Embark on a 2-day Cappadocia excursion from Istanbul and experience the thrill of a hot air balloon ride and an ATV quad safari. Discover the ancient ruins and natural wonders of Turkey on this 4-day adventure.
Departure to Denizli/Pamukkale – Pamukkale, Hierapolis Tour - Overnight at Kusadasi
Istanbul - Departures from Istanbul: Your journey begins with a transfer from your hotel to the airport. Your driver will meet you at your hotel reception or Airbnb address if parking is available. You will then be taken to the airport for your flight from Istanbul to Denizli. Upon arrival at Denizli Cardak airport, your tour guide and another driver will greet you at the exit gate of the arrival terminal, and you will start the full-day tour to Pamukkale Natural Park and Hierapolis Ancient City.
Pamukkale - Departures from Antalya, Fethiye, Marmaris, Bodrum in Turkey by car, and Rhodes, Kos, Samos Islands in Greece by ferry are available for this trip. You can choose one of these options when making a reservation on the booking form. After departing from these cities, you will begin the full-day tour to Pamukkale Natural Park and Hierapolis Ancient City.
Hierapolis & Pamukkale - Highlights of Hierapolis Ancient City 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. During visits to these ancient ruins, you can take photos from the best spots in Pamukkale.
Pamukkale Thermal Pools - After visiting Hierapolis Ancient City, you will have about 60-75 minutes of free time to explore the natural beauty of Pamukkale and swim in the white travertines - thermal pools (or the antique pool - Cleopatra’s pool for an extra fee). Then, meet your guide again and start walking in the middle of the travertines from top to bottom without shoes and socks.
Cleopatra Pools - Located above the Pamukkale white travertine pools is a particularly spectacular spot fed by the same hot springs. Here, you can bathe in the same waters Cleopatra once swam in! A professionally run modern spa facility allows you to enjoy these historical healing waters. Unlike the white water of the lower pools, the Antique Pool favored by Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, has pure clear warm water. Once, it was surmounted by a Roman Temple to Apollo with an ornate roof held up by Doric columns. Imagine how Cleopatra must have experienced this in its glory days.
Pamukkale - You will stop at a local restaurant for lunch. Today’s lunch is included during the guided tour.
Karahayit - After lunch, you will experience a traditional handcraft workshop and learn about the special stones and metals of Pamukkale.
Pamukkale Tandem Paragliding - Pamukkale Paragliding Adventure (Optional Attraction – You can add this attraction to your experiences for an extra cost): See Pamukkale’s glistening white travertine and ancient Hierapolis, including the enormous theater, from the air on this short-but-sweet paragliding experience with a seasoned pilot. You will race off the edge of a slope about 1,300 feet (400 meters) up, then glide on the breezes over the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Kusadasi - After your tour of Pamukkale Natural Park and Hierapolis Ancient City, you will be transferred to your hotel in Kusadasi.
Kusadasi Castle - This small, picturesque Byzantine fortress stands on the causeway-connected Guvercin Adasi (Pigeon Island) and has recently been renovated. * There is no visit to this place on the tour. You can visit it on your own after we drop you off at your hotel in Kusadasi.
Okuz Mehmet Pasa Kervansarayi - This caravanserai was built by the Grand Vizier Okuz Mehmed Pasha to support maritime trade in the region. This historical building is opposite Kusadasi cruise port. * There is no visit to this place on the tour. You can visit it on your own after we drop you off at your hotel in Kusadasi.
Hot Air Balloon Ride (Included) - ATV Quad Bike Safari (Included) - Flight Back to Istanbul
Cappadocia Tours & Hot Air Balloons - Hot Air Balloon Ride (INCLUDED): Get ready for a wonderful experience unique to Cappadocia! We will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to the balloon site where you will have the opportunity to watch the balloon being prepared for your flight. The flight will be at sunrise, where your pilot will climb to a comfortable altitude of about 700 to 1,000 meters above ground level. From this elevation, you will marvel at the beauty of Cappadocia below you. During certain segments of the flight, our pilots can also fly as low as 1 meter above the rock formations, allowing perfect photo opportunities. The total activity duration is approximately 3 hours, with the flight lasting about 60 minutes. There will be a champagne celebration at the end of the flight, and you will be presented with a medal as a souvenir of this magnificent experience. Afterwards, we will drop you back at your hotel.
Cappadocia ATV & Horse Tours - ATV Quad Bike Safari (INCLUDED): We will transfer you to the ATV Quad Safari starting point, where you will enjoy a one-hour safari with your private ATV. This outdoor adventure will be amazing as you drive on the paths of stunning valleys and stop for picture-taking. You will feel like a pathfinder driving on the Moon. The duration of this outdoor adventure is approximately one hour.
Cappadocia - You will be transferred to Cappadocia airport for your flight back to Istanbul.
Istanbul - Upon your arrival in Istanbul, we will meet you at the airport and then drop you off at your hotel in Istanbul. Please check the “Additional Info” section for the timing details of the drop-off/return to Istanbul for this tour.
- Transfers at the mentioned airports for domestic flights in the itinerary
- Domestic Flight Tickets: Istanbul to Denizli - Izmir to Istanbul (or Izmir to Cappadocia)
- Lunch
- One way ferry ticket from Samos, Kos, Rhodes Islands to Turkey, if you depart from there
- 1 night hotel accommodation including breakfast
- Breakfast
- Hotel / Airport Pick-up & Drop-off Services
- Professional tour guide licensed by Ministry of Culture and Tourism
- Dinner & Drinks
- Entrance Fees (Your tour guide will have pre-paid tickets for you can skip the line.)
Get your Turkey Experiences on a 4-day Istanbul round-trip adventure. It’s a mix of ancient ruins and natural wonders of Turkey. The diverse landscapes of Turkey that contain these sites are sure to stun in their own right, from natural wonders of Pamukkale to the fair chimneys of Cappadocia. Fall in love with the mystery, the legacy and the culture of Turkey on this four-days tour. For an even more unforgettable experience, wake up early for a sunrise hot air balloon ride over the fairy chimneys (optional).
- Hotel pick-up (tour departure) timing : The pick-up time is between 03.15am and 04.30am for the departure of this trip package. This timing depends the scheduled departure time of flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia on your travel dates. The local tour operator will inform you about exact timing after they booked your domestic flight tickets.
- Hotel drop-off (return to Istanbul) timing : The departure time of return flight will be at the afternoon. The local tour operator will inform you about exact timing after they booked your domestic flight tickets. After you arrived Istanbul, local tour operator will transfer back you to your hotel in Istanbul. This transfer duration will be approximately one hour.
- 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 “Exedra Hotel” - “1811 Cave Boutique Hotel” - “Dedeli Konak Cave Hotel” for your accommodation on this travel. You can choose one of them 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.
- 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.
- The 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.
- The 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 and your booking is going to be no-show / no-refund.
- 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.
- 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 17 years old and under.
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
