Private Tour - Fairy Trails of Cappadocia - 7 Night 8 Days

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrive Göreme
1 stop
1
Goreme
We pick up Kayseri or Nevsehir Airport. After check in to your hotel, you will meet with your tour guide and an information meeting will be held about the program.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Göreme and Zemi Valley
1 stop
2
After breakfast, you walk through the streets of Göreme. Most of the houses are centuries old and have been converted to modern hotels and restaurants. First, you walk a few kilometres with a view to the Uchisar Castle on a dirt road; then you go down to the Zemi valley, this path takes you back to Göreme via Görkündere. Walking for the day: 13 km, 4-5 hours
5 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Göreme Open Air Museum and Rose Valley
2 stops
3
Goreme Open-Air Museum
In the morning there is an opportunity for a balloon flight, an unforgettable experience to watch the landscape from above (optional, payable on site). You will walk from your hotel to the Göreme Open Air Museum (Unesco World Cultural Heritage), the frescoes of the churches in the museum are unique.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
4
Then you will walk through the Meskendir Valley via the Red Canyon to Üzümlü Church. After the lunch break, you will hike to the Haçlı church, and from there the path goes via Rose Valley back to Göreme. Walking for the day: 14 km, 5 hours
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Love Valley - Uchisar Castle
2 stops
5
Love Valley
Today’s route leads you through the Love Valley and its fairy chimneys.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
6
Uchisar Castle
After you exit Love Valley, you will hike up to Uchisar Castle. The climb to the castle is worthwhile because the panoramic view from above is unique. Afterwards, you will walk through Uchisar down to the Pigeon Valley and through Pigeon Valley back to Göreme. Walking for the day: 13 km, 4-5 hours
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Boztepe, Çavusin and Pasabag
2 stops
7
Today you will hike via the higher path parallel to the Boztepe hill, offering spectacular views of the Rose Valley to Çavuşin Castle, where you can visit the John the Baptist Church.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
8
Fairy Chimneys
From there the path continues to Paşabağ. Here are the most remarkable fairy chimneys in Cappadocia. If you wish, you can extend your stage by walking further from Paşabağ and visiting the old cave settlement of Zelve which was inhabited until 1953. Walking for the day: 13 km, 4 hours
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Ortahisar and Mustafapasa
1 stop
9
Ortahisar
Your hike begins near the small Tuff Castle of Ortahisar and takes you along the paths and field roads through the Gomeda Valley, known for its multi-storey “pigeon houses”, to your hotel in Mustafapaşa (Sinasos). Next two nights in the boutique cave hotel in Sinassos. Walking for the day: 13 km, 4 hours
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Cemil Village, Golgoli Valley, Mustafapasa
1 stop
10
After breakfast of your hotel, you will be transferred by car to the village of Cemil. The path crosses the ancient settlement Golgoli. In the early Christian era, the population of Sinasos (Mustafapaşa) used to celebrate the birth of the Mother Mary and Easter in this ancient settlement. You can visit the abandoned cave dwellings there. The connecting tunnel to the Gomeda valley has partly collapsed and can not be passed, but there are still some tunnels and underground houses to be discovered. A timber road leads you down to the village of Sinasos and your hotel. Walking for the day: 12 km, 4 hours
4 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 8
Departure
1 stop
11
Kayseri
Our adventure ends after breakfast in Goreme. Those on the group flights will be transferred back to Kayseri or Nevsehir airport.
2 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness

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