Private Cappadocia Tour: Underground City, Caravanserai & Salt Lake

At a glance

Private Cappadocia Tour: Underground City, Caravanserai & Salt Lake is a 8h private experience in Cappadocia, Turkey, operated by Moira Travel Agency. Travellers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 1 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor. Prices start from $450 per person, and free cancellation is available. Included: Transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle, Hotel pick-up & drop-off service, Parking Fees.

Quick facts

Duration

8h

Group

Private tour — only your group

Languages

English, Spanish

Pickup

Hotel pickup included

Confirmation

Instant confirmation

Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Travellers

1–15 per booking

Ages

Traveller 0–120

Cancellation

Free cancellation (see policy)

Options & availability

• Private Cappadocia Tour:

  from $450

  private Pickup included

  Days:

  Every day

  Start times:

  09:00, 10:00

  Check availability →

Times and prices come from the operator’s live schedule and are confirmed when you book.

Overview

Itinerary

1. Stop 1 · 1h

   General İnformation 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.

2. Stop 2 · 2h

   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.

3. Stop 3 · 30m

   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.

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Good to know

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

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

Frequently asked questions