Cappadocia Green Tour with Ihlara Valley and Selime Monastery in Turkey, Nevşehir

Avcılar, Pansiyon Sk. No:3, 50180 Göreme/Belediyes/Nevşehir, Turkey

Enjoy personal guided tour in luxury vehicle to Kaymakli Underground City, Ihlara Valley, Belisirma and Selime Monastery. Skip-The-Line Tickets, Transportation, Guiding in your own language provided.

Cancellation policy

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Duration 7 hours

Duration supplied by the experience provider.

Languages

English, Spanish, Russian

Group size

1–12 travelers

Full description

Experience a comprehensive full-day private tour of Cappadocia’s most renowned attractions, including Kaymakli Underground City, Ihlara Valley, Selime, and Selime Monastery. Benefit from skip-the-line tickets and expert guiding in your preferred language for a seamless and informative experience. Savor a traditional Turkish lunch at a well-known local restaurant in Belisirma, situated along the scenic Melendez River, where you can enjoy authentic cuisine at low-seated tables just above the water. Explore Ihlara Valley, once home to over four thousand dwellings and a hundred cave churches adorned with historic frescoes. Discover Selime Monastery, the largest and most impressive rock-cut religious structure in the region, and delve into the underground cities once inhabited by early Christians, featuring remarkable rock-cut churches and storage rooms. This tour provides an in-depth look at the cultural and historical treasures of Cappadocia.

Itinerary

Mtsterious of Cappadocia Tour. According to your tour pick-up time meet with your guide and start your full-day tour. Explore Underground Cities; Once a place of refuge for 15000 Christians, these settlements were of enormous value to the development of Christianity as they provided shelter and worship and were in use until the end of 7C AD. Witness the ancient bedrooms, church, meeting hall and food storage rooms in this eight-story city connected by 30km of corridors and passageways. Next; Ihlara Valley; is a deep and narrow river gorge cut by the Melendiz River. The Valley is 20km long and approx. 150 m deep. It is a great trekking route to those who enjoy trekking. There are about 60 churches, monasteries and cells of anchorites in it. Belisirma; enjoy the Lunch at the local restaurant on the Melendez River. Next Selime; with hollowed out citadel and churches where fairy chimneys rest on the steep hillside.  Selime Monastery, the largest and most majestic of the many rock-cut religious building in the Cappadocia region, while at the southern end is Ihlara village, 7 kilometres away. At the end of the tour drive you back to your hotel.

What’s included

Included

  • Guide
  • Meals: 1
  • Transfer
  • Professional licenced tour guide
  • Lunch in the local restaurant
  • Land transportation by air-conditioned non-smoking vehicle

Not included

  • Beverage with meals
  • Personal Expenses
  • Entry ticket to historical sites

Important information

Meeting point

Avcılar, Pansiyon Sk. No:3, 50180 Göreme/Belediyes/Nevşehir, Turkey

Don’t forget

Free entry for kids 8yr and below (take passport for children if any)Entrance fees are excluded (Your guide will have skıp-the-line tıckets, so you will skip long ticket lines)This is a private tour with personal tour guide, the program can be tailored accordıng to your preferences. Take passport for children if any

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation if cancelled more than 24 hours before start. 100% charge if cancelled within 24 hours of start.

Your host

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