Small-Group Cappadocia Tour: Devrent Valley, Monks Valley and Open Air Museum in Goreme


8 hours
Pick-up offered
Free cancellation
3 - 9
Mobile ticket

Overview

Wonder at the natural and man-made treasures of Cappadocia on this full-day tour! Mother Nature has turned the region’s volcanic hills into crowds of bizarrely shaped cones and pinnacles that almost defy belief. Traveling by air-conditioned coach, head into the extraordinary landscapes to ogle the weird formations of the Devrent Valley and Pasabag. After an included lunch and time at a pottery workshop in Avanos, visit the Göreme Open-Air Museum to see its fresco-coated, rock-cut chapels.

Enjoy personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour, limited to 20 people.

Inclusions

  • Lunch
  • Local guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Pottery-making class
  • Entry/Admission - Goreme National Park

What to expect

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Devrent Valley, Devrent Mevkii No:1 Urgup Yolu, 50500 Turkiye

After pickup from your Cappadocia hotel in the morning, travel to the extraordinary Devrent Valley to see its clustered collections of volcanic cones, pinnacles and other unique rock formations. Learn about the fascinating erosion process that has sculpted these strangely shaped rocks from your guide.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Pasabag, Urgup Turkiye

Continue to Pasabag, also known as Monks Valley, where bizarre, mushroom-shaped rock pinnacles rear up from the surrounding vineyards. Take photos of these surreal formations and hear how hermits and monks once made shelters in their cones.


Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Avanos, Avanos, Cappadocia

Next, head to Avanos, where you will participate in a pottery-making workshop. Admire the dexterity of the potters at work, and take the opportunity to spin and create your own pottery masterpiece as you learn more about one of Turkey's oldest crafts.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Goreme National Park, Goreme 50180 Turkiye

Stop for lunch at a restaurant near the UNESO World Heritage Site that is the Göreme Open-Air Museum. Then, after your included lunch, head inside this spectacular museum to see its ancient, rock-hewn churches, chapels and monasteries. Admire the artistry of their long-ago sculptors and marvel at the delicate frescoes that still coat some of the inner walls.

After your visit, return to your coach and finish your tour with a drop-off at your hotel.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Additional information

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Gail F
May 2015

Amazing archeology of rock formations throughout Cappadocia and out lying areas. The hot air balloon ride scenery was magical

Jorge M
October 2014

Excellent tour, you visit most of Cappadoccia main attractions. The guide and the driver were excellent.

JOSE F
August 2014

Heavenly tour!!!!! Spectacular and amazing Landscapes. The tour guide was a wonderful kind beautiful person. The driver fantástico and always driving safety. Lunch good enough, good service.

Bruna_G
August 2013

Very good. Tour guide excellent, food good, cars good, tour in general very good, a lot to see. Thank you

Francesca N
May 2019

Bel tour, con tempi giusti per godere appieno delle bellezze della zona. guida preparata e in grado di tenere sempre alto il livello di attenzione

Jorge Antonio L
September 2014

Excellent tour for who has limited time. You can do everything in one day, included the balloon flight.
The tour guide very profesional and responsible. I recommend this tour indeed.

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