Embark on a 4-day journey to Turkey’s gems including Pamukkale, Ephesus, Kusadasi, and Cappadocia. Explore ancient cities, thermal pools, and cave churches. Book now for a discounted hot air balloon ride!
Flight from Istanbul to Denizli - Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour - Overnight at Kusadasi
Istanbul - Your journey begins with a transfer from your hotel to the airport. Our driver will meet you at your hotel reception (or your Airbnb if accessible) and take you to the airport for your flight from Istanbul to Denizli/Çardak. Pick-up times range from 03:45 am to 05:00 am, depending on your flight schedule. We will confirm the exact time once your domestic flight is booked.
Denizli Çardak Airport - Upon arrival at Denizli/Çardak airport, another driver will meet you at the terminal exit and transfer you to Pamukkale. After meeting your guide and fellow travelers, you’ll embark on a full-day tour of Pamukkale & Hierapolis Ancient City.
Hierapolis & Pamukkale - Highlights of Hierapolis include the Necropolis, Roman Baths, Domitian Gate, Latrina, Oil Factory, Frontinus Street, Agora, Byzantium Gate, Triton Fountain, Cathedral, Apollon Temple, Plutonium, Theater, and Antique Pool (swimming fee not included). You’ll also have the chance to take photos at some of Pamukkale’s most scenic spots.
Pamukkale Thermal Pools - After exploring Hierapolis, you’ll have 60-75 minutes of free time to enjoy the natural beauty of Pamukkale and swim in its white travertine thermal pools. Then, you’ll meet your guide again and walk barefoot down the travertines.
Pamukkale - Lunch will be served at a local restaurant in Pamukkale town.
Karahayit - Post-lunch, you’ll visit a traditional handcraft workshop to learn about Pamukkale’s special stones and metals.
Kusadasi - After the Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour, you’ll be transferred to your hotel in Kusadasi.
Kusadasi Castle - This picturesque Byzantine fortress on Guvercin Adasi (Pigeon Island) has been recently renovated. **Note: This tour does not include a visit to the castle. You can explore it on your own after being dropped off at your hotel in Kusadasi.
Ephesus & House of Virgin Mary Tour - Flight from Izmir to Cappadocia - Overnight at Cappadocia
Kusadasi - After breakfast, you’ll be picked up from your hotel around 08:30 am for the Ephesus & House of Virgin Mary tour. *Please check out and bring your luggage as you’ll be transferred directly to Izmir airport after the tour.
Kusadasi Gazi Begendi Park - Before heading to Ephesus, you’ll stop at Gazi Begendi Park for photos of the stunning Kusadasi Bay.
Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - Your first stop is the pilgrimage site believed to be the Virgin Mary’s last home, surrounded by natural beauty.
Ancient City of Ephesus - Next, you’ll visit Ephesus, a significant ancient harbor city mentioned in the Book of Revelations. Highlights include the Celsus Library, Temple of Hadrian, Fountain of Trajan, Odeon, Agora, Fountain of Domitian, Hercule Gate, Grand Theater, Nike, and Ancient Toilets.
Selcuk - Lunch will be at a traditional Turkish restaurant.
The Temple of Artemis - The tour continues to the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, first built during the Archaic period.
Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport - After the tour, you’ll be transferred to Izmir airport for your flight to Kayseri.
Kayseri Erkilet Airport - Upon arrival, you’ll be transferred to your hotel in Cappadocia.
Hot Air Balloon Ride (Optional) - Guided Cappadocia Tour - Overnight at Cappadocia
Cappadocia Tours & Hot Air Balloons - Hot Air Balloon Ride (Optional): Experience a unique adventure in Cappadocia! You’ll be picked up from your hotel and taken to the balloon site to watch the preparation. The flight at sunrise will reach altitudes of 700 to 1000 meters, offering breathtaking views. Some parts of the flight will be as low as 1 meter above the rock formations for perfect photo opportunities. The entire activity lasts about 3 hours, with a 60-minute flight. A champagne celebration and a medal presentation will follow. You’ll then be returned to your hotel.
Urgup - You’ll be picked up from your hotel around 09:30-10:00 am for the Red Tour of Cappadocia. The tour starts with the famous fairy chimneys known as the Three Beauties, the symbol of Urgup and Cappadocia.
Goreme Open-Air Museum - This site includes rock-cut churches, kitchens, wineries, storages, and living rooms from Anatolian Christians. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ortahisar Panorama - The town is dominated by a 90-meter-high rock-castle, an example of the region’s rock-cut architecture used as a refuge during Byzantine times. You’ll have a panoramic view of this architecture.
Uchisar Castle - Uchisar rock castle is a major landmark in Cappadocia, offering stunning views of the valley. **Note: The tour does not include a visit to the castle due to walking difficulties and safety risks. You’ll have a panoramic view instead.
Avanos Oren Yeri - Lunch will be at a local restaurant in Avanos, known for its old town with cobbled streets and views over the Kizilirmak (Red River). Avanos is famous for its earthenware pottery, a tradition dating back to the Hittites.
Devrent Valley - Also known as Imagination Valley, it features many red-colored, animal-shaped rocks, with camels being the most common.
Fairy Chimneys - Cappadocia is renowned for its unique landforms, especially the Fairy Chimneys. You’ll see many examples of these formations during the tour. **Note: There will be no stop at the Fairy Chimneys.
Cappadocia - At the end of the tour, you’ll be returned to your hotel in Cappadocia.
Guided Cappadocia Tour - Flight Back to Istanbul
Keslik Monastery - You’ll be picked up from your hotel around 09:30-10:00 am for a tour of southern Cappadocia. Keslik Monastery is a vast cave complex with two churches, a refectory hall, a sacred spring, and numerous cave rooms. It has been used for various purposes over 2,000 years, from a gravesite in pre-Christian Roman times to a large communal monastery during the Byzantine era.
Taşkınpaşa Medresesi - Built during the Karamanogullari Principality, this complex includes a mosque, madrasa, and tombs, likely completed in the 13th century.
Sobesos Ancient City - Discovered in 2002, this city features colored stone motifs and intricate floor mosaics with geometric patterns.
Goreme - Lunch will be at a Turkish Kebab Restaurant in Goreme, with vegetarian options available.
Kaymakli Underground City - One of Cappadocia’s major underground cities, Kaymakli has 8 floors, though not all are open to tourists. It includes stables, churches, living spaces, warehouses, kitchens, cemeteries, a mughouse, and a copper workshop.
Pigeon Valley - Located in Uchisar, this valley offers one of the best panoramic views of the region and features numerous pigeon houses built by ancient inhabitants. You can also visit a popular onyx stone factory.
Cappadocia - At the end of the tour, you’ll be transferred to Cappadocia airport for your flight back to Istanbul.
Istanbul - Upon arrival, you’ll be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. *Return flight times are between 08:00 pm and 09:00 pm, landing in Istanbul around 09:30 pm to 10:45 pm. This timing ensures you can catch your return flight after the full-day guided Cappadocia tour.
- Departure transfers from hotels in Antalya, Marmaris, Bodrum
- Transfers at mentioned airports for domestic flights in itinerary
- 3 nights hotel accommodation including breakfast
- Lunch
- Breakfast
- Hotel pick-up & drop-off services for each mentioned tour and transfer on itinerary
- Hot Air Balloon Ride (Diamond Package only)
- Domestic Flight Tickets: Istanbul to Denizli, Izmir to Cappadocia, Cappadocia to Istanbul
- 4 daily trips with licensed guides in Pamukkale, Ephesus & Cappadocia
- International flight tickets
- Dinner & Drinks
- Entrance fees of the museums (Your guide will have pre-paid tickets to skip the line.)
On this four-day preplanned tour, see all the highlights of Turkey. Hear commentary from your guides along the tour about fascinating sites like Goreme Open-Air Museum, cave churches of Cappadocia, Pamukkale thermal pools, ancient cities of Hierapolis and Ephesus. This 4-days Turkey travel is including 3 nights hotel accommodation, domestic flight tickets from Istanbul to Pamukkale - Izmir to Cappadocia - Cappadocia to Istanbul, transfers at the mentioned airports in the itinerary, Entrance fees of museums / national parks / ruins mentioned in the itinerary, professional tour guides licensed by the Ministry of Culture & Tourism for duration of the day tours. Do not forget add a hot air balloon ride to your booking for an even more unforgettable Cappadocia experience. It is available with the discounted prices on the booking options of this travel package.
- The prices of package are valid for accommodation at the double or triple room. If you would like add accommodation on single room(s) to your booking, there could be supplement cost. There are not going to be any extra cost for bookings of single / solo travelers. They will already accommodate at single room(s).
- The pre-planned hotels are “Carina Boutique Hotel” - “La Vista Boutique Hotel” in Kusadasi and “1811 Cave Boutique Hotel” - “Zeydem Suites Cave Hotel” in Cappadocia for your accommodation on this travel. You can choose your hotels while booking. If these hotels (which you preferred) are 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 the 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 the hotels.
- Local tour operator will send e-tickets of your domestic flights at three days before your departure date. You will not need the 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.
- Local tour operator can request your some passport details for the bookings of your flight tickets. If you do not share the details which requested by the local tour operator, your domestic flight tickets can not bookable.
- 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.
- 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 the 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. Your refund rate will be the difference between options of “included balloon ride” and “excluded balloon ride” for the cancellations of the hot air balloon ride.
- 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.
- The children who 5 years old and under are not allowed to balloon tours.
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults. If you will be 1 adult + 1 child, local tour operator can request & charge the amount of 2 adults.
If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
