3 Days / 2 Nights Istanbul to Cappadocia Tour in a CAVE HOTEL

Day 1: Flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia and Tour of Cappadocia ( Lunch )

1. Istanbul
   25m
   Our driver will pick you up from your hotel lobby and transfer you to Istanbul airport for your early mornig flight to Cappadocia.
2. Cappadocia
   50m
   Upon your ariival, your guide will be waiting for you outside of the arrivals gate with your name sign. After greetings, you will continue to Cappadocia region.
3. Kaymakli Underground City
   1h 30m · Admission ticket included
   Tour to Kaymaklı Underground City, one of the most interesting underground settlements in Cappadocia. Drive to to Sahinefendi ( Sobesos )- Sobessos is newly discovered (01 May 2002) mosaic houses & Archaeological excavation site. Villages in the valleys, surrounded by the “table top” mountains, are spectacular.
4. Keslik Monastery
   45m · Admission ticket included
   Continue with Keslik Monastery near Cemil, that hides it’s frescoes behind a very thin smoke layer which we can only see by torch light.
5. ManastIr Vadisi
   45m · Admission ticket included
   Visit to Mustafapaşa (Sinasos), an old Greek town with its spectacular old Greek houses; very fine examples of late Greek settlements and architecture.
6. Red Valley
   40m · Admission ticket included
   Continue with panorama of the Red Valley, with its fabulous volcanic rock formations, is in the heart of Cappadocia but away from the tourist crowd.
   Drive back to hotel for overnight in Cappadocia.

Day 2: Cappadocia Tour (Breakfast, Lunch)

1. Devrent Valley
   1h 15m · Admission ticket included
   After breakfast, first meeting with the lunar landscape of Cappadocia: rock formations beyond belief in Devrent valley
2. Pasabag Vadisi
   45m · Admission ticket included
   Walking in Pasabag near Zelve; “fairy chimneys” where the voice of wind mixes with the “songs of fairies”.
3. Avanos
   1h 30m
   Lunch in Avanos, centre of terra cotta work of art since 3000 BC. and a demonstration in a traditional pottery workshop.
4. Goreme Open Air Museum
   1h 15m · Admission ticket included
   Afternoon, visit the famous Goreme Open Air Museum and see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia in rock-cut churches with frescoes and paintings (10th to 13th century).
5. Uchisar Castle
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Continue to Uchisar Rock-Castle to have a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia.
   Drive to Hotel for overnight in Cappadocia.

Day 3: Cappadocia Tour - Flight to Istanbul (Breakfast, Lunch)

1. Ihlara Valley
   4h · Admission ticket included
   After breakfast Drive to Ihlara, walking in Ihlara Canyon, a “mirage” in the Steps of Anatolia up to Belisirma village, the ancient Peristrema: “Valley of the Sky” along the Melendiz River. Rock-cut churches, spread across a wild plantation, surprise you with their successfully painted representations from the Bible.
2. Belisirma
   3h
   Lunch in Belisirma, a local restaurant by the river. Stop by Selime, a village with cave houses at the end of the canyon and a “star wars” like landscape.
   Then transfer to Nevsehir airport for flight back to Istanbul
3. 45m
   Arrival to Istanbul. Our representative will meet you and private transfer to your hotel. The end of our services

Pickup details

Central located hotel in Istanbul
Suggested pick up time will be given on your confirmation message.

• Specialized infant seats are available
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Not recommended for travelers with walking disabilities