Ihlara Valley & Derinkuyu Underground City Tour - CAP15

Our tour starts at 09:30 by pick-up from your hotel. After our guide’s introduction to Cappadocia at the Goreme panoramic view point, we drive about 1 hour and visit the most spectacular gorge of Turkey: Ihlara. The 6 km hike in the Ihlara Valley will be the highlight of our day. The Melendiz River has carved an impressive canyon through the verdant valley and we will walk about two hours along the river, passing Byzantine rock chapels decorated with frescoes. Especially the first half of the hike where we will be the only tourists walking, is totally peaceful. We end the hiking portion of the tour near Belisirma village, where we will have lunch in a quaint riverside restaurant. After lunch, we stop at the biggest rock-cut monastery of Cappadocia, Selime Monastery and Cathedral. Derinkuyu Underground City. We will explore the caves of this interesting city and your guide will explain about the life here. We will then drive back to your hotel and finish the tour around 17:00.