Flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia - Cappadocia Guided Tour - Overnight at Cappadocia
Istanbul - Your travel services will start with a departure transfer from your hotel to the airport. Our driver will meet you at the reception of your hotel (or your Airbnb address if the street allows for car parking) and then transfer you to the airport for your flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia. Please check the “Additional Info” section for the pick-up/departure timing details of this tour.
Cappadocia - Upon your arrival at Cappadocia airport, you will be met by your driver and driven to your hotel in Cappadocia, which is approximately 1 hour from the airport. The driver will be waiting for you at the exit gate of the arrival terminal, holding a signboard with your name on it.
Urgup - We will pick you up from your hotel at around 09:30 am and depart for the Red Tour of Cappadocia. Meet the most famous family of fairy chimneys: Three beauties. These are the official symbol of both Urgup and Cappadocia.
Goreme Open-Air Museum - This site includes rock-cut churches, kitchens, wineries, storages, and living rooms left from Anatolian Christians. The Goreme Open Air Museum is listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Ortahisar Panorama - The entire town is dominated by the 90-meter-high (300 ft) rock-castle in the center, known as Sivrikoya by the locals. It is an extraordinary example of the rock-cut architecture typical of the region and served as a refuge from attackers in Byzantine times. You will see all this rock-cut architecture during a panoramic visit.
Uchisar Castle - Uchisar rock castle is one of the biggest landmarks of Cappadocia. It is the highest tuff hill in the area with beautiful views of the surrounding valley full of bizarre rock formations. (There will be no visit to the rock castle due to walking difficulties and safety risks. You will have a stop for a panoramic view of this rock castle and Cappadocia from the castle region.)
Goreme - You will have lunch at a Turkish Kebab Restaurant in Goreme. Vegetarian meals are also available at the same restaurant.
Çavuşin - Cavusin is a small, charming town in Cappadocia, often overlooked by tourists. It features a beautiful castle carved into a mountain. The castle and surrounding houses are also referred to as the old village.
Avanos Oren Yeri - Avanos is a popular destination because of its attractive old town with cobbled streets and views over the river. The old city of Avanos, known in ancient times as Venessa, overlooks the longest river in Turkey, the Kizilirmak (Red River), which also separates Avanos from the rest of Cappadocia. The most famous historical feature of Avanos, which is still relevant and very visible today, is its production of earthenware pottery; it is also the main economic activity in the town. The ceramic trade in this district and its countless pottery factories date back to the Hittites, and the ceramic clay from the red silt of the Kizilirmak has always been used.
Devrent Valley - Also known as Imagination Valley, this area contains many animal-shaped rocks, mostly in red color. Some of the most frequent shapes resemble camels.
Fairy Chimneys - Cappadocia is famous for its unique landforms. The Fairy Chimneys are the most obvious places to visit where these landforms are best seen and the common life of humankind and nature. On this tour, you will see many examples of the Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia.
Cappadocia - At the end of the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cappadocia.
Hot Air Balloon Ride (Included) - Camel Safari (Included) - Overnight Bus to Denizli
Cappadocia Tours & Hot Air Balloons - Hot Air Balloon Ride (INCLUDED): Get ready for a wonderful experience unique to Cappadocia! We will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to the balloon site where you will have the opportunity to watch the balloon being prepared for your flight. The flight will be at sunrise, where your pilot will climb to a comfortable altitude of about 700 to 1000 meters above ground level. From this elevation, you will marvel at the beauty of Cappadocia below you. During certain segments of the flight, our pilots are also capable of flying as low as 1 meter above the rock formations, allowing for perfect photo opportunities. The total activity duration is approximately 3 hours, with the flight lasting around 60 minutes. There will be a champagne celebration at the end of the flight, and you will be presented with a medal as a souvenir of this magnificent experience. Afterwards, we will drop you back at your hotel.
Rose Valley - Camel Safari (INCLUDED): After your hotel pickup, join your guides for a safety briefing. Get to know your new camel friends and start the safari journey. Admire the stunning landscapes of Cappadocia as you ride into the Red and Rose Valleys. Enhance your experience by donning traditional clothing, which will be available for you to wear during the ride. After your camel trek, we will drop you back at your hotel. Standard Route of Safari: Red and Rose Valleys, Zindanonu Valley, Meskenler Valley. ** The route could be changed to different routes if the weather is not suitable on your experience date.
Cappadocia - In the late afternoon, you will be transferred to the bus station in Cappadocia for your overnight bus to Denizli. The departure time of the public bus is approximately 08:00 pm-09:00 pm, and the bus will drive around 10 hours to Denizli.
Hierapolis & Pamukkale Guided Tour - Flight Back to Istanbul
Denizli Province - You will arrive in Denizli at approximately 05:30 am, and we will pick you up from the Denizli bus station and transfer you to your hotel room, where you will have a private rest room. You can take a bath, refresh, and have breakfast at your hotel.
Pamukkale Natural Park - After having breakfast at the hotel, the tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel for another full-day tour of the natural beauties of Turkey.
Hierapolis & Pamukkale - Deriving from springs in a cliff almost 200 m high overlooking the plain, calcite-laden waters have created at Pamukkale (Cotton Palace) an unreal landscape, made up of mineral forests, petrified waterfalls, and a series of terraced basins. At the end of the 2nd century B.C., the dynasty of the Attalids, the kings of Pergamon, established the thermal spa of Hierapolis. The ruins of the baths, temples, and other Greek monuments can be seen at the site.
Pamukkale Thermal Pools - Take a dip in the hot springs that were used in Roman times for their therapeutic powers. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and a famed destination since Roman times! Enjoy the amazing calcium-rich hot springs, the famed white outdoor pools, and soak up not just healthy waters but historical traditions. You will have approximately 60-75 minutes of free time to swim in the thermal pools of Pamukkale. The entrance fee to the Ancient pool, known as Cleopatra’s Pool, is excluded from this tour.
Kale Mahallesi - You will have lunch at a local restaurant in Pamukkale town. Vegetarian meals are also available. You will enjoy a demonstration of locally handcrafted ONYX goods after lunch and a visit to the magnificent white calcium terraces, known as the Travertines of Pamukkale Natural Park.
Denizli - At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to Denizli airport for your flight back to Istanbul.
Istanbul - Upon your arrival in Istanbul, we will meet you at the airport and then drop you off at your hotel in Istanbul. * The departure time of the return flight is between 07:00 pm and 08:00 pm. This means your return flight will land at Istanbul airport or Istanbul SAW airport between 08:30 pm and 09:30 pm.
- Scenic Hot Air Balloon Ride
- Authentic Camel Safari
- Convenient Airport Transfers
- Domestic Round-trip Flights: Istanbul-Cappadocia
- Included Meals: Daily Breakfast and Lunch
- All Entrance Fees Paid for Museums, Parks, and Ruins
- Professional Tour Guides in English & Spanish
- Northern Cappadocia Tour (Red Tour)
- Hotel Pick-up & Drop-off Services
- Overnight Stay with Breakfast
- Dinner & Drinks
- Entrance fees of the museums (Your guide will have pre-paid tickets to skip the line.)
Indulge in the exhilarating experience of a hot air balloon tour, soaring above the terrains of Cappadocia, getting an intimate look at its caves and churches along with a glimpse of the local lifestyle. Visit the Goreme Open-Air Museum and the fairy chimneys, explore rock-cut churches and local communities, with museums and underground cities. The journey package caters 2 full-day excursions to the north and south of Cappadocia and an optional Hot Air Balloon Ride, giving you a bird’s-eye view of Cappadocia’s unique landscape. The package includes round-trip domestic flights, a stay at a boutique cave hotel in Cappadocia, and airport transfers.
- Hotel pick-up (tour departure) timing : The pick-up time is between 03.15am and 04.30am for the departure of this trip package. This timing depends the scheduled departure time of flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia on your travel dates. The local tour operator will inform you about exact timing after they booked your domestic flight tickets.
- Hotel drop-off (return to Istanbul) timing : The departure time of return flight will be at the afternoon. The local tour operator will inform you about exact timing after they booked your domestic flight tickets. After you arrived Istanbul, local tour operator will transfer back you to your hotel in Istanbul. This transfer duration will be approximately one hour.
- The prices of package are valid for accommodation at the double or triple room. If you would like make reservation for single room(s), there could be supplement cost. There are not going to be any extra cost for single / solo travelers. This cost already accounted on price of these travelers.
- The pre-planned hotels are “Exedra Hotel” - “1811 Cave Boutique Hotel” - “Sedirli Konak Boutique Hotel” for your accommodation on this travel. You can choose one of them while booking. If preferred hotel by you is not available for standard/superior rooms on your travel dates, local tour operator can replace it with an equivalent hotel.
- The check-in time of hotels is 02.00pm, and you can not start use your room before this time. This is about the check-in & check-out policies of hotels.
- The differences between the package options are about the hotel categories. Tour(s), airport transfer(s) and flight ticket levels will be same for all options.
- The local tour operator will send e-tickets of your domestic flights at three days before your departure date. You will not need print out copies of the tickets for domestic flights. Your passport and reservation number on the tickets will be enough for check-in to plane.
- The local tour operator can request your some passport details for the bookings of your flight tickets.
- You will have 15kg luggage + 8kg hand bag quota per person for each domestic flight. If you will need more luggage capacity, please inform that to local tour operator. There could be some extra fee for luggage quotas more than 15kg. This is exactly about the policies of airline companies.
- If your return hotel is different than pick-up hotel, please inform that detail immediately. If you inform that detail after organised your flight tickets, local tour operator can request extra cost because of the distances between airports and some hotels. If you inform this type changes on service day (last day of your trip), local tour operator do not accept this last minute amending and drop you to your pick-up hotel.
- If your pick-up / drop-off hotels are inside of airports (IST and SAW airports) local tour operator do not provide any hotel pick-up / drop-off service.
- Hot air ballooning is a fully weather-dependent activity and the Civil Aviation Authority determines whether the flight will be held. If your flight is cancelled due to inclement weather conditions, you are entitled to a partial refund. In such a case, your refund will be processed by the day after of that trip.
- The Standard Balloon Ride has an One-hour approximately flight duration with 20 to 28 people capacity basket. The flight duration could be 50-55 minutes or 65-70 minutes. This situation depend the weather conditions before landing, and pilots are decide to that within the safety rules of Civil Aviation Authority. Total activity duration is approximately 3 hours.
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required.
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.
- This tour is not available for the bookings to children who are 17 years old and under.
If you cancel at least 7 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
