Full-Day Guided Tour to Soğanlı Valley Rock Ruin | La Vacanza Travel

Full-Day Guided Tour to Soğanlı Valley Rock Ruin

Duration: 7 hours
Destination: Turkiye, Cappadocia, Goreme
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  • 7 hours
  • Goreme
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  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Semi Private Soganlı Valley Rock Ruin Tour takes you to allow you to admire the beauty of the less visited places in Cappadocia like the beautiful Soğanlı valley and Sobessos, a wide view of ancient city with big-rock stones and harming old Greek village of Mustafapaşa.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Ortahisar Kalesi, Ortahisar Turkiye

Ortahisar has picturesque stone houses both old and new, narrow streets and lovely churches. Its most prominent structure is the castle of Ortahisar, a 86 m high natural rock formation which has been used both strategically in the Roman times as a castle and later for accommodation.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Mustafapasa, Mustafapasa, Urgup, Cappadocia

Mustafapasa, known as Sinasos where originally Turks and Greeks lived side by side, and the sound of church bells mingled with the call to prayer from the mosque. old stone Greek houses rich in decoratively carved symbols are not to be missed. It’s still possible to walk into some buildings which have the original paintings on the walls, and the town is home to the remains of the largest concentration of modern churches in the region. The Byzantine Greeks left the village during the exchange of populations agreed in the Treaty of Lausanne, and the incoming Turks took over their houses.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Keslik Monastery, Urgup Turkiye

we go to Keşlik Monastery which is like a paradise as location in a valley with beautiful gardens.We see a church which has one of the oldest frescoe decoration in Cappadocia.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Soganli Valley, 40Km Southeast of Urgup, and 25Km to the East of Derinkuyu, Kayseri 38800 Turkiye

Soğanlı is about 36 km south of Mustafapaşa, with intereting hiking trails, several old churches and pigeon houses inside the rocks in two walleys. You can have fub exploring the area on your own and getting off the beaten track. There also used to be a traditional Turkish village at Soğanlı, with people living as they had been for centuries.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Sobesos Ancient City, 1 mile from Sahinefendi, Urgup Turkiye

Sobesos Ancient City in Sahinefendi Village is located quiteremote to the main sights in Cappadocia en route to Soganlı Valley. The ancient city was discovered by some treasure -hunters working in the fields in 2002. Today you can see the only Roman Ancient City in Cappadocia with the help of researches and excavations.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Mazi Yeralti Sehri, Mazı Koyu, Urgup 50400 Turkiye

Mazı underground city has been carved west perpendicular slope of the village into the valley. Detected in 4 different locations input, main entrance hall is built with irregular stones. Big circular stone in the short corridor for control input/output of the underground city.

Duration: 40 minutes

Inclusions
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Lunch
  • Professional Tourist Guide
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • pickup & drop off hotel
  • Entry/Admission - Keslik Monastery
  • Entry/Admission - Sobesos Ancient City
  • Entry/Admission - Mazi Yeralti Sehri
  • Entry/Admission - Soganli Valley

Exclusions
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infant seats available
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered


Departure Time

09:30 AM

Voucher info

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Duration

7 hours


User's Reviews

634sarveshp

12 Mar, 2024

Cenghiz was the absolute best!!!! This was by far the best tour I have gone on in Turkey. Cappadocia cannot get more touristy but this tour takes you to off the beaten path into ancient roman cities, pre-christian history, christianity in the region, and even political dynamics of the 20th century with the Greeks and Turks. My tour turned out to be private as I was the only one who booked it for the day. Cenghiz picked me up from the Zelve Open Air Museum even though I was running a little late there. First we went to the Mustafpasha village, it was a nice journey there. Recognizing the recent history of population exchange showed how intertwined this region was with the world. The ancient city of Sobesos has mosaic floors that rival the famous Ancient cities of the Aegean. The monastery has some of the best frescos I have seen in the region. The underground city is tourist free and you get the entire city to your own. The real star is the Soganli Valley - the most pretty valley of Cappadocia. The pigeon houses, churches, frescos, the dolls of Soganli, the food, the people, the nature all sang to me. The calm and quiet is what I loved. It is a must see for anyone in Cappadocia. In all this Cenghiz was the best guide I could have asked for. He explained the detailed history and aspects of the places. Unlike other tours, I was never rushed and given ample time to even explore the place on my own. In Soganli valley, I had researched some extra churches that I wanted to visit. He was more enthusiastic than me to visit them. He asked locals around and we went on to discover a few churches high up in the cliffs. He went above and beyond for me. We went to a lot of extra places of interests and he gave me to choice to visit them on the route or not. Whom am I to say no! The lunch was absolutely fabulous. All local produced - honey, cheese, butter, bread as appetizers. The soup and the chicken casserole was out of the world. It was the best food I have had outside India that too in a calm, quiet and pretty atmosphere. The view of Mt Erciyes was the cherry on top. Cenghiz took care of all my needs, never rushed me. His passion for this route and the attractions is genuine. His love for his homeland, his region clearly is deeply emotional. Even as all group tours for this region have closed, he offers these tours for similar prices. My balloon tour was cancelled in Cappadocia for the next day due to the winds. He immediately thought of a solution and called up his friends who do balloons in Soganli valley who charged me almost the exact same as my previous tour. Unfortunately, when we reached the next day morning to Soganli, the weather was not kind and the tour here was cancelled as well. What mattered was the ingenuity and the sheer kindness and will to help! He dropped me off at around 5:30 PM at Goreme Open Air museum as per my insistence as Google showed that it was open till 7 PM, against his advice. When I realized that it was closed, I called him to inform he was right. He drove all the way back to pick me up and drop me off at my hotel with a gift. He and his company MyTrip Travels are really doing a phenomenal job. Go on this tour to see Cappadocia tourist free, raw and pristine. Really Recommended !!!!!

Sarvesh_P

10 Mar, 2024

Cenghiz was the absolute best!!!! This was by far the best tour I have gone on in Turkey. Cappadocia cannot get more touristy but this tour takes you to off the beaten path into ancient roman cities, pre-christian history, christianity in the region, and even political dynamics of the 20th century with the Greeks and Turks. My tour turned out to be private as I was the only one who booked it for the day. Cenghiz picked me up from the Zelve Open Air Museum even though I was running a little late there. First we went to the Mustafpasha village, it was a nice journey there. Recognizing the recent history of population exchange showed how intertwined this region was with the world. The ancient city of Sobesos has mosaic floors that rival the famous Ancient cities of the Aegean. The monastery has some of the best frescos I have seen in the region. The underground city is tourist free and you get the entire city to your own. The real star is the Soganli Valley - the most pretty valley of Cappadocia. The pigeon houses, churches, frescos, the dolls of Soganli, the food, the people, the nature all sang to me. The calm and quiet is what I loved. It is a must see for anyone in Cappadocia. In all this Cenghiz was the best guide I could have asked for. He explained the detailed history and aspects of the places. Unlike other tours, I was never rushed and given ample time to even explore the place on my own. In Soganli valley, I had researched some extra churches that I wanted to visit. He was more enthusiastic than me to visit them. He asked locals around and we went on to discover a few churches high up in the cliffs. He went above and beyond for me. We went to a lot of extra places of interests and he gave me to choice to visit them on the route or not. Whom am I to say no! The lunch was absolutely fabulous. All local produced - honey, cheese, butter, bread as appetizers. The soup and the chicken casserole was out of the world. It was the best food I have had outside India that too in a calm, quiet and pretty atmosphere. The view of Mt Erciyes was the cherry on top. Cenghiz took care of all my needs, never rushed me. His passion for this route and the attractions is genuine. His love for his homeland, his region clearly is deeply emotional. Even as all group tours for this region have closed, he offers these tours for similar prices. My balloon tour was cancelled in Cappadocia for the next day due to the winds. He immediately thought of a solution and called up his friends who do balloons in Soganli valley who charged me almost the exact same as my previous tour. Unfortunately, when we reached the next day morning to Soganli, the weather was not kind and the tour here was cancelled as well. What mattered was the ingenuity and the sheer kindness and will to help! He dropped me off at around 5:30 PM at Goreme Open Air museum as per my insistence as Google showed that it was open till 7 PM, against his advice. When I realized that it was closed, I called him to inform he was right. He drove all the way back to pick me up and drop me off at my hotel with a gift. He and his company MyTrip and Travels are really doing a phenomenal job. Go on this tour to see Cappadocia tourist free, raw and pristine. Really Recommended !!!!!

Magdalena S

09 Sep, 2023

Cengiz, the tour guide was very knowledgeable and detailed oriented. No shopping built-in to the program. All the sites at the Blue tour are very interesting with a good mix of scenaries, archeological site, underground city and monasteries. When all the tourists are crowding the red and green tour sites, the blue tour sites are hidden gems to be discovered, I had the entire the site to myself so that I can truely enjoy every stops. Food accommodation was good, had lunch/ home cooking in the Soganli Valley under the apple trees. Not the typical tourist buffet food. Will totally recommend the blue tour and My Trip Travel and Turkish Tour!

esther_s

16 Apr, 2024

Deze tour met Cenghiz als gids was super. Je bezoekt plaatsen die vanaf Goreme niet te voet (wat verder weg) of met het openbaar vervoer te bereiken waren. Deze tour was daarvoor perfect en het nam je mee naar plaatsen waar niet zo veel of maar heel weing toeristen (nog) komen. Cenghiz vertelde overal het e.e.a. en liet (wat ik fijn vind) ook genoeg tijd over om zelf rond te kijken. De verhouding daartussen vond ik perfect. We gingen precies wat er in de beschrijving ook beloofd is en eerst naar Mustaphasa (Sinasos) (tot hier kun je met de bus evt. ook nog komen maar verder de sognali vallei in gaat geen openbaar vervoer meer) een mooi dorpje met een opmerkelijke geschiednis. We bezochten een kerk en een paar rotskerekn in & om mustaphase. ommige van binnen sommigen alleen van buiten. Keslik Monastery en in de sognali vallei ook nog enekele indrukwekkende (en indrukwekkend gelegen) rotskerken / rotskloosters. Opgravingen en mozaiek vloer bij sobesos ancient city en mazi underground city hadden we helemaal voor ons zelf, fantastisch zonder de drukte van toeristenbussen. Een heerlijke lunch in de sognali vallei in ene groene tuin en als afsluiter langs het uitzichtpunt voor ortisar castle. Ik zou de tour zeker aanraden als: - je de drukte van toeristenbussen en groepen toeristen wilt meiden - je een interesante dagtour langs veel verschillende bezienswaardigheden (cultuur en natuur/rotsformaties) wilt - als je naar plekken wilt komen die niet te voet of met het openbaar vervoer te komen zijn - kleine groepjes en zelfs als je alleen bent wordt (zover) de tour niet gecancelled en krijg je een prive tour dus eigenlijk - een gids wilt die is opgegroeid in cappadocia en hart heeft voor het gebied en het graag laat zien aan reizigers. Ik zou het zeker aanraden en ik heb een mooie dag gehad en veel gezien.

Z3778XDesthers

16 Apr, 2024

Deze tour met Cenghiz als gids was super. Ik had al veel zelf gelopen in de valleien rondom Goreme maar wilde graag ook wat plaatsen bezoeken die niet te voet (wat verder weg) of met het openbaar vervoer te bereiken waren. Deze tour was daarvoor perfect en het nam je mee naar plaatsen waar niet zo veel of maar heel weiing toeristen (nog) komen. Cenghiz vertelde overal het e.e.a. en liet (wat ik fijn vind) ook genoeg tijd over om zelf rond te kijken. De verhouding daartussen vond ik perfect. We gingen precies wat er in de beschrijving ook beloofd is en eerst naar Mustaphasa (Sinasos) (tot hier kun je met de bus evt. ook nog komen maar verder de sognali vallei in gaat geen openbaar vervoer meer) een mooi dorpje met een opmerkelijke geschiednis. We bezochten een kerk en een paar rotskerekn in & om mustaphase. ommige van binnen sommigen alleen van buiten. Keslik Monastery en in de sognali vallei ook nog enekele indrukwekkende (en indrukwekkend gelegen) rotskerken / rotskloosters. Opgravingen en mozaiek vloer bij sobesos ancient city en mazi underground city hadden we helemaal voor ons zelf, fantastisch zonder de drukte van toeristenbussen. Een heerlijke lunch in de sognali vallei in ene groene tuin en als afsluiter langs het uitzichtpunt voor ortisar castle. Ik zou de tour zeker aanraden als: - je de drukte van toeristenbussen en groepen toeristen wilt meiden - je een interesante dagtour langs veel verschillende bezienswaardigheden (cultuur en natuur/rotsformaties) wilt - als je naar plekken wilt komen die niet te voet of met het openbaar vervoer te komen zijn - kleine groepjes en zelfs als je alleen bent wordt (zover) de tour niet gecancelled en krijg je een prive tour dus eigenlijk - een gids wilt die is opgegroeid in cappadocia en hart heeft voor het gebied en het graag laat zien aan reizigers. Ik zou het zeker anaraden en ik heb een mooie dag gehad en veel gezien.

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