Goreme Trip Overview
The Ihlara Valley, one of the most beautiful visiting points of Cappadocia. This green valley about 1 hour’s drive from Goreme. You will enjoy the walk by the Melendiz river. At the end of the hike you will enjoy local cuisine in the restaurant on the Melendiz River.We will pick you up from your hotel and drop off to your hotel. This tour is private for you and your loved ones.Explore the Ihlara Valley very comfortable and safe way.
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Duration: 7 hours
Starts: Goreme, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
The Ihlara Valley, one of the most beautiful visiting points of Cappadocia. This green valley about 1 hour’s drive from Goreme. You will enjoy the walk by the Melendiz river. At the end of the hike you will enjoy local cuisine in the restaurant on the Melendiz River.We will pick you up from your hotel and drop off to your hotel. This tour is private for you and your loved ones.Explore the Ihlara Valley very comfortable and safe way.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Goreme Panorama, Uchisar Yolu uzeri 1.km, Goreme 50180 Turkey
Your guide and driver will meet you and your hotel and drive to Goreme Cappadocia. Your guide will give you general information about the region while you watch the unique Cappadocia landscape.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Ihlara Valley, Guzelyurt 68500 Turkey
we drive about 1 hour and visit Guzelyurt, where Gregory of Nazianzus lived in. A historically large Greek population existed in the area until the 1924 population exchange, when they were replaced with the Turks from Thessaloniki and Kavala.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Gizelyurt Manastir Vadisi, Cevizli Sok. Guzelyurt Merkez, Guzelyurt 68500 Turkey
Our next stop will be Guzelyurt underground city which shows clear signs of later reuse with tandir ovens cut into the ground for cooking, but its most famous feature is its squat toilet, isolated along a narrow corridor and the only such convenience so far identified in the underground cities.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Belisırma Restaurant, Belisırma Köyü, 68500 Güzelyurt/Aksaray, Turkey
After departing Guzelyurt, we will drive further south to the magnificent verdant Ihlara Valley. We walk alongside the Melendiz River for about 1 hour which winds its way through the Ihlara gorge, stopping for lunch in a restaurant on the river in the village of Belisirma.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Selime Monastery, Guzelyurt Turkey
After lunch, we continue to the Selime Monastery, the largest rock-cut monastery in Cappadocia with large cave cathedral and breathtaking views over the area.
We will then drive back to your hotel.
Duration: 1 hour
