Goreme Trip Overview
Opportunity to visit an ancient underground city
4km hike through spectacular scenery
Lunch by the banks of the Melendiz River
See the remains of the magnificent Selime Monastery
View the old pigeon houses cut out of the soft tufa rock
Additional Info
Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Goreme, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
Explore Goreme Promoted Experiences
What to Expect When Visiting Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
Opportunity to visit an ancient underground city
4km hike through spectacular scenery
Lunch by the banks of the Melendiz River
See the remains of the magnificent Selime Monastery
View the old pigeon houses cut out of the soft tufa rock
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Goreme, Goreme, Cappadocia
Enjoy the panoramic view of Goreme, where you can observe the dramatic ”invisible” landscape at the best angle
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Derinkuyu, Derinkuyu, Cappadocia
The second stop will be Derinkuyu Underground City, an incredible underground cave complex
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Ihlara Valley, Guzelyurt 68500 Turkey
The longest canyon of Turkey. As well as spectacular scenery there are dozens of Byzantine churches, chapels, monasteries and hermit caves dating from the 11th to 13th centuries, as this area was the settlement for early Christians. Our guide will take you to one of these to explain the beautiful religious frescoes visible on the interior walls
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Melendiz Stream, Turkey
4 km of hiking through the banks of the Melendiz River
Stop At: Belisirma, Belisirma, Aksaray Province
Enjoy the lunch at a local, riverside restaurant in Belisırma Village
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Selime Monastery, Guzelyurt Turkey
Selime Monastery, which is the biggest religious building in the region, with a cathedral-size church dating back to the 8th and 9th centuries.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Pigeon Valley, Uchisar KasabasI Nevşehir Kapadokya, Goreme 50240 Turkey
The final stop on this tour is Pigeon Valley, so named because it has hundreds of old pigeon houses cut into the rock face. Pigeons were bred in the region for centuries so that farmers could use their droppings for fertilizer in their fields
Duration: 45 minutes
