Underground city + Soganli tours

Información

Destination 1: Kaymakli Underground City
Our Crew will meet you in your hotel and will give you general information about the tour today. Our tour will start in the morning from your hotel. First we will drive to Kaymakli Underground City which was carved by the Hittites nearly 3.500 years ago and it was used by early Christians as a main shelter to protect their selves from the enemies.

Destination 2: Soganli Valley
After the Underground city we will visit Soganli Valley, Fractures and collapses during earthquakes have added to erosion, resulting in deep Valley and canyons which now you can a very beautiful landscape to have a little walk. The valley which is divided into two has been occupied since the Roman period. The Romans used the conical rock formations as graves, and later, Byzantines transformed the into churches and you can also find beautiful frescoes in the chuirches, during our walk we will visit karabas church, Yilanli church and the Church of St. Barbara.

Destination 3: Local Lunch
Destination 4: Antique city Sobesos
Sobesos antique city found in 2002, in the area there was found chapels, graves, hamam and huge meeting hall with mosaic belong to roman period. After listening to the information about Sobessos’s history and walking around. We will heading to Keslik monastery.

Destination 5: Keslik Monastery
Keslik Monastery is one of the most beautiful monastery in Cappadocia, you can see several rocks converted into church and beautiful natural garden around.

Destination 6: Mustafapasa
Mustafapasa village with the old name Sinasos was inhabited by Greek Orthodox families until the beginning of the 20th century, you can see old Greek house around the villages. Near the Mustafapasa village we will also visit Gömeda Vallley, and visit Church of Constatine Helene, and the church of St. Basil. This is the end of our tour, we will drop you off to your hotel and see you in another tour.

Meeting/pick-up point: Hotel.
Start/opening time: 9am.
End/closing time: 5pm.
Tour Includes: Lunch, all parking and road taxes, all Entrance tickets and fees.