CAPPADOCIA
The Cappadocia shortlist.
A shortlist of the 10 museums 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.
“Very informative Tour .Ellie the guide was so knowledgeable and so nice.”
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 used Paphlagonia tours and our tour guide Cagatay was brilliant. The tour was punctual, accommodating and gave us just the right amount of information to keep us interested. He was friendly and kind enough to take photos for us - he was flexible to suit our mood - if we were tired he could…”
Cappadocia Red Tour from Göreme with hotel pickup, expert guide, open-air museum, Pasabag fairy chimneys, Avanos lunch, and more.
“On time and great guide, small group and comfortable van. Highly recommend. The entrance to 3 of the sites not included, 750 TRY at time of writing (~25 USD). You get free time to explore sites at own pace.”
Cappadocia Red Tour from Göreme: small group, lunch, guide, and museum tickets. Visit Uçhisar, Love Valley, Paşabağ, Zelve, Avanos.
“The tour started well with visits of Monk's valley and the open air museum. The guide was friendly and gave us some interesting information. After that, there was a photo stop at imagination valley followed by the pottery workshop (and subsequent time in a shop). The pottery demonstration was interesting, the shop less so. Then…”
A 7-hour small-group tour from Göreme featuring Uchisar Castle views, skip-the-line Göreme Open Air Museum, Avanos pottery, Pasabag fairy chimneys.
“Great day out. Our tour guide was super knowledgeable of the place and shared some very interesting facts and information. The day was spaced out well with good outings. Would surely recommend!”
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.
“Amazing archeology of rock formations throughout Cappadocia and out lying areas. The hot air balloon ride scenery was magical”
