Tyra and I booked a day trip from Sharm el-Sheikh to visit the Colored Canyon, a spectacular natural canyon with high walls north of the city of Nuweiba in the Sinai Peninsula. When we were picked up from our hotel, we were driven about an hour away and turned left at the junction to Nuweiba, away from the city. I asked the guide why we didn’t go towards Nuweiba and he told me to relax.
The Tiran Island snorkeling trip is a popular and economic day trip in Sharm el-Sheikh. It involves a full day on a boat visiting snorkeling spots in the Red Sea.
The second stop on my day exploring the area around Safranbolu was outside the village of İncekaya to see the Tokatlı Canyon and İncekaya Aqueduct.
On a day trip from Safranbolu, my first stop was the Bulak Mencilis Cave (Bulak Mencilis Mağarası) near the village of Bulak. It’s the fourth longest cave in Turkey.
The Ihlara Valley (Ihlara Vadisi) is a canyon in the southwest part of Cappadocia in Turkey. It contains a wealth of rock-cut churches.