Goreme Trip Overview
Cappadocia is the name of a region in history, roughly located in the southeast of ancient Asia Minor (ie Turkey).
Cappadocia is famous for its fairy-tale speckled rock formations: strange rock formations, caves and historical sites of semi-reclusive people are fascinating. It was originally a refuge for Christians to escape Roman persecution. In the 4th century, a group of monks established the main part of Cappadocia. After years of weathering and water erosion, there are rocky hills of different shapes. Thousands of caves have been excavated on these rock faces. Many caves are still preserved in many frescoes, which are the late anti-icon worship in Byzantine art. The unique testimony. Cappadocia’s unique karst landform is similar to the surface of the moon and is called “the most moon-like place on earth.”
With our tour,you would enjoy the “moon ” of the earth ,and make your Cappadocia trip more exciting and colorful.
Additional Info
Duration: 7 to 9 hours
Starts: Goreme, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
Cappadocia is the name of a region in history, roughly located in the southeast of ancient Asia Minor (ie Turkey).
Cappadocia is famous for its fairy-tale speckled rock formations: strange rock formations, caves and historical sites of semi-reclusive people are fascinating. It was originally a refuge for Christians to escape Roman persecution. In the 4th century, a group of monks established the main part of Cappadocia. After years of weathering and water erosion, there are rocky hills of different shapes. Thousands of caves have been excavated on these rock faces. Many caves are still preserved in many frescoes, which are the late anti-icon worship in Byzantine art. The unique testimony. Cappadocia’s unique karst landform is similar to the surface of the moon and is called “the most moon-like place on earth.”
With our tour,you would enjoy the “moon ” of the earth ,and make your Cappadocia trip more exciting and colorful.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Goreme, Goreme, Cappadocia
Pick up and drop off services are provided to hotels in Goreme, Avanos, Ortahisar, Urgup and Uchisar districts, Other locations and long distanced hotels from Goreme will need to pay extra charge.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Goreme Panorama, Uchisar Yolu uzeri 1.km, Goreme 50180 Turkey
This destination is place for viewing Panoramic view of Goreme. Here you can learn information about history, formation of Cappadocia while watching the fairy chimneys.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Kaymakli Underground City, Derinkuyu Turkey
Kaymakli Underground City is contained within the citadel of Kaymakli in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. First opened to tourists in 1964, the village is about 19 km from Nevşehir, on the Nevşehir-Niğde road.
Note: There are number of underground cities in Cappadocia, we wil take you to one of them according to the daily tour program.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ihlara Valley, Guzelyurt 68500 Turkey
The Ihlara Valley (or Peristrema Valley; Turkish Ihlara Vadisi) is a canyon which is 15 km long and up to 150 m deep in the southwest of the Turkish region of Cappadocia, in the municipality of Güzelyurt, Aksaray Province. The valley contains around 50 rock-hewn churches and numerous rock-cut buildings.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Goreme, Goreme, Cappadocia
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.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Selime Monastery, Guzelyurt Turkey
You 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.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Pigeon Valley, Uchisar KasabasI Nevşehir Kapadokya, Goreme 50240 Turkey
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.
Duration: 45 minutes
