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

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Arrive Göreme⌄

   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.

   Overnight: 3 - 4 star hotel acommadation or boutique cave hotel

2. 2Göreme and Zemi Valley⌄

   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

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch

   Overnight: 3-4 star hotels accommadation or boutique cave hotel

3. 3Göreme Open Air Museum and Rose Valley⌄

   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.

   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

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch

   Overnight: 3-4 star hotel accommadation or boutique cave hotel

4. 4Love Valley - Uchisar Castle⌄

   Today’s route leads you through the Love Valley and its fairy chimneys.

   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

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch

   Overnight: 3-4 star hotel accommadation or boutique cave hotel

5. 5Boztepe, Çavusin and Pasabag⌄

   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.

   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

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch

   Overnight: 3-4 star hotel accommadation or boutique cave hotel

6. 6Ortahisar and Mustafapasa⌄

   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

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch

   Overnight: 2 days accommadation in Mustafapasa

7. 7Cemil Village, Golgoli Valley, Mustafapasa⌄

   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

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch

   Overnight: Accommadation in Mustafapasa

8. 8Departure⌄

   Our adventure ends after breakfast in Goreme. Those on the group flights will be transferred back to Kayseri or Nevsehir airport.

   Meals: Breakfast