3-Day Cappadocia Tour from Kayseri: Cave Hotel & Red Tour

Three days inside Cappadocia's fairy chimneys, from cave hotel to underground city.

A 3-day guided tour of Cappadocia starting from Kayseri or Nevşehir airport, with two nights in a cave hotel and two full days exploring the region's signature valleys, monasteries and subterranean settlements. Day one includes airport pickup and cave hotel check-in; day two covers the Red Tour through Devrent Valley, Monks Valley, Avanos pottery village, Göreme Open Air Museum and Uçhisar Castle; day three is the Blue Tour: hiking Red and Rose Valleys, visiting Çavuşin Cave Village, Kaymakli Underground City and Pigeon Valley before airport transfer. A professional guide in English or Spanish leads small groups throughout.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Hotel

• Meet at Kayseri Erkilet Airport
• Meet at Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport
• Transfer to cave hotel
• Free time at hotel

Day 2: Red Tour Sightseeing

• Visit Devrent Valley
• Explore Pashabagi (Monks Valley)
• Visit pottery center in Avanos
• Lunch at local restaurant
• Tour Göreme Open Air Museum
• See Esentepe panoramic viewpoint
• Visit Uçhisar Castle
• Return to cave hotel

Day 3: Blue Tour and Departure

• Hike Red and Rose Valleys
• Visit Çavuşin Village
• Tour Kaymakli Underground City
• Visit Pigeon Valley
• Transfer to airport for departure

The experience

The tour opens with airport pickup at either Kayseri Erkilet or Nevşehir Kapadokya, then transfers you to your cave hotel for the first night. Day two, the Red Tour, starts early: Devrent Valley's otherworldly rock formations come first, followed by Paşabağı (Monks Valley), where three-headed fairy chimneys once held hermit cells carved by Christian monks. You'll stop in Avanos to watch pottery being made on the banks of the Red River, then move into Göreme Open Air Museum to see Byzantine cave churches and frescoes from the 3rd century onward. The day ends at Esentepe panoramic point overlooking the entire Göreme valley, then Uçhisar Castle, the highest rock in the region, before returning to your cave hotel.

Day three is the Blue Tour, starting at 9:45am with a hike through Red and Rose Valleys, the most remote and visually striking landscapes in Cappadocia. You'll reach Çavuşin Cave Village, where troglodyte dwellings carved into rock cliffs housed residents until the 20th century. After lunch, you descend into Kaymakli Underground City, one of the largest and deepest subterranean settlements, with stables, storage rooms, churches and wineries still visible in the stone. The final stop is Pigeon Valley, where dovecotes dot abandoned cave homes and you see the biggest concentration of fairy chimneys before transfer to the airport at 4:30pm.

The guide speaks English or Spanish and stays with the group throughout. Airport transfers, cave hotel accommodation, all entry fees and lunch on days two and three are included. Small-group format keeps the pace manageable and the experience intimate across all three days.

What’s included

• Airport pickup from Kayseri Erkilet or Nevşehir Kapadokya.
• two nights in a Cave Suite Hotel.
• Red Tour with visits to Devrent Valley, Monks Valley, Avanos pottery village, Göreme Open Air Museum and Uçhisar Castle.
• Blue Tour with hiking through Red and Rose Valleys, Çavuşin Cave Village, Kaymakli Underground City and Pigeon Valley.
• lunch on days two and three.
• all entry fees and taxes.
• professional guide in English or Spanish.
• airport transfer on day three.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day16 departure times: the first at 01:00, the last at 17:00

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 3 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

ConfirmationConfirmation within 48 h

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Good to know

Low physical effort

Operated by Enka Travel

Is this one for you?Book this if you're flying into Kayseri or Nevşehir and want airport pickup included: the three-day itinerary combines both the Red Tour (Devrent Valley, Paşabağı, Göreme frescoes) and Blue Tour (Red and Rose Valley hikes) so you cover the main valleys and sites in one trip.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

What is Devrent Valley and why is it the first stop on day two?

Devrent Valley, also called Imagination Valley, is a surreal landscape of rock formations shaped by erosion into fantastical shapes. It opens the Red Tour because its otherworldly terrain sets the visual tone for everything that follows in Cappadocia.

Can I see how pottery is made in Avanos, or is it just a shopping stop?

Avanos is the pottery center of Cappadocia, and the tour includes a visit where you watch pottery being made. The village sits on the banks of the Red River, which deposits the red clay used by potters for centuries.

What exactly is inside Kaymakli Underground City?

Kaymakli Underground City is one of the largest and deepest subterranean settlements in Cappadocia, with multiple levels containing stables, storage rooms, refectories, churches and wineries carved into the stone. You walk through these chambers to see how people lived underground.

Do I need to be fit to hike the Red and Rose Valleys on day three?

The tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels. The hike through Red and Rose Valleys is part of the Blue Tour, and the operator designs the itinerary to be accessible to a wide range of participants.

What time does the tour end on day three, and how do I get to the airport?

The Blue Tour concludes at 4:30pm at Pigeon Valley, and you are transferred directly to Kayseri Erkilet or Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport for your return flight. Airport transfer is included in the tour price.

Is the cave hotel accommodation comfortable, or is it a novelty stay?

You stay in a Cave Suite Hotel for two nights. The accommodation is part of the tour package and gives you the experience of sleeping in Cappadocia's distinctive cave dwellings while maintaining modern hotel amenities.