Green Tour Cappadocia: Explore Southern Cappadocia with a Small Group, Hiking in Ihlara Valley
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Goreme

Hiking in Ihlara Valley to a classic village lunch on the river, exploring the ancient monastery and underground city with its unique beauty.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Goreme Panorama - Our first stop will be at the Göreme Panoramic Point, where we have magnificent views over Göreme Valley
  • Kaymakli Underground City - We will head to the ancient Underground City occupied by many different civilizations throughout its 4000 year history. We will learn about how and why the city was built here and how they managed to live underground.
  • Selime Monastery - We will visit Selime rock-art Monastery, which is the biggest rock-cut structure in all of Cappadocia. The monastery was the center of religious, social and commercial life.
  • Ihlara Valley - We will take will take a pleasant 3 km hike through Ihlara Valley, a natural green canyon as deep as 100 meters at some points. There you will see cave churches with some unusual frescoes and enjoy lunch by the river.
  • Pigeon Valley - Our last stop has a beautiful view of Uçhisar Castle across the gardens of Guvercinlik Vadisi (Pigeon Valley). This is great location for scenic photoş and an easy hike down to Göreme if you would like to finish your day with a walk.
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • drinks during lunch are extra and will be paid by the guests.
Additional Information
  • Baby seat available upon request.
Location
Goreme Panorama
Uchisar Yolu uzeri 1.km
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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555ebrud
Jun 16, 2024
Tour with Ece and Ercan - The tour with Ece and Ercan was very well planed and informative. Thanks to Ece I learned a lot about Cappadocia’s history. Not only does she sit on an enormous amount of knowledge, she is also very funny!
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Roselynv991
Jun 16, 2024
recommended indeed! - Ece and Arcan is really efficient with the tour. felt safe and not time pressured. i was lost to the cave due to congestion of tourist arrival but then Ece came back for me and check how am i. enjoyed the tour Learned about the nice culture of cappadocia and how preserved it is . definitely worth every penny you spend! 100%
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Mandy_j
Jun 14, 2024
Outstanding customer service and tour - Didn’t have the best start as we were forgotten about until we contacted support services. The team not only sent a private car/tour guide for us but refunded us too. They did everything to rectify their error. Excellent customer service received and the tour was thoroughly enjoyed by myself and my husband. High recommended 👍
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Mila_d
Jun 13, 2024
Great Tour - Perfect Group Size - Knowledgeable Guide - Hakan was an incredible guide! Very knowledgeable about the sites, answered all of our questions, had a great sense of humor, and made sure everyone in the group was well taken care of and comfortable. I highly recommend this tour and the group size limitation. We were able to move efficiently through the sites, and hear our guide well.
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473geraldinep
Jun 13, 2024
Green tour with Hakan and Aykut - Hakan was our guide and aykut was our driver for this tour. Aykut is skillful in his driving along the narrow paths of Cappadocia and it feels safe to be in his vehicle. Hakan is a top notch guide with vast experience in his knowledge of history. We really enjoyed his passion in describing everything to us. Five stars for Hakan!!
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Laura_k
Jun 12, 2024
Good Experience - On time pick up. The guide Hercan was knowledgeable. Great sites. Lunch was at a nice spot. Overall goog experience.
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Caitlin
Jun 11, 2024
A true Turkish delight. - We had the Green Tour on 11.06.2024 with Ece & Ercan and had the best time getting to see some of the different sites in Cappadocia. Some of the highlights were the Derinkuyu Underground City (nice and cool!) and the Selime Monastery. The monastery is in incredible condition and you can even see the remains of frescos in the church. Hiking through Ilhara Valley was beautiful and reminded me of hiking at home in California. We’d like to come back one day and see some of the churches. Ece is so friendly and knowledgeable, we really enjoyed spending the day with her. And Ercan got us everywhere quickly and safely. 10/10 would recommend for your next Cappadocia visit!
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633achillel
Jun 11, 2024
Green tour from Goreme - Our guide Ece took us on a great tour. It was very interesting and would say the money is well spent here. Also Ercan (the driver) stopped to get strawberry for everyone. Thank you again!
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Laitinm2024
Jun 11, 2024
Ali is the most funny tourguide - Ali is the most funny tourguide ever! He was very informative and making so many jokes. Would 100% recommend him for the tour!
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Corah_g
Jun 16, 2024
Ok - Tour is ok; there is a lot of travelling in the van. The tour guide could have provided some information/ stories while travelling to our stops. I would not recommend this tour is your have trouble getting around, there’s climbing up steep hills.
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