Experience the breathtaking landscapes of Cappadocia on a 1-night, 2-day trip from Istanbul. Enjoy a thrilling hot air balloon ride, explore unique sites with licensed guides, and stay in a charming cave hotel.
Flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia - Overnight at Cappadocia
Istanbul - Your journey begins with a transfer from your hotel to the airport. Our driver will meet you at your hotel reception (or at your Airbnb if parking is available) and take you to the airport for your flight to Cappadocia. The pick-up time for this transfer depends on your booking preference and may vary by +/- 30 minutes based on the airline’s daily schedule.
Cappadocia - Upon arrival at Cappadocia airport, your driver will meet you at the exit gate holding a sign with your name and drive you to your hotel, approximately an hour away.
Hot Air Balloon Ride (INCLUDED) - Guided Cappadocia Tour - Flight Back to Istanbul
Cappadocia Balloon Tours - Hot Air Balloon Ride (INCLUDED): Prepare for a unique experience in Cappadocia! We will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the balloon site to watch the balloon being prepared. The flight takes place at sunrise, reaching altitudes of 700 to 1000 meters, offering stunning views of Cappadocia. The pilot may also fly as low as 1 meter above the rock formations for perfect photo opportunities. The entire activity lasts about 3 hours, with the flight itself lasting around 60 minutes. A champagne celebration and a medal presentation will follow the flight, after which you will be returned to your hotel.
Urgup - We will pick you up from your hotel between 9:30 am and 10:00 am for the Red Tour of Cappadocia. Visit the famous fairy chimneys known as the Three Beauties, the symbol of Urgup and Cappadocia.
Goreme Open-Air Museum - Explore the monastery with rock-cut churches, kitchens, wineries, storages, and living rooms from the Anatolian Christians. This museum is 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. Enjoy a panoramic view of this architecture.
Uchisar Castle - Uchisar rock castle is a major landmark in Cappadocia, offering beautiful views of the surrounding valley. Due to walking difficulties and safety risks, there will be no visit to the castle, but you will have a panoramic view.
Avanos Oren Yeri - Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant in Avanos, with vegetarian options available. Avanos is known for its old town with cobbled streets and views over the Kizilirmak (Red River). The town is famous for its earthenware pottery, a tradition dating back to the Hittites, using clay from the red silt of the Kizilirmak.
Devrent Valley - Also known as Imagination Valley, it features many red-colored, animal-shaped rocks, with camel shapes being the most common.
Fairy Chimneys - Cappadocia is renowned for its unique landforms, especially the Fairy Chimneys. This tour will showcase many examples of these formations, highlighting the interaction between nature and human life. There will be no stop at the Fairy Chimneys during the tour.
Cappadocia - At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to Cappadocia airport for your flight back to Istanbul.
Istanbul - Upon arrival in Istanbul, we will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. The return flight departs between 8:00 pm and 9:00 pm, landing in Istanbul around 9:30 pm to 10:45 pm. This timing allows you to comfortably catch your return flight after a full-day guided tour in Cappadocia.
- Outdoor Experience: Hot Air Balloon Ride
- Includes Lunch and 2 Breakfasts
- 1 Night Hotel Accommodation with Breakfast
- Entrance Fees to Museums, National Parks, and Ruins
- Guided Northern Cappadocia Tour (Red Tour)
- Roundtrip Domestic Flights: Istanbul-Cappadocia-Istanbul
- Licensed Professional Tour Guide
- Airport Transfers for Included Flights
- Hotel Pick-up & Drop-off in Istanbul & Cappadocia
- Dinner & Drinks
This holiday bundle offers a comprehensive one-day tour of the prime Cappadocia sites, including the much-loved hot air balloon experience. Gain a fresh perspective of Cappadocia’s beautiful landscapes on a one-hour hot air balloon journey. Marvel at the sunrise over the incredible geological formations and receive a personalised flight certificate as a token of remembrance. Discover the distinctive areas in Cappadocia that pique your curiosity with certified professional tour guides. The package includes a round trip plane ticket (from Istanbul to Cappadocia), a hot air balloon adventure, a night’s stay at a cave hotel, a full day guided tour, and airport transfers.
- 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 “Sedirli Konak Hotel” - “1811 Cave Boutique Hotel” for your accommodation on this travel package. You can choose one of them during reservation. 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. IMPORTANT NOTE (SUGGESTION) 1811 Cave Hotel is a historical building and it doesn’t have AC in rooms because of that. If you travel in July-August, we highly suggest you make booking to option of Classic Package.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 get your boarding cards from the desks of airline companies.
- 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 local tour operator, your domestic flight tickets can not bookable.
- 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.
- 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.
- If you do not use any service or give up join to activities / tours / airport transfers, that’s meaning is going to be last minute cancellation. Because of that, there is not going to be any refund for that.
- 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 5 years old and under.
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.
