Private Underground City and Red Valley 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.
In this tour, we will visit Özkonak Underground City, one of the alternative underground cities of Cappadocia, and Red Valley with its magnificent nature. Please ask for availability for our group tour.
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 (approx.)
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:
Red Valley (Kızılçukur Valley)
Çavuşin Village
Özkonak Underground City
Love Valley
You will be picked-up from your hotel around 9.30 am in the morning.
Our first 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.
Our next stop is going to be Özkonak Underground City which is a quaint underground settlement located near the village of Özkonak. The site is pleasant to visit because it is clean, well-developed, and usually empty of tourists. Özkonak Underground City includes a water well, ventilation system, wine presses, and rolling stone doors. One of Cappadocia' largest stone doors is located here. One unique feature of the Özkonak Underground City are small holes, about 5 cm wide, above the passage ways. These could have been used for communication purposes, or to attack intruders with boiling oil or spheres.
The Love Valley is going to be our next attraction, especially for couples. Instagram lovers will be happy to click and capture instagram-friendly photos. There are props like love-swing, benches, and a vintage car. Note that the valley is wholly formed by the process of natural wind erosion over centuries.
At the end of the tour we will drive you back to your hotel around 17:30.