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From Istanbul: 3-Day Cappadocia Highlights Tour by Plane

Recommended by 91% of travelers
Turkish Black Sea Coast, Turkey
  • 3 days (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Group discounts
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Explore the rock formations of of Turkey’s Cappadocia region without worrying about transport or accommodation with this 2-night experience from Istanbul. Fly to Cappadocia and enjoy two full-day tours around UNESCO-listed Goreme, Pasabag, Derinkuyu Underground City, and other sights, with two nights’ boutique cave hotel accommodation. Return flights, transfers, many meals, and a folklore dinner show are included, as is an optional upgrade for a sunrise hot air balloon flight.
  • See Cappadocia’s sights on a 2-night tour from Istanbul, including flights
  • Tour rock chapels, castles, valleys, and underground cities without transport hassles
  • Full experience: includes cave hotel, transfers, folk dinner show, and more
  • Upgrade to add a dawn hot air balloon ride over the region

What's Included

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

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup point

  • Istanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye

    All İstanbul Hotels (Pick-Up)

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.

Operating hours
.10:00 am

Itinerary

Day 1

Welcome to Cappadocia!

1 Stop

Cappadocia (Pass By)

Accommodation: Cave Suite Hotel

Meals: Not included

Day 2

Red Tour

5 Stops

1

Devrent Valley

1 hour Admission Ticket Included

2

Pasabag Vadisi

1 hour Admission Ticket Included

3

Avanos Oren Yeri

1 hour Admission Ticket Included

4

Goreme Open Air Museum

1 hour Admission Ticket Included

5

Uchisar

1 hour Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Cave Suite Hotel

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 3

Blue Tour and See You

4 Stops

1

Red Valley

1 hour Admission Ticket Included

2

Kaymakli Underground City

1 hour Admission Ticket Included

3

Ortahisar

1 hour Admission Ticket Free

4

Pigeon Valley

1 hour Admission Ticket Included

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Minimum age is 4 years
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.6
based on 22 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Mixed success with Viator contractors

Noreen_M, Oct 2024
Viator has a good reputation, however several things went very wrong with my tour. 1) They somehow messed up my request for a hot air balloon ride (Cappadocia Turkey) and I had traveled there, specifically for the second time for the balloon ride. This was extremely disappointing for me. 2) On the first day of my 2-day tour the travel company that they contracted with (enka travel) then subcontracted out to a terrible agency (don't know their name). The tour guide provided little to no explanation as to what we were looking at. Seemed quite bored and lazy, unfriendly and uninformed. The A/C was ineffective. 3) The second day of the tour was yet another agency (Hadas Travel) as the 1st day subcontractor never showed up and my hotel had to call and make other arrangements. Hadas Travel was excellent. Clean van with working A/C and the tour guide was also excellent (Utlu DEDE) which in the end redeemed the trip overall for me. 4) The hotel, Nostalji Cave Suite Hotel was wonderful. It had only 8 rooms, clean and very charming, breakfasts were quite good. But most of all the owner/host was warm, friendly and inviting making my solo journey very rewarding.

Amazing tour, slow communication in the beginning…

darwin_a, Oct 2022
The tour was amazing. The guide and the driver were very informative, friendly and professional. They brought us to amazing places and delicious restaurants. Everything was laidback and enjoyable. The hotel we were in was beautiful in a good location. The tour van was new, clean and very comfortable. During the tour, the communication was great. Some negatives. My hotel pick up location in Istanbul changed. I contacted the tour operator several days before the tour 2 times about the change but no reply. I contacted Viator 3 times. They contacted the tour operator and said the change was received and I will get a confirmation or a reply. I did not get a reply from the tour operator until 9PM the night before the day of my flight to Cappadocia. The tour description says we will be picked up at 11.am. The itinerary we received at 9pm said we will be picked up at 5:30am. That was annoying because our hotel includes breakfast which we already paid for and we also made plan to see something that morning….. but we were just glad that she replied and that we have a confirmed schedule. Besides the poor communication in the beginning, I think the tour is a good deal. We had transportation to all the events and food was included. Once the tour started, everything was taken cared of and all we had to do is show up. The guides were wonderful. I would recommend it.

Loved it!

FAINA_V, Sep 2021
Great time … very flexible and personalized. Loved our tour guide. You have to try the hot air balloon experience, spectacular imagery.

From $639.43

per person

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

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On average, this is booked 69 days in advance.