Cappadocia Underground City and Ihlara Valley Tour

Goreme, Turkey
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Göreme Panorama, Underground City, Ihlara Valley Hiking (one hour), lunch, Selime Monastery, Pigeon Valley, Onxy and Stone Demonstration.

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Itinerary
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Pass By: Stoneland Turkey Travel, Isali Mahallesi Isali St no:20/A, Goreme 50180 Turkiye

09:15 You will be picked up from your hotel for the tour

09:30 Your tour will start out

Stop At: Goreme National Park, Goreme 50180 Turkiye

GÖREME PANAROMA

First place in the tour is Panoramic view of Goreme. You get information about history, formation of Cappadocia while watching the fairy chimneys. Following the information, free time for photograph.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Derinkuyu Yeralti Sehri, Derinkuyu Turkiye

After driving about 40 minutes, arrival to Underground City. This underground city was firstly used by the local people as a natural deep freeze, later by the late Romans as a shelter against potential Arabian invasions. With the clear explanations of your guide you will spend almost 1 hour here.


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ihlara Valley, Guzelyurt 68500 Turkiye

Ihlara Canyon is 52 km. away from Underground City.Approximately 45 minutes later, you will be in the entrance of Ihlara Valley.Ihlara Valley was formed by the volcanic actions of Mt. Hasan, next to Ihlara Valley. Afterwards, Melendiz River eroded the valley for millions of years besides the layers cracked and fell down. Eventually, 80 meter- deep canyon was composed. Whole Valley is 14 km. length. In the past, generally Christians lived in the several parts of the Valley; also they carved churches and painted them. You will hike about 3,5 km.Hiking will last 1hour 15m.Then you will arrive to Restaurant for Lunch


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ihlara Valley, Guzelyurt 68500 Turkiye

LUNCH

1 hour for the lunch in the valley, next to the River. You will start with the soup and salad, later you will able choose one of the main dishes from the list. Lunch will be over with season fruits

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Selime Monastery, Guzelyurt Turkiye

YAPRAKHISAR PANAROMA

After lunch our guide will take you to a unique place, Yaprakhisar. You will see the nicest examples of conical fairy chimneys. Since the area is very similar to Star Wars Film Set, Yaprakhisar is known as “Star Wars Movie Set”.

SELIME MONASTRY

Our tour will go on with another movie- set-like place, Selime Monastery. At first look, the monastery looks like a castle, but shelters, churches, chapels, bedrooms, storages and big cathedral proves us its being a monastery. You get information about the monastic life in Cappadocia.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Pigeon Valley, Uchisar KasabasI Nevşehir Kapadokya, Goreme 50240 Turkiye

PIGEON VALLEY

Climbing to Selime monastery will exhaust you, probably. But till you arrive to Pigeon Valley, you will have about 1 hour to rest. Also, our guide will mention about some traditions, cultures and stories about Anatolia on the way. Upon arrival to Pigeon Valley, pigeons will meet you on the top of the valley. Pigeons have always been important for Cappadocian people. Their eggs and droppings were used for different purposes. For this reason, local people carved houses for them to the slopes of valley. You will see the reason why people call them “houses”, when you see them.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Kapadokya El SanatlarI Merkezi, Asagi Mahalle, Adnan Menderes Caddesi, No:13, Nevsehir 50100 Turkiye

The Last place in the tour will be a visit to onyx factory in Uchisar. Onyx is a volcanic stone which has various colors and contains different minerals in. As being a volcanic area, Cappadocia has some onyx deposits. In the factory, a master will give you information about the steps of onyx shaping and you will watch a shaping show.

17:30 Your tour will finish and you will be dropped to your hotel.


Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions

  • Lunch
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Exclusions

  • Drinks
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Entarence fees in tours

Additional information

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • Stroller accessible
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Face masks required for travelers in public areas
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Face masks provided for travelers
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 18 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

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