Istanbul & Cappadocia Travel Package with Balloon Ride Option

Istanbul, Turkey

3 days (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Offered in: English

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Overview

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 (Included for all options except the option of Bronze Package)
3 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

Dinner & Drinks

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Meeting point

Istanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.8:30 am

Itinerary

Day 1

Semi-Private Tour to Old City of Istanbul

10 Stops

Sultanahmet District

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Sultanahmet Square

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

German Fountain

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hippodrome

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Sultanahmet

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Blue Mosque

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

TopkapI Palace

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Grand Bazaar

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

İstanbul

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Not included

Day 2

Hot Air Balloon Ride (Optional) / Overnight at Cappadocia

6 Stops

Cappadocia Balloon Tours

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Mustafapasa

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Keslik Monastery

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Sobesos Ancient City

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Pigeon Valley

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kaymakli Underground City

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Not included

Day 3

Northern Cappadocia Tour

7 Stops

Fairy Chimneys

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Goreme Open Air Museum

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

TokalI Church

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Ortahisar

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Avanos Oren Yeri

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Uchisar Castle

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Devrent Valley

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Not included

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 back you to your hotel in Istanbul. This transfer duration will be approximately one hour.
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 drop-off hotel is inside of airports (IST and SAW airports) local tour operator do not provide any drop-off service on last day of 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 is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate