Pasabagi (Monks Valley) the mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys with twin and even triple rock caps are very unique even for Cappadocia.
Also visit Avanos (Pottery). The last stop is Devrent Valley which is famous for its unique landscape.
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Duration: 7 hours
Starts: Urgup, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Urgup, Cappadocia, Turkey
We visit Goreme Open-Air Museum which is member of UNESCO World Heritage consisting of five Byzantine Orthodox churches.
After we visit Uchisar Castle which has many rooms hollowed out into the rock are connected to each other with stairs, tunnels and passages. After lunch break, a visit to Pasabagi (Monks Valley) the mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys with twin and even triple rock caps are very unique even for Cappadocia.
Also visit Avanos (Pottery). The last stop is Devrent Valley which is famous for its unique landscape.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Devrent Valley, Devrent Mevkii No:1 Urgup Yolu, 50500 Turkey
We will pick you up from your hotel in-between 09:00 and 09:30 and depart for our full day Cappadocia Tour. Our first stop will be visiting the Devrent Valley which reveals many different rock formations and small fairy chimneys that form a lunar landscape or moonscape by their strange look. By walking through this amazing valley, you will also see animal-like rock formations that look like a sculpture zoo created by nature. Our tour will continue on to Pasabagi (Monk’s Valley) which contains some of the most striking fairy chimneys in Cappadocia with twin and triple rock caps. This shape is unique for Cappadocia where these fairy chimneys are named ‘mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys’.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Avanos, Avanos, Cappadocia
After visiting Pasabagi, we will drive to Avanos which is known for its world-renowned pottery, a craft dating back to the Hittite period. The red clay which is worked by local craftsmen comes from the residue of the Kizilirmak river, the longest river in Turkey.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Goreme National Park, Goreme 50180 Turkey
After having the lunch in a local restaurant in Avanos we will continue our tour visiting the Goreme Open Air Museum. You will visit the churches, chapels and monasteries carved into the fairy chimneys from the 10th to 13th centuries A.D. with frescos painted on the walls.
You will have ample time to take photo in the neighboring valleys before we transfer you to your hotel.
Duration: 2 hours
