CAPPADOCIA
The Cappadocia shortlist.
A shortlist of the 10 goreme open air museum tours travellers book most often around Cappadocia. Operators, run-time, prices, and whether the day actually delivers — collected in one place.
Cappadocia Red Tour hits northern highlights: fairy chimneys, Zelve caves, Devrent Valley, Avanos pottery, plus Turkish lunch in a small group.
Full-day Cappadocia highlights from Göreme: Uchisar, Love Valley, Pasabag, Devrent Valley and Zelve with pickup and lunch for $36.20.
“A fantastic group tour which became a private tour due to low numbers during the COVID-19 epidemic. Serkan was a wonderful guide, was able to run the tour at a pace which suited us and was able to answer every question we had with great knowledge. The lunch was held at their hotel rather than…”
Cappadocia Red Tour with Göreme Museum: fairy chimneys, cave churches, valleys, pottery workshop, lunch, and hotel transfers.
A classic Cappadocia Red Tour from Göreme with Uchisar, Love Valley, Avanos pottery, Paşabağ, and Zelve Open-Air Museum plus lunch and pickup.
“We were the only couple on the tour that day, so we ended up with a private guide. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. The food at the lunch stop was delicious.”
Cappadocia Red Tour from Göreme with hotel pickup, expert guide, open-air museum, Pasabag fairy chimneys, Avanos lunch, and more.
“Excelente passeio. O guia é muito simpático e super conhecedor da história dos locais e região. Fornecem agua e a parada para o almoço é sensacional. Amei demais o passeio e a gentileza da equipe. Super recomendo. Estão de parabéns.”
A 7-hour small-group tour from Göreme featuring Uchisar Castle views, skip-the-line Göreme Open Air Museum, Avanos pottery, Pasabag fairy chimneys.
“Our guide, Ömer, was quite good, but the overall tour was fairly so-so. It’s basically the Red Tour put together in about one day but it felt like we didn’t have too much time in any one place to really appreciate it. The other thing is that Cappadocia is more or less a tourist playground,…”
A 3.5-hour guided walk through the UNESCO Göreme Open Air Museum with lunch, cave churches, and a small-group feel.
“The explanations are a bit superficial and in general the tour is too expensive compared to the service. It can be improved”
Small-group Göreme tour to Uchisar, Goreme Open Air Museum, Avanos, Pasabag and Devrent Valley. Lunch, skip-the-line tickets, pickup.
“Prompt pickup. Good organisation. Well paced. Enjoyable lunch. Generally, driver n guide exhibited good disposition.”
A full-day small-group Cappadocia tour linking Devrent Valley, Pasabag, Avanos pottery, and Göreme Open-Air Museum, with lunch and pickup.
“Benjamin was a great tour guide in Cappadocia and was very informative. Benjamin had extensive knowledge of the history of the area and pointed out unique facts along the route. The outside museum was great. Benjamin catered to our needs (changing lunch to be later as we were not yet hungry). Tafana restaurant was good…”
One day tour of Göreme and nearby valleys from Urgup with Open Air Museum, Monks Valley, Avanos pottery, and Uchisar Castle views.
“Mustafa was an excellent guıde and made us laugh the entıre trıp. Would definitely request him again. -Corey, Texas USA”
