The 7 Best Food & Drink Experiences in Cappadocia

1.Underground city tour & optional wine tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 2 hours · from $118Our pick

Travel from Göreme to Kaymakli Underground City with an English-speaking guide who explains its history and key areas. The outing lasts about two hours, with a 45-minute guided visit underground. Pickup is available from nearby towns by arrangement. You can ask about adding a local winery stop; the entrance ticket is extra.

“Hami, our guide was excellent. He picked us up from our hotel and drove us to the underground city, explaining on the way the history of the city. When inside the city he took us to the most important areas and explained every aspect of live there. The only reason for four stars is that the admission to the city isn't included in the price making the trip expensive.”

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2.Private Half-Day Vineyards & Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 4 hours · from $236

Spend four hours with an English-speaking guide, visiting Cappadocia vineyards and three local wineries, including Turasan, the region’s largest. You’ll learn about local grapes and winemaking, with a chance to pick grapes, then return by private vehicle to your hotel. Guides have included Aygül and Elif.

“We had a wonderful experience on this tour. Our tour guide Aygul was so friendly and very knowledgeable about the region and wines, and any questions we had about Cappadocia and Turkey. We had a great day visiting three beautiful winery’s and tasting many delicious wines from Cappadocia. Highly recommend.”

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3.Private Day Tour with Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 6 hours · from $105

Spend six hours exploring Cappadocia with a private guide and air-conditioned bus transport. Visit Kaymakli Underground City, Devrent and Love valleys, Zelve, and Avanos, where you can try pottery with local artists. Wine tasting is included; entry tickets and lunch are not. Guides have included Eko, Mithat, Elif, and Burak, but your guide may vary.

“Amazing experience with tour guide especially with Mr. Mithat (Guide). He’s amazing, he is highly recommended. He has very jovial nature and very knowledgeable person to go with. Very soft spoken and patient person. We were with a 8 year old kid, but he managed everything so well that we were more than comfortable with him. He made our trip really comfortable.”

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4.Combo Tour with Wine Tasting and Adventure Tours

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 5 reviews · from $59Best value

Start with three glasses of regional wine at Wine Factory Ürgüp, where an English-speaking guide introduces local winemaking. Then choose a one-hour quad safari or horse ride, a Turkish dinner and dance show, or a Dervish ceremony. Pickup and drop-off are included for accommodation in Ürgüp, and groups are limited to 10.

“I was the only one booked for the Turkish night as it was a quiet night. The show was good, especially the belly dancer. Food was yum. Some bits a bit average. Overall good!”

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5.Cappadocia Vineyards Private Tour and Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 3 reviews · 3 hours · from $201

Explore Cappadocia’s Red Valley churches on a 1.5-kilometer hike, stop at Ortahisar Castle and a cave wine house, then taste three local wines in Ürgüp. Your private tour includes hotel pickup, an English- or Turkish-speaking guide, transport and site fees. No guide names are provided.

“Bellissimo tour dei vigneti. Vini buoni e ottima guida”

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6.Private Tour: Best of Cappadocia with Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $300

Spend about eight hours exploring Cappadocia with a private art historian guide and climate-controlled transport. Visit Kaymakli Underground City, Uchisar Castle and Göreme Open-Air Museum, then stop in Avanos for cave-restaurant lunch, a family-run pottery workshop and wine tasting. Guide Zeynep was praised for tailoring a day to one guest’s interests, but your guide may differ.

“I loved my tour guide. She was friendly, knowledgeable and took good care of me. She made sure that we saw the most important things and skipped the less important and she took me to places I specifically wanted to go! I had the most fantastic experience and I owe it all to her!! Zeynep was the best! She also took all these amazing photos! I hope to see her again!”

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7.Ancient Cappadocia’s Wine Tasting – Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · from $275

Spend about three to four hours visiting Turasan Wine House, Kocabag Winery, and Gülor Wine Cave House, with tastings of Cappadocian and other Turkish wines. A private vehicle and driver, snacks, and hotel pickup are included. The afternoon starts at 2:30 pm and also includes a 45-minute Avanos pottery workshop.

“My husband and I recently took this tour. We were very excited about it as there were not many wine tour options available in the region despite it being well known for wine.”

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