Walking Adventure Tours & Trips in Cappadocia

The 6th-century Basilica Cistern has 336 marble columns, and the Ancient Hippodrome nearby is where Byzantine chariot races happened. Walk through the Grand Bazaar's maze of around 4,000 shops, then cross Galata Bridge on foot to the colorful Misir Carsisi Spice Market in Eminonu.

Walk through Göreme's Open Air Museum and Pigeon Valley, seeing Byzantine cave churches and ancient rock formations carved into volcanic tuff. Stroll the cobblestone streets of Kaleiçi in Antalya's old town, go down into the Kaymakli Underground City's multi-level tunnels, and wander among the marble columns of Ephesus Ancient City where the Temple of Artemis once stood.

Walk through Cappadocia's lunar landscapes at the UNESCO-listed Göreme Valley Open-Air Museum and the old village of Çavuşin with its cliff-side homes. Trek Pigeon Valley and Red Valley to see unusual rock formations, go down into multi-level underground cities carved from volcanic rock, and stroll Avanos to watch traditional pottery crafting.

You'll photograph the fairy chimneys and rock-cut churches with Byzantine frescoes in Göreme Valley Open-Air Museum, staying in cave hotels carved into volcanic rock. Catch sunrise over Mount Nemrut's giant stone heads at the Tumulus of Antiochos as light hits the old sculptures, then frame shots of Pamukkale's white calcium terraces.

Walk through Göreme Open-Air Museum to see rock-cut churches with Byzantine frescoes, then hike past Cappadocia's fairy chimneys shaped by wind and water over thousands of years. Head down into underground cities carved by early Christians looking for shelter. Trek about 45 minutes up to a 3rd-century BC Lycian town above Sarsala Bay.

Walk through Cappadocia's UNESCO-listed Göreme with its rock-cut churches and check out Cavusin's old cave dwellings. Stroll Antalya's cobblestone streets in Kaleici, hike to the Lower Düden Waterfalls, and wander Pamukkale's thermal terraces overlooking Hierapolis ruins, covering everything from underground cities to coastal paths.

Hike the Degirmendere Trail near Halfeti through wild landscapes of rocks and lakes along the Euphrates River, then take a scenic valley walk in Cappadocia among fairy chimneys, deserted rock-cut homes and cave churches. Later, wander Mardin's medieval old quarter with views to Syria, passing historic madrasahs and lively bazaars.