We booked this tour directly with Golden Grape Travel. Since the beginning, they had been very responsive answering questions and helping us booking the tour that fitted our interest and schedule. Suat, the tour guide had been very informative. Since it was a private tour we had great flexibility regarding what to see and what to skip. Golden Grape Travel also provided Private airport transfer for us. Very good customer service throughout!
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Private transportation
- GST (Goods and Services Tax)
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Parking Fees
- Professional Tour Guide
Excludes
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- admission fee of Museums
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Traveler pick up offered
Itinerary
here you will see the old caves and pigeon houses as the base of Uçhisar Castle Uçhisar Castle, the highest rock formation of the region. Your guide will tell you about geological processes that formed this unique landscape. Here you will have some free time to explore by yourself.
Kaymaklı Underground City which is the biggest underground settlement discovered so far. It has 12 levels connected with narrow tunnels and rock ladders. You will visit animal stalls, storage spaces for food and weapons, a church, winery, oil press, kitchen, classrooms and other parts of the 5 levels which are open for visitors. Your guide will tell how and why Undergraundcity was made and how people used this amazing place for security in dangerous times.
Open Air Museum, a hidden valley where you can see many rock-cut churches and their associated buildings; especially dining created from the 10th to the 12th century and are famous for the special rooms (refectories) and kitchens. These churches were fresco paintings decorating the walls and ceilings. Each church has different paintings. Due to the special technique used, the colours can be as vivid as when they were first painted, up to a thousand years ago. The paintings were important sources of information for the people of the time, most of whom could not read or write. Here your guide will give you informatıon about Christianity and monastic life in Cappadocia.
Avanos, a small town known for its ceramics, you will have the opportunity to try your hand at the art yourself.
LUNCH
Paşabağ where spectacular mushroom-shaped rock formations can be seen. This is the best place to get up close with the famous 'fairy chimneys' Paşabağ is also called Monks Valley because of the Chapel of Saint Simeon which is located here.
devrent Valley, which is also known as İmagination Valley. This valley contains many strangely-shaped rocks which are mostly red in colour. Travellers have been visiting this curious place for centuries, with a variery of explanations for what they see. Some of the most frequently-seen shapes are; a Camel, a Lizard, an Owl, a Snake, a Chicken, a Hand, a Penguin - you will make your own discoveries!
Göreme Panorama, a wonderful stop to view the famous fairy chimneys.
Our country has the best hand-woven carpets in the world, and Cappadocia is one of the best in this regard. Here you can see weaving techniques, how the process works, its place in our culture and many details. Each of the woven carpets is a great art, enjoy it.
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Reviews
Really well organised and interesting. Mustafa was great in liaising beforehand; Hassan our guide was fascinating; and our driver was wonderful. Recommend 100%.
We had an unforgettable experience in Cappadocia, all thanks to our amazing guide, Tugba. She went above and beyond by customizing the tour package to suit the unique needs of our family, which included three generations—from our youngest at 5 years old to our eldest at 70. Tugba took exceptional care of everyone, making sure all of us were comfortable and engaged throughout the trip. Our little one is already missing her! Not only is Tugba an exceptional guide, but she is also a wonderful photographer who captured stunning moments of our adventure. Without a doubt, she is the best guide we have ever had. We highly recommend her to anyone visiting Cappadocia!
Our guide Baran B. adeptly introduced us to the geography, with some discussion of geology, as well as the relevant history of the region in polished English. The tour itself was structured such that we did not spend much time in the car driving between sites. This was a good value. The company sincerely cares about the tourists.
Erdi would have to be one of the best tour guides we have used in recent times. It was a very informative and enjoyable day seeing spectacular areas of Cappadocia. Highly recommended.
Our guide Mustafa was really fantastic!!! One of us was not feeling well, so he switched up our schedule and tailored the whole day perfectly to make sure we could see everything with minimum time spent in the hot sun. He’s a Cappadocia local, very very friendly, and exceptionally knowledgeable! He gave us tons of cool information about the long and interesting history of the area and all the many things we saw, spoke great English, and everything was very easy to understand. Much better than doing a separate “Red Tour” and “Green Tour”, we could cover all the sights in a single day, and he is flexible to add or change anything to suit us. It’s excellent value for money and I would totally recommend him to anyone wanting to see all the best highlights and Cappadocia attractions in a single day tour. Our driver Nurullah was good and safe, and the car was cool and very comfortable too. Thank you so much Mustafa, I can definitely 10/10 recommend your tour to anyone who visits here!!
A huge shoutout to Mustafa for an amazing tour in Cappadocia! His expertise and deep understanding of the area were evident throughout the tour, making it both educational and enjoyable. As a local guide, Mustafa's insights and connections really brought the city to life for us. Everything ran flawlessly under his guidance!
Mustafa was an exceptional tour guide during our Cappadocia visit! His knowledge about the area was impressive, and his insights truly enriched our experience. A local gem, Mustafa's familiarity with the city added a unique touch to our tour. Everything went seamlessly, thanks to his expertise!
The tour was great. Mustafa was awesome and spoke really good English. He was very relaxed and let us do everything at our own pace. Would recommend this tour to other people.
We really enjoyed the tour alot! The whole tour was well-planned and the tour guide ( Mustafa) explained to us the history and significance behind each place. And throughout the trip, he was very engaging and ensured that everyone feels . Highly recommend this Tour and our tour guide!!
The Cappadocia tour was wonderful. I highly recommend Mustafa as a tour guide; he was very knowledgeable and engaging throughout the entire tour.
It was a memorable trip with our guide MUSTAFA, he is a young man with vast knowledge of Turkiye and cappadocia. He took us around and explained things very nicely.
Guide was great, he helped my dad also who was elderly. Everything went at nice pace and he did not push us complete our tour fast.
We had great fun during our holiday. Our tour guide Mustafa took great care of us. We tasted traditional dishes in the best quality and affordable restaurants in Cappadocia. We visited all the tourist places very planned. They welcomed us with wonderful surprises and events at every visit point…
The tour was perfect ı can recomment it every one. Our guide made a plan for us we love it thank you very much to our guıde and golden grape travel
The tour was amazing. I highly recommend our tour guide Mustafa as he explained the history of all the places really well.
Wonderful tour. Our guide was amazing. First of all, he spoke perfect English and the knowledge and guiding of the red line gave us an amazing day. Absolutely recommended 👍🏻
The best tour (red tour and an underground city) was so good. If we visit an open air museum and a understand city, we usually choose both red and green tour. When you stay a few days in cappadocia, I recommend this tour. And also we can contact easily with a contact person. They are kind to the tour, and introduce another activities. It was helpful for my stay.
Bekir was an amazing tour guide! His knowledge of all things Cappadocia and the kindness he showed to us and our group made our time in this stunning location so rewarding. We decided to take a tour as we had no experience or understanding of this region or in fact of Turkey. Bekir not only took us to stunning historical locations, his knowledge and explanations were so informed and he was also kind enough to go above and beyond to help us book an external ballooning trip with a reputable company. We have recommended Bek to friends travelling to Cappadocia and know they’ll be well taken care of🤩
Very wonderful experience. The guide is very informative. And help us take a lot of good pictures. Very pleasant experience
Excellent trip, even with the rain before we had a wonderful time.My wife and I did a mix tour trip in Cappadocia with this operator. Our guide for the day was Mustafa, who seemed to be quite informed and experienced. Our journey, experience and meals were amazing.
The tour was excellent. We came to Cappadocia with a few friends and left very happy. Thank you very much to our guide for their patience.
My family had a wonderful time with Mustafa who took us for the Red Tour. He was passionate and professional at work and knew a lot about the geography and history of the places. We enjoyed the way he shared the rich and fascinating history of the region, which made the tour so fruitful and more than a touristy excursion. It was great that he entertained and chatted with our young daughter, keeping her happy and engaged despite the hot weather! The tour was also well organised from start to end. We very much enjoyed the experience with Mustafa and Golden Grape Travel and would recommend this experience to other visitors.
測試。寫英文評論居然不行。 TripAdvisor 的系統真的不好用。我是透過 Klook 訂到一些當地導遊。結果導遊請我評論的地方在 TripAdvisor! WTF. 看起來平台以這種評論來做為導遊曝光的依據。我個人強列建議用這些平台買買門票就好了。這些平台對這種需要有人服務的銷售不大有保障。 Me and my wife was impressed from tour guide by his full knowledge of history and local sightseeing. We are really satisfied for the guided.
The day was great, beautiful panoramas, local craft shops, and a very nice and attentive Driver and Guide. Thank you to them for a great day.
Obo мне очень хорошо позаботились гид дружелюбный и заботливый большое спасибо Guide friendly and truly good value tour company would highly recommend Recommendation
Thank you to Mustafa Beye. A really nice tour. It enhanced our tour. We had a lot of fun with friends....
Mustafa Brain’s interest really made our tour fun. We wanted to thank her for this occasion. Definitely Recommendation.
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