Cappadocia Archaeological Private Tour

When we look at the historical background of Turkey, we could say easily that the Turkey is one of the richest countries with its own culture, history and archaeological remains. According to archaeological and scientific studies we could observe that there is no gap between Paleolithic Ages and Ottoman Empire. You could see many traces which are belongs to Paleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic (Copper Age), Bronze Age, Iron Ages and Empires like Seljuk, Byzantine and Ottomans.

Pick Up: 09:30 – 09:45 & Return: 18:00 – 18:30

These different destinations were prepared by archaeologists and professional tourist guides operating within our agency. We named this organization as a Hidden Beauties of Cappadocia. If you want to spend a day away from the crowds, calmly, educationally and with local people during your holiday in Cappadocia, you can take part in this organization.

First destination is Mustafapasa Village. The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) identified the best tourism villages that preserve their communities, local customs and cultural heritage with the program launched in May 2021. At the 24th general assembly of the organization held in Madrid, the capital of Spain, the village of Mustafapaşa (Sinasos) was declared the “Best Tourism Village” by the World Tourism Organization. Mustafapasa is an Old Greek Village, it has enormous architecture, nature and folkloric objects.

After this spectacular village we will visit the Cemil Koy. According to our research we have more   than 700 hand carved Greek-Orthodox Churches around our hometown Cappadocia. What is make special Cemil Koy? The local people of this village went to various European countries to work as guest workers since the 1960s and started to live in these countries. Therefore, a beautiful village built in accordance with the ancient Greek architectural tradition was abandoned. One of the most charming church buildings remained us with its own ring-bell tower.

Keslik Monastery will be our next stop. Here is one of the smallest monasteries of the Cappadocia region and it draws attention with the presence of a baptismal pool. Besides that, you will meet with the most polite and hospitable person in Cappadocia.

 Sobesos Ancient City is an Archaeological excavation area. Studies in this area started in 2002 and according to results dated back to the Roman period. You will have a chance to walk inside the excavation area. You will see well preserved bathrooms, floor mosaic, graves and meeting rooms.

Taskınpasa & Sahinefendi Village, the Anatolian Seljuks dominated Anatolia between 1060-1308. The Seljuks had unique architectural manner and detailed stonemasonry. Among the Seljuk remains we could observe several caravanserais, hammams, mosques, tombs and madrassas. During these destinations we will visit the best examples of Seljuk structures of Cappadocia. In pursuit of our journey, we will walk around the village houses and rock carved potato warehouse.

Our last destination is Soganli Valley where was settled in Roman are. Recently, many investments have been made in Soganlı Village in order to develop tourism in this region. In this scope we will have a short trekking road around the most interesting churches which are dater between 6th and 14th centuries. We will have traditional foods in the green garden and during this time you could see the most famous handmade Soganli dolls of our region.