Canyon View Goreme

... over, under and around some pretty out of this world scenery. On another day we did a tour which took us to a panoramic view over Goreme, which took in most of the surrounding valleys,and the castle. It was like being on another planet. Next was one of ...

... on a day trip around the Cappadocia region. Our day began at a lookout of Pigeon Valley, an incredible view of the lunar landscape of Goreme. From there we went to the Derinkuyu Underground City. This underground city is approximately 85 metres deep. It ...

... guides.  OK then, back to Goreme to find a private guide for a Saturday hike in the Red and Rose Valleys.  Fortunately, Goreme in full of guiding companies so I went to the first one recommended in my guide book, but they sent me to the company ...

... quickly at first, with long distance views of the glorious rocks and caves. As we descended, the trail narrowed, and the canyon tightened, which brought the incredible cave dwellings and pigeon niches closer and closer to us. We were in shadow through ...

... panorama?  And our tour van was so full that Kristen and I rode up front with the driver.  But actually, the Goreme Panorama was a different look out spot that was phenomenol, and a place for phenomenal jumping photos.  It was also a great ...

... and there were about 12 or 15 up in the sky flying in between the tuff cones, cool!!! From the rooftop I had a good view of Goreme and the surroundings.  It really feels like you are on another planet in a very strange village (no wonder part of ...

... men on equally ancient tractors hauling these goods around. Our favorite village just happened to be the one we stayed at, Goreme. It's the quintessential Cappadocian village with loads of caves and fairy chimneys. In fact every hotel seemed to be a ...

... started our "Green Tour" at 9.30am. Yep - we decided to do EVERYTHING on one day! First stop was the panoramic view of Goreme. Pretty much saw that on the balloon. Then off to Derinkuyu Underground City. There are 11 floors underground. We went down to ...

... upon...could it be????a cave cafe??? We had tea (perhaps his only business of the day) before hiking back to Goreme. We visited an amazing underground city and hiked the beautiful Ilhara canyon. We made friends with our fellow travelers from Australia ...

... . This took us through the whole region, through the underground city of Derenkuyu, the beautiful valley trek through the canyon of Ilhara Valley, Pigeon Valley, and the beautiful Monastary of Selime. Truly some of the most spectacular, yet absurd, ...

... . Resembling mouth-watering melted nougat I felt like kneeling down and taking a bite as we tramped down the ever narrowing canyon. *Drool*. Towards Honey Valley's end there is a series of hollows, caves and erosion formations that keep the camera ...

... tunneled into the sand stone so they could hide from the Christian haters), a long walk through a large canyon, lunch in a river, stopping to view many fascinating rock formations, ancient cities dug into the cliffs, and more. We were exhausted when we ...

... up the hill for Max with views over the campsite and surrounding area. We then had a short drive to 'Ihlara Valley', a small canyon filled with many cave dwellings and a stream at the bottom of the valley. We wondered through the valley checking out the ...

... amazing. A short 3km walk on the base of the Ihlara Valley surrounded by caves and churches hidden in the surrounding canyon walls was interesting. Unfortunately no time to visit all the churches and view their painted interiors. Lunch on a pontoon in ...

... Brian Shaw... that Brian Shaw guy that lives in Salt Lake City, Utah... the hardcore biker and skier who traverses whatever mountain or canyon he can... if he's not heading to the local pool with his girls, helping a friend in need, shooting the shit with ...

... and many of us, including me, took a little nap on the way. Suak was nice enough to let us stop at the panoramic view point over Goreme again since it was raining yesterday and we didn't get very good pictures.  We stayed there about 30 minutes and ...

... ridge into the next valley, and walk (and climb) into the valley that changes into some-thing that looks like a real canyon: fun! We hitched to Cavusin and visited the Cavusin church (good frescoes). Follow the unpaved road to Zelve from Cavusin: ...