FULL DAY GOREME TOUR (Private)

Tour starts in the morning from the hotel. Firstly, you will visit to DEVRENT Valley has various types of fairy chimneys. Among these are those with caps, cones, mushroom li-keforms pillar and pointed rocks. We will take a walk through this amazing valley. Then, you will visit PASABAGLARI (Monk’s Valley) whe-re you will see many fairy chimneys with multiple stems and caps can be found here, this style being unique to this area. A chapel dedicated to St. Simeon and a hermit's shelter is built into one such fairy chimney with three heads. After visiting Pasabag, we will drive to AVANOS which is known for the pottery, a craft dating back to the Hittite period. The red clay which is worked by local craftsmen comes from the residue in the Kizilirmak river. The Kizilirmak, which divides Avanos into two, is Anatolia's longest river. And we will have a rest to have lunch in a local restaurant. After having lunch, we will proceed to GOREME Open Air Museum whe-re this religious education was started. You will visit the churches, chapels and monasteries carved into the fairy chimneys from the 10th to the 13th centuries with frescos painted on the walls. Before we take you to your hotels, we will have a rest to take some photos in UCHISAR cas-tle and ESENTEPE. UCHISAR cas-tLE is the highest point in the region. The cas-tle and its surrounds used to be the most populated area this settlement. As for Esentepe, this hill provides a magnificent panorama of the surrounding area. After the tour, return to your hotel