
Day 1: Early morning flight to Kayseri or night bus to Ürgüp. Walk through the “Fairy Chimneys” in Devrent Valley, Paşabağ (Monks’) Valley, practice pottery production with the ancient technique in Avanos. Visit to Göreme, the open-air museum“ holding the earliest churches and chapels carved in fairy chimneys presenting finest examples of frescoes, Pigeon Valley, petrified valley of Uçhisar, the highest point in the region. Dinner at hotel and overnight.
Day 2: Visit to the Hospital Monastery. Walk into the “wonderland” at Kızılçukur (Red Valley) and the village of Çavuşin with rock-cut dwellings. Underground City of Kaymaklı, rock-cut city beneath the earth up to 8-9 levels where early Christians used to hide from Roman and Byzantine persecution. Explore the rock formations in Çatalkaya. A fantastic overview of the fairy chimneys from Esentepe. Dinner at hotel and overnight.
Day 3: Derinkuyu Underground City, walk through the amazing Ihlara Valley. Lunch at Belisırma. Visit to the monasteries at Yaprakhisar and Selime. Dinner at hotel and overnight.
Day 4: Mustafa Paşa which inhabited Greek Orthodox families until the beginning of the 20th century. Walk through the Damsa Lake. Visit to Keşlik, Archangelos Monastery with a church hall. After lunch, visit to Soğanlı. Watching local women baking bread. At the end of the tour, drive to Taşkınpaşa for a wonderful panoramic view. Evening flight from Kayseri or night bus from Ürgüp to İstanbul.


