Göreme Panorama: Explore Derinkuyu, Ihlara Valley

Panoramic view of Göreme, Exploration of Derinkuyu Subterranean City, One-hour hike in Ihlara Valley, Lunch, Yaprakhisar Scenic outlook, Visit to Selime Monastery, Trip to Pigeon Valley, Onyx and Stone Demonstration.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Goreme Panorama - The tour begins with a panoramic view of Goreme. Here, you’ll learn about the history and formation of Cappadocia while admiring the fairy chimneys. After the information session, you’ll have free time to take photographs.
  • Derinkuyu Underground City - After a 40-minute drive, you’ll arrive at Derinkuyu Underground City. Initially used by locals as a natural deep freeze, it later served as a shelter for late Romans against potential Arabian invasions.
  • Ihlara Valley - Located 52 km from the Underground City, Ihlara Valley is reached after a 45-minute drive. Formed by volcanic activity from Mt. Hasan and eroded over millions of years by the Melendiz River, the valley offers stunning views.

You’ll start with soup and salad, followed by a choice of main dishes. Lunch concludes with seasonal fruits.

  • Yaprakhisar Koyu - After lunch, the guide will take you to Yaprakhisar, known for its unique conical fairy chimneys, reminiscent of a Star Wars film set.
  • Pigeon Valley - After an exhausting climb to Selime Monastery, you’ll have about an hour to rest before reaching Pigeon Valley. During the journey, the guide will share traditions, cultures, and stories about Anatolia.
  • Narligol Krater Golu - Also known as Nar Lake, this volcanic crater lake is located about 45 kilometers from Aksaray province. Situated at an altitude of 1,363 meters, the lake covers 0.7 square kilometers and has a depth of 21 meters. The water is brackish due to thermal facilities on the surrounding hills.
What's Included
  • Lunch included
  • Comfortable travel with in-vehicle air conditioning
  • All fees and taxes covered
What's Not Included
  • On-board WiFi
  • Bottled water
  • Tea and coffee
Location
Goreme Panorama
Uchisar Yolu uzeri 1.km
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Norbert_n
Apr 9, 2023
Don't miss - Good experience, lots of useful and interesting information, thanks to our guide, Melih. Definitely worth it
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Rozib240
Oct 22, 2020
Unforgetable - Underground city was one of the most incredible places to visit. Our nice guid Nur made it more interesting with her explanations. We enjoyed the hiking through Ihlara valey as well. Both red and green tours have spectacular views in diferet valeys. You can feel like you are in wonderland
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Silvinkita
Sep 24, 2019
Great Green tour - It was a great Tour. The Service of the company was outstanding. Serious company. The Guide Festival was funy and competent. I recommend this Tour.
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Primrose
Apr 29, 2024
Great but did have enough to do everything on the itinerary - Our guide was brilliant. So professional and fun to chat to. However we didn't seem to have a enough time to do the monastery and only did about 20-30 minutes of the hike which was a little disappointing... We were taken to a jewellery shop during the time there and the staff there kept holding us back to sell the jewellery (which we gave into)
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Miles_g
Apr 12, 2023
THIS IS A SCAM - This is a scam company. They did not contact us at any point before our supposed ‘green tour’ and when we went the day of to find the travel agency, it did not exist. DO NOT BOOK THIS TOUR.
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