Ortahisar Trip Overview
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Cappadocia is a very large area to travel in 1 day by yourself. That is why we offer you a private guide and transportation service for a very reasonable rate. The advantage of the private tour is to avoid the delays of others and concentrate on your interests.
You will not only see the place but also will get a remarkable information about the culture, history, and nature of Cappadocia from your professional guide.
Our minivans are all comfortable Mercedes Benz.
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Duration: 6 to 8 hours
Starts: Ortahisar, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Ortahisar, Cappadocia, Turkey
You can also customize your tour.
Cappadocia is a very large area to travel in 1 day by yourself. That is why we offer you a private guide and transportation service for a very reasonable rate. The advantage of the private tour is to avoid the delays of others and concentrate on your interests.
You will not only see the place but also will get a remarkable information about the culture, history, and nature of Cappadocia from your professional guide.
Our minivans are all comfortable Mercedes Benz.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Goreme Open-Air Museum, Merkez, Muze Cd., Goreme 50180 Turkey
Goreme Open-Air Museum resembles a vast monastic complex composed of scores of refectory monasteries placed side-by-side, each with its own fantastic church. It is obviously the first sight to be visited by any traveler in Cappadocia, standing as it does in the very center of the region with easy access from all directions. It is only 15 minutes walk (1.5km, 1 mile) from Goreme village center. It contains the finest of the rock-cut churches, with beautiful frescoes (wall paintings) whose colors still retain all their original freshness. It also presents unique examples of rock hewn architecture and fresco technique. The Goreme Open Air Museum has been a member of UNESCO World Heritage List since 1984, and was one of the first two UNESCO sites in Turkey.
Your guide will explain the meanings of frescoes covering the walls of thousand-year-old cave churches as you explore this spectacular UNESCO World Heritage site.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Pasabag, Urgup Turkey
Pasabag valley contains some of the most striking fairy chimneys in Cappadocia with twin and even triple rock caps. This style is unique even for Cappadocia and these fairy chimneys are named mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Cavusin, Cavusin, Cappadocia
One of the oldest villages of Cappadocia, where the first Christians have settled. The villagers lived inside the cave houses until 1955. You can visit the ruins of old Cavusin village.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Goreme Panorama, Uchisar Yolu uzeri 1.km, Goreme 50180 Turkey
The best panoramic view of Cappadocia. You can see Mt. Erciyes which is one of the creators of Cappadocia rocks, from this point.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Pigeon Valley, Uchisar KasabasI Nevşehir Kapadokya, Goreme 50240 Turkey
In this valley, you can see the different formations of pigeon houses. One of the best points to take photos in Cappadocia.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Devrent Valley, Devrent Mevkii No:1 Urgup Yolu, 50500 Turkey
Devrent Valley (also spelled as Dervent Valley) reveals many different rock formations and is only a 10 minute drive from Goreme. The small fairy chimneys in the valley form a lunar landscape, or moonscape, by their strange look.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Kaymakli Underground City, Derinkuyu Turkey
Kaymakli underground city is built under the hill known as the Citadel of Kaymakli and was opened to visitors in 1964. The people of Kaymakli (Enegup in Greek) village have constructed their houses around nearly one hundred tunnels of the underground city. The inhabitants of the region still use the most convenient places in the tunnels as cellars, storage areas and stables, which they access through their courtyards. The Kaymakli Underground City has low, narrow and sloping passages. While the underground city consists of 8 floors below ground, only 4 of them are open to the public today, in which the spaces are organized around ventilation shafts.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ortahisar Kalesi, Ortahisar Turkey
Another rock castle in Cappadocia. You can see the old cave houses.
Duration: 30 minutes
