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Ihlara Valley Hike: Explore Ancient Monastery & City
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1,864 Ratings
Goreme
Hiking in Ihlara Valley to a classic village lunch on the river, exploring the ancient monastery and underground city with its unique beauty.
Hiking in Ihlara Valley to a classic village lunch on the river, exploring the ancient monastery and underground city with its unique beauty.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Goreme Panorama - The journey begins at the Göreme Panoramic Point, offering breathtaking views over the Göreme Valley.
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Kaymakli Underground City - Next, explore the ancient Underground City, inhabited by various civilizations over its 4000-year history. Discover the reasons behind its construction and how people thrived underground.
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- Goreme Panorama - The journey begins at the Göreme Panoramic Point, offering breathtaking views over the Göreme Valley.
- Kaymakli Underground City - Next, explore the ancient Underground City, inhabited by various civilizations over its 4000-year history. Discover the reasons behind its construction and how people thrived underground.
- Selime Monastery - Visit the Selime rock-art Monastery, the largest rock-cut structure in Cappadocia, which served as a hub for religious, social, and commercial activities.
- Ihlara Valley - Enjoy a delightful 3 km hike through Ihlara Valley, a lush green canyon reaching depths of up to 100 meters.
- Pigeon Valley - The final stop offers a stunning view of Uçhisar Castle across the gardens of Guvercinlik Vadisi (Pigeon Valley), perfect for capturing scenic photos. Additionally, visit the onyx workshop to admire the region’s precious stones.
What's Included
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Other
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Other
What's Not Included
- drinks during lunch are extra and will be paid by the guests.
- drinks during lunch are extra and will be paid by the guests.
Additional Information
- Baby seat available upon request.
- Baby seat available upon request.
Location
Goreme Panorama
Uchisar Yolu uzeri 1.km
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Holly_k
Jun 2, 2025
Ali is a great guide! - Ali G was one of the best tour guides I've experienced. He was very friendly, engaging, patient - and funny! I really appreciated how he seemed to go above and beyond to be clear with information and manage our expectations. Nothing worse than being on a tour and not really knowing what is going on, when you're eating, or why a plan has changed. The tour itself was a great variety of different stops and I did not feel too rushed.
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David
May 31, 2025
Excellent day out. - Did this tour on Friday as party of our 5 night stay in beautiful Cappadocia.
Our guide was Ali G who was excellent and really enhanced the whole exciting trip. The sights are amazing. We loved the valley hike, underground city and monestery.
The lunch was good with spectacular views.
Ali is an entertaining and informative guide and the driver was excellent as well.
Can thoroughly recommend this trip.
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Abhishekmpatuli
May 30, 2025
Green tour - Ali G was great guide. Awesome tour. Selime monastery was the winner for ne. Ilhara valley and the underground city tour were great as well.
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E9573kkalexanderk
May 30, 2025
Cappadocia Green Tour - Did the Green Tour with Ali G. Had a great day with some very interesting sites. Tour was well paced and informative. There is no longer any lunch by the river since all those restaurants have been closed by the government, but the alternate option was very good. Ali was very personable, considerate and friendly. Would highly recommend this tour!
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Sightsee44281258744
May 30, 2025
Amazing experience - Ali is a great guide
He made our experience great at all the places.
Hereke is a great co to tour with .
Nice busses
Nice lunch
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Joncl8752zf
May 30, 2025
Ali G was great! - Ali G was a fantastic guide to the red tour sights - the monastery, the underground city and the Ilhara valley. He gave great explanation and introduction while keeping things lively. I would recommend his tour to anybody coming to Cappadocia.
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905sharonr
May 29, 2025
A great tour - A great trip with so much to see! All of the sites that we visited were amazing. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and helpful and really helped to make the day special. The pontoons on the river (in the Ihlara Valley) no longer exist, so our lunch was in a different location, but the food was great with a variety of options.
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261arianam
May 26, 2025
THE BEST - Couldn't have asked for a better experience. Our guide, Ufuk, was AMAZING. His knowledge and enthusiasm added so much to the tour. I can't recommend him as a guide enough. My friend, Christal, and I had on time pickup and no rushing at any of the stops. Plenty of time at each place and great lunch. 10 out of 10 all around.
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Stephaniepz8881wa
May 26, 2025
Top shelf guide and fascinating tour - If you only do one tour from Goreme make it this one. The underground city and monastery were truely amazing and the highlights for us. The walk through ilhara valley was pleasant. Probably the best thing about this tour though was the guide. Ali G made the trip, he was very knowledgeable but also super funny and entertaining. Don’t miss this one.
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Heatherlh1338ps
May 29, 2025
Restful tour - The guide was very professional and knowledgeable of the history.
A reasonable pace but short visits to every spot. Nice to have a person to explain the history of the hidden city.
Included but not mentioned was a stop at a jewelery store and a local taste shop at the end. No pressure to buy but lots of products.
In the TripAdvisor description, a hike and lunch at the river is mentioned. Neither were included in our tour. Per the guide, the restaurants at the river are no longer in use due to government regulation changes. The guide for our day said he does not include a hike but perhaps others would. Be sure to ask when booking if that is what you are interested in.
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