Throughout the region of Cappadocia there are two main tourist destinations: the Red and the Green Tour. The peculiarity of the Green Tour is the remoteness of the attractions from the main city of Gereme and from each other. You can visit all the places by yourself, it will be three times cheaper. But the main time you will have for the process of "getting to the place". Therefore, we strongly recommend you to take a guided tour and enjoy the sights without thinking about the route.
As part of the Green Tour you will visit one of the underground cities: Kaimakly or Derinkuyu.
The latter is more hyped, so don't feel bad if you are taken to Kaymakli. The views will be the same, but the crowds will not be! Visiting the underground city is a fascinating pastime. To describe and convey in photos - hard, it is necessary to visit! On the spot will get at least a little sense of the atmosphere of the city. From the stories of the guide to try to understand how people lived there! The scale of underground cities is colossal! While on the surface it is not at all clear that under the ground there is a whole infrastructure of cities!
Ihlara Valley - the next object of the Green Tour
First you will be driven to the Selime cave monastery. This is the beginning of Ihlara Valley. Here you can climb up and explore the area. It is interesting and beautiful. It's like an extension of the underground city. And the views all around are beautiful.
Then you will be given a lift to the downhill hiking trail in the Ihlara Valley. You will need to go down the steps and walk a part of the valley down about 4 km on the hiking trail. The route is very easy even for children and the elderly. There is no delight and views) Who was often in the woods and nature, will not understand the need to visit this place. Just beautiful nature along the river. There is an opinion that you have to come to Ihlara Valley on your own and walk all the way through it, from the beginning to the end... The hiking trail is enough for you. There are no views characteristic of Cappadocia there at all.
Summary: The Green Tour is a visit to the underground city of Kaymakli or Derinkuyu, the Selime cave monastery and the Ihlara Valley (the walking part of the tour is 4 km). If you want to see everything, be sure to take the tour. However, the cave monastery is the standard views throughout Cappadocia, the Ihlara Valley is just nature along the river. This leaves the underground city, which you can visit on your own - will come out 3-4 times cheaper. It's up to you)
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