Goreme Trip Overview
Prepare to explore the unique landscape and culture of Cappadocia with an off-road vehicle. Our off-road tour offers you a land vehicle to explore the valleys and historic churches.
We give you the chance to travel to the places hard to reach, away from the crowd set off to the roads for spectacular views, experience the excitement of traveling off-road in Cappadocia.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Goreme, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
Prepare to explore the unique landscape and culture of Cappadocia with an off-road vehicle. Our off-road tour offers you a land vehicle to explore the valleys and historic churches.
We give you the chance to travel to the places hard to reach, away from the crowd set off to the roads for spectacular views, experience the excitement of traveling off-road in Cappadocia.
Stop At: Uzengi Valley, Merkez, Mustafapaşa, Ürgüp, Nevşehir, Yukarı, 50650 Mustafapaşa/Ürgüp/Nevşehir, Turkey
Our private adventure day starts with hotel pick up. First we’ll drive to Uzengi Vadisi also known as Uzengi Valley. The valley attracts everyone with its churches and multi layer dovecotes and it is one of the important racecourses of the region. According to the entrance pointi the beginning of the valley named as Gomeda and the last part named as Üzengi Valley. Gomeda comes from the historical remains at the entrance; Üzengi comes from the stream in the valley. Üzengi stream starts from south of Ortahisar and meets with Damsa Brook. Surrounding of the stream is a picnic area for people of Ürgüp because of its having mineral water springs and trees around. Walking direction in the Valley follows the direction of the stream.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ortahisar, Ortahisar, Cappadocia
Our next stop is Ortahisar.. Ortahisar is famous for its friendly inhabitants, picturesque stone houses, narrow streets and lovely churches as well as the castle-like rock formation after which the town is named. Today, it has been restored and the peak is accessible by a staircase. The Ortahisar Castle offers a magnificent panorama over the fairy chimneys of Hallacdere and the snowy peak of Mount Erciyes. The Stirrup Valley, situated between Ortahisar and Urgup, is an interesting valley which is full of both natural and historical beauties.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Derinkuyu, Derinkuyu, Cappadocia
Next, we’ll drive through Hospital Monastery in Derinkuyu. Within Derinkuyu there is a monastery which is said to be the first lunatic asylum in the world. Two Christians, Ayanaryeros, and Ayasozori, who lived in Derinkuyu before the time of the Turkish Republic, restored this monastery. Inside we see various artifacts, a dispensary, a cell for holy water, places where lunatics were tied, and rooms where people were given information concerning the treatment of the patients.
Duration: 1 hour
