Uçhisar, Kaymaklı, Ihlara Valley, Yaprakhisar, Selime
Duration
Full Day (8-9 hours)
Pickup
09:30 – 09:45
Return
18:00 – 18:30
Trekking
~1 hour (Ihlara Valley)
Language
English
Kids Free
Under 6 years (entrance fees)
Pickup from your hotel at 09:30–09:45 with air-conditioned vehicle.
Enjoy the influential view of Uçhisar Castle and thousands of hand-carved pigeon houses inside the rocks. Learn about the important role pigeons played in Cappadocia history.
Explore the multi-layer, hand-carved underground construction with storage rooms, narrow tunnels, rolled rock doors, churches, stables, ventilation shafts and vineries. Follow Blue Arrows to go out, Red Arrows to go deeper.
Descend into the deepest point of Turkey's biggest canyon. Walk alongside the Melendiz River for about 1 hour, visiting Greek Orthodox Churches and feeling the silence of nature and history.
Enjoy delicious traditional food served in hand-made clay pots at one of Cappadocia's most unique riverside restaurants. Relax on the river sofas after your meal.
Visit the village where some claim Star Wars scenes were filmed. Explore hand-carved caves and take amazing photos in this otherworldly landscape.
Overlook the magnificent Selime Monastery (Cathedral) and the Tomb of Seljuk Sultans.
Drop-off at your hotel by 18:00–18:30.