Hire a car with a driver in Kaymakli (Cappadocia) for as long as you need it: 2–10 hour packages with 20 km per hour. Your chauffeur picks you up at your hotel or any address in Kaymakli, waits at every stop and brings you back. Kaymakli is about 49 km (~45 min) from Nevsehir Cappadocia Airport (NAV).
Chauffeur hire in Kaymakli starts at €40 per hour; the shortest package is 2 hours / 40 km for €80. The driver picks you up at your hotel or address and waits at every stop; the price is fixed per vehicle, not per person.
Price = hours × hourly rate. Each hour includes 20 km; prices are per vehicle.
| Package | Economy Sedan (3 pax) | FirstClass Van (6 pax) | Vip Sprinter (16 pax) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 hours / 40 km | €80 | €100 | €150 |
| 3 hours / 60 km | €120 | €150 | €225 |
| 4 hours / 80 km | €160 | €200 | €300 |
| 5 hours / 100 km | €200 | €250 | €375 |
| 6 hours / 120 km | €240 | €300 | €450 |
| 8 hours / 160 km | €320 | €400 | €600 |
| 10 hours / 200 km | €400 | €500 | €750 |
Your driver takes you to these places and waits at every stop, so you can combine them as you like.
A sprawling underground city beneath the town, with four levels open to visitors and storerooms, kitchens, stables and a church linked by low, narrow tunnels. Some of the houses above still use the old passages as cellars and storerooms.
Reaching a depth of about 85 m, this is the deepest underground city open to visitors, with ventilation shafts, wells, stables, wine presses, a chapel and huge rolling stone doors; it could shelter thousands of people along with their animals. Some passages are low and narrow, so it may not suit anyone uneasy in confined spaces.
This Seljuk-era castle crowns the highest hill in the city and gives a bird's-eye view over Nevşehir and the surrounding plateau. In 2014, building works on the slopes around it uncovered a vast underground city.
A giant volcanic rock outcrop riddled with rooms, tunnels and tomb niches, and the highest point in the fairy-chimney country. Climb the steps to the top for views over Pigeon Valley and Göreme and, on clear days, Mount Erciyes on the horizon.
The rock walls of this valley between Uçhisar and Göreme are pitted with dovecotes, once used to collect pigeon droppings to fertilise vineyards and orchards. A pleasant trail links the two villages along the valley floor, and the lookout at the Uçhisar end is known for its trees hung with blue evil-eye beads.
Each area page shows its own distances and trip ideas.
Hourly rates: Economy Sedan €40, FirstClass Van €50, Vip Sprinter €75. Packages run from 2 to 10 hours; for example 4 hours / 80 km with an Economy Sedan costs €160. The price is per vehicle, not per person.
Each hour includes 20 km: 2 hours / 40 km, 4 hours / 80 km, 10 hours / 200 km. You choose the package when booking; extras such as baby or child seats (€5 each on hourly hire) are added in the same step.
At your hotel, villa or any address in Kaymakli. Enter it as the pickup location when booking; the driver waits for you at every stop during the package.
Yes. Nevsehir Cappadocia Airport (NAV) to Kaymakli is about 49 km, ~45 minutes; see the NAV to Kaymakli transfer page for the fixed price.
Yes. Of the large underground cities, Kaymaklı is the closest to Nevşehir and the fairy-chimney villages, so you can visit without giving up your whole day. It does not go as deep as Derinkuyu but spreads over a wide area, with stables, wine presses, kitchens and storerooms linked by narrow passages. On the way back you can stop at Uçhisar Castle or the Pigeon Valley viewpoint.
Yes. In Kaymaklı the underground city lies directly beneath the village, and some households still use openings from their courtyards into the old tunnels as storerooms. Stalls around the entrance sell rugs, handicrafts and dried fruit. While the driver waits in the car park, a short walk through the village lanes shows you how closely life above and below ground are woven together.
Yes. In the village of Mazı, east of Kaymaklı, there is a smaller underground city that sees far fewer visitors. Its entrances open into the village's rocky hillside, and you can see up close the stone wheels used to block the passages. With a car and driver it is easy to combine Kaymaklı and Mazı in one trip; just check beforehand that Mazı is open to visitors.
Yes, the underground city makes a good alternative on such days: it stays cool all year round and is unaffected by the weather. It is a way to escape the summer heat, or a replacement for a valley walk when it rains. However hot it is outside, it is cool inside, so bring a light jumper. Afterwards the driver can take you to a café or straight back to your hotel.
Balloon companies collect their guests from the hotel themselves before sunrise and bring them back after the flight, so you do not need a car for that part. Book your car with driver to start once you are back, for example after breakfast at the hotel. That way an early start is followed by a relaxed day of sightseeing at your own pace.
The driver knows the roads and gets you between stops comfortably, but is not a licensed tour guide and does not guide you inside museums or sites. If you would like a licensed guide, arrange and pay for one separately. Museum entrance tickets, balloon flights and similar activities are not included in the price; you buy them yourself at the site or from the operator.
