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Cappadocia Dream - 2 Days Cappadocia Travel with Balloon Ride from/to Istanbul

Duration: 2 days
Destination: Türkiye, İstanbul, Istanbul
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  • 2 days
  • Istanbul
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  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

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.

Itinerary

Day 1: Flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia - Cappadocia Day Tour - Overnight at Cappadocia

Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
The travel services will start with a departure transfer from your hotel to airport. Our driver will meet you at the reception of your hotel (or your AirBnb address if the street of it is available for car parking) and then transfer to airport for your flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia. IMPORTANT NOTE (SUGGESTION) : You need get an early departure from Istanbul for get a full Cappadocia experience. If you start your trip by a late departure, you can miss many visits of places in Cappadocia because of the timing of scheduled flights. The pick-up time is between 03.30am 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. We will inform you about exact timing after booked your domestic flight tickets.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Cappadocia, Cappadocia
Upon your arrival Cappadocia airport, you will be met by your driver and driven to your hotel in Cappadocia - approx 1 hour from airport. The driver will be waiting you at the exit gate of arrival terminal in airport, and holding a signboard written your name on it.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ürgüp, Nevşehir, Türkiye
We will pick you up from your hotel on 09.30am-10.00am (Approx) and depar 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.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Goreme Open-Air Museum, Merkez, Muze Cd., Goreme 50180 Turkiye
Here is the monastery, including the rock cut churches, kitchens, wineries, storages and living rooms left from Anatolian Christians. Goreme Open Air Museum is listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Ortahisar Panorama, 50650 Ortahisar/Ürgüp/Nevşehir, Türkiye
The entire town is dominated by the 90-metre-high (300 ft) rock-castle in the centre of the town, which is called Sivrikoya by the inhabitants. It is an extraordinary example of the rock-cut architecture which is typical of the region and served as a refuge from attackers in Byzantine times. You will see all these rock-cut architecture by panoramic visit.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Uchisar Castle, Uchisar Turkiye
Uchisar rock castle is one of the biggest landmarks of Cappadocia. It is the highest tuff hill in the area with beautiful views of the surrounding valley full of bizarre rock formations. (There are no any visit to rock castle because of the walking difficulties and safety risks on there. You will have a stop for panoramic view to this rock castle and Cappadocia from castle region.)
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Goreme, Goreme, Cappadocia
You will take your lunch by a Turkish Kebab Restaurant in Goreme. Also, Vegetarian meals are available in same restaurant.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Avanos Oren Yeri, Kapadokya Cd., Avanos 50500 Turkiye
Avanos is a popular destination because of its attractive old town with cobbled streets, and views over the river. The old city of Avanos, whose name in ancient times was Venessa, overlooks the longest river of Turkey, the Kizilirmak (Red River), which also separates Avanos from the rest of Cappadocia. The most famous historical feature of Avanos, which is still relevant and very visible today, is its production of earthenware pottery; it is also the most economic activity in the town. The ceramic trade in this district and its countless pottery factories date right back to the Hittites, and the ceramic clay from the red silt of the Kizilirmak has always been used.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Devrent Valley, Devrent Mevkii No:1 Urgup Yolu, 50500 Turkiye
Which is also known as Imagination Valley. Valley contains many animal shaped rocks which are mostly in red colour. Some of the most frequent shapes is like Camel.
Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Fairy Chimneys, Goreme Turkiye
Cappadocia is famous for its unique landforms. The Fairy Chimneys are the most obvious places to visit where these landforms are best seen and the common life of humankind and nature. On this tour, you will have seen many examples of the Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia.

Stop At: Cappadocia, Cappadocia
At the end of tour, you will be dropped back to your hotel in Cappadocia.
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Lunch: You will get your lunch at restaurant during guided tour
Accommodation included: INCLUDED - You can choose your hotel category and budget. There are different hotel variations at the booking options.

Day 2: Hot Air Balloon Ride (Optional) - Cappadocia Day Tour - Flight Back to Istanbul

Stop At: Cappadocia Hot Air Balloon Tours, Göreme Açık Hava Müze Yolu Caddesi, 50180 Göreme/Nevşehir Merkez/Nevşehir, Türkiye
Hot Air Balloon Ride (Optional) : 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 time, where your pilot will climb to a comfortable altitude of about 700 to 1000 meters above ground level. It is from this elevation that you will marvel at the beauty of Cappadocia below you. During certain segments of the flight our pilots are also capable of flying as low as 1 meter above the rock formations which will allow you perfect photo taking opportunities. Duration of total activity is approx 3 hours, and total duration of flight is approx 60 minutes. There will be a champagne celebration at end of the flight and you will be presented with a madal, as a souvenir reminder of this magnificent experience. Afterwards, we will drop back you to your hotel.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Keslik Monastery, Urgup Turkiye
We will pick you up from your hotel on 09.30am-10.00am (Approx) and depar for to southern part of the Cappadocia. Keslik Monastery is a sprawling cave monastery complex with two churches, a large refectory hall, a sacred spring, and endless cave rooms. Located in an idyllic garden setting, this is the most expansive monastery in Cappadocia. This site has been used and developed in many ways throughout the course of 2,000 years. This area was a gravesite in pre-Christian Roman times, a large communal monastery during the Byzantine era, and now a tourist site in modern Turkey.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Taşkınpaşa Medresesi, 50402 Taşkınpaşa/Ürgüp/Nevşehir, Türkiye
Taskinpasa Madrasah was built during the period of Karamanogullari Principality. Although the date of its construction is not known exactly, it is estimated that it was completed in the 13th century. Taskin Pasha Complex consists of the mosque, the madrasa and the tombs in the courtyard of the mosque.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Sobesos Ancient City, 1 mile from Sahinefendi, Urgup Turkiye
Sobesos Ancient City was discovered by accident in 2002. The city, which is one of the mirrors of Cappadocia's history, was unearthed as a result of a 3-year archaeological excavation. As a result of the excavations, it has been observed that there are many motifs embroidered on colored stones. Especially the floor mosaics are made with interesting geometric patterns.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Kaymakli Underground City, Derinkuyu Turkiye
Kaymakli, one of the major underground cities of Cappadocia, consists of 8 floors. However, as in many underground cities, not all floors are open to tourists. In the city, the first floor is separated for the animals to go out easily. Establish a connection between the churches and other living spaces with the corridors separated from the stables. Kaymakli Underground City, which has astounding sections such as warehouses, kitchens, cemeteries, mughouse, and copper processing workshop, still contains hidden underground tunnels that have not been fully revealed.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Mustafapasa, Mustafapasa, Urgup, Cappadocia
Mustafapasa Town, which is among the untouched destinations of Cappadocia, is a Greek Village, formerly known as "Sinasos". This charming village, which is one of the must-see places in Cappadocia, is becoming popular with its history of rupture and its architectural features. You will take your lunch by a traditional restaurant which located in this unique village.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes

Stop At: Pigeon Valley, Uchisar KasabasI Nevşehir Kapadokya, Goreme 50240 Turkiye
Which is located in Uchisar town to have one of the best panaromic viev of the region. That site also covers lots of pigeon houses which are builty bye the ancient inhabitants of the region. If you like, you can able to visit popular onxy stone factory of the region.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Cappadocia, Türkiye
At the end of tour, you will be transferred to Cappadocia airport for your flight back to Istanbul.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: İstanbul, Türkiye
Upon your arrival Istanbul, we will meet you at the airport and then we will drop you to your hotel in Istanbul. *** The departure time of return flight is between 08.00pm and 09.00pm. That's meaning, Your return flight will be landing Istanbul approx. 09.30pm and 10.45pm. *** The best timing is this one for you can catch your return flight to Istanbul after your full-day guided Cappadocia tour on today.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast: You will get your breakfast at hotel
• Lunch: You will get your lunch at restaurant during guided tour
No accommodation included on this day.

Inclusions
  • 1 night hotel accommodation including breakfast
  • Domestic Flight Tickets : Istanbul to Cappadocia to Istanbul
  • Hotel Pick-up & Drop-off Services in Istanbul & Cappadocia
  • Guided Tour(s) : Northern Cappadocia Tour (Red Tour), Southern Cappadocia Tour
  • Outdoor Tour : Hot Air Balloon Ride (Optional - You can add that tour while booking)
  • Professional tour guide who licenced by Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • Entrance fees of museums, national parks, ruins mentioned in the itinerary
  • Transfers at the mentioned airports for domestic flights in the itinerary
  • 2x Lunch
  • Guaranteed to skip the lines
  • Accommodation included: 1 night
  • 1x Breakfast
  • Entry/Admission - Goreme Open-Air Museum
  • Entry/Admission - Keslik Monastery
  • Entry/Admission - Cappadocia Hot Air Balloon Tours
  • Entry/Admission - Kaymakli Underground City

Exclusions
  • Dinner
  • Drinks
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • 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" - "Sedirli Konak 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 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.
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • The 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 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 the 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 the 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, the 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 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 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. Your refund rate will be the difference between options of "included balloon ride" and "excluded balloon ride" 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.
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required.
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.
  • The children who 5 years old and under are not allowed to balloon tours.
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults. If you will be 1 adult + 1 child, the tour operator can request & charge the amount of 2 adults.
  • Hand sanitizers provided for travellers in cars, restaurants, hotels. Desk/seater plans with Social distancing in restaurants & hotels. Max 60% guest capacity in restaurants & hotels (except small boutique hotels). Hotels will have the Covid-19 accredited certification which confirmed by government.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

1: İstanbul, Türkiye
2: Cappadocia, Türkiye
3: Göreme, 50180 Göreme/Nevşehir Merkez/Nevşehir, Türkiye
4: Ürgüp, Nevşehir, Türkiye
5: Avanos, Nevşehir, Türkiye
6: Uçhisar, Nevşehir Merkez/Nevşehir, Türkiye
7: Ortahisar, 50650 Ortahisar/Ürgüp/Nevşehir, Türkiye
Traveler pickup is offered

Airports

  • Istanbul Airport, TayakadIn Terminal Street No. 1, Istanbul 34283 Turkiye
  • Sabiha Gokcen, Istanbul Turkiye
  • Istanbul International Airport, Istanbul Turkiye


Departure Time

04:00 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

2 days


User's Reviews

FABIAN_A

02 Oct, 2023

Excelent trip Everything was perfectly coordinated Transfers, hotel, airplanes, The only One problem the cave hotel did not have air conditioned I can imaginé that in summer

PourLeMerite

01 Oct, 2023

We took a two-day guided tour in Cappadocia. First of all, let me state that Ümit, our tour guide, was absolutely incredible in making this cultural trip a special one. He was very knowledgeable about both archeological and historical aspects of all the places we visited always open for questions and flexible interaction. Moreover, he was constantly making relevant historical comments as we drove through the area. Ask for him as your guide! Cappadocia is an extremely beautiful and interesting place to explore. It encompasses 3,000 years of history from the time of the Hattians, Hittites, Phrygians and then on to the Greeks, Romans, early Christians, Persians, and Ottomans to name a few civilizations who have left a mark in this area. Some relevant places were Keslik Monastery, Goreme Open-Air Museum, and the outstanding Kaymakli Underground City. Kudos to 1811 Cove Hotel, especially to its owner Hüseiyn, who maked us feel at home inside a room literally carved on the rock. Balloon experience was great with Tunjai at the helm. Unforgettable experience.

SherryRenee_S

27 Sep, 2023

I was in Istanbul Turkey for my birthday. I’ve always wanted to go Hot Air Ballooning my entire life it’s been my dream. When I arrived in Istanbul and checked into my hotel I was so excited and was telling the front desk clerk it’s my birthday and I’m here for the hot air ballooning in Cappadocia. Immediately he said “don’t be too excited you probably won’t go up very few people do it’s a scam and a rip off”. I was shocked he said that I said no I booked through a reputable company. The day before the ballon ride I flew to Cappadocia; the hotel, airfare plus a tour of the area were all apart of my package I paid $1,100. When I arrived at the hotel now it’s July and 90 DEGREES outside the hotel had NO AIR CONDITIONING!!!!!!!!! and NO WI-FI. Plus a tiny restaurant manned by only one lady that was intermittently closed. DID I MENTION NO AIR CONDITIONING!!!! 90 DEGREES. Let me say it louder for the people in the back!!!!!!! I immediately checkout out of the hotel and went to the Crown Plaza up the road. I decided also not to take the tour it was just 🥵 hot! All I was thinking I’m here for the hot air ballooning can’t wait it’s tomorrow. About an hour later I get a text message stating the hot air ballooning has been canceled. I immediately call La Vacanza Travel and tell them what happened. They call the tour company and the tour company states “if she wanted a hotel with air conditioning she should have told us…..WTF and they would refund me $300. $300 I paid $1,100 I ask La Vacanza Travel to speak to a manager the customer service rep stated a Supervisor would call me. It’s been 2 months and NO one called has called me!!!!!!!!!! I’ve spent thousands of dollars with La Vacanza Travel and this how they treated me! I WAS ROBBED I paid $1,100 got not NOTHING and refunded $300 they stole $800 FROM ME!! DONOT BOOK THIS TOUR!!!!! ITS A SCAM just like the hotel clerk said it would be. VIATOR CALL!! I want my f****** money back!

Ralph20162016

26 Sep, 2023

Cappadocia is certainly worth the visit but compressing into such a short period does not do it justice. The sights were beautiful but the visits to the ceramic and carpet places were not a good use of out time, especially considering a 3 am pick-up from our hotel the first day. The cave hotel was not that special.

Linda_S

25 Sep, 2023

I would have given this tour 5 stars except that we had the worst local guide I have ever had. The itinerary did not include any visits to shops, but we stopped at 3 places (leather, jewelry and pottery) over the two days. This took up a lot of time and I am not sure we made it to all the places on the itinerary. As I am not a shopper, the stops were a waste of time for me. The local guide was also very poor at giving information about the sites we visited and was a very poor communicator. It is a good thing that the scenery and balloon ride were spectacular to make up somewhat for the terrible local guide. All the arrangements to get from and back to Istanbul were excellent and the hotel was great.

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Fantastic Experience in Cappadocia with a Great Tour Guide.

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VIATOR Helped this company STEAL from ME!!!!

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Amazing experience

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Fantastic

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Unforgettable

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a lifetime experience

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Worth it

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Cappadocia… do it!

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Breathtaking!

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All worked well. Very friendly staff, reliable, always on time, covered many tourist areas

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A pleasant scenic experience

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Magical

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Best guide in Cappadocia!

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Worth it, even with inclement weather.

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Once in a lifetime

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Excellent service. Couldn’t have asked for more

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Great experience !

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Spectacular ride

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the hot air balloon is a wonderful experience and I would highly recommend to others.

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I think they were trying to scam us

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Good tour but operations/communication could be much better

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Memory of life

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Viator is an outstanding company.

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A lot of walking.

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