Green Canyon

Green Canyon

All tours we offer as Cappadocia Planet are not daily regular tours. We made these different itinenaries for more special experinces.

Ihlara Canyon is where you can see the natural heritage and the cultural heritage of Cappadocia. Besides, it's interesting to see the wild pistachio trees in central Asia Minor because of the microclimate of the canyon. Or in march, you may see asparagus growing among the rocks.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Ihlara Valley, Guzelyurt 68500 Turkey

We do the walk for 7 km in Ihlara Canyon to see a different aspect of Cappadocian Valleys. Ihlara used to be a perfect place for Greek monks to live in the caves and pray in the cave churches of the Valley. Moreover, you can see some unique depictions on frescoes such as the only muslim figure and a depiction of Judgement day on frescoes.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Selime Monastery, Guzelyurt Turkey

Selime is a cave complex of a church, chapel, cathedral, kitchen, winery, storages etc. completely carved into the hill at the end of Ihlara Canyon. Also it offers you a chance to see a good view of the formations called Star Wars Movie Place.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Hasan Dagi, Aksaray Turkey

Mt Hasan is the mountain on western Cappadocia and used to be an active volcano formed the tuff stone you may see everywhere in the region.

Duration: 15 minutes