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Private Full Day Cappadocia Tour
- Duration8 hours
- Max Travelers15 people
- CategoryAgent Low Quality Product, Bus Tours
Overview
This Private Cappadocia Tour will depart from your Cappadocia hotel. Along with a professional tour guide and driver, you will visit historic sites in Cappadocia such as Three Beauties of Urgup, Mustafapasa, Taşkınpaşa, Sobessos, Underground city and more…
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What's included
Professional, experienced and licensed English local guide
Lunch
All Fees and Taxes
Air-conditioned vehicle
What's Not included
Drinks
Itinerary
The first stop is at the famous u2018Three Beauties of u00dcrgu00fcpu2019, where you can see the mushroom-shaped rock formations and a panorama of the city of u00dcrgu00fcp. The magnificent landscape of Cappadocia has been formed from solidified lava streams, ash and tuff stone from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. The landscape you can see now is the result of thousands of years of continual erosion, which has shaped the tuff deposits into the strangest pyramids and cones. The guide gives you information about how the landscape was formed and the history of Cappadocia.
After that you drive through Tau015fku0131npau015fa which has some of the best examples of Seljuk architecture in the district. The village houses follow the traditional plan, with stables on the ground floor to keep the upper floor rooms warm. There was also a u2018medreseu2019, an Islamic theological college there, but to this day only the impressive-looking doorway has been preserved.
The next stop is in Mustafapau015fa , which was originally known as Sinasos, an old village where Turks and Greeks lived side by side and where old Greek stone houses can still be seen. The Greeks left the village during the exchange of populations in 1923 agreed in the Treaty of Lausanne, and many of the houses have been abandoned since then or later turned into hotels.
Then you visit Sobessos , a recently discovered archaeological site from the Roman era, located near u015eahinefendi village. A large meeting hall with beautiful mosaics has been excavated. The site also contains a Roman bath with a well-preserved underfloor heating system.
Next you drive through u015eahin Efendi, where you can observe typical local peasants doing their daily chores, dressed in traditional national costumes. You can also see the huge storage caves in the surronding hills where fruit and vegetables are stored.
After that the tour takes you for a short walk in Sou011fanlu0131 valley , where there are many different churches with reasonably well preserved frescoes dating from the 10th to the 13th centuries. You can also buy the most famous local souvenir, the Sou011fanli doll here. At the end of the valley you have lunch in a local restaurant.nSou011fanlu0131 valley
Good to know
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.