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Keloğlan Cave lies at Dodurgalar in the Acıpayam district of Denizli, three kilometres off the Denizli–Antalya road. Until 1990 it was known only to shepherds. After a survey by the Turkish geological survey it was prepared for visitors and opened in 2003, and it is now one of only around thirty caves in Türkiye open to the public.
The visitor route runs for 145 metres through chambers averaging five to six metres in height. Inside there are stalactites and stalagmites, columns where the two have met and joined, fine spaghetti stalactites and sheets of flowstone running down the walls. The cave takes its name from Keloğlan, the bald boy of Turkish folk tales, after a local legend about a shepherd.
Above ground, Acıpayam is canyon and upland country, quiet and largely empty of visitors. The canyon has been cut by water down through limestone, leaving steep rock walls above a narrow valley floor, with a stream running along the bottom for most of the year and still pools standing in it through the summer.
We stop first at the viewpoints along the rim, where the ground drops away below you and the whole length of the valley lines up in one view. Then we walk a short, easy section of the floor between the walls — no climbing and no special equipment, but the ground is uneven and can be wet. Poplars and wild figs grow along the water, birds of prey work the updraughts against the cliffs, and the light moves quickly across the rock through the morning, which makes this the best stop of the day for photographs. The pace is unhurried and there is time to sit down by the water before we move on.
The combination is the point of the day: an hour underground among formations that took millennia to build, and open canyon country either side of it. Comfortable, non-slip shoes are essential — the surfaces inside the cave are wet, and so are the rocks along the stream.
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Booking the Acıpayam Canyon & Keloğlan Cave Tour from Pamukkale takes a minute on this website. We do not take any payment online — you send us a reservation request, we confirm availability and the pick-up time by email or phone, and you pay on the day of the tour. For questions, message us on WhatsApp at +90 542 721 42 68 or email info@excursionpamukkale.com.
A cave at Dodurgalar in the Acipayam district, three kilometres off the Denizli-Antalya road. It was known only to shepherds until 1990 and opened to visitors in 2003.
The visitor route runs 145 metres through chambers averaging five to six metres high, past stalactites, stalagmites, columns, fine spaghetti stalactites and sheets of flowstone.
We stop at the viewpoints along the rim, where the ground drops away below you and the whole length of the valley lines up in one view, and then walk a short and easy section of the valley floor between the rock walls. There is no climbing and no special equipment is needed. It is the best stop of the day for photographs, and there is time to sit down by the water before we move on.
Comfortable, non-slip shoes. Surfaces inside the cave are wet, and so are the rocks along the stream in the canyon.
No. We do not take any payment through this website, and no card details are requested or stored. Payment is made in cash, one day before the tour, directly to our staff. We do not accept card payments. Prices shown on this page are per person.
The form sends us a reservation request. We then contact you by email or phone to confirm availability, the meeting point and the exact time. If we cannot run the tour on your chosen date, we will offer you an alternative or cancel the request at no cost to you.
You can cancel free of charge up to 24 hours before the tour start time. Payment is collected in cash the day before the tour, so if you cancel before paying there is nothing to refund. Date changes are possible subject to availability. Simply reply to your confirmation email, or call or message us on WhatsApp at +90 542 721 42 68.
Please be ready at least 30 minutes before the start time shown on this page. Where hotel pick-up is included, we collect you from your hotel in the Pamukkale area at the agreed time.
Yes, and the rule is the same on every tour. Children under 4 travel free of charge. Children aged 4 to 8 pay a reduced price, shown at the top of this page. From 8 years old the full adult price applies. Please tell us the ages of any children when you send your reservation request so that we quote you the right total.
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