From Istanbul 3 Day Cappadocia Highlights Tour by Plane

4.6 (22 reviews) Turkish Black Sea Coast, Turkey
Duration3 days
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Group sizeUp to 15 travelers
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

After being picked up from your hotel in Istanbul by private vehicle, we take you to Istanbul Airport. After your flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia, find the captain waiting for you at the airport and enjoy your free time after our captain drops you off at your cave hotel.

On the 2nd day, you will go on a Red Tour and we will visit Devrent Valley and Paşabağı (Monks' Valley). We will visit pottery making in Avanos, frescoes at Göreme Open Air Museum and the monastery complex. After having lunch, we will visit Esentepe panoramic point and Uçhisar Castle and end the day with being dropped off back to your hotel.

On Day 3, you will go on a Blue Cruise. Trekking in the Red and Rose Valleys. We will end the tour with Çavuşin Village, Lunch, Underground City and Güvercinlik Valley and you will be transferred to the Airport for your return flight.

What's included

  • Small-group Red Cappadocia Tour
  • Small-group Blue Cappadocia Tour
  • ATV Tour
  • Live private support throughout the tour
  • Vehicle
  • Lunch
  • Breakfast
  • Istanbul to Cappadocia Flight Ticket
  • Professional Guide
  • 2 night accommodation (Cave Suite Hotel)
  • Cappadocia Airport Transfers
  • All entries include taxes and fees
  • Istanbul Airport Transfer
  • Dinner

What to expect

Day 1: Welcome to Cappadocia!
  1. Cappadocia
    Pass by
    Your journey begins with a warm welcome at Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) or Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV), where our team will greet you with a personalized sign. After a smooth transfer to your charming cave hotel, enjoy some free time to relax and soak in the unique ambiance of Cappadocia.
Day 2: Red Tour
  1. Devrent Valley
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Start the day visiting Devrent Valley, also known as “Imagination Valley”, this is the most surreal-looking landscape.
  2. Pasabag Vadisi
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Your next stop will be Pashabagi (Fairy Chimneys) also called the Monks Valley because Christian hermits chose to locate hermit cells and churches in these three-headed pinnacles symbolic of the Holy Trinity, it is possible to see all the stages in the formation of fairy chimneys at this spot.
  3. Avanos Oren Yeri
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Proceed to Avanos (Venessa) the pottery centre of Cappadocia, this village is set on the banks of the Kizilirmak/Red River. The river gets its name from the red clay it deposits.
  4. Goreme Open Air Museum
    1h · Admission ticket included
    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.
  5. Uchisar
    1h
    Panoramic view point Esentepe. With a spectacular view over Goreme, see the complete view of Goreme valley and Goreme village: fairy chimneys, rock formations and cave houses. End your day with Uchisar Castle. This tall rock, the highest point of the Goreme region.
    After the tour, Transfer to your hotel and overnight stay in Cave Suite Hotel.
Day 3: Blue Tour and See You
  1. Red Valley
    1h · Admission ticket included
    After pickup from your hotel at 9.45am, 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.
  2. Kaymakli Underground City
    1h · Admission ticket included
    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.
  3. Ortahisar
    1h
    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, the biggest mass of fairy chimneys in Cappadocia.
  4. Pigeon Valley
    1h · Admission ticket included
    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, the biggest mass of fairy chimneys in Cappadocia. 4.30 pm. At end of the tour you will be transferred to Kayseri Erkilet or Nevsehir Kapadokya Airport for your return airport transfer. End of our service.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Since you must be at the airport at least 1 and a half hours in advance for check-in, you will be picked up from your hotel accordingly.

Additional information

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Minimum age is 4 years

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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