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Istanbul & Cappadocia Trip Including Balloon Ride, ATV Bike Ride

Istanbul, Turkey
  • 4 days (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Group discounts
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

Travelers who want a deeper introduction to Turkey often struggle to fit both its cultural capital and its most dramatic landscapes into one trip. This four-day, small-group tour connects Istanbul and Cappadocia in one seamless itinerary, with accommodation, transport, guided tours, and most meals included. Explore Istanbul’s mosques, markets, and historic landmarks before heading to Cappadocia to experience its otherworldly valleys—complete with a sunrise hot air balloon ride for unforgettable views.
  • Complete your Turkey bucket list stress-free
  • Enjoy the intimate atmosphere of a small-group tour
  • Travel comfortably with hotel pickup and all-inclusive transport
  • Most meals are included to keep you well fueled

What's Included

  • Two-nights stay with breakfast at cave boutique hotel in Cappadocia
  • Round-trip flight tickets from Istanbul to Cappadocia and back
  • Hot Air Balloon Ride, ATV Quad Bike Ride
  • 2 full-day tours by professional tour guides who licenced by Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • Entrance fees (Tour guide will have pre-paid tickets to skip lines at museums mentioned itinerary)
  • Hotel / Airport pick-up & drop-off (transfer) services mentioned in itinerary
  • Lunch (3)
    Lunch
  • Breakfast (3)
    Breakfast
  • Dinner & Drinks

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.

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End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.8:30 am

Itinerary

Day 1

Flight to Denizli – Semi-Private Tour to Pamukkale, Hierapolis – Accommodation at Kusadasi

12 Stops

1

Istanbul

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

2

Denizli Çardak Airport

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Pamukkale Natural Park (Pass By)

3

Hierapolis & Pamukkale

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

4

Pamukkale Thermal Pools

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

5

Cleopatra Pools

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

6

Pamukkale

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

7

Karahayit

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

8

pamukkale tandem paragliding

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

9

Kusadasi

2 hours 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kusadasi Castle (Pass By)

Okuz Mehmet Pasa KervansarayI (Pass By)

Accommodation: Included: When booking the tour, you have right to select your desired hotel category from a range of available choices.

Meals: Lunch

Day 2

Semi-Private Tour to Ephesus and Its Surroundings - Flight from Izmir to Cappadocia - Accommodation at Cappadocia

10 Stops

1

Kuşadası

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

2

Kusadasi Gazi Begendi Park

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

3

Ephesus Ancient City

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

4

Ephesus Experience Museum

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ephesus Terrace Houses (Pass By)

5

The House of the Virgin Mary

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

6

Selcuk

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

7

Basilica of Saint John

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

8

Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

9

Cappadocia

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Included: When booking the tour, you have right to select your desired hotel category from a range of available choices.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 3

Cappadocia Semi-Private Tour – Accommodation at Cappadocia

10 Stops

1

Urgup

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Goreme National Park (Pass By)

2

Goreme Open Air Museum

1 hour 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

3

TokalI Church

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

4

Ortahisar

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

5

Avanos Oren Yeri

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

6

Uchisar Castle

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

7

Devrent Valley

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Fairy Chimneys (Pass By)

8

Cappadocia

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Included: When booking the tour, you have right to select your desired hotel category from a range of available choices.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 4

Hot Air Balloon Ride - ATV Quad Bike Ride – Flight Back to Istanbul

4 Stops

1

Cappadocia Balloon Tours

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

2

Cappadocia Atv And Horse Tours Ovizu

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

3

Cappadocia

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

4

Istanbul

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Breakfast

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Hotel drop-off (return to Istanbul) timing : The departure time of return flight is between 08.00pm and 09.00pm from Cappadocia. That's meaning, your return flight will be landing Istanbul airport or Istanbul SAW airport between 09.30pm and 10.30pm. After you arrived Istanbul, local tour operator will transfer you to your drop-opff point. If you will do this tour post-cruise, the drop-off point will be your hotel in Istanbul center for this transfer. If you will do this tour pre-cruise, the drop-off point will be Istanbul Galataport (Cruise Port) for this transfer.
  • The prices of package are valid for accommodation at the double or triple room. If you would like make reservation for single room(s), there could be supplement cost. There are not going to be any extra cost for single / solo travelers. This cost already accounted on price of these travelers.
  • The pre-planned hotels are "Hagia Sophia Mansions in Istanbul" - "The Magnaura Palace in Istanbul" - "Zeynep Sultan Hotel in Istanbul" - "Exedra Hotel in Cappadocia" - "1811 Cave Boutique Hotel in Cappadocia" - "Sedirli Konak Boutique Hotel in Cappadocia" for your accommodation on this travel. You can choose any of them while booking. If preferred hotel by you is not available for standard/superior rooms on your travel dates, local tour operator can replace it with an equivalent hotel.
  • The check-in time of hotels is 02.00pm, and you can not start use your room before this time. This is about the check-in & check-out policies of hotels. If your arrival flight will be landing to Istanbul-Turkey before that time , you have to add one night more hotel reservation to package, or wait at the reception of your hotel until 02.00pm for check-in to hotel.
  • The differences between the package options are about the hotel categories. Tour(s), airport transfer(s) and flight ticket levels will be same for all options.
  • The local tour operator will send e-tickets of your domestic flights at six days before your departure date. You will not need print out copies of the tickets for domestic flights. Your passport and reservation number on the tickets will be enough for check-in to plane.
  • The local tour operator can request your some passport details for the bookings of your flight tickets.
  • You will have 15kg luggage + 8kg hand bag quota per person for each domestic flight. If you will need more luggage capacity, please inform that to local tour operator. There could be some extra fee for luggage quotas more than 15kg. This is exactly about the policies of airline companies.
  • If your pick-up or drop-off hotel is inside of airports (IST and SAW airports) local tour operator do not provide any pick-up / drop-off service on this trip package.
  • Hot air ballooning is a fully weather-dependent activity and the Civil Aviation Authority determines whether the flight will be held. If your flight is cancelled due to inclement weather conditions, you are entitled to a partial refund. In such a case, your refund will be processed by the day after of that trip.
  • The Standard Balloon Ride has an One-hour approximately flight duration with 20 to 28 people capacity basket. The flight duration could be 50-55 minutes or 65-70 minutes. This situation depend the weather conditions before landing, and pilots are decide to that within the safety rules of Civil Aviation Authority. Total activity duration is approximately 3 hours.
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required.
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.
  • This tour is not available for the bookings to children who are 5 years old and under.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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