Flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia - ATV Quad Bike Safari (Included) - Overnight in Cappadocia

Istanbul - The adventure to Cappadocia starts with a transfer to the airport. The driver will collect you from your hotel reception or Airbnb location, provided there is accessible parking. You will then be taken to the airport for your flight to Cappadocia.

Cappadocia - Upon arrival at Cappadocia Airport, your driver will be waiting at the arrivals terminal exit, holding a sign with your name. You will be transferred to your hotel in Cappadocia, which is about an hour’s drive away.

Cappadocia ATV and Horse Tours Ovizu - ATV Quad Bike Safari (INCLUDED): You will be transferred to the ATV Quad Safari starting point for a one-hour safari with your private ATV. This outdoor adventure will be incredible as you drive through stunning valleys and stop for photos. You’ll feel like a pathfinder driving on the Moon. The duration of this outdoor adventure is approximately one hour. After your ATV Quad Bike Safari, you will be returned to your hotel in Cappadocia.

Hot Air Balloon Ride (Included) - Full Day Cappadocia Tour - Overnight in Cappadocia

Cappadocia Balloon Tours - Hot Air Balloon Ride (INCLUDED): Prepare for a wonderful experience unique to Cappadocia! You will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to the balloon site, where you can watch the balloon being prepared for your flight. The flight takes place at sunrise, with the pilot ascending to a comfortable altitude of about 700 to 1000 meters above ground level. From this height, you will marvel at the beauty of Cappadocia below. During certain parts of the flight, the pilot can fly as low as 1 meter above the rock formations, offering perfect photo opportunities. The total activity lasts approximately 3 hours, with the flight itself lasting about 60 minutes. There will be a champagne celebration at the end of the flight, and you will receive a medal as a souvenir of this magnificent experience. Afterwards, you will be returned to your hotel.

Keslik Monastery - You will be picked up from your hotel at approximately 9:30 am-10:00 am and depart for the southern part of Cappadocia. Keslik Monastery is a sprawling cave monastery complex with two churches, a large refectory hall, a sacred spring, and numerous cave rooms. Set in an idyllic garden, it is the most expansive monastery in Cappadocia. This site has been used and developed in various ways over 2,000 years. It was a gravesite in pre-Christian Roman times, a large communal monastery during the Byzantine era, and is now a tourist site in modern Turkey.

Taşkınpaşa Medresesi - Taskinpasa Madrasah was built during the Karamanogullari Principality period. Although the exact construction date is unknown, it is estimated to have been completed in the 13th century. The Taskin Pasha Complex consists of a mosque, a madrasa, and tombs in the mosque’s courtyard. Note: The Culture and Tourism Ministry is restoring the madrasa this year, so you will see it from outside and can take photos of this amazing historical building.

Sobesos Ancient City - Sobesos Ancient City was discovered by accident in 2002. The city, a reflection of Cappadocia’s history, was unearthed after a 3-year archaeological excavation. The excavations revealed many motifs embroidered on colored stones, with floor mosaics featuring interesting geometric patterns.

Goreme - Lunch will be at a Turkish Kebab Restaurant in Goreme, with vegetarian meals also available.

Kaymakli Underground City - Kaymakli, one of Cappadocia’s major underground cities, consists of 8 floors. However, as in many underground cities, not all floors are open to tourists. The first floor is designated for animals to exit easily. Corridors connect the churches and other living spaces to the stables. Kaymakli Underground City, with its astounding sections such as warehouses, kitchens, cemeteries, mughouse, and copper processing workshop, still contains hidden underground tunnels that have not been fully revealed.

Pigeon Valley - Located in Uchisar town, Pigeon Valley offers one of the best panoramic views of the region. The site also features many pigeon houses built by the region’s ancient inhabitants. If you wish, you can visit the popular onyx stone factory in the area.

Cappadocia - At the end of the tour, you will be returned to your hotel in Cappadocia.

Full Day Cappadocia Tour - Flight Back to Istanbul

Ürgüp - You will be picked up from your hotel at approximately 9:30 am-10:00 am and depart for the Red Tour of Cappadocia. Meet the most famous family of fairy chimneys: Three Beauties. These are the official symbol of both Urgup and Cappadocia.

Goreme Open-Air Museum - This site includes a monastery with rock-cut churches, kitchens, wineries, storages, and living rooms left by Anatolian Christians. The Goreme Open-Air Museum is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Ortahisar Panorama - The entire town is dominated by the 90-meter-high (300 ft) rock-castle in the center, known as Sivrikoya by locals. It is an extraordinary example of the region’s rock-cut architecture and served as a refuge from attackers in Byzantine times. You will see this rock-cut architecture during a panoramic visit.

Avanos Oren Yeri - Today’s lunch will be at a local restaurant in Avanos, where you can try “Testi Kebab,” a traditional kebab variety from the Cappadocia region of Turkey. Vegetarian meals are also available. Avanos is a popular destination due to its charming old town with cobbled streets and views over the river. The old city of Avanos, known in ancient times as Venessa, overlooks Turkey’s longest river, the Kizilirmak (Red River), which separates Avanos from the rest of Cappadocia. Avanos is renowned for its earthenware pottery production, a tradition dating back to the Hittites, using ceramic clay from the red silt of the Kizilirmak.

Uchisar Castle - Uchisar rock castle is one of Cappadocia’s biggest landmarks. It is the highest tuff hill in the area, offering beautiful views of the surrounding valley with its bizarre rock formations. (There will be no visit to the rock castle due to walking difficulties and safety risks, but you will have a stop for a panoramic view of this rock castle.)

Devrent Valley - Also known as Imagination Valley, this area contains many animal-shaped rocks, mostly in red color. Some of the most common shapes resemble camels.

Fairy Chimneys - Cappadocia is famous for its unique landforms. The Fairy Chimneys are the most notable places to visit, showcasing the harmonious coexistence of humankind and nature. On this tour, you will see many examples of Cappadocia’s Fairy Chimneys.

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, you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. The return flight departs between 8:00 pm and 9:00 pm, meaning your flight will land in Istanbul between approximately 9:30 pm and 10:45 pm. This timing is ideal for catching your return flight to Istanbul after your full-day guided Cappadocia tour.

• Transfers at the mentioned airports for domestic flights in the itinerary
• Guided Tours: Northern Cappadocia Tour (Red Tour), Southern Cappadocia Tour
• Lunch
• Outdoor Tours: Hot Air Balloon Ride, ATV Quad Bike Safari
• Breakfast
• Entrance fees of museums, national parks, ruins mentioned in the itinerary
• Domestic Flight Tickets: Istanbul to Cappadocia to Istanbul
• 2 nights hotel accommodation including breakfast
• Professional tour guide licensed by Ministry of Culture and Tourism
• Hotel Pick-up & Drop-off Services in Istanbul & Cappadocia

• Dinner
• Drinks

Embark on a 2-day journey from the lively city of Istanbul to Cappadocia. Your tour will commence from your hotel in Istanbul and will conclude with a flight from Cappadocia to Antalya. This tour pre-arranges your flights, transportation, activities, and meals, thus enabling you to use your time effectively to explore the unique landscape of Cappadocia, replete with wind-carved rocks, age-old caves, churches, villages, and more. Spend more time on exploration and less on arranging the particulars.
• Domestic flights from Istanbul to Cappadocia and from Cappadocia to Antalya are a part of the itinerary
• Enjoy daily tours to some of the popular sites in Cappadocia
• Choose hot air balloon while booking to experience a magnificent sunrise flight with Champagne

• 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 “1811 Cave Boutique Hotel” - “Zeydem Suites Cave 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, service provider (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 Premium 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.
• Service provider (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.
• Service provider (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 service provider (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 service provider (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, service provider (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), service provider (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) service provider (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 17 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.