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Cappadocia Underground City and Ihlara Valley Tour (Green Tour)
Product code 16998P59
From
From EUR 85
Dates
Available from Jan 1, 2024
Start times
9:30 AM
Travelers
Infant ages 0-2, Child ages 3-11, Adult ages 12-99
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Cappadocia Underground City and Ihlara Valley Tour (Green Tour)
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Duration
7 hours to 8 hours
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English
Confirmation
Instant
Pickup
Pickup details available
Time zone
Europe/Istanbul
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From
From EUR 85
Cappadocia Underground City and Ihlara Valley Tour (Green Tour)





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Duration
7 hours to 8 hours
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English
Confirmation
Instant
Pickup
Pickup details available
Time zone
Europe/Istanbul
Why Travelers Love This
Göreme Panorama, Underground City, Ihlara Valley Hiking (one hour), lunch, Selime Monastery, Pigeon Valley, Onxy and Stone Demonstration.
Overview
Göreme Panorama, Underground City, Ihlara Valley Hiking (one hour), lunch, Selime Monastery, Pigeon Valley, Onxy and Stone Demonstration.
What's Included
Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Professional guide
Lunch
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Not included
Drinks
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Entarence fees in tours
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup details
Itinerary
Pass by stop 1
Pass by stop 1
09:15 You will be picked up from your hotel for the tour 09:30 Your tour will start out
Stop 2
20 minutesAdmission not included
Stop 2
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.
Stop 3
1 hourAdmission not included
Stop 3
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.
Stop 4
1 hourAdmission not included
Stop 4
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
Stop 5
1 hourAdmission not included
Stop 5
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
Stop 6
1 hourAdmission not included
Stop 6
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.
Stop 7
30 minutesAdmission not included
Stop 7
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.
Stop 8
30 minutesAdmission not included
Stop 8
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.
Additional Info
Stroller Accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Infants Must Sit On Laps
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
No Back Problems
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Physical Easy
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Other
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Policy type
Standard
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Refund eligibility
100% refundable 1+ days before
Refund eligibility
0% refundable 0-1 days before
Review Summary
4.8
19 reviews
Collected by Viator and Tripadvisor
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