Private Daily Hiking Tour
We organize Cappadocia daily tours as group tours and private tours. Daily group tours are up to 16 people. Small group tours are up to 8 people. In private tours, vehicle and tour guide are provided.
You will have the opportunity to explore more of Cappadocia with this walking tour. Please ask for availability for our group tours.
Highlights
Intimate group experience max 16-19 people and small groups with a maximum of 8 people.
Departure time approximately 9:30 and the tour takes 6 to 7 hours.
This tour is not suitable for guests with walking difficulties.
Includes
+Transport by air-conditioned minivan.
+Hotel pickup and drop-off.
+Professional English-speaking tour guide.
+National Park and museum entrance fees.
+Lunch (drinks not included).
Itinerary
Pancarlık Valley
Ortahisar Panorama
Red Valley
Çavuşin Village
Paşabağları
Zelve Valley
You will be picked-up from your hotel around 9.30 am in the morning.
Our first destination is going to be Pancarlık Valley which has untouched nature in many points. Over 1400 years, Christians worshipped at Pancarlık Church. Its eccentric architecture and unique position make it special. Pancarlık Church is one of the longest used church spaces in the world. Christians worshiped here for nearly 1400 years.As an attraction point to see, this valley is of great value in terms of its natural beauties and historical relics.
Our next stop is going to be Ortahisar Castle Panaroma. Ortahisar Castle known as the most spectacular fairy chimney of Cappadocia, is located in Ortahisar town of Nevşehir. The castle, where the first settlement of the town started, became the center of Ortahisar in time with the settlements built around it. Some researchers believe that it was built on the foundations of a building from the Hittite era. Three fortresses guarded Cappadocia in the Byzantine period: Kadi Castle in Urgup, Ortahisar Castle, and Uchisar Castle.
Next destination is going to be Red Valley (Kızılçukur Valley). With its different rock and fairy chimney structure, it is one of the most beautiful and well known valley in Cappadocia. This valley features rock formations and fairy chimneys which are believed to be different from any other valley in Cappadocia. Red Valley will amaze you.
Çavuşin Village will be our next stop of this tour. The village is known for its impressive architecture as the houses are carved into rocks creating a spectacular backdrop. These houses, which are very suitable for protection from hot weather, have survived to the present day in a robust manner. In Çavuşin, local people still live in the rock-cut dwellings and stone houses. Çavuşin also has variety of historical sites such as ruins from the Christian monks and some churches.
In our next stop Pasabağları also known as ‘Monks' Valley’, you will walk and climb around fairy chimneys of every shape and size. Paşabağları is best known for fairy chimneys which build up mushroom shapes, this is why it is also known as Mushroom Valley. The formations that once used as a seclusion place for the Monks.
Zelve Valley is going to be our last stop. Zelve Valley also known as the Zelve Open Air Museum, has a deep-rooted history, has a unique view. It is among the earliest-settled and last-abandoned monastic valleys in Cappadocia and has hosted many different civilizations since ancient times. Zelve Valley Open Air Museum is a very peaceful area that travelers may see variety of both natural and human made formations and best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia such as churches, tunnels, mills, houses and monastery.
At the end of the tour we will drive you back to your hotel around 17:30.