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

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Price is AU$889 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Although many cross-country tours in Turkey only allocate a day to Cappadocia’s preternatural landscape and innovative architecture, most travellers 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.

Activity location

  • Istanbul
    • Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Cappadocia
    • Turkiye

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Optimal Package
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • English

Accommodation: 1811 Cave Hotel - Stay at Standard Cave Room
Hot Air Balloon Ride: EXCLUDED
Domestic Flights: Return flight tickets between Istanbul and Cappadocia are INCLUDED.
Guiding & Tour Language: Tours by professional licenced guides who speaks English.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 4:00 am
Price details
AU$889.33 x 1 AdultAU$889.33

Total
Price is AU$889.33
Premium Package
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • English

Accommodation: Zeydem Suites Cave Hotel - Stay at Superior Cave Room
Hot Air Balloon Ride: EXCLUDED
Domestic Flights: Return flight tickets between Istanbul and Cappadocia are INCLUDED.
Guiding & Tour Language: Tours by professional licenced guides who speaks English.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 4:00 am
Price details
AU$1,169.39 x 1 AdultAU$1,169.39

Total
Price is AU$1,169.39
Optimal Package + Balloon Ride
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • English

Accommodation: 1811 Cave Hotel - Stay at Standard Cave Room
Hot Air Balloon Ride: INCLUDED
Money Back Guarantee: If your balloon ride is cancelled due to poor weather conditions, you will be refunded cost of balloon ride.
Domestic Flights: Return flight tickets between Istanbul and Cappadocia are INCLUDED.
Guiding & Tour Language: Tours by professional licenced guides who speaks English.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 4:00 am
Price details
AU$1,216.89 x 1 AdultAU$1,216.89

Total
Price is AU$1,216.89
Spanish Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • Spanish

Accommodation: 1811 Cave Hotel - Stay at Standard Cave Room
Hot Air Balloon Ride: EXCLUDED
Domestic Flights: Return flight tickets between Istanbul and Cappadocia are INCLUDED.
Guiding & Tour Language: Tours by professional licenced guides who speaks Spanish.
Pickup included

Language options: Spanish
Starting time: 4:00 am
Price details
AU$1,451.09 x 1 AdultAU$1,451.09

Total
Price is AU$1,451.09
Premium Package + Balloon Ride
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • English

Accommodation: Zeydem Suites Cave Hotel - Stay at Superior Cave Room
Hot Air Balloon Ride: INCLUDED
Money Back Guarantee: If your balloon ride is cancelled due to poor weather conditions, you will be refunded cost of balloon ride.
Domestic Flights: Return flight tickets between Istanbul and Cappadocia are INCLUDED.
Guiding & Tour Language: Tours by professional licenced guides who speaks English.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 4:00 am
Price details
AU$1,660.73 x 1 AdultAU$1,660.73

Total
Price is AU$1,660.73
Spanish Tour + Balloon Ride
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • Spanish

Accommodation: 1811 Cave Hotel - Stay at Standard Cave Room
Hot Air Balloon Ride: INCLUDED
Money Back Guarantee: If your balloon ride is cancelled due to poor weather conditions, you will be refunded cost of balloon ride.
Domestic Flights: Return flight tickets between Istanbul and Cappadocia are INCLUDED.
Guiding & Tour Language: Tours by professional licenced guides who speaks Spanish.
Pickup included

Language options: Spanish
Starting time: 4:00 am
Price details
AU$1,942.43 x 1 AdultAU$1,942.43

Total
Price is AU$1,942.43

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedTransfers at the mentioned airports for domestic flights in the itinerary
  • What's includedWhat's includedGuided Tours : Northern Cappadocia Tour (Red Tour), Southern Cappadocia Tour
  • What's includedWhat's includedOutdoor Tour : Hot Air Balloon Ride (Optional - You can add that tour while booking)
  • What's includedWhat's included1 night hotel accommodation including breakfast
  • What's includedWhat's includedBreakfast
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance fees of museums, national parks, ruins mentioned in the itinerary
  • What's includedWhat's includedDomestic Flight Tickets : Istanbul to Cappadocia to Istanbul
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional tour guide who licenced by Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel Pick-up & Drop-off Services in Istanbul & Cappadocia
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedDinner
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedDrinks

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • 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 travellers. 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 options 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. 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.
  • 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.
  • 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, service provider (tour operator) can request & charge the amount of 2 adults.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia - Cappadocia Day Tour - Overnight at Cappadocia
  • 10 stops
  • Meals: lunch
  • Accommodation: INCLUDED - You can choose your hotel category and budget. There are different hotel variations at the booking options.
Istanbul
  • 1h
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.
Cappadocia
  • 1h
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.
Ürgüp
  • 15m
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.
Goreme Open-Air Museum
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
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.
Ortahisar Panorama
  • 15m
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.
Avanos Oren Yeri
  • 1h 30m
Today’s lunch service will be in a local restaurant at the Avanos, and you will have chance for test the "Testi Kebab" which is a traditional kebab variety of the Cappadocia region of Turkey. (Also, vegetarian meals are available in same restaurant.) 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.
Uchisar Castle
  • 20m
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.)
Devrent Valley
  • 20m
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.
Fairy Chimneys
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.
Cappadocia
  • 30m
At the end of tour, you will be dropped back to your hotel in Cappadocia.
Day 2: Hot Air Balloon Ride (Optional) - Cappadocia Day Tour - Flight Back to Istanbul
  • 9 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included
Cappadocia Balloon Tours
  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
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 metres 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 metre 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.
Keslik Monastery
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
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.
Taşkınpaşa Medresesi
  • 15m
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. Note : The Culture and Tourism ministry is restoring the madrasah on this year. That's why, you will see this madrasah from out of building and you can take the photos of this amazing historical building.
Sobesos Ancient City
  • 30m
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 coloured stones. Especially the floor mosaics are made with interesting geometric patterns.
Goreme
  • 1h
You will take your lunch by a Turkish Kebab Restaurant in Goreme. Also, vegetarian meals are available in same restaurant.
Kaymakli Underground City
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
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 ground 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.
Pigeon Valley
  • 20m
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.
Cappadocia
  • 1h
At the end of tour, you will be transferred to Cappadocia airport for your flight back to Istanbul.
İstanbul
  • 1h
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.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESIstanbul
    • Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLECappadocia
    • Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEGöreme
    • 50180, Göreme, Nevşehir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEÜrgüp
    • Ürgüp, Nevşehir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEİstanbul
    • İstanbul, İstanbul, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEAvanos
    • Avanos, Nevşehir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEOrtahisar
    • 50650, Ortahisar, Nevşehir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEUçhisar
    • Uçhisar, Nevşehir, Turkiye

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