# Cappadocia Red Tour (Small Group) — Paşabağ, Zelve & Devrent
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Updated: 2026-10-26

## Key facts
- Price: From €45 per person (based on 2 travellers)
- Tour type: Shared group tour
- Duration: 1 Day
- Pickup / meeting point: Hotel pickup in Cappadocia (Göreme, Uçhisar, Ürgüp, Avanos and Nevşehir area) between 09:30 and 10:20, depending on the area; exact time the day before.
- Payment: Reserve now, pay in cash on the day (euros or US dollars) — no deposit, no card needed.
- Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 72 hours

## Overview
A full-day small-group tour of northern Cappadocia from your hotel in Göreme, Uçhisar, Ürgüp, Avanos or Nevşehir: Devrent Valley, Paşabağ, an Avanos pottery workshop and Zelve Open-Air Museum. Guide, entrance tickets and lunch are included; you pay in cash on the day. The day runs about 8 hours. Pickup is between 09:30 and 10:20 depending on your area, and we send the exact time the day before. Expect about 2.5 km of walking on uneven ground. The Red Tour does not go inside Göreme Open-Air Museum. Two workshop stops are part of the programme, a pottery workshop in Avanos and a carpet weaving centre, about 30–45 minutes each, with no obligation to buy. Staying two days? The 2-Day Red & South Group Tour combines both routes at a lower price than booking them separately.

## Highlights
- Spot the camel rock in Devrent (Imagination) Valley
- Walk among Paşabağ's multi-capped fairy chimneys
- Watch a potter at the kick wheel in Avanos
- Explore Zelve's cave village, lived in until the 1950s
- Buffet lunch in Avanos

## Itinerary
### Cappadocia Red Tour: Devrent, Paşabağ, Avanos and Zelve

Your shared group Red Tour starts with hotel pickup between 09:30 and 10:20, depending on whether you stay in Göreme, Uçhisar, Ürgüp, Avanos or Nevşehir; we send the exact time the day before. The day covers northern Cappadocia: rock shapes at Devrent, the chimney-top hermitages of Paşabağ, the potters of Avanos and the abandoned cave village of Zelve. Expect about 8 hours out and roughly 2.5 km of walking on uneven, partly cobbled ground. Two workshop stops are part of the program, and there is no obligation to buy. The Red Tour does not include Göreme Open-Air Museum. Stops: Devrent Valley (Imagination Valley), Paşabağ (Monks Valley), Avanos pottery workshop, Carpet Weaving Education Center (about 30–45 min), Zelve Open-Air Museum.

## Included
- Licensed English-speaking guide
- Air-conditioned transport
- Entrance tickets: Paşabağ and Zelve (one ticket)
- Lunch in Cappadocia

## Not included
- Tips (optional)
- Personal purchases
- Drinks with meals
- Dinner

## Good to know
- Workshop stops: a carpet weaving centre and a pottery workshop. Part of the programme, no obligation to buy.
- Wear comfortable walking shoes: the valleys and rock-cut sites have uneven ground and steps.
- Bring a hat and sunscreen in summer and a warm layer in spring, autumn and winter: mornings in Cappadocia are cool.
- Vegetarian, vegan or other dietary needs at lunch: tell us when you book and we let the restaurant know.
- Mobility needs or travelling with small children? Tell us before you book, and we tell you honestly which parts of the day suit you.

## Other ways to see Cappadocia
- [South Tour](https://turkeyvia.com/tours/cappadocia-south-tour-cavusin-ozkonak-ortahisar): from €49 pp · Pay cash on the day · no deposit · Free cancellation up to 72 hours
- [Green Tour (Ihlara Valley)](https://turkeyvia.com/tours/cappadocia-green-tour-ihlara-valley-kaymakli): from €59 pp · Pay cash on the day · no deposit · Free cancellation up to 72 hours
- [Red + South, 2 days](https://turkeyvia.com/tours/cappadocia-red-south-2-day-tour): from €89 pp · Pay cash on the day · no deposit · Free cancellation up to 72 hours
- [Private Red + South, 2 days](https://turkeyvia.com/tours/private-cappadocia-red-south-2-day-tour): from €229 pp (€458 for 2) · Pay cash on the day · no deposit · Free cancellation up to 72 hours

## FAQ
### What time is pickup for the Cappadocia Red Tour?

Pickup runs from 09:30 to 10:20, depending on your hotel's area: Göreme, Uçhisar, Ürgüp, Avanos or Nevşehir. We message you the exact time on the day before, so please give us a phone or WhatsApp number when booking.

### Does the Red Tour go inside Göreme Open-Air Museum?

No. The Red Tour covers Devrent, Paşabağ, Avanos and Zelve. Göreme Open-Air Museum, with its frescoed rock-cut churches, is not on this route; Zelve shows you a lived-in cave village instead.

### Is the Red Tour walking manageable for older travelers?

Plan on about 2.5 km in total, spread over the day, on uneven and partly cobbled paths. Zelve has the steepest sections, and you can skip the climbs into cave rooms and wait on level ground.

### Which shopping stops are on the shared Red Tour?

Two: the Avanos pottery workshop and the Carpet Weaving Education Center, each about 30–45 minutes. They show local crafts, there is no obligation to buy, and the guide may shorten them if the day runs late.

### Can the Red Tour lunch cater for vegetarians?

Lunch is an open buffet in Avanos that usually includes vegetarian dishes. If you have an allergy or a strict diet, tell us when booking so the restaurant can be informed in advance.

### Is a hot-air balloon flight part of the Red Tour?

No. Balloon flights are not included in the Red Tour, and TurkeyVia does not sell them.

### Red, Green or South: which Cappadocia tour should I choose?

Choose Red for fairy chimneys and the Zelve cave village in the north, Green for Ihlara Valley and Kaymaklı Underground City in the south-west, and South for old Çavuşin and Özkonak Underground City. With two days, the 2-Day Red & South tour combines two routes.

### How do I book and pay for the Cappadocia Red Tour?

Reserve now, pay in cash on the day (euros or US dollars) — no deposit and no card needed. Tell us your hotel and a WhatsApp number; pickup is between 09:30 and 10:20, depending on your hotel's area, and we send the exact time the day before your tour.

### What is the cancellation policy for the Cappadocia Red Tour?

Free cancellation up to 72 hours. 72 hours or more: Full refund. 24–72 hours: 50% of the tour price is refunded. Under 24 hours or no-show: No refund. Full terms: cancellation policy.

## Book
Book on the tour page: https://turkeyvia.com/tours/cappadocia-red-tour. Questions: WhatsApp +90 507 357 58 94