2-Day Istanbul to Cappadocia Tour: Explore Majestic Landscapes and Historical Sites

Embark on a 2-day adventure from Istanbul to Cappadocia and discover the breathtaking landscapes and historical sites. Highlights include the Goreme Open Air Museum, Kaymakli Underground City, and the stunning Fairy Chimneys of Pasabag. Book now!

Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Flight to Cappadocia and North Cappadocia Day Tour

Istanbul - Your driver will be ready at your Istanbul hotel and transfer you to Istanbul Airport for Cappadocia flight.
We can pick you up from many hotels in Istanbul for airport transfer.Istanbul hotel pick up time is between 04.15 am and 6.30 am, depend on exact flight time.
When you landed to Cappadocia we will greet you at Kayseri or Nevsehir airport and transfer to Cappadocia.
You will meet your tour guide for day tour.
(Hotel check-in will be at the end of the tour.)

Uchisar Castle - First stop is the fantastic view point of Uchisar Castle where you will receive information about the rich history of Cappadocia and the unique rock formations. (Panaroma only)

Goreme Open-Air Museum - Goreme Open Museum is known to be one of the first monasteries in the history of Christianity. This rock-cut settlement, where education was given to spread Christianity, has been on the UNESCO World History list since 1985 with its frescoed churches and rock living areas.

Avanos - Avanos is one of the oldest settlements of Cappadocia. The pottery art, which is known to have started at the time of the Hittites, still continues and there are many workshops.
This visit includes lunch and a short tour along the Kızılırmak.(Red River)

Fairy Chimneys - Cappadocia is famous for its unique landforms. Pasabag is the most obvious place to visit where these landforms are best seen and the common life of humankind and nature.Pasabag, where is also commonly known as Monks Valley. You will have chance to see the famous mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys as well as St. Simeon’s monk cell carved into the rock.

Devrent Valley - Devrent Valley is well known as imagination valley where you can take fantastic pictures with animal-shaped rock formations.

Ortahisar - Weaving is one of the most important features of Turkish culture. This tradition from Central Asia still continues in Cappadocia. We will make a short visit to a cooperative where world-famous Turkish carpets are produced and learn the intricacies of this thousands of years of art.

Cappadocia - At the end of the tour, your guide will drop you off to your hotel.

What's Included
  • Roundtrip airport transfers in Cappadocia and Istanbul
  • Accommodation at a unique boutique cave-stone hotel
  • Included meals: daily breakfast and lunch
  • Skip-the-line museum entrance tickets
  • Services of a professional, licensed tour guide
  • Roundtrip flight tickets between Istanbul and Cappadocia
What's Not Included
  • Balloon Flight Tickets (Please specify your request in the special requests section when booking)
  • Beverages at lunch (private tour option includes soft drinks during the lunch)
  • Personal expenses
Additional Information

The swiftly planned 2 Days 1 Night tour of Cappadocia from Istanbul, facilitated by a plane journey, is an effortless way to explore Cappadocia. We ensure pickup and drop off services to your hotel in Istanbul, making it a worry-free experience. Having meticulously thought and arranged everything, you’re left with nothing but to savour the trip. This package is comprehensive and checks all the boxes for you.

Fascinating places you will visit on this tour include:

Goreme Open Air Museum Kaymakli Underground City
Pasabag Fairy Chimneys Pigeon Valley
Uchisar Castle Avanos
A hike through Red Valley Love Valley
*Goreme Panorama

Important Information
Through this compact two-day tour, the splendid beauty of Cappadocia will unveil itself to you in a short period of time. To optimize time, the flights to Cappadocia are scheduled as the first in the morning (Typically a 06:40 am flight, subject to availability). You will be picked up from your hotel in Istanbul at about 4 am. Please note, airport assistant services are not included in this tour.
*The tour price does not entail balloon flight tickets. For reservations and pricing details, please inquire.

  • Supplier will send your domestic flight tickets three days before of your departure date.
  • Flight tickets are economy class for all options and you will have 15 kg checkin luggage + 8kg hand baggage allowance for each domestic flight. If you will need more baggage allowance, please contact with us.
  • Balloon ride is offered as an extra activity and not included in price for all options.Balloon flight ticket prices vary according to the season and demand. Therefore, for the most accurate information, please write your request in the special requests section when booking this tour. We will contact you and inform you as soon as possible.
  • Optimum weather conditions are needed for hot air balloon flight. All flights can be canceled at any time by the Civil Aviation Authority. In such a case, there is no right to object. (Decisions taken for flight safety reasons are final and do not change). With its thousands of years of history, Cappadocia is undoubtedly much more than balloon flight. However, if you are still planning to come to Cappadocia just to join a balloon flight, we recommend that you consider that the balloon flight may be cancelled.
  • If you made your balloon flight ticket reservation with us and your flight was canceled due to weather conditions, you will receive a full refund.
  • It is recommended to wear comfortable shoes while participating in the tour.
  • This tour has 2 options, you can find the details when making a reservation.
  • Vegetarian food option is available, please advise at time of booking if required.
  • Pick up service can be provided from many hotels in Istanbul.
  • The prices of package are valid for accommodation at the standard double or triple room. If you would like stay at single room, there should be single room supplement cost.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Binda2024
Sep 29, 2024
BellaTurca travels - Bashar was excellent, knowledgeable and very careful ! Driver Ahmet was so kind and patient. Serkan from operation department was prompt and thorough . BellaTurca travels rock !
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Bindu_a
Sep 29, 2024
Excellent experience. - Excellent experience, very punctual and well organized. They picked us up on time , pilots were experienced.
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Kristina_c
Sep 28, 2024
memorable trip with the best guide - our guide Baris was excellent, he is very knowledgeable about the area and the history and very responsive to questions!
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Shruti_p
Sep 28, 2024
AMAZING experience!! - Everything went as expected and our tour guide was great at explaining all the history! The balloon ride was also great and I appreciated the snacks and water that was provided throughout the trip.
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Heidigibbon
Sep 22, 2024
Must see in your lifetime! - The entire experience is unique. Recommended if you like nature and the outdoors. Book it! It's amazing
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Patricia_r
Sep 14, 2024
Great way to visit Cappadocia! - Can’t say enough wonderful things about our trip to this beautiful Part of Turkey, Each step of our journey from Istanbul was thoroughly planned with detailed instructions so you knew what to expect. The landscape and history is amazing, the balloon experience fantastic (luckily we had great weather) - would definitely recommend!
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Joanne_s
Sep 3, 2024
Great introduction to Cappadocia - Guide Serhan is knowledgeable and thoughtful. He provided a lot of historical context on my overnight trip to Cappadocia; couldn’t have asked for a better guide. Driver Ahmet was careful and safe.
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Sergiobd1408rt
Aug 7, 2024
Service of excellence. - Our Guide Ahmed was very attentive even worried about helping us recover a suitcase that was misguided by Turkish. The tours were fantastic, as well as we also loved the cave hotel where we stayed. We were also fully satisfied with the service of the administrative staff of BellaTurca, especially Mr Mustafá.
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Traveler707601
Sep 26, 2024
Overall good trip - The tour was amazing, Ahmed was our guide the first day and was wonderful and knowledgeable. The hotel was very nice and we enjoyed our first day. 2nd day was also good, our guide Omer was also very pleasant and gave good information. We went to o pottery shop on the 2nd day and we liked the products and bought a vase however, upon reaching Istanbul we learned we were overcharged by about $250 and were very upset. Tour overall was great but be cautious when buying the pottery at the shop. Too overpriced.
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151lizes
Sep 1, 2024
Stay away from this company - Guide was pleasant. Would have liked more factual history and exact program and timelines. Huge communication problems from the owner telling me that I should have told him I have international flight (which I did). Screenshots available. Flights were delayed which I agree is not the tour operator’s fault. However they tried “to help” by telling me I should have booked a different flight. The experience with being talked down to in such a derogatory and belligerent and downright sexist manner was infuriating and unpleasant.
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