Green Tour: Cappadocia's Underground & Ihlara Valley
Overview
Most visitors see North Cappadocia. This tour takes you somewhere they do not.
The Green Tour explores the southern side of the region, a completely different landscape where a lush river canyon cuts 100 meters through volcanic rock, an underground city descends eight floors into the earth, and a rock-carved monastery the size of a cathedral clings to the cliffs above a quiet village.
A full-day small-group experience with hotel pickup, open-buffet lunch and all entrance fees included. Maximum 10 guests. The ideal second-day tour for guests who have already seen North Cappadocia, and a standalone masterpiece for nature and history lovers.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Explore Kaymaklı, one of the deepest underground cities in the world.
- Hike 1 hour along the riverbank of the breathtaking Ihlara Valley canyon
- Discover Selime Monastery, the largest rock-carved complex in Cappadocia
- Includes professional guide, entry fees, and a delicious set-menu lunch.
What's Included
- Lunch Set menu lunch at a local restaurant
- Drop off at your hotel
- Guidance service (English)
- Pick-up from your hotel
- Kaymaklı Underground City, Ihlara Valley and Selime Monastery (If option is selected)
- Personal expenses during the tour
- Gratuities
- Drinks taken during lunch
Meeting and Pickup
Our professional tour guides will come to pick you up from your hotel before the tour and drop you back to your hotel at the end of the tour. Depending on the location of your hotel, you will be informed about the exact pick-up time one day before the tour.
What To Expect
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Goreme Panorama
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Pigeon Valley
20 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Onyx
1 hour Admission Ticket Free
Kaymakli Underground City
1 hour Admission Ticket Included
Ihlara
1 hour Admission Ticket Free
Ihlara Valley
1 hour Admission Ticket Included
Selime Monastery
1 hour Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- This tour is not suitable for claustrophobic people.
- Selime Monastery has steep stairs
- Underground city can be challenging for those with claustrophobia
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Green Tour: Cappadocia’s Underground & Ihlara Valley?
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (+03).
- Lunch. Set menu lunch at a local restaurant.
- Drop off at your hotel.
- Guidance service (English).
- Pick-up from your hotel.
- Kaymaklı Underground City, Ihlara Valley and Selime Monastery (If option is selected).
- Personal expenses during the tour.
- Gratuities.
- Drinks taken during lunch.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Green Tour: Cappadocia's Underground & Ihlara Valley is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- This tour is not suitable for claustrophobic people.
- Selime Monastery has steep stairs
- Underground city can be challenging for those with claustrophobia
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Green Tour: Cappadocia’s Underground & Ihlara Valley will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- LunchSet menu lunch at a local restaurant
- Drop off at your hotel
- Guidance service (English)
- Pick-up from your hotel
- Kaymaklı Underground City, Ihlara Valley and Selime Monastery (If option is selected)
- Personal expenses during the tour
- Gratuities
- Drinks taken during lunch
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- This tour is not suitable for claustrophobic people.
- Selime Monastery has steep stairs
- Underground city can be challenging for those with claustrophobia
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers
