Cappadocia Day Tour: Discover Fairy Chimneys and Local Culture from Istanbul
4.5
14 Ratings
Istanbul
Embark on a captivating day tour from Istanbul to Cappadocia. Explore the enchanting fairy chimneys, immerse in local culture, and indulge in delicious Turkish cuisine. Skip-the-line tickets, internal flight tickets, and airport transfers included.
Duration:
16 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Istanbul - Upon early pick up from your hotel, drive to Istanbul Airport for your 1 hour 30 min domestic flight to Kayseri.
- Kayseri Erkilet Airport - Upon arrival at Kayseri Airport, you wıll be greeted by your driver and drive to Cappadocia, here you wıll join the other group participants and start your full-day tour.
- Zelve Open Air Museum - was the name of a village with homes carved from natural tufa and was inhabited until the 1950s. Early churches and houses can be seen in three different canyons intersecting each other.
- Pigeon Valley - earneıng its name from the countless man-made dovecotes (Pigeon Houses) that have been carved into the soft volcanic tuff. Pigeon Valley is one of the best spots for walking in the marvelous Cappadocia region
- Devrent Valley - famous for its quirky animal-shaped rocks. It unıquely looks like a sculpture zoo made by nature’s faır hand. Look out for the stunnıng rock pillar which looks like the Virgin Mary, holding Jesus Christ. Take in the unique lunar landscape of the valley and feel like you’re in another World
- Goreme Open-Air Museum - consists of many rock-cut churches from the second half of 9C with beautiful colorful frescoes decorating the walls
- Paşabagı - which means: the Pacha’s vineyard. This site is also called Monks Valley. The hermitage of Simeon monks was here. A chapel dedicated to St. Simeon (Simon), a hermit’s shelter is built into one of the fairy chimneys with three heads. Pasabag valley contains some of the most striking fairy chimneys in Cappadocia with twin and even triple rock caps. This style is unique even for Cappadocia and these fairy chimneys are named mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys.
- Kayseri Erkilet Airport - Once the tourıs fınıshed we drive you to Kayseri Airport for your 1 hour 30 min domestic flight to Istanbul.
- Istanbul - Upon arrival at Istanbul Airport, you will be greeted by your driver who will drive you safely back to your hotel. End of our service.
What's Included
- Professional licensed tour guide
- Transfer service from/to Airport (4 transfers)
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- All sightseeing mentioned in the itinerary
- Land transportation in an air-conditioned non-smoking vehicle
- Economy class domestic flight tickets (2 tickets)
What's Not Included
- Personal Expenses
- Beverages with Meal
- Admission fees to sites
Additional Information
Take a tour of > Goreme Museum, Pasabagi, Zelve, Devrent Valley, Pigeon Valley and Avanos.
SKIP-THE-LINE Tickets, Round-Trip Airfare, Airport Transportation, and Lunch included.
Explore the wonders of Cappadocia via a day trip by air from/to Istanbul. Take in the mesmerizing sight of unique fairy chimneys. Immerse yourself in local culture and master the art of pottery making from local artisans. Satisfy your palate with delicious Turkish cuisine. Round-Trip Airfare, Skip-The-Line Tickets, and Airport pick-ups and drop-offs included.
- Entrance fees are excluded (Your guide will have skıp-the-line tıckets, so you will skip long ticket lines)
- Free entry to hıstorıcal sıtes for the childrens 8yr and below
- Baggage allowence is 15kg+8kg hand luggage
- Please note that we do not have an assistant service for airport transfers. The driver will drop you off at the entrance gate of İstanbul airport. Please go to the check-in desk according to the instructions the provider will share in advance. When you arrive at the destination airport, the driver will be waiting for you with a sign with your name on it.
- Hot Air Balloon Flight is not included in the package. You need to stay in Cappadocia for at least 1 night to catch flights. Because they take place only early in the morning.
Location
Istanbul
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(14 Ratings)
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Sandra
Dec 18, 2023
Captivating Cappadocia - Our tour guide John was the best ! He was very knowledgeable and accommodating and very patient. He gave us all the time to explore each and every tourist site that we visited. Our driver was very friendly and helpful as well. And the hotel - Fresco Cave Hotel- that we spent the night over was beautiful and had big rooms. I highly recommend Tour Altinkum for their professionalism- the driver took us to the airport , to the hotel , around town and was also our transfer back to the airport . Cappadocia was amazing 💫
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Akshay
Jul 9, 2023
Excellent trip to Cappadocia - Excellent tour and fantastic guide. We did the 2 day Cappadocia tour from Istanbul. Everything from the pick up, to the tour especially our guide Erdi was fantastic. Erdi in particular was very knowledgeable and incredibly helpful especially since we were traveling with old parents. The tour vehicle was very comfortable and the driver very safe.
Erdi helped us navigate all the places very easily and gave us enough information without overwhelming us at any point. He also helped provide suggestions for souvenir shopping. We only did day 1 of the tour and had to cut our trip short by a day so we covered everything close to Goreme. Our stay at Fresco cave and suites was also without incident. It's a beautiful property and very clean.
The tour company was gracious and very helpful with our flight changes.
We highly recommend this company and Erdi for future tours to Cappadocia
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Omar
May 22, 2023
Cappadocia in a day - A must do if you have just one day and staying in Istanbul. Viator is for real! Good value, excellent organization and reliable. Knowledgeable guides and cautious drivers. Thanks Viator for making it happen!
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Turkkhh
Jun 26, 2022
100% reccomend - Best company to book a tour with. Very personalised, comfortable, everything was arranged and organised with ease of mind . Very helpful aswell. Definitely book everytime when in Turkey
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Nathalien296
Apr 18, 2022
Perfect excursion - Well organized tour
Professional guide and driver
Warmed greeting
Be punctual
I really recommend this excursion.
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Lehrie
Mar 21, 2022
Cappadocia - Touring Cappadocia, learning about the history of the place. The tour was excellent, worth waking up early in the morning. The view was beautiful, still can't believed that I am seeing it in person. The staff are very accommodating answers questions and are very knowledgeable. From the pick up fr the hotel to the airport, pick up from the airport, the tour itself, lunch and transport back. Highly recommended.
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Chloé
Mar 6, 2022
Amazing tour - Amazing tour. All was well planned. We got all informations before the d day. We were just two of us with Hati, very nice guide. Beautiful places and activities. Around 5-6h on the road (taxi bus plane) but it worth it!
Thank you alkantum.
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Polona_m
May 2, 2022
Beautiful nature - Guide was great. Nature is splendid.
We just missed some food in the morning. We came with a flight from Istanbul. Pick up at the hotel was 5.00. No refreshments on a flight. Due to late arrival we just proceed to catch a driver who was waiting for us. All in all - we had our first food only at 13.30 when it was lunch. May be some snack could be provided for those who join from other parts of Turkey...
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Jesselgz
Apr 10, 2022
Good trip - The contact with the organizor was very good. Also the guide was very kind and friendly. I recommend this trip!
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Julio_z
Oct 2, 2022
Cappadocia trip - Cappadocia is definitely a very interesting and different place worth visiting.
The tour company definitely needs to improve some.
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