This tour start at 09.00 and takes about 9 hours. Enjoy a scenic drive to Göreme Panorama, where you can observe the dramatic ”invisible” landscape from the best angle. Next, head over to the Derinkuyu Underground City. This incredible underground city contains courtyards, stables, churches and even wineries all intertwined in an extensive network of tunnels.
Highlights
- Göreme Panorama
- Derinkuyu Underground City
- Ihlara Valley
- Selime Monastery
- Pigeon Valley Panorama
Tour Plan
1Enjoy a scenic drive to Göreme Panorama, where you can observe the dramatic ”invisible” landscape from the best angle. Next, head over to the Derinkuyu Underground City. This incredible underground city contains courtyards, stables, churches and even wineries all intertwined in an extensive network of tunnels.
2Take a hike in the longest canyon of Turkey, Ihlara Valley. Once called Peristrema, as much for the scenery and the hike as for the churches, which are small and mostly semi-ruined. It holds about 50 Byzantine churches, chapels, monasteries and hermit caves dating from the 11th to 13th centuries. Good news! You do not have to visit them one by one. Our expert guide will take you to Saint Daniel’s Church and you will learn about the intricate detailing in the decoration of this ancient location. Continue 4km down a beautiful trail before reaching Belisırma.
3Savour a tasty lunch at a local restaurant next to the Melendez River in this ”Belisırma” town. After lunch, set off for Selime Monastery, an awe-inspiring rock-cut construction and the largest religious structure in the Cappadocia region with a cathedral-sized church cut directly into the volcanic tuff. Finally, before being dropped off at your hotel, make a stop at Pigeon Valley, which has hundreds of old pigeon houses cut into the rock in the past. Throughout the centuries, farmers have used pigeon droppings as fertilizer for their fields.
How to get there: To carry out this activity, the supplier will pick you up at your hotel.
What is Includes?
- Tickets
- Transport
- Air-conditioned transportation
- Guide
- Meal
- Drinks
What is Excludes?
- Personel Fees