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

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Istanbul, Turkey

2 days (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Planning a trip to Cappadocia can be overwhelming. Avoid the stress of coordinating flights, ground transport, activities and accomodation with this comprehensive tour package. Instead of spending hours on a bus or train to get to Cappadocia from Istanbul, take a quick flight and make the most of your time with two full days of tours. You'll see all the highlights of this unique landscape and stay in a cave hotel for a truly memorable experience. Unlike some tours, a hot air balloon ride is included so you can see Cappadocia from a bird's eye view.

See the best of Cappadocia in a whirlwind two-day tour
Tour is capped at 15 people for a more intimate experience
Skip the lines: entrance tickets to museums and attractions are included
A licenced tour guide helps you make the most of your journey

What's Included

Breakfast
Domestic flights (roundtrip)
1-night accommodation in a cave or stone boutique hotel
Professional guide
Airport transfers
Museum entrance tickets
Balloon Ride
Lunch (2)

Lunch

Dinner
Personal expenses

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We will pick you up from your hotel and transfer to Istanbul new airport or Sabiha Gokcen airport for flight to Cappadocia

Operating hours
.6:30 am

Itinerary

Day 1

Flight to Cappadocia & Red Tour

1 Stop

Cappadocia Cave Dwellings

7 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Medusa Cave Hotel or Similar Hotel

Meals: Lunch

Day 2

DAY 02 : CAPPADOCIA TOUR 2

1 Stop

Goreme National Park

7 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infant seats available

Not recommended for travelers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Featured review

Alex_M

I wanted to go to Turkey to get a hair transplant and come back the next day. However, I had always in the back of my head the words "Cappadocia" and "balloon flights" from past conversations with family and friends, so I decided to extend my stay and try to look for a two-days max.-balloon flight-included tour. I'm glad I found THIS tour, which resulted in the exact thing I was looking for. All included, no hassles, transportation from the hotel in Istanbul (VERY important, since I noted that English is not widely spoken in TR), as well as transportation from the Kayseri airport to Goreme, and all the way back to the hotel in Istanbul on the return. Kind tour guides, high-quality service from the travel agency, available almost all the time and willing to answer any question. The balloon flight is an amazing experience, very safe, and also managed by very responsible staff.

Reviews

4.8

based on 43 reviews

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Worst it is not possible

CULTURE_T, Aug 2025

We could not do the flight in the air balloon because of weather reasons and that was our motivation to do this activity but, the worst was that they changed the time of our fllight and they did not consult us. Be careful with this because we arrived in Stambul at 2.00 a.m. They sell you that the returning flight is at 20.35 p.m. but it is not real, after they give you a cheaper flight that leaves from Capadocia iver 23.00 p.m.

Nice place to visit.

Satyanarayana_P, May 2025

Great experience. It's one of a kind place to visit. The cave hotel was a new experiance but the maintenance was poor. The guides were prompt, very knowledgeable and professional. We got an opportunity to taste different foods. The breakfast was like a big feast.The pickup and drop off from the hotel was seemless but takes about fifty minutes one way. The only disappointment was they cancelled the balloon ride because of winds. I strongly recommend good walking shoes. Going through thr under ground village is a bit exhaustive and in some cases walk through small openings but it's worth the trouble.

Response from Host, May 2025

Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful review. It was truly our pleasure to host you and be part of this unforgettable journey. Knowing that you had a memorable experience brings us great joy and strengthens our passion for what we do. Your lovely words are a great source of motivation for our entire team. We are also deeply grateful for your kind attitude and positive energy throughout the tour. We would be delighted to welcome you again and explore new destinations together. Our doors and hearts are always open to you! ❤ With warm regards

Mixed Emotions

Jessica_J, Apr 2024

We left this tour with mixed feelings. The good - fairly organized and we didn't have to hassle with things to work out the logistics. This to be honest is really why we booked this trip and in this sense they delivered 100. Also, we were not able to go on the balloon ride due to weather and the company did give us a refund for this portion of the tour, though it was not much money back really, but they were prompt about it. They did keep in touch with me on WhatsApp and communicated well. The bad - one of the days of the tour is really just a big waste of time and a collection of tourist traps. They take you to all these "workshops" .... the pottery one is fine and interesting, and the people in this place did not follow us around and try to get us to buy things. However, they take you to this leather place where they do a fashion for you and then you are made to go to this store with the most insane prices on the earth. My husband and I felt frustrated and we went and sat in the mini van. Next they took us to an overpriced jewelry store. We did not sign up for this tour to go shopping - we live in Dubai, so shopping is not an experience we seek out when we travel. So again we were put off by this. I walked out of the store when I looked at the price of a turquoise bracelet they were selling. Small little bits of turquoise and it was like 2,500 USD. I am originally from the Southwest of the states - I know the price of turquoise. Half my jewelry is Zuni - do not play me for a fool when it comes to turquoise. I was so abhorred that again we went and sat in the car. Then some of the people on the tour asked if the van could swing us by a grocery store to get chips and snacks..... guess where they took us? A tourist store that was selling Turkish delights etc. My husband and I at this point asked to be taken home early, which they did while the other people shopped. I appreciate that Turkish delight and dried fruits are a specialty in Turkey, but most people will do this in Istanbul already, which is what we had done. I also want to add that one of our tour guides for the days was very good, and the other one was a bit ambivalent. Anyway it was a bit of a let down to have spent half the day at shops that we didn't really need or want to go to. We would have been happier if we had been given an option about that, or if we could have seen more nature. We travel a lot, maybe 5 times a year, and I would say this was one of the more touristy trappy things we have ever done. I did appreciate the convenience of it for sure, but I would have definitely preferred to have been given an option about what to do with an entire half of a day because shopping for the most over-priced turquoise jewelry and leather goods on the planet was not it.

Response from Host, Apr 2025

Thank you very much for taking the time to share your detailed feedback with us. We are truly happy to hear that you appreciated the organization of the tour, our communication through WhatsApp, and our prompt handling of the balloon ride refund. Your satisfaction in these areas motivates us to continue delivering a seamless and worry-free travel experience for our guests. At the same time, we sincerely regret to hear that parts of the itinerary did not meet your expectations. Your comments regarding the shopping visits are very valuable to us. We completely understand that every traveler has different interests, and we apologize if these stops detracted from your overall experience. Please know that we are already working on offering more flexible options in our programs to better cater to individual preferences, such as focusing more on nature and sightseeing alternatives. We genuinely appreciate your constructive feedback — it helps us grow and serve our future guests even better. It was a pleasure having you and your husband with us, and we would love to welcome you again on a future trip where we can offer a program more aligned with your personal travel style. Wishing you many wonderful journeys ahead! Warm regards.

Nice tour, but could have been better..

Nelson_T, Apr 2024

The tour operator was proactive in providing information on the tour. Airport transfers from hotel to airport and vice versa is excellent, punctual, with enough time to check-in for the flight. The tour operator booked us at a cave hotel, with nice view and near the city center. Red tour was well organized and respected the timings. Buffet lunch was nice and plenty. The hot balloon ride in the morning was great, and is a different great experience by itself, site flew more balloons compared to our balloon ride in Orlando, USA. The green tour is not as remarkable as the red tour, and did not respect the timing, as the tour guide took his time. At 5:30pm, there is still one last station to visit, although schedule for pick-up for return to airport was 6pm.. We had to get and pay by our own a high fare for a private taxi to go back to out hotel, to catch the airport transfer for return flight to Istanbul. Also, green tour lunch is so-so, even desert was just a few slices of oranges shared by the group. Given the price, I would expect better. The tour manager, Hussein, was however very helpful in WhatsApp.

Great experience, highly recommended

Alex_M, Aug 2022

Response from Host, Aug 2022

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this excellent review! Thank you once again for choosing Sultanahmet Old City Travel Agency like our numerous past clients. We have been arranging tours in turkey since 2015, with a great success, we are so proud of it, and we are so glad after receiving such glowing reviews from our clients like yours. Hope to see you again in Istanbul. Abdullatif Timurtaş

Once In A Lifetime Experience

bj2527, May 2022

Amazing Trip! The guide was most informative on the region. We were thrilled to have perfect weather for the Balloon ride at sunrise. It made for wonderful memories of Turkey!

Response from Host, May 2022

No se van a arrepentir de usar esta compañía

Mara_M, Mar 2023

Tuvimos una experiencia muy buena con nuestro guía de grupo en capadokia tanto el guía para el primer día como el guía del segundo día ..Muy buena comunicación y un trato que nos hizo sentir como si nos conociéramos ..la visita al hotel también fue un plus ,las personas del hotel muy amenas y la de. El restaurant mucho mejor ,nos alojamos en el holiday cave

Response from Host, Mar 2023

¡Muchas gracias por tomarse el tiempo para dejar esta excelente evaluación! Gracias una vez más por elegir la Agencia de Viajes Sultanahmet Old City como nuestros numerosos clientes anteriores. Hemos estado organizando tours en Turquía desde 2015, con un gran éxito, estamos muy orgullosos de ello y muy contentos de haber recibido críticas tan entusiastas de nuestros clientes como la suya. Espero verte de nuevo en Estambul.