2 Days 1 Night Cappadocia Tour from Istanbul by Plane with Optional Balloon Ride

Day 1: Flight to Cappadocia & North Cappadocia Day Tour

1. Cappadocia
   2h
   Your driver will be ready at your Istanbul hotel and transfer you to Istanbul Airport for Cappadocia flight. We pick you up from any hotel in Istanbul for airport transfer.Istanbul hotel pick up time is between 04.15 am and 6.30 am, depend on exact flight time.Departure time, which is specified as 9.00 am, is approximately it is the time when you will be at the airport in Cappadocia. When you landed to Cappadocia we will greet you at Kayseri or Nevsehir airport and transfer to Cappadocia. You will meet your tour guide for day tour.
2. Devrent Valley
   20m
   Devrent Valley, also called as “Imagination Valley” is one of the fantastic regions of Cappadocia. The valley is also one most popular places to see in Cappadocia that travelers may experience and enjoy the beautiful lunar landscape of Cappadocia, the most surreal landscape of the region.
3. Fairy Chimneys
   45m · Admission ticket not included
   Pasabag or Pasha's Vineyard is situated on
   the Zelve road between the popular town of
   Goreme and traditional pottery-making town
   Avanos. Here you can find spectacular cone
   topped rock pillars known as Fairy Chimneys
   standing tall throughout the vineyard, Pasha was
   a in important officer in Ottoman times when the
   region was captured. However Pasabag is more
   commonly known as Monks Valley, it earned its
   name from the many monk refuges carved into the
   soft rock cones.
4. Avanos Carsi Seramik
   1h
   Visit the pottery village of Avanos.
5. Love Valley
   30m
   Love Valley is one of the most fantastic valleys of Cappadocia. Located between Avanos and Goreme road, the valley is named after the interesting fairy chimney formations, and being popular with the couples for marriage proposals. The soil of the region is very rich in minerals, which makes it an ideal place for growing fruits and vegetables.
6. 1h · Admission ticket not included
   Goreme Open Air Museum is a rocky settlement
   area that has hosted an extreme monastery life
   between 4th to 13th centuries D.C.. Being UNESCO
   World Heritage Site since 1985, the Goreme Open
   Air Museum is also one most popular places to see
   in Cappadocia.
7. Uchisar Castle
   30m
   Uchisar Castle is the highest point of the region
   and also the biggest and the most beautiful fairy
   chimney of the region where you may enjoy a unique
   panoramic views over Cappadocia.Situated in the
   Uchisar town, the rock castle was used as a fortress
   by the Roman and Byzantine armies. The region is also
   home to the most beautiful fairy chimney formations.

Day 2: Optional Hot Air Balloon Ride & South Cappadocia Day Tour

1. Goreme
   2h
   If you have already booked ticket, you will take part in the balloon flight.
2. Goreme Panorama
   45m
   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.
3. Pigeon Valley
   20m
   Pigeon Valley is a lovely valley located near
   Uchisar town named after the thousands of pigeon
   houses carved into the soft tufa since ancient times
   and offers another spectacular panoramic view over
   Cappadocia together with the spectacular views of the
   dovecotes. The valley takes its name from pigeons and
   valley ranks first among the popular, most known, and
   impressive valleys of Cappadocia.
4. Kaymakli Underground City
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   Kaymakli underground city is built under the hill
   known as the Citadel of Kaymakli and was opened to
   visitors in 1964. The people of Kaymakli (Enegup in
   Greek) village have constructed their houses around
   nearly one hundred tunnels of the underground city.
   The inhabitants of the region still use the most
   convenient places in the tunnels as cellars, storage
   areas and stables, which they access through their
   courtyards. The Kaymakli Underground City has low,
   narrow and sloping passages. While the underground
   city consists of 8 floors below ground, only 4 of
   them are open to the public today, in which the
   spaces are organized around ventilation shafts.
5. Ihlara Valley
   1h
   Ihlara Valley is a magnificent canyon with a depth of approximately 100 meters and approximately 10 km. The length formed as a result of volcanic activity on Mount Hasan and erosion by the Melendiz River hundreds of thousands of years ago. One of the best side trips from Cappadocia. Ihlara Valley is not only a natural beauty, but also a BC. 4.-13. It is a rocky settlement that has been home to extreme monastic life between the centuries, with more than four thousand residences and a hundred hidden cave churches decorated with frescoes and houses surrounding the valley. When you go down to the valley, about 4 km. A walking track accompanied by the Melendiz Stream dividing the valley. The river is not deep, you can easily cross from one side to the other.
6. Belisirma
   45m
   After hiking in the valley, you will have the opportunity to have lunch in the village of Belisirma on the Melendiz Stream in this valley.
7. Selime Monastery
   20m
   Selime Monastery is an astonishing rock-cut structure and largest religious building in the Cappadocia region, with a cathedral-sized church carved directly into volcanic tuff. Inside, original frescoes can be found, although some have been damaged by the weather. There are also signs of early civilizations in the ancient region: Hittites, Persians, Romans, Early Christians, Byzantines, Seljuk Turks and Ottomans are some of the many inhabitants who settled here. The church is divided into 3 parts by two rock columns. There are also kitchens and stables, as well as monk living areas decorated with frescoes worn over time.

Pickup details

Pick up offered from any hotel in Istanbul for airport transfer. Istanbul hotel pick up time is between 04.15 am and 6.00 am, depends on exact flight time. Tour starting time, which is specified as 9.00 am - approximately the time of arrival to Cappadocia.

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels