Part of our revenue from this experience will go to a charity in the region
According to your tour pick-up time meet with your guide and start your full-day tour. Explore Underground Cities; Once a place of refuge for 15000 Christians, these settlements were of enormous value to the development of Christianity as they provided shelter and worship and were in use until the end of 7C AD. Witness the ancient bedrooms, church, meeting hall and food storage rooms in this eight-story city connected by 30km of corridors and passageways. Next; Ihlara Valley; is a deep and narrow river gorge cut by the Melendiz River. The Valley is 20km long and approx. 150 m deep. It is a great trekking route to those who enjoy trekking. There are about 60 churches, monasteries and cells of anchorites in it. Belisirma; enjoy Lunch at the local restaurant on the Melendez River. Next Selime; with hollowed out citadel and churches where fairy chimneys rest on the steep hillside. Selime Monastery, the largest and most majestic of the many rock-cut religious building in the Cappadocia region, while at the southern end is Ihlara village, 7 kilometres away. At the end of the tour drive you back to your hotel.
Duration
8 hours
The tour starts at
Göreme, Turkey
Kaymakli Underground City
Once a place of refuge for 15000 Christians, these settlements were of enormous value to the development of Christianity as they provided shelter and worship and were in use until the end of 7C AD....
Once a place of refuge for 15000 Christians, these settlements were of enormous value to the development of Christianity as they provided shelter and worship and were in use until the end of 7C AD. Witness the ancient bedrooms, church, meeting hall and food storage rooms in this eight-story city connected by 30km of corridors and passageways.
is a deep and narrow river gorge cut by the Melendiz River. The Valley is 20km long and approx. 150 m deep. It is a great trekking route for those who enjoy trekking. There are about 60 churches, m...
is a deep and narrow river gorge cut by the Melendiz River. The Valley is 20km long and approx. 150 m deep. It is a great trekking route for those who enjoy trekking. There are about 60 churches, monasteries, and cells of anchorites in it.
Belisirma; enjoy Lunch at the local restaurant on the Melendez River.
Belisirma; enjoy Lunch at the local restaurant on the Melendez River.
Selime
with hollowed out citadel and churches where fairy chimneys rest on the steep hillside.
with hollowed out citadel and churches where fairy chimneys rest on the steep hillside.
Selime Monastery
the largest and most majestic of the many rock-cut religious building in the Cappadocia region, while at the southern end is Ihlara village, 7 kilometers away
the largest and most majestic of the many rock-cut religious building in the Cappadocia region, while at the southern end is Ihlara village, 7 kilometers away
Professional licensed tour guide
Lunch in the local restaurant
All sightseeing mentioned in the itinerary
Transfer service from/to centrally located Cappadocia Hotels
Land transportation by air-conditioned non-smoking vehicle