Imagine waking up to a fairy tale landscape, with a brilliant sun rising into the bluest of skies. The same sky is which are peppered with hot air balloons slowly ascending. This is usually the first sight a visitor has when in Cappadocia, but this is just an introduction to the possibilities and adventures that await one in Cappadocia, the land of the beautiful horses.

As if plucked from a whimsical fairytale and set down upon the stark Anatolian plains, Cappadocia is a geological oddity of honeycombed hills and towering boulders of otherworldly beauty.
You’ve seen the romantic pictures of hot air balloons floating above rock formations and beautiful breakfasts in an airy rooms with sweeping views.

This very landscape has been home to innumerable cultures and civilizations, due to the ease with which the soil could be carved out. The area is littered with many underground cities that seem frozen in time. Cappadocia is an open-air museum that was witness and has evidence for the Assyrians, Hittites, Romans, Byzantines, Early Christians, Islam and more.

the North Cappadocia Tour

After breakfast, an air-con transport with guide cum driver will pick you up (8 am) from the hotel.
The tour starts with Devrent Valley (also known as Imaginary Valley) is known for its lunaresque landscape, this landmark valley has a variety of whimsical rock formations and ends with a drop to your hotel.
Pasabagi (Paşabağı)
Feel the mystic of Fairy Chimneys in this small valley, halfway along the turn-off road to Zelve, has a three-headed rock formation and some of Cappadocia's most famous examples of basalt-topped fairy chimneys.
Monks once inhabited the valley and you can climb inside one chimney to a monk's quarters, decorated with Hellenic crosses.
Wooden steps lead to a chapel where three iconoclastic paintings escaped the vandals; the central one depicts the Virgin holding baby Jesus.
Avanos Center of Terracotta Art
Ceramic dated back to the 3000 BC in the area and survived from to generations, life here revolves around pots, pans and decanters.
The pottery of Avanos, also known by the names Zuwinasa, Nenansa, and Venessa in antiquity, is a reflection of thousands of years of history. Since the time of the Hittites, Avanos has continuously produced pottery.
The region's red soil is primarily to thank for the prevalence of pottery. Under the hands of the masters, this oily and soft clay soil becomes a masterpiece.
Lunch
Lunch on tour will be served at an local restaurant.
{Veg & Non Veg (Turkish Cuisine)}.
Goreme Open Air Museum
This Unesco World Heritage site is an essential stop on any Cappadocian itinerary. First thought to be a Byzantine monastic settlement that housed some 20 monks, then a pilgrimage site from the 17th century, this splendid cluster of monastic Byzantine artistry with its rock-cut churches, chapels and monasteries is 1km uphill from Göreme's centre.
The Dark Church, the most famous of them, takes its name from the fact that it originally had very few windows. The frescoes show, among other things, Christ Pantocrator, the Nativity, the Transfiguration, the Betrayal by Judas and the Crucifixion.
Turkish Carpet
A visit to the carpet weaving co-operation to see how the Turkish carpet made by hand.
Few things are as beautiful or will make such a Wow! impression as a Turkish rug.
Founded by the son of a family of weavers in a small weaving village in Cappadocia, this cooperative has long been a family affair.
They create beautiful, traditional kilim rugs with a modern twist, preserving the craft while also looking ahead.
Goreme Valley
In a spectacular landscape, entirely sculpted by erosion, the Göreme valley and its surroundings contain rock-hewn sanctuaries that provide unique evidence of Byzantine art in the post-Iconoclastic period.
Dwellings, troglodyte villages and underground towns – the remains of a traditional human habitat dating back to the 4th century – can also be seen there.
Uchisar Rock-Castle
Imagine a gigantic, porous rock stretching towards the sky and now imagine you are standing on top of that said rock. If you are not in a plane, a balloon or a hawk, the best spot you will soak in the geography would be here, 
You should wander through the tunnels opened up by the streams mighty flow, while listening to the pigeons flapping their wings as they leave their nest and saunter through the giant formations in the valley in awe, for knowing that they were sculpted by no one but the nature itself.

the South Cappadocia TouR

After breakfast, an air-con transport with guide cum driver will pick you up (8 am) from the hotel.
The tour starts with Red Valley (Kızıl Vadi) and discover rock-cut churches on your 5 km hike through the Valley of Gulludere. The tour ends with a drop to your hotel.
Kızıl Vadi
Every other spot here serves the best dreamy sunset, but one sets itself apart from every other. Located just near Çavuşin Village and Ortahisar, Red Valley draws the most romantic and unforgettable moments as the sky takes on crimson red tones.
Visitors are encouraged to start their walk through the rare formations red tuff creates just before sunset and take their place at the viewing terrace just at the right moment, to soak in the glamour.
Cavusin (Çavuşin) Village
Your next destination may not radiate its allure from afar but once in, you will leave in awe for sure. Once you are through this seemingly ordinary village, your path will take you to ancient ruins and fairy chimneys making their way to the village square.
You can access the oldest churches, built between 1st and 10th centuries, through this path. You can reach the churches in Güllüdere and Kızılçukur though the most enticing site inviting you just near the slope of a cliff:  one of the oldest and the largest in Cappadocia, the Church of St John the Baptist.
Lunch
Lunch on tour will be served at an local restaurant.
{Veg & Non Veg (Turkish Cuisine)}.
Pigeon Valley
Guvercinlik Vadisi (Pigeon Valley) earned its name from the countless man made dovecotes (Pigeon Houses) that have been carved into the soft volcanic tuff.
Since ancient times Pigeons have been used in the Cappadocia region for food and fertiliser for the infertile soil. While pigeons no longer play such an important role in the area, their rocky homes have still been maintained by locals and can be found atop rock pillars and inside excavated cave houses and churches throughout the region.
Derinkuyu Underground City
It was used for locals for centuries to hide from persecution or attacks. The depth is ~ 85 meters. This mysterious underground place has all the features found in an underground city as in barns, cellars, refectory, churches, boileries etc.
In addition, there is a missionary school on the 2nd floor. The ceiling of the school is covered with a barrel vault, not common in underground cities. The spaces to the left of the hall are the study rooms. After the 3rd and 4th floors of the underground city, the staircase descends in depth and the cross-planned church on the ground floor is reached.

ADD-ON THINGS TO DO

Hot Air Balloon Ride
Ogle at the ethereal “fairy chimneys” of central Turkey’s Cappadocia region, where the striking limestone spires and pillars are now peppered with subterranean churches and dwellings etched into the rock. The ground level views wow, but this natural grandeur is best appreciated from above, traveling 16 to 3200-feet in the air
ATV Tour
Take a 2 hour ATV (Quad) tour in Cappadocia that zips through a number of stunning locations.
Drive past towering fairy chimneys, through villages and valleys.
Quad biking in Cappadocia is very exciting and an unforgetable adventure experience.
Private Photo Shoot
Make sure you leave Cappadocia with memories to last a lifetime after a photo shoot and sightseeing tour by vintage car. You’ll enjoy the freedom and flexibility to tailor your itinerary on this private excursion, as you travel to top Cappadocia sights in the style of a vintage vehicle.

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