Elif Star Caves

... first floor of a beautifully renovated ottoman mansion. DAY 4: On Saturday morning, we awoke to our usual delicious breakfast at Elif Star. We enjoyed a lazy morning before heading off to rent some mopeds for the day. After a quick lesson on ...

... , we marched back to our hotel, excited by our choice of lodgings, because we were to spend the night in a cave ourselves. The Elif Star rooms back into a cliff and are carved out of its soft stone, such that entering our room threshold, we stepped into ...

... we hiked in the Ihlara valley  (narrow canyon) which had steep cliffs, a river running through it, and some more caves to explore.  After a relaxing lunch, we headed to the Selime Monastery (largest in Cappadoccia and also carved in the rock) ...

In with the flintstones. Living in bedrock for the next few days. Excited to explore this amazing landscape of Cappadocia.  Arrived at Star Cave hotel at 6:30am in Goreme, everyones sleeping. I waited around till one guy got up to prepare breakfast. I ...

Up by 8:00am for breakfast to get first dibs on the buffet. Once its gone its gone. Another all day tour which I enjoyed. Fairy chimneys and surreal landscapes. It's like being on a different planet. Invited into a local fairy chimney home. What a life ...