In this special tour we have prepared for walking tour lovers, you will walk in the valley for 14 km with beside Melendiz River and visit the churches.
Posted By : Z3778XDesthers
Full-day private hiking adventure in the Ihlara Valley
It was great!
Picked up on time and drove to Ilhara. Walked the entire valley (canyon) along the river. Super beautiful. Delicious lunch about 1/3 of the way. Guide Anil was very friendly. I liked that there was also room to just walk at your own pace. Unfortunately, 2 of the 3 rock churches we were going to visit were unexpectedly closed (due to renovation and due to the danger of falling stones - the guide or organization cannot do anything about that). The rock church we visited was beautiful with frescoes.
At the end there was some confusion because I assumed that we would also enter the monastery of Selime, but the guide said otherwise. The description says hike untill the monastry of Selime and all entrances and fees included. According to the guide and his inquiries with the organization, entering the monastery was no longer included in the tour. I assumed so and I also find it illogical that you walk to the monastery and the entrance is included in the entrance ticket to the Ilhara Valley, so you cannot enter.
Fortunately, Anil (the guide) understood my disappointment and because the entrance was indeed already included with the Ilhara ticket, he waited downstairs while I was allowed to tour inside. I was very happy with that because it would be a shame to miss it when you are at the door.
I thought it was a great day and if you like a long walk I would definitely recommend it! The terrain is not difficult, rather easy to walk on.
If, like me, you also have the Selime Monastery on your to-see list, I would inquire about this first to avoid disappointments. It is also possible that the description text will be adjusted slightly so that it is clearer that entering the monastery is not part of it. But then again, I actually think it makes more sense to include it in the tour because you walk all the way to it and the entrance is already there.
Incl is in the ilhara valley ticket.
But definitely recommended and with the Selime Monastery included, absolutely fantastic!
Thank you Anil for a beautiful day!
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Posted On : 2024-04-05 13:07:58 
Posted By : protagonist912
It was my first time visiting Cappadocia the Tourist guide Cenghiz Khan was amazing.. he explained history of Turks civilisation so comprehensively, that I must admire his honesty with his job. Very polite person and your was interesting and amazing. I highly recommend them 👍🏼 Good Luck!
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Posted On : 2021-12-06 02:13:17
