Private Cappadocia Tour: Underground City, Caravanserai & Salt Lake
5.0
1 Rating
Nevsehir

Embark on a daily journey to the salt lake from Cappadocia, where you’ll explore Tatlarin Underground City, Ağzıkarahan Caravanserai, and Lake Tuz.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Ozkonak Underground City - General Information About Tatlarin (Acıgöl) Underground (Subterranean) City
    Only a small part of this underground city, which is spread over a large area, could be cleaned. Only the first two floors are open to visitors.

In this underground city, which has two discovered churches, the number of supply depots is high. The interior areas are quite wide. All these considerations suggest that this city may not be a civilian settlement, but a military garrison or a monastic complex.

  • Lake Tuz - The Tuz Gölü, also called Tatta in antiquity, is a closed-end lake surrounded by plateaus.

He sources that feed the lake are insufficient, the river Melendiz (Aksaray) and river Pecenekozu (Sereflikochisar).
In summer, because of evaporation, the lake dries into a layer of salt of about 30 centimeters, covering the mud. In winter the water get together again, but in its deepest part does not exceed 2 meters. Although it is the second largest lake in Turkey.
With the 33%, is one of the world’s lakes with higher salinity, so is impossible to farm in the surroundings.

Thus, the Tuz Gölü salt is one of the richest in the world. It gives 300 thousand tons of salt per year, 60% of the total production in Turkey.

This salt can only be collected in the months of July and August when the lake dries.

To ensure that it would be clean, the salt lake is collected only from the areas in which layer are more than 6 centimeters thick.

  • Pigeon Valley - Cappadocia’s wind-sculpted volcanic tufa has created an impressive series of valleys, dotted with towering “fairy chimneys” and dramatic rock formations. Taking its name from the pigeonholes carved into the tops of its fairy chimneys, Pigeon Valley (Güvercinlik Vadisi) is stunning, and visitors to Cappadocia shouldn’t miss it.
What's Included
  • Transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle
  • Hotel pick-up & drop-off service
  • Parking Fees
  • Professional and licensed tourist guide
What's Not Included
  • Drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
Location
Ozkonak Underground City
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
5.0
(1 Rating)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Carloseugeniog2021
Aug 25, 2021
Cultural and great - We had a great time and it was a great experience with Özay Aksungur as a tour guide. It was very rich and cultural.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Select Date and Tickets
up to 15 guests
1
Traveler
June 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Today