A tourism agency in the central Anatolian region of Cappadocia, popular among tourists for its chimney rock formations, is planning to promote the area as a cross-country golf venue. Indigo Tourism already allows its guests to play golf in the Beyaz Vadi (White Valley) in Uçhisar district.
Speaking to the Anatolia news agency, Indigo Tourism owner Ömer Tosun said he had for years dreamed of enabling tourists to play cross-country golf between Cappadocia”s fairy chimneys.
He noted that the sport will make a positive contribution to the expansion of tourism activities in the region, adding that the idea of organizing a cross-country golf tournament was introduced at the International Luxury Travel Market in Cannes and that tour operators welcomed the idea.
"We will offer visitors to Cappadocia the opportunity to play cross-country golf in a natural environment. We continue to look for new areas where cross-country golf can be played. We met with some officials from the Ankara Golf Club about this and showed them our valleys. They played golf in the Beyaz Vadi. We researched the places where cross-country golf is played across the world. We learned that cross-country golf does not have defined rules and is played amateurishly. We decided to define the rules of cross-country golf in Cappadocia. In the later steps of our project, we plan to hold an international golf tournament," said Tosun.
Domestic News - Resource: Todays Zaman
