Take an overnight bus from Marmaris to Cappadocia; take part in Northern and Southern Cappadocia tour, hear about the history of this magical region from your professional guide, take an optional sunrise hot air balloon flight over the stunning valleys of Cappadocia, explore the amazing valleys by walking on your own and experience sleeping a cave hotel…

Tour itinerary

Day 1- Overnight bus to Cappadocia

Pick up from your Marmaris hotel and transfer to the bus station for an overnight bus to Cappadocia.

Day 2- Arrival in Cappadocia   

Early morning arrival in Cappadocia and transfer to your hotel.

Optional: Turkish night show, whirling dervishes’ ceremony, horseback riding tour or quad bike tour.

Overnight in Cappadocia

Day 3- Southern Cappadocia Tour

Optional: Hot Air Balloon Flight

Your tour guide and driver will meet you up at your hotel in Cappadocia between 9:30 and 9:45am for a full day Southern Cappadocia Tour.

Your guide will tell you information about the region and details of each place that you visit; they will also be happy to answer any questions you may have.

The first stop of the tour is at Esentepe Panoramic Viewpoint – the very best place to photograph Göreme and its surroundings. From there you will go to visit and explore an underground city, at either Derinkuyu or Kaymakli. Then you will take a walk in the beautiful Ihlara Valley, (about 3 or 4 km) visiting churches and points of interest along the way.  Lunch will be taken at Belisirma Village, at the end of your walk, where you can refresh your tired feet in the Melendiz River. After lunch you will see the spectacular fairy chimneys at Yaprakhisar before visiting Selime Cathedral Rock Monastery. Take the opportunity for a nap for an hour or so as you drive back towards Göreme, waking to take a look at Pigeon Valley and hear about the role of pigeons in the region. Just opposite the Pigeon Valley viewpoint you can, learn about Onyx and semi-precious stones being worked into jewellery and ornaments.  If there is time, you may be lucky and get to try some of the famous Turkish delight and typical dried fruits of a local vendor.

You will return to your hotel at around 18:00 – 18:30 with full of happy memories from your day.

Overnight in Cappadocia

Day 4- Northern Cappadocia Tour & Bus to next destination

Your Tour Guide and Driver will pick you up from your hotel in Cappadocia between 9:30 and 9:45am for a full day Northern Cappadocia tour.

Your guide will tell you information about the region and details of each place that you visit; they will also be happy to answer any questions you may have.

The tour will begin with a drive, high above Cappadocia to Uçhisar Castle for a wonderful view of the whole region. The second stop is at the Open-Air Museum where the best-preserved and documented ancient churches are waiting for you to explore. Then you will go to the Old Greek Village of Çavuşin, to see the Greek houses dating back to the 5th century.

Lunch will be taken in Avanos, the town on the Kızılırmak River (Red River) where pottery making as a local craft dates back perhaps 5000 years. You can even have a go on the potter’s wheel yourself to see if it would be a good career move for you!

The tour continues with a walk around Paşabağ where the unique fairy chimneys abound and you will see that some have more than one head. You will see the famous ‘Family’ of fairy chimneys, the symbols of Cappadocia and the Devrent Valley, known as Imagination Valley which contains many animal shaped rocks – how many can you spot?

Ürgüp is the last stop of the tour where you may get the chance to sample some local wine.

The tour will finish around 4:00 PM.

Overnight in Cappadocia.

Day 5- Free day & Bus to next destination

Its a free day untill your bus departure to nex destination. This day you may do a walk on your won thorugh the beautiful valleys of Cappadocia. About half an hour before your bus departs, we will pick you up from your hotel transfer to bus station for your overnight bus to next destination.