Flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia - Cappadocia Day Tour - Overnight in Cappadocia

Istanbul - Begin your journey with a transfer from your hotel to the airport in Istanbul. The driver will meet you at your hotel reception or Airbnb address, provided it is accessible for parking. You will then be taken to the airport for your flight to Cappadocia. This transfer and domestic flight ticket are included in the “Standard Package,” “Premium Package,” and “Ultimate Package.”

Cappadocia - Upon arrival at Cappadocia airport, your driver will welcome you and take you to your hotel in Cappadocia, about an hour away. The driver will be waiting at the airport’s arrival terminal exit, holding a sign with your name.

Mustafapasa - Most tours only offer panoramic views of some valleys and fairy chimneys in Cappadocia due to entrance fees. Our guided tours, especially today’s, showcase the ancient and significant sites of the Cappadocia district. Based on extensive feedback, this tour is designed for guests interested in the historical, cultural, and architectural heritage of Cappadocia. Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel for this exclusive day trip organized solely by us.

Keslik Monastery - Keslik Monastery is a vast cave monastery complex with two churches, a large refectory hall, a sacred spring, and numerous cave rooms. Set in a picturesque garden, it is the largest monastery in Cappadocia. This site has been utilized and developed over 2,000 years, serving as a gravesite in pre-Christian Roman times, a communal monastery during the Byzantine era, and now a tourist attraction in modern Turkey.

Sobesos Ancient City - Discovered by accident in 2002, Sobesos Ancient City is a reflection of Cappadocia’s history, unearthed through a 3-year archaeological excavation. The site features many motifs on colored stones, with floor mosaics showcasing intriguing geometric patterns.

Uçhisar - Uchisar is home to the finest restaurants in Cappadocia, offering a non-touristic dining experience. Enjoy lunch at one of these excellent restaurants today.

Pigeon Valley - Located in Uchisar, this site offers one of the best panoramic views of the region and features numerous pigeon houses built by ancient inhabitants. You can also visit a popular onyx stone factory in the area.

Kaymakli Underground City - Kaymakli, one of Cappadocia’s major underground cities, has 8 floors, though not all are open to tourists. The first floor is designated for animals, with corridors connecting churches and living spaces. Kaymakli Underground City includes fascinating sections like warehouses, kitchens, cemeteries, a mughouse, and a copper processing workshop, with hidden tunnels yet to be fully explored.

Cappadocia - After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cappadocia.

Hot Air Balloon Ride (Optional) - Cappadocia Day Tour - Flight Back to Istanbul

Cappadocia Balloon Tours - Hot Air Balloon Ride (INCLUDED ONLY IN THE “ULTIMATE PACKAGE”): Experience a unique adventure in Cappadocia! You will be picked up from your hotel and taken to the balloon site to watch the balloon being prepared. The flight occurs at sunrise, reaching altitudes of 700 to 1000 meters, offering breathtaking views of Cappadocia. Pilots may fly as low as 1 meter above rock formations for perfect photo opportunities. The total activity lasts about 3 hours, with the flight itself lasting approximately 60 minutes. A champagne celebration concludes the flight, after which you will be returned to your hotel.

Ürgüp - Your tour guide will collect you from your hotel between 9:30 am and 10:00 am for the Red Tour of Cappadocia. The first stop is the famous trio of fairy chimneys, the Three Beauties, the official symbol of Ürgüp and Cappadocia.

Goreme National Park - In a breathtaking landscape shaped by erosion, Göreme National Park features rock-carved sanctuaries as extraordinary examples of Byzantine art from the post-Iconoclastic period. The tour includes the Göreme Open-Air Museum and Tokalı Church, two highlights of the park.

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

Tokalı Church - Buckle Church (Tokalı Kilise) in the Göreme Open-Air Museum is the most exquisite of the Cappadocian cave churches, featuring exceptional mural paintings of theological and artistic value. The complex includes four churches and a hermitage from the 900s, remaining one of the most remarkable churches today.

Ortahisar - Weaving is a vital part of Turkish culture, with origins in Central Asia. This tradition thrives in Cappadocia, and during the tour, you’ll visit a cooperative where world-renowned Turkish carpets are crafted, learning about this intricate art form.

Avanos Oren Yeri - Lunch will be at a local restaurant in Avanos, where you can try “Testi Kebab,” a traditional dish unique to Cappadocia. Vegetarian options are also available. Avanos is known for its charming old town, cobblestone streets, and scenic river views. Formerly Venessa, Avanos overlooks the Kızılırmak (Red River), Turkey’s longest river, separating it from the rest of Cappadocia. The town’s earthenware pottery production, dating back to the Hittites, remains a key economic activity. You’ll have a brief stop to experience this during your tour.

Uchisar Castle - Uchisar rock castle is a major landmark in Cappadocia, the highest tuff hill with stunning views of the surrounding valley. Visits to the rock castle are not included due to walking difficulties and safety concerns, but a stop for a panoramic view is provided.

Devrent Valley - Also known as Imagination Valley, this area contains many animal-shaped rocks, mostly red. Common shapes include camels.

Fairy Chimneys - Cappadocia is renowned for its unique landforms, with the Fairy Chimneys being the most notable. This tour offers numerous examples of these formations, showcasing the harmony between human life and nature.

Cappadocia - After the tour, you will be transferred to Cappadocia airport for your flight back to Istanbul. Return flight tickets to Istanbul are included for guests who booked the “Standard Package,” “Premium Package,” or “Ultimate Package.”

Istanbul - Upon arrival in Istanbul, the driver will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. * The return flight departs between 8:00 pm and 9:30 pm, landing in Istanbul between 9:30 pm and 10:45 pm. This schedule allows for a comfortable return to Istanbul after a full-day guided tour of Cappadocia.

• Hotel pick-up & drop-off services in Cappadocia (Included on All Options)
• 1 night accommodation at boutique / special class hotel including breakfast
• Lunch
• Hotel pick-up & drop-off services in Istanbul (Excluded on option of Flexible Package)
• Breakfast
• Entrance fees of museums, national parks, ruins mentioned in the itinerary
• Roundtrip flight tickets from Istanbul (Excluded on option of Flexible Package)
• Hot air balloon ride (Included on option of Ultimate Package)
• Professional tour guide who licenced by Ministry of Culture and Tourism
• Semi-Private day trips - Max 10 guests guarantee for each guided day trips
• Guided tour(s) : Northern Cappadocia Tour, Southern Cappadocia Tour

• Dinner & Drinks

Although many cross-country tours in Turkey only allocate a day to Cappadocia’s preternatural landscape and innovative architecture, most travelers find that a two-day tour strikes the right balance between seeing the region’s highlights and sacrificing time elsewhere in the country. See all of the highlights of Cappadocia comfortably during this two-day tour departing from Istanbul. Don’t risk running out of time to see all of the region’s unique natural heritage; instead, make sure you get to experience all of Cappadocia’s surreal landscapes, its cave churches, and the underground city.

• 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.
• The pre-planned hotels are “Zeydem Suites Cave Hotel” and “1811 Cave Boutique 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, the service provider (tour operator) can replace it with an equivalent hotel. IMPORTANT NOTE (SUGGESTION) 1811 Cave Hotel is a historical heritage building and it doesn’t have AC in rooms because of that. If you travel in July-August, we highly suggest you upgrade your booking to option of “Premium Package” or “Ultimate Package”.
• The 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 check-in to plane.
• The service provider (tour operator) can request your some passport details for the bookings of your flight tickets. If you do not share the details, 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 the service provider (tour operator). There could be some extra fee for luggage quotas more than 15kg.
• The check-in time of the hotels is 02.00pm. If hotel rooms will be available for early check-in on first day of your trip, hotel managment and the service provider (tour operator) will provide early check-in to room for you.
• 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, the 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), the 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) the service provider (tour operator) do not provide any hotel pick-up / drop-off service in Istanbul.
• 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. Your refund rate will be the difference between options of “Ultimate Package” and “Premium Package” for the cancellations of the hot air balloon ride.
• 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 did not book the option of “Ultimate Package”, you can not get any service for hot air balloon ride which advertised/offered at the paragpraph of the descriptions about the Hot Air Balloon Ride.
• 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.
• Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults. If you will be 1 adult + 1 child, the service provider (tour operator) can request & charge the amount of 2 adults.
• The children who 5 years old and under are not allowed to balloon tours (option of Ultimate Package).

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.