2 Days 1 Night Cappadocia Tour from Istanbul by Plane with Optional Balloon Ride

Exploring the history and scenery of Cappadocia is the best experience in Turkey, but it can be difficult to reach the remote area if time is limited.

Combining round-trip flights, ground transportation and activities, this private tour is an easy way to maximize your sightseeing time. Included boutique stays are at a cave hotel for a unique Cappadocia experience that ensures an unforgettable stay. Included round-trip flights shorten transit time.

Two-day tours include highlights of Cappadocia. Convenient door-to-door transportation from your Istanbul hotel.

Itinerary

Day 1: Flight to Cappadocia & North Cappadocia Day Tour

Stop At: Cappadocia, Cappadocia
Your driver will be ready at your Istanbul hotel and transfer you to Istanbul Airport for Cappadocia flight. We pick you up from any hotel in Istanbul for airport transfer.Istanbul hotel pick up time is between 04.15 am and 6.30 am, depend on exact flight time.Departure time, which is specified as 9.00 am, is approximately it is the time when you will be at the airport in Cappadocia. 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.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Devrent Valley, Devrent Mevkii No:1 Urgup Yolu, 50500 Turkiye
Devrent Valley, also called as “Imagination Valley” is one of the fantastic regions of Cappadocia. The valley is also one most popular places to see in Cappadocia that travelers may experience and enjoy the beautiful lunar landscape of Cappadocia, the most surreal landscape of the region.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Fairy Chimneys, Goreme Turkiye
Pasabag or Pasha's Vineyard is situated on
the Zelve road between the popular town of
Goreme and traditional pottery-making town
Avanos. Here you can find spectacular cone
topped rock pillars known as Fairy Chimneys
standing tall throughout the vineyard, Pasha was
a in important officer in Ottoman times when the
region was captured. However Pasabag is more
commonly known as Monks Valley, it earned its
name from the many monk refuges carved into the
soft rock cones.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Avanos Carsi Seramik, Ataturk Cad. Hukumet Konagi Karsisi, Avanos Turkiye
Visit the pottery village of Avanos.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Love Valley, Goreme 50180 Turkiye
Love Valley is one of the most fantastic valleys of Cappadocia. Located between Avanos and Goreme road, the valley is named after the interesting fairy chimney formations, and being popular with the couples for marriage proposals. The soil of the region is very rich in minerals, which makes it an ideal place for growing fruits and vegetables.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Göreme Open Air Museum, 50180 Göreme/Nevşehir Merkez/Nevşehir, Türkiye
Goreme Open Air Museum is a rocky settlement
area that has hosted an extreme monastery life
between 4th to 13th centuries D.C.. Being UNESCO
World Heritage Site since 1985, the Goreme Open
Air Museum is also one most popular places to see
in Cappadocia.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Uchisar Castle, Uchisar Turkiye
Uchisar Castle is the highest point of the region
and also the biggest and the most beautiful fairy
chimney of the region where you may enjoy a unique
panoramic views over Cappadocia.Situated in the
Uchisar town, the rock castle was used as a fortress
by the Roman and Byzantine armies. The region is also
home to the most beautiful fairy chimney formations.
Duration: 30 minutes

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: 1 Night Accommodation in Cappadocia Cave or Stone Hotel

Day 2: Optional Hot Air Balloon Ride & South Cappadocia Day Tour

Stop At: Goreme, Goreme, Cappadocia
If you have already booked ticket, you will take part in the balloon flight.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Goreme Panorama, Uchisar Yolu uzeri 1.km, Goreme 50180 Turkiye
Cappadocia is a world famous photogenic place
offering outstanding landscape, fairy chimneys
and rock-cut houses, the beautiful valleys and
scenic lunar hills to incredible monuments for
its visitors. There are variety of great
panoramic viewpoints in Cappadocia for the ones
who want to enjoy the stunning views of
Cappadocia and also for photographers. Going to
one of the popular viewpoints of Cappadocia is
the best way to experience and enjoy the amazing
landscape carved in fairy chimneys and rock
formations.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Pigeon Valley, Uchisar KasabasI Nevşehir Kapadokya, Goreme 50240 Turkiye
Pigeon Valley is a lovely valley located near
Uchisar town named after the thousands of pigeon
houses carved into the soft tufa since ancient times
and offers another spectacular panoramic view over
Cappadocia together with the spectacular views of the
dovecotes. The valley takes its name from pigeons and
valley ranks first among the popular, most known, and
impressive valleys of Cappadocia.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Kaymakli Underground City, Derinkuyu Turkiye
Kaymakli underground city is built under the hill
known as the Citadel of Kaymakli and was opened to
visitors in 1964. The people of Kaymakli (Enegup in
Greek) village have constructed their houses around
nearly one hundred tunnels of the underground city.
The inhabitants of the region still use the most
convenient places in the tunnels as cellars, storage
areas and stables, which they access through their
courtyards. The Kaymakli Underground City has low,
narrow and sloping passages. While the underground
city consists of 8 floors below ground, only 4 of
them are open to the public today, in which the
spaces are organized around ventilation shafts.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ihlara Valley, Guzelyurt 68500 Turkiye
Ihlara Valley is a magnificent canyon with a depth of approximately 100 meters and approximately 10 km. The length formed as a result of volcanic activity on Mount Hasan and erosion by the Melendiz River hundreds of thousands of years ago. One of the best side trips from Cappadocia. Ihlara Valley is not only a natural beauty, but also a BC. 4.-13. It is a rocky settlement that has been home to extreme monastic life between the centuries, with more than four thousand residences and a hundred hidden cave churches decorated with frescoes and houses surrounding the valley. When you go down to the valley, about 4 km. A walking track accompanied by the Melendiz Stream dividing the valley. The river is not deep, you can easily cross from one side to the other.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Belisirma, Belisirma, Aksaray Province
After hiking in the valley, you will have the opportunity to have lunch in the village of Belisirma on the Melendiz Stream in this valley.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Selime Monastery, Guzelyurt Turkiye
Selime Monastery is an astonishing rock-cut structure and largest religious building in the Cappadocia region, with a cathedral-sized church carved directly into volcanic tuff. Inside, original frescoes can be found, although some have been damaged by the weather. There are also signs of early civilizations in the ancient region: Hittites, Persians, Romans, Early Christians, Byzantines, Seljuk Turks and Ottomans are some of the many inhabitants who settled here. The church is divided into 3 parts by two rock columns. There are also kitchens and stables, as well as monk living areas decorated with frescoes worn over time.
Duration: 20 minutes

Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

If you cancel at least 4 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.