The most colorful churches and off the beaten path of Cappadocia is located in the Golden Cappadocia route.
This will be the best experience ever that you will enjoy both underground cities and the local life.
Have a chance to visit an evacuated local Greek village full of mansions adorned with stone art.
Highlights
- Dive into the valleys of Cappadocia with accompany of your tour guide, who is a local citizen of the area.
- Explore the stone art of old Greek people who designed the village before the population exchange between Greece and Turkey.
- See the photogenic shapes of fairy chimneys which make the Cappadocia famous.
- Discover the large churches of the region
- Experience the local life in different villages on Cappadocia
Inclusions
- Private Tour
- Private Local Tour Guide
- Skip The Line Priority in Museum
- 24-Hour Emergency Hotline (Available on WhatsApp)
Exclusions
- Transportation
- Museum Tickets and Entrance Fees
- Lunch, drinks
- Tip to guide and driver (recommended)
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses
Know Before You Book
- This is only private guide service, and we can provide private vehicle upon request for the transportation between the sites upon request.
- Our guide can meet you at your hotel and will accompany you for a full day.
- As we don’t include the entrance tickets, you have flexibility to customize your tour by talking with your tour guide.
- Tours operated in English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and please contact us for other language preferences.
- Your guide will enter all the sites with you, so you will be informed in detail about every site.
- This tour requires a walk, and you may get exhausted at the end of your day.
- As this is a private tour guide service for your family, your guide will manage the pace of the tour according to you.
Good morning, with the rising Sun over the Cappadocia,
Your guide will meet you at your Cappadocia hotel and departure for a daily tour with accompany of your local tour guide.
Please find the suggested tour itinerary below. Remember that you can customize the itinerary by talking with your tour consultant or guide.
Kaymakli Underground City
It’s a UNESCO site with a lot of narrow tunnels carved out thousands years ago. Strolling in a city founded under the ground is an uncommon experience, which you can’t have a chance to do everywhere.
Soganli Valley
One of the most important animal for the region is pigeon. Their egg is used to paint the rock cut churches (the area is one of the largest monastic centers) so every wall in the valley is full of pigeonholes which serves as a nest. Out of the well-known routes, this beautiful part of magnificent nature will show you the different shades of the mother nature.
Sinasos (Mustafa Pasha Village)
A village famous for its local architecture, this is the place where you can see the stone art of old Greek people who lived in this village until the 1924 population exchange. Now, with accompany of your guide, you will visit a local village full of Greek mansions and churches.
Taskinpasha
This is a village of Seljuk period which includes lots of beautiful examples of stone art coming from Central Asia to the central Anatolia. Here you will visit mosque, tomb and madrasah bearing the signs of Turkish Islamic art.
Keslik Village
The next stop is the Keslik village famous for its monastery, one of the unique iconoclastic examples of Cappadocian frescoes which are forbidden by the Roman empires then.
Cemil Village
Between Mustafapasha and the Soganli Valley with it’s stone-fronted houses that mainly consist of cave rooms. This village is a place of Turkish who came from Greece. Here they still rear their animals in cave stables, bake their bread in stone ovens, hang their grapes in caves to keep fresh during the winter.
St Nicholas Church
Visitors to this complex are welcomed by a massive stone gate in the wall surrounding the buildings. It was erected as a guarantee of equality before the law for all citizens of the Ottoman Empire, regardless of their religion.
St Constantine Church
The St. Constantine and Helen Church was sponsored by the Ottoman Grand Vizier in 1729. Then it’s renovated by the community in 1850 but is not in use since the population exchange in 1924.
After the tour, your guide will accompany you back to your hotel.
We wish you a good evening in your cave hotel, where you can enjoy the Cappadocia more.
**Please kindly note that Private Van Service is required for this tour as sites are far away from each other. Van Service and driver is available for the additional price of 85 USD per day for duration of 7 hours.
Q- How can I book this tour and where my guide will meet me?
A- You can book this tour by filling the booking form on the right side of this page, then we will get back to you with a detailed confirmation email for your tour, and you can meet your guide at the lobby of your hotel.
Q- How can I pay for the tour I booked?
A- You can pay in cash upon arrival in Cappadocia, or we can get back to you with a mail order form if you would like to pay in advance for your tour.
Q- What is the suggested departure time for this tour?
A- Suggested departure time is 09:30am, however we can set the departure time according to your preference.