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From Istanbul: 2-Day All-Inclusive Cappadocia Guided Trip

1. From Istanbul: 2-Day All-Inclusive Cappadocia Guided Trip

Get an insider’s view of Cappadocia’s most iconic spots on an all-inclusive trip from Istanbul. Float above volcanic spires and honeycombed hills on a hot air balloon. Be accompanied by a guide to Goreme Open Air Museum, Avanos, Pasabag, Uchisar, and Kaymakli Underground City, and more. Day 1 Depart from your hotel in an air-conditioned minivan and make your way to Istanbul airport. Catch your domestic flight to Cappadocia. Upon your arrival to Cappadocia, meet your guide and begin your tour of North Cappadocia. Walk in the land of fairy chimneys. Visit Goreme Open Air Museum, Red River, Devrent Valley, and Pasabag. Make your way to Avanos Village for a traditional lunch and pottery demonstration. Visit Uchisar Castle, the highest point of the region, a perfect vantage point for a panoramic view of the stunning Cappadocian landscape. After sightseeing, be driven to your hotel. Spend the night in Cappadocia. Day 2 You can opt to join a balloon flight in the morning. Your day tour will be organized according to the balloon flight hours. After breakfast at the hotel, embark on a full-day tour of South Cappadocia. Go off the beaten path to visit Cavusin. See its famous rock churches. Head to Goreme Panorama for views of fairy chimneys. Hike in the Red Valley. Visit Old Greek Love Valley, Kaymakli Underground City, and Pigeon Valley. Walk through a picturesque maze of rock formations. Witness an onyx demonstration by local experts. Savor a typical Turkish lunch. Conclude the day tour by 5 PM. Then, be driven to Kayseri Airport for your domestic flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival, you will be greeted by your driver and taken to your hotel.

Istanbul: 3-Days, 2-nights in Cappadocia & Hot Air Balloon

2. Istanbul: 3-Days, 2-nights in Cappadocia & Hot Air Balloon

First day 07.00 Pick up from your hotel and transfer to Istanbul airport. 08:00 Depart from Istanbul for Kayseri 09:00 Arrive in Kayseri airport, meet in the airport. Transfer to Cappadocia. 13:00 Check in hotel 16:00 Atv tour Back to hotel Second Day 04:30-05:00 Hot Air Balloon Tour 07:00 back hotel Cappadocia Tour 09:30: Join in the first day tour of Cappadocia including Uçhisar castle viewpoint, Goreme Open Air Museum, Cavusin old village, lunch in Avonos, pottery demonstration in Avanos, Paşabağı Fairy Chimneys, Devrent Valley (magic valley), Urgup fairy chimneys, Urgup Carpet Factory. After the tour transfer to hotel and stay the night in Goreme. Overnight stay in Cappadocia (Boutiquestyle Hotel "Alaturca House" etc *standard rooms) Third Day 09:30 You will attend the tour which begin with the Göreme Panaromic view. Here, you will be given information about the geological and historical background of the city, then you will visit Underground City which was constructed as a temporary shalter against invasions and raids. The next step will be a small hiking in the Ihlara Valley, followed by a lunch break in Belisirma village. At the Yaprakhisar Panorama, you will see Selime Monastry, which is important because you can see all the different sections of a monastry in one composition. Finally, our tour will be finished with the Pigeon valley and onyx demonstration. In day transfer to airport and fly to Istanbul Arrive Istanbul and transfer to your hotel Plase Note:If hot air balloon cancel because for weather we give you 75 euro per person Tours days can be change

From Istanbul: 2-Day Trip to Cappadocia w/Balloon+Cave Hotel

3. From Istanbul: 2-Day Trip to Cappadocia w/Balloon+Cave Hotel

The adventure starts when we pick you up from the airport in Cappadocia. (NAV or ASR airports) Then, we'll take you to your hotel to drop your bags, (you won't be able to check in, before 2 p.m.) and start your Cappadocia tour around 10.00 a.m. The tour will include a visit to Göreme panoramic viewpoint, Göreme open air museum, a local pottery workshop, Devrent (imagination) valley and some optional stops, depending on the timing and general availability. At the end of the day, return to the hotel for an unforgettable night sleeping in a cave room Day 2 starts with a sunrise balloon ride at Soğanlı Valley. Afterwards, return to the hotel for breakfast and check out. The tour will include Pigeon valley viewpoint at Uçhisar, Kaymaklı underground city, and Ihlara canyon. Once the tour finishes, we will take you back to your hotel. Our services will end with transfer to the airport in Cappadocia. (NAV or ASR airports)

From Istanbul: 2 Day Cappadocia Tour & Optional Balloon Ride

4. From Istanbul: 2 Day Cappadocia Tour & Optional Balloon Ride

Start the first day by visiting Devrent Valley, also known as 'Imagination Valley', this is the most surreal-looking landscape. Your next stop will be Pashabagi also called the Monks Valley. Proceed to Avanos the pottery centre of Cappadocia, this village is set on the banks of the Red River. You will have lunch in a local restaurant before continuing to Goreme Open Air Museum. The world’s most important Byzantine cave churches are found in these once remote valleys where monks and nuns pursued monastic life from the 3rd century on. Here you can see the best preserved Byzantine cave wall paintings and frescos from the Iconoclastic period through to the end of Seljuk rule.  Then admire a spectacular view over Goreme, you can see fairy chimneys, rock formations, and cave houses. You have the option of also booking a pre-sunrise hot-air balloon flight for the next morning. While your guides complete the final preparations for your flight, you are served breakfast. Your pilot will show you all the unique beauties of Cappadocia from the Red Valley to Goreme. While witnessing an amazing sunrise up in the air, you will get to see perfect panoramic views of Urgup, Goreme, Ortahisar,Uchisar, Avanos, and Nevsehir. After the landing, a celebration with refreshing drinks (non-alcoholic) will be waiting for you. On the Blue tour you hike along the Red and Rose Valley, the most breathtakingly and mysteriously beautiful valleys in the region. Conclude your hike at the Cavusin Cave Village. Marvel at the rock castle and troglodyte dwellings where people lived until the 20th Century. Enjoy lunch in a local restaurant. Descend towards the center of the earth with a trip to the Underground City of Kaymakli, one of the largest and deepest of Cappadocia’s many such settlements. Discover this underground city and its stables, cellars, storage rooms, refectories, churches, and wineries. Visit the Pigeon Valley. See spectacular view of dovecotes (pigeon or dove houses), old abandoned cave homes, and old Greek houses of Uchisar and Ortshisar Castle, as well as the biggest mass of fairy chimneys in Cappadocia.

From Istanbul: 3-Day Cappadocia Tour with Balloon Ride

5. From Istanbul: 3-Day Cappadocia Tour with Balloon Ride

The experience will starts when we pick you up from one of the airports in Cappadocia ((NAV or ASR airports) Our Cappadocia tour will start with Göreme panorama, where we'll have the opportunity to explain how Cappadocia come into existence as we know it. Then we will drive to Göreme open air museum, to explore this grand religious complex and it's famous cave churches. We will continue our tour with a visit to Devrent valley, to let our imagination run wild and trying to figure out which rock looks like what. Then we will pay a visit to town of Avanos for lunch. A visit to a pottery workshop is necessary while in Avanos, so we'll get into one, and let our hands get dirty with clay. With the end of the tour, we will take you to your hotel, to relax and get ready for tomorrow. After getting a good nights sleep, you'll need to get up quite early for a hot air balloon flight at sunrise, at Soğanlı Valley. Your pick up vehicle should arrive pre-dawn and all you have to do is getting into the car and let us take you to your balloon basket. After flying for 1-hour and landing, you'll celebrate it with a champagne toast, as tradition dictates. After that, we will take you to the hotel and you'll have brief time window to have your breakfast before your van arrives for the second part of your tour. Now we're going south, mainly Kaymaklı underground city, and Ihlara valley. Our first stop is Pigeon Valley at the town of Uçhisar. We'll have some time to talk about the pigeons of the region and the Uçhisar castle. This stop will also give us excellent opportunities to take excellent photos. Then we will hit the road once again, to see Kaymaklı underground city, it literally is a city, but underground; with it's living areas, stables, kitchens, places of worship, cellars and even cemeteries. After spending enough time at the Underground City, we will drive approximately 1 hour to Ihlara valley. Once we reach there we will descent into the valley trough stairs and start admiring this unique place. This visit will include at least a 3,5 km hike, so better be prepared. Once we get what we want from this lovely canyon. We will stop by the little stream of Belisrıma which goes trough the canyon, for a lunch. Our last point of visit will be Selime monastery, the biggest religious building in entire Cappadocia. With the end of the tour, we will take you back to your hotel. On the third day, following your breakfast, we will once again come for you; to take you to the airport for your flight back to İstanbul.

Cappadocia 2-Day Tour with Hot Air Balloon from Istanbul

6. Cappadocia 2-Day Tour with Hot Air Balloon from Istanbul

Start at 5.30AM with a pick-up from your hotel in Istanbul and transfer to Istanbul airport. Take a flight to Cappadocia where you will be met upon arrival and transferred to your hotel to check-in. At 9.30AM, begin your tour of Cappadocia and visit sites including the Uçhisar Castle viewpoint, Göreme Open Air Museum, and Cavusin old village. Enjoy a lunch in Avanos and watch a pottery demonstration. See the Paşabağı Fairy Chimneys, Devrent Valley (magic valley), Urgup fairy chimneys and Urgup Carpet Factory. After the first day, spend the night in a boutique-style hotel. After breakfast, you will be picked up at 5.30AM for a hot air balloon tour. Take a chance to stop back at the hotel afterward before beginning the tour again at 9.30AM to see the Göreme panaromic view. Here, learn about the geological and historical background of the city, then visit Derinkuyu Underground City which was constructed as a temporary shelter against invasions and raids. Take a small hike in the Ihlara Valley, followed by a lunch break in Belisirma village. At Yaprakhisar Panorama, visit Selime Monastry, and marvel at all the different sections of a monastry in one composition. Finally, end your with a pigeon valley and onyx demonstration. Fly from Kayseri to Istanbul at 8.25PM and arrive in Istanbul at 9.55PM where you be transferred back to your hotel to end the program.

From Istanbul: Cappadocia Highlights 2-Day Tour with Balloon

7. From Istanbul: Cappadocia Highlights 2-Day Tour with Balloon

Discover Cappadocia on a 2-day tour from Istanbul that includes round-trip flights and an overnight stay at a boutique hotel. See the fascinating Göreme Open Air Museum, watch a pottery demonstration, and marvel at the dainty Urgup fairy chimneys. Day 1Begin with a pre-dawn pickup at your Istanbul hotel and head to the airport for an early flight to Cappadocia. After landing in Cappadocia, drive to your boutique hotel before beginning your tour of Cappadocia. First, stop at the Uçhisar Castle viewpoint for 360-degree views of the valleys below. Spot Mt. Erciyes and the eerie cave dwellings in Uchisar Valley. Continue to the famous Göreme Open Air Museum to visit the ancient villages and monasteries cut into the rock itself. Next, head to the rock city of Love Valley, and explore the fascinating buildings built into the rock. Stop in Avonos for lunch (included) before watching the experts at work at a pottery demonstration. Drive by the delicate fairy chimneys made of rock in PaşabağıValley before turning into Devrent Valley. Finish your day with a visit to Urgup to see its fairy chimneys and to visit a carpet factory before spending the night in your hotel. Day 2 Start your day before dawn with a pickup from your hotel to your hot-air balloon experience. Board a hot-air balloon and marvel at the valleys and rock formations below as the sun rises. Around 8:00 A.M., return to your hotel for a break before heading out for your day tour. Begin with a panoramic view of Göreme, followed by a visit to the mysterious Derinkugu Underground City, constructed as a temporary shelter against invasions and raids. Next, enjoy a short hike in the picturesque Ihlara Valley, followed by a lunch break (included) in Belisirma village. After lunch, stop at the Yaprakhisar viewpoint for a stunning view of Selime Monastery before heading to Pigeon Valley for an onyx demonstration. In the evening, return to Kayseri Airport for your return flight back to Istanbul and your hotel there.

Cappadocia Sunrise Hot Air Balloon with Flight from Istanbul

8. Cappadocia Sunrise Hot Air Balloon with Flight from Istanbul

We pick you up from your hotel in Istanbul at 00:00 at night and transfer you to the airport. This tour includes round-trip flights, can also be purchased as a day tour after the optional balloon flight Your flight from Istanbul will probably land at Kayseri Airport at 03:00, and then we will drop you off at your hotel. You can have a snack at the hotel, the balloon company will pick you up from your hotel at 04:30. If you do not choose a daily tour after the balloon flight, we will send you to Istanbul by transferring you to the airport where your flight is. (Only the restaurant part of the hotel belongs to you.) -If you wish, after the balloon flight, we will pick you up at the hotel at 10:00 and you can do a daily tour. Your tour will end at 17:00 in the evening, we will send you back to Istanbul with a possible 20:00 flight.

3-Days Cappadocia Tour with Cave Suites From Istanbul

9. 3-Days Cappadocia Tour with Cave Suites From Istanbul

At 11:00 am, you will be picked up from your Istanbul hotel and transferred to Istanbul airport. Your one-way flight ticket will be provided after making a reservation. Upon arrival at the Cappadocia airport, a representative will be waiting for you with your name written on a signboard for your transfer. You can then enjoy some relaxation time at your comfortable Cave Suite hotel. Embark on the Red Tour to explore the surreal landscape of Devrent Valley, also known as “Imagination Valley.” Next, visit Pashabagi, also known as Monks Valley, where Christian hermits once lived in hermit cells and churches located in three-headed pinnacles symbolic of the Holy Trinity. Marvel at the various stages of fairy chimney formation in this area. Continue to Avanos, the pottery center of Cappadocia, located on the banks of the Red River. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before heading to the Goreme Open Air Museum. This remote valley was home to monks and nuns who pursued monastic life from the 3rd century onwards. Admire the best-preserved Byzantine cave wall paintings and frescoes from the Iconoclastic period to the end of Seljuk rule. Take in the panoramic view from Esentepe, which offers a spectacular view of the Goreme valley, including fairy chimneys, rock formations, and cave houses. Finally, visit Uchisar Castle, the highest point in the Goreme region, before returning to your Cave Suite Hotel for an overnight stay. Blue Tour: Departing from your hotel at 9:45am, embark on a scenic hike through the stunning Red and Rose Valleys, widely regarded as the most breathtaking and enigmatic valleys in the region. Conclude your hike in the captivating Cavusin Cave Village, where you can marvel at the rock castle and troglodyte dwellings that were inhabited until the 20th century. Enjoy a delectable lunch at a local restaurant before descending deep into the earth with a visit to Kaymakli Underground City, one of the largest and deepest of Cappadocia’s many subterranean settlements. Discover the city’s stables, cellars, storage rooms, refectories, churches, and wineries. Next, visit the Pigeon Valley, where you can witness a stunning panorama of dovecotes (pigeon or dove houses), abandoned cave homes, and old Greek houses of Uchisar and Ortshisar Castle, the largest collection of fairy chimneys in Cappadocia. At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to Cappadocia airport. This marks the conclusion of our services.

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5.0 / 5

based on 15 reviews

Great experience overall. The drive to the airport was in time, the flight was decent. But the Cappadocia part was at another level. The sights and guiding were great, fulfilling and well organized. Hot air balloon flight at soganli valley wasn't a rush, it was very calm and had a unique taste. Especially the cave hotel was amazing. We had a slight delay on our return flight but this is not about the agency, so it's all good. Everything you'd like to do in Cappadocia is all here. Definitely recommended.

Fantastic trip and incredible balloon experience. Our tour guide Selim with Stoneland travel was remarkable. Super knowledgeable, entertaining and hilarious. He had such a kind nature and made the trip all the more fun. Buses and connections were all on time. Communication with the agency was a little clunky at times and details a bit unclear but a minor grievance in what was a brilliant trip.

Excellent communications and smooth logistics by the operator from beginning till end. Our guide Mustafa was very knowledgeable and entertaining. Cappadocia is a beautiful place nature lovers wouldn't want to miss. You'd be amazed at the intelligent design of the underground city!

Amazing tour! Very professional and kindly guide and company agents

Os passeios são incríveis e o Ahmet évumbgyia maravilhoso!