You will be picked up up at the Kayseri airport and transferred to Göreme. Dinner and overnight in Urgup or Göreme.

This moderate walk will show you the hidden valleys of the area with their vineyards and orchards of walnut, quince and apricot trees. Our walk starts at 9.00hrs. We start walking through the Pigeon valley. It is a great walk from Göreme along the valley floor to Uçhisar (4km). The valley is named for the many pigeon houses or dovecotes carved into the rocks and cliffs. Years ago the pigeons were used as message carriers as well as food and their droppings were used as fertilizer. Afterwards the path takes us to Uçhisar where we visit the castle to enjoy spectacular views, and have time to wander in the town before lunch. Lunch is in a local family-run restaurant in Uçhisar. The view of the valley is exquisite. They serve local Turkish food in traditional clay pots. You will taste several different delicious and famous Turkish dishes. After lunch, we head for White valley characterized by its small fields, lush vegetation and strange rock formations. On the spot where you find the particularly beautiful fairy chimneys (Love Valley) you can enjoy a taste of the freshly pressed orange juice. After the break, our gentle path leads us back to Göreme. Overnight in Urgup or Göreme.

Our driver picks you up from your hotel and transfers you to our office. After the briefing about the day’s tour, we start to riding for the most popular sites of Cappadocia. The ride through Pancarlik Valley takes us to the picturesque Ortahisar village and then the famous Goreme Open Air Museum, where we see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia. These are found in rock-cut churches with frescoes and paintings dating from as early as the 10th century. Riding through Red Valley leads us to Cavusin and then Pasabag, where we see the best fairy chimneys of Cappadocia. After having lunch in Zelve and visiting its open air museum, we head on to Devrent Valley, where we see the incredible rock formations. The tour will end in Urgup and we transfer you back to your hotel. Dinner and overnight in an Cave hotel which in Urgup or Goreme village. 

Transfer Göreme to Gömeda Valley: 18 min / 19 km. Trekking from Gömeda to Ortahisar: 7 km / 2 hours (+/- 60 m) Lunch in Ortahisar. Transfer from Ortahisar to Kızılçukur: 5 min / 3 km. Trekking in Red valley: 6,5 km / 2,5 hours. After breakfast we take a transfer to Gomeda valley where we finished our walk the day before. Our morning walk through the Pancarlik valley takes us to Ortahisar, a quiet town with a Byzantine/Seljuck fortress. After a short wander in the town we drive to Kızılçukur (Red valley) where we walk in the afternoon. We finish our walk at Çavuşin. Overnight in the pension in Çavuşin.

Trekking from Çavuşin via Rose Valley to Kızılçukur: 7km / 3 hours. Lunch in the valley. Trekking via Kızılçukur to Göreme: 4,5km / 2,5 hours (+ 180m / - 90m). After breakfast we start walking. This tour is an opportunity to break away from the classical trekking routes in the area; it’s for people who like heights. After a short wander in the village, we ascend through the deserted houses to reach the little known church of John the Baptist, with its unique paintings. Our path continues to the summit of Bozdağ Mountain where a panoramic view of the region awaits, including Uçhisar, Göreme, Çavuşin, Avanos, Ortahisar and Zelve open air museum. With the spectacular views of Mount Erciyes in the back ground, we follow a smooth path over the plateau and descend for lunch in a small family run restaurant in Red valley. We visit the winery and the Grape church and start our afternoon walk in Rose Valley. On the way visiting the pigeon houses and the Cross Church. Overnight in Çavuşin.

Transfer to Ihlara Valley: 1,5 hours / 83 km. Trekking in Ihlara Valley: 13 km / 5,5 hours (+ 70m / - 90m). Lunch in the valley. Transfer to Göreme: 1,5 hours / 83 km. Today we visit the only ever green place in the whole of Cappadocia, Ihlara valley. But first we drive to Derinkuyu Underground City, one of the wonders of Cappadocia. The settlement was dug as deep as 5 layers below ground level and used for hiding for centuries. After seeing the underground city we drive to Ihlara town and start our walk in the valley. This 13 km hike is generally an easy walk, following the river at the bottom of the deep canyon, there are some short parts where we have to scramble on rocks. Willow and poplar trees will decorate our way with beautiful birds gliding by. We walk about 3,5 hours and en route visit several rock-cut churches carved out of the vertical canyon walls. Some are covered in really unique wall paintings. One great discovery was to find a rock-cut mosque next to one of the churches, both cut out of the rocks. It is the first example of a rock-cut mosque ever found. After a late lunch we continue walking by the river down to Selime town, where the walk ends nearby Selime Monastery, another amazing structure cut out of the natural rock. Overnight

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for the return journey.