Ihlara Valley

We visited this spot with our guide Meral in the snow. we walked the trail and it took us 2 1/2 hours to walk it. Interesting views, beautiful valley. See stopped halfway through our walk for tea, which was nice. We would recommend visiting, ticket price was 55 TL 3btraveler

Great place for a hike. You can either go down walk 1 km along the river to a nice bar. Walk 3 km to belisirm o do the whole 7 km route from ilhara Town.

Very beautiful valley with exotic formation of stones. There was a river running at the bottom of the valley with some tall trees along the river. We were able to spot some of the rock-towns in the way to the Ihlara valley

First advice for all wanting to visit this place is to have a full day at their disposal. Ihlara Valley is 1,5 hours drive from Goreme one way, and there's far more to see in the area than just this valley - the Belisirma river with its floating restaurants, the Selime rock Cathedral, ...etc which I'll write in separate reviews. Considering the Ihlara, have in mind its grandness - it is around 15 km long with rock Churches, Mosques and cave dwellings within it. The central staircase at the visitor center leading to the canyon bottom is at around the middle - there are around 350-400 steps, very exhausting so be warned it's not suitable for elder or people with mobility issues (there is NO elevator). Once down, for most visitors (including us) it is enough to walk 1-2 km in each direction where you'll see great nature, small river, few Churches carved in rock and to climb back up - for this only count minimum 2 hours. However, hiking the entire valley probably takes a whole day. The valley looks like a forested Grand canyon (on a smaller scale of course), very picturesque. Entry fee is 55 TL, around 5 Euros, but it was included in our "Museum Cappadocia Pass" which I strongly recommend

Easy little walk through this gorgeous valley. There are multiple entrance points about an hour's walk apart, so you can be dropped off in one place and picked up in another.Every so often, encounter steps up to a church carved up into the canyon walls which may extend your walk. There are spots to eat and bathroom facilities (which charge a few lira) at frequent intervals, as well, including a cute cafe where you can eat right on the river.

It's most amazing place I have seen! Old houses inside mountains are made like yesterday, in very high quality, big homes with many rooms and even with few floors. Beautiful churches, incredible views. Must see place! The only difficulty is a long stairs)).

Must to see. We were lucky to see it covered in snow. If you like walking / hiking you will definitely enjoy the 14km walk. (I think that’s the maximum you can walk one way). If you are planning to visit other historical places around definitely buy the museum card.

This is the correct entrance if you are driving on your own. Tickets are affordable and staff friendly. Nice shops outside. Place is so beautiful with amazing grand canyon like rock structure. Beautiful walk with kids. We didn't do the whole stretch. Do whatever is comfortable and turn around. If you keep walking, you come out of other side where there are nice restaurants and places to sit near water. Lots of cave churches and mosques there. Serene feeling