Cappadocia Green Tour (Small Group) — Ihlara Valley & Kaymaklı
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From€59
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From€449per person, based on 2 travellers
Total for 2: €898 · per person drops as your group grows
Licensed local guides+90 507 357 58 94Office in Kuşadası
We reply on WhatsApp within about 1 hour, 09:00–18:00 Turkey time — and in the evening whenever we can.
Infants under 2 travel free · Children 2–7: free site entrances (seats and flights at adult rate)
Duration1 Day
Tour typePrivate · your party only
PickupIstanbul hotel pickup included. Your private driver will meet you at the lobby at 05:00 AM.
CancellationCancellation charges from 25% · see the schedule
Fly from Istanbul for a private Cappadocia Red Tour day with your own guide and vehicle in Cappadocia. Visit Devrent Valley, Paşabağ, Avanos and Zelve; flights, transfers, entrance tickets and lunch are included.
The day starts early in Istanbul and follows the flight schedule. Walking is about 2.5 km in total on uneven ground; Göreme Open-Air Museum is not included.
The Avanos pottery workshop and Carpet Weaving Education Center are part of the programme, about 30–45 minutes each, with no obligation to buy.
Private pickup in Istanbul at 05:00
Your private driver meets you in the hotel lobby and drives you to the airport.
Morning flight to Cappadocia (Kayseri or Nevşehir)
An economy seat on a domestic flight, included by default; your private guide waits for you in the arrivals hall.
Devrent Valley
Time here: about 20 min
Soft volcanic tuff here has weathered into free-standing figures; ask your guide which ones locals have given names to.
Paşabağ (Monks Valley)
Time here: about 45 min
Hard caps sit on top of the chimneys and protect the softer rock below. Inside one cone is a hermit's chapel linked to St Simeon.
Avanos pottery workshop
Time here: about 45 min
Potters in Avanos still use the kick wheel and clay from the Red River; watch a pot take shape. No obligation to buy.
Lunch in Avanos
Lunch at a local restaurant, timed around your day; drinks are extra.
Carpet Weaving Education Center (about 30–45 min)
Learn what distinguishes wool and silk carpets and how natural dyes are prepared; no obligation to buy.
Zelve Open-Air Museum
Time here: about 1–1.5 hours
With a private guide you can explore more of Zelve's three valleys, climbing into cave houses, chapels and a small rock-cut mosque.
Return flight to Istanbul
Your private vehicle drops you at the Cappadocia airport for a flight around 20:00.
Private Istanbul hotel-to-airport transfer; private air-conditioned vehicle and airport transfers in Cappadocia
Meals: Lunch
Workshop stops: a carpet weaving centre and a pottery workshop. Part of the programme, no obligation to buy.
Cancellation charges from 25% · see the schedule
Your contract is with İlke Seyahat Turizm Ticaret Gıda Orman Ürünleri Gemi Acenteliği İthalat İhracat Sanayi Limited Şirketi, Turgut Ozal Bulvari 67/1, Kusadasi, Aydin 09400, Turkey — the company behind TurkeyVia. Terms
At 05:00 in your hotel lobby. The early start is needed to catch the morning domestic flight to Kayseri or Nevşehir.
Yes. If you already have tickets, remove the domestic flights option when booking, and your private guide meets you at the Cappadocia airport at a time confirmed with the booking. Flights landing around 08:00 and leaving around 20:00 give you the full day.
That transfer is not included; the package covers the morning hotel-to-airport ride and the Cappadocia transfers. You can reserve a private airport transfer through our /airport-transfers page.
Within the fixed flight times, quite flexible. Your guide can shorten one stop and lengthen another, and lunch fits in when you are hungry.
Yes, two craft visits: an Avanos pottery workshop and the Carpet Weaving Education Center, each about 30–45 minutes, with no obligation to buy.
It is a long day starting at 05:00, but the walking is modest, about 2.5 km in total, and your private vehicle drops you close to each site. Zelve's slopes can be skipped.
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