2 Day Cappadocia Tour from Istanbul
4.6
54 Ratings

A two-day journey by plane to both the Northern and Southern areas of Cappadocia, Turkey. You have the additional option to enjoy a hot air balloon ride (at your own cost). Complementing your tour are English and Spanish speaking guides, a meal, transportation, and all the necessary entrance fees.

Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Istanbul to Cappadocia by plane and South Cappadocia Day Tour

Kaymakli Underground City - At 5:00 AM you will be picked up from your hotel and taken to the airport for a 7:00 AM flight to Cappadocia. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to our office in Goreme town. You will be picked up at 9:30 AM for a tour of Southern Cappadocia. You will explore the Underground City of Derinkuyu, stroll through the scenic Ilhara Valley and stop for lunch at a restaurant near the river. After lunch, you will continue to Selime Monastery and then Pigeon Valley for some breathtaking views and great photo ops! At the end of your tour you will be taken to your hotel and you’ll have the rest of the night free.

North Cappadocia Day Tour and Flight back to Istanbul

Uchisar Castle - If you choose to do the Hot Air Balloon Ride, you will be picked up from your hotel at 5:30 AM and taken to the balloon departure point. The balloon ride will finish around 7:30 AM and you will be taken back to your hotel where you can have breakfast before your next tour. You will be picked up at 9:30 AM for your tour of Northern Cappadocia. The first stop will be a vista point overlooking Goreme where you will see Uchisar Castle. From there you will go to the Goreme Open Air Museum and then stop for lunch is Avanos. Next, you will see a kick-wheel pottery demonstration and then get the chance to try yourself! On the way back to your hotel you will stop at photo points such as Cavusin, the animal shaped rock formations of Devrent, the mushroom shaped fairy chimneys in St. Monk’s Valley and St. Simeon’s monk cell. At 6:00 PM you will be picked up from your hotel and taken to the airport for your flight back to Istanbul. When you arrive, we will meet you at the airport with your name and take you to your hotel.

What's Included
  • Round trip private airport transfer in Istanbul
  • 1 Night at a Cave boutique hotel in Cappadocia
  • Included meals: Breakfast & Lunch
  • 2-day small group guided tour with lunch, transportation, and all entrance fees covered
  • Round trip regular airport transfer in Cappadocia
  • Round trip flight ticket including taxes
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Hot air balloon ride (pay directly)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(54 Ratings)
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Road42304782377
Feb 10, 2024
Cappadocia Tour - We did airport transfers, the Red Tour, the Green Tour, and a hot air balloon ride. It was a valuable experience and a good memory. The bus picked us up at the hotel, which was convenient. The tours were done in groups of several people. I was able to make friends with the other participants. The hot air balloon ride in Goreme was cancelled, but they rescheduled us to a hot air balloon ride in another city, which was great. I'd like to go again!
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Barrykl8531ge
Jan 15, 2024
Had the best time and were looked after from start to finish. - Erkan from the Travel Store Turkey was wonderful to deal with. He organized everything from start to finish! We spoke clearly and promptly via WhatsApp. The pricing was on point and flexible as required. I would definitely recommend them and I would use them again. They looked after our family of five with the best trip. We even got them to take us to and from a ski field. Great people.
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Voyage08832211267
Oct 9, 2023
Unforgivable - Amazing. I recommend this tour 1000% . The driver was very nice and the guide man very and super nice. And Mr. Erkan was wondering.
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Roam06275960446
Sep 15, 2023
Great guy and great service - Erkan is a amazing guy! Taking care of your trip and making it fabulous. I recommend his kindness and the tour was wonderful
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Haticee288
Aug 6, 2023
perfect - We had a very nice weekend with family and friends. It was great fun. All the help was excellent.
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Mustafake6114ti
Aug 6, 2023
Thanks. - Cappadocia was perfect, we came at the right time, there was a balloon festival, it was very crowded, but everything was very good, the food and our guide were very nice.
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C8916vlpilara
Apr 28, 2023
Great experience - The views were amazing no i felt moved by the nature. The agency, the tours and both guides were so kind, they have an excellent service
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Wendolyl2022
Apr 25, 2023
The best experience ever - The Cappadocia trip was the highlight of my Turkey vacation, our driver arrived on time to pick us up at our hotel and took us to the airport, the instructions from the agency were clear in what to do when at the airport and at arrival at Cappadocia, the staff was friendly and the guides amazing, we got a lot of information and visit the most magical places I have ever since, the addition of the ballon ride was a plus, you should not leave without experiencing the ballon. The cave hotel was great and the food really good, overall I had the most amazing experience. Thanks from the bottom of my heart ❤️
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617mariod
Jan 18, 2024
The Tour complies in general terms, however in terms of transportation from Airport - Hotel - Airport very poor with delays - The Tour complies in general terms, however in terms of transportation from Airport - Hotel - Airport very poor with delays and even the lack of transportation service from the Airport to the Hotel without any explanation or remuneration of expenses, I would think about taking a tour again with you.
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Mje0250
Jun 7, 2023
mistake - this tour was brilliantly not good but the worst pick up at 4 the driver did not speak anything got left at the airport almost 3 hours before take off when i could have sleeved until 7 am no one to greet us made our way to the checking having to wait an other 45 minutes at the gate, got to Cappadocia a packed bus when we we’re supposed to be 6 only private tour! fantastic left again at some travel agency waited for over an hour to be collected with further hotel collection, by 11 on our way with 10 people with the guide his kid with the minimum explanation to our day by 4 he said this is our hotel see you tomorrow, the bus left the hotel was not a cave hotel but a dive next day at 10 am got collected again with 2 guides the same as the day before except that he was attending the alf the group of the day before in Spanish that were american and our guide we got really upset to have to share the small space as the guide, his group were so loud that we moved still could not hear our guide the day before he barely said a word today could shut up by lunch time we had enough and pretended of an emergency to be dropped to be transferred to the airport free we purchase two tickets to istanbul that two days one night cave hotel private small group cost us almost $2000.00 unfortunately this site isn’t letting me saying everything
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