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Cappadocia: Green Tour - Ihlara Valley & Underground City
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Cappadocia: Green Tour - Ihlara Valley & Underground City

By Stoneland Travel Cappadocia Turkey
9.4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$92 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Learn about the natural history of Cappadocia and its unusual rock formations
  • Visit the amazing Derinkuyu Underground City
  • Hike through the Ihlara Valley
  • Learn about monastic life at the Selime Monastery
  • Watch how onyx is shaped by a master craftsman

Activity location

    • Avanos
    • Avanos, Nevşehir, Türkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Avanos
    • Avanos, Nevşehir, Türkiye

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Cappadocia Green Tour with Lunch and without Entry Tickets
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h8h
  • English
Starting time: 9:30 am
Price details
AU$91.77 x 1 AdultAU$91.77

Total
Price is AU$91.77
Cappadocia Green Tour with Lunch and Entry Tickets
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h8h
  • English
Starting time: 9:30 am
Price details
AU$125.14 x 1 AdultAU$125.14

Total
Price is AU$125.14

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pick-up and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's included Guide
  • What's includedWhat's included Lunch
  • What's includedWhat's included Museum tickets (if you choose the option with museum tickets)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedDrinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded Tips for the guide and driver

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: Wheelchair users

What you can expect

Göreme Panorama
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.

Underground City
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.

Ihlara Valley
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 metre- 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

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.

Selime Monastry
Our tour will go on with another film- 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.

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.

Onxy Factory
The Last place in the tour will be a visit to onyx factory in Uchisar. Onyx is a volcanic stone which has various colours 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.

5-6 pm back to hotel

Location

Activity location

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    • Avanos
    • Avanos, Nevşehir, Türkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Avanos
    • Avanos, Nevşehir, Türkiye