North Cappadocia Small Group Tour | Goreme Open Air Museum & Fairy Chimneys

• Small group, maximum 14 people
• Hotel pick-up and drop-off from any hotel in Cappadocia, usually between 09:15 and 10:15
• Goreme Open Air Museum, Pasabag fairy chimneys, Love Valley, Devrent and the Ortahisar panorama
• Traditional lunch in a cave restaurant, and all museum entrance tickets included
• Professional licensed guide, in English
• About 6 hours, so it fits easily after a morning balloon flight

This tour covers the northern half of Cappadocia and is the easier, more economical way to see it. It suits anyone drawn to the rock-cut churches and their frescoes, the fairy chimneys, and the villages that grew into the soft volcanic stone. Lunch is served in a cave restaurant, and you stop at a pottery workshop in Avanos where the craft has been practised for four thousand years.

Places to visit

• Ortahisar Castle panorama, the second highest castle in Cappadocia, once a watchtower, with a viewpoint where you can stop for a drink
• Goreme Open Air Museum, cave churches with thousand-year-old wall paintings (ticket included)
• Love Valley, known for its pillar shaped rock formations
• Lunch, traditional dishes in a cave restaurant
• Pottery workshop in Avanos, a demonstration of a four-thousand-year-old craft
• Pasabag fairy chimneys, the mushroom shaped formations (ticket included)
• Devrent, the imagination valley, with its animal shaped rocks

What to expect

• This is a small group day tour, limited to 14 people.
• The tour lasts about 6 hours and may vary with weather and road conditions.
• Lunch and all museum entrance tickets on the route are included. Drinks at lunch are not.
• Hotel pick-up and drop-off are included, from any hotel in Cappadocia.
• If you would like a Spanish speaking guide, please select this option when booking.
• A private version of this tour is also available on our site.

Good to know before you book

• Pick-up is usually between 09:15 and 10:15. We confirm your exact time the day before the tour.
• The itinerary is fixed and cannot be changed. There may be stops at craft workshops along the route.
• Your guide may adjust the order of the visits depending on weather and road conditions.
• As this is a group tour, boarding can run slightly late, so please be ready on time.

Cancellation Policy

You will receive a full refund if you cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time, which is 9:00 AM local Cappadocia time. No refund will be issued for cancellations made after this period.