Experience the best of Uçhisar
Uçhisar is a Cappadocian village crowned by a honeycombed rock citadel, with wide views over fairy chimneys, valleys and dawn balloons.
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Uçhisar stands in the middle of Cappadocia in central Turkey, around a huge natural rock pierced with rooms, tunnels and windows, one of the highest viewpoints in the region. The rock, a citadel carved from soft volcanic tuff, can be climbed for a panorama over the villages and valleys around. The village below has stone houses on steep lanes, many of them converted to hotels and cafés.
The valleys around Uçhisar are full of soft stone shaped into pinnacles called fairy chimneys, pigeon houses cut into the cliffs, and trails. Pigeon Valley leads down towards Göreme, where the Open Air Museum has rock-cut churches with frescoes. Hot-air balloons rise over the valleys at dawn. Other sights include the underground cities of Derinkuyu and Kaymaklı, built to shelter people, and the pottery town of Avanos.
Testi kebab, meat and vegetables cooked in a sealed clay pot that is broken open at the table, is the local dish, with manti, tiny dumplings, gözleme flatbreads and Cappadocian wines such as Emir. Tea comes in tulip glasses. Winters are cold, and snow sometimes frosts the rock formations.
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- Free cancellation on 80% of experiences
- 4.8 across the top 24
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Questions about Uçhisar
- What is there to do in Uçhisar?
- We list 277 experiences in Uçhisar. The largest groups are day trips (136), city tours (22).
- What is the most popular experience in Uçhisar?
- By number of traveller reviews it is "Full Day Cappadocia Tour( Red Tour + Underground City )", rated 4.9 out of 5 from 2,476 reviews.
- How long do tours and tickets in Uçhisar take?
- The typical experience in Uçhisar lasts about 7 hours; the middle half run between 3 hours and 9 hours.
- Can I cancel a booking in Uçhisar?
- The operator lists free cancellation on 81% of the 277 experiences we hold for Uçhisar. The cut-off differs by experience and is shown on each product page before you choose a date.
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