3-Day Cappadocia Tour from Istanbul by Flight with Cave Hotel

Day 1: Istanbul to Cappadocia

1. Cappadocia
   2h
   Travel services will begin with a transfer from your hotel to the airport. Your driver will meet you at your hotel reception (pick up at your home or apartment) and then transfer you to Istanbul airport for your Cappadocia flight. The pickup time for this transfer is between 05.30 and 07.00. This timing depends on the scheduled departure time of the flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia based on your travel date. The supplier will inform you about this after you book your domestic flight ticket.
2. Uchisar Castle
   2h
   Honeycombed with tunnels, the twin volcanic tuff rock slabs known as Uçhisar Castle (Uçhisar Castle) rise above the small town of Uçhisar and the dramatic landscape of Cappadocia in stunning style. We enjoy climbing the stairs to enjoy spectacular views of the surrounding valleys
3. Goreme National Park
   45m · Admission ticket included
   Perhaps one of the most well-known tourist attractions in Cappadocia (formally the Republic of Turkey), the extraordinary structures at the Göreme Open Air Museum are an important part of the history of the monastery. With our guide, we see closely the cave churches and caves carved from soft volcanic rocks in Göreme, a popular Byzantine settlement in the 4th century.
4. Urgup
   1h
   Cappadocia is famous for its unique landforms. Fairy Chimneys are the most prominent places to visit where these landforms can be seen best and where the common life of humanity and nature is experienced. In this tour, we see the place where you will see many examples of Cappadocia Fairy Chimneys.
5. 2h · Admission ticket included
   Cappadocia is already known for its unusual rock formations, but in Devrent Valley, nicknamed Dream Valley, these massive stones are the densest cluster found anywhere else in the region, and they seem to be taking on a life of their own.
6. 2h · Admission ticket included
   A stone-sculpted wonderland of billowing tuff cliffs and towering fairy chimneys; Monks Valley is the postcard image of Cappadocia and it’s every bit as compelling in real life. Named for the Christian monks who once hid out in the rocks, the valley’s UNESCO-listed landscapes are both a geological wonder and a key part of Cappadocia’s history.
7. Avanos Oren Yeri
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Situated along the K?z?l?rmak (Red River)—the longest river in Turkey (officially the Republic of Türkiye)—Avanos is a small town in Cappadocia known for red earthenware pottery that was originally created by the Hittites during the Bronze Age. Explore the lovely stretch of old town that overlooks the river and stop into the pottery shops selling their rouge-colored wares.

Day 2: Cappadocia Sightseeing

1. Goreme Panorama
   1h
   Cappadocia is a world famous photogenic place offering outstanding landscape, fairy chimneys and rock-cut houses, the beautiful valleys and scenic lunar hills to incredible monuments for its visitors. There are variety of great panoramic viewpoints in Cappadocia for the ones who want to enjoy the stunning views of Cappadocia and also for photographers. Going to one of the popular viewpoints of Cappadocia is the best way to experience and enjoy the amazing landscape carved in fairy chimneys and rock formations.
2. Derinkuyu YeraltI Sehri
   2h · Admission ticket included
   The most thoroughly excavated of Cappadocia’s many underground cities, Derinkuyu spans an impressive eight floors, reaching depths of over 280 feet (85 meters). The subterranean labyrinth of cave rooms and tunnels is fed by a remarkable ventilation system and provides fascinating insight into Cappadocia’s troglodyte history.
3. Ihlara Valley
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Thousands of years ago the Melendiz River cut its way through the land between Mount Hasan and Mount Melendiz creating a magnificent canyon that’s roughly 328 feet (100 meters) deep. Today, travelers visit the Ihlara Valley to hike the canyon, observe its cave churches, and experience it’s oasis-like environs.
4. Belisirma
   2h
   Belisırma Village is located in the middle of Ihlara Valley. It is to visit one of the underground cities such as Kaymaklı or Derinkuyu. We visit these places with our guide.
5. Selime Monastery
   30m · Admission ticket included
   Our tour will go on with another movie- set-like place, Selime Monastery. At first look, the monastery looks like a castle, but shelters, churches, chapels, bedrooms, storages and big cathedral proves us its being a monastery. You get information about the monastic life in Cappadocia.
6. Peri Bacalari
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Climbing to Selime monastery will exhaust you, probably. But till you arrive to Pigeon Valley, you will have about 1 hour to rest. Also, our guide will mention about some traditions, cultures and stories about Anatolia on the way. Upon arrival to Pigeon Valley, pigeons will meet you on the top of the valley. Pigeons have always been important for Cappadocian people. Their eggs and droppings were used for different purposes. For this reason, local people carved houses for them to the slopes of valley. You will see the reason why people call them “houses”, when you see them.

Day 3: Cappadocia to Istanbul

1. Goreme
   4h
   On the last day of our tour, after getting breakfast from our hotel, we give you free time in Göreme city center and give you the opportunity to shop close to your hotel.
2. Kayseri
   1h
   After completing your shopping and resting at your hotel, our driver picks you up and takes you to the airport.
3. Istanbul
   50m
   After a journey of approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes from Kayseri to Istanbul, our driver contacts you and transfers you back to the hotel where you stayed.

Pickup details

We pick up all our guests from their hotels or Residence within the prescribed area atleasst 4 hours before and drop them off at the airport.

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels