Istanbul & Cappadocia Trip Including Balloon Tour & ATV Quad Tour

Istanbul, Turkey

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

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Overview

Cappadocia is one of Turkey’s most visited destinations, famous for its ancient churches, cave villages, and fairy chimney valleys. With this small-group tour, maximize your time with round-trip flights from Istanbul, hotel pickup, and overnight accommodation at an atmospheric Cappadocian cave hotel. During your stay, explore Derinkuyu Underground City, visit Ihlara Valley and Goreme Open-Air Museum, and admire views of Devrent Valley, Uchisar Castle, and Pigeon Valley.

Unforgettable sunrise hot air balloon flight over Cappadocia
Two guided full-day tours: explore Cappadocia’s Red and Green Routes
Personalized experience with a small group of up to 15 people
Hassle-free tour with flights, transfers, and overnight accommodation

What's Included

Breakfast (4)

Breakfast
Lunch (4)

Lunch

Dinner and 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
.9:00 am

Itinerary

Day 1

Departure by Plane or by Private Car / Semi-Private Tour to Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Laodicea / Overnight at Kusadasi

13 Stops

Istanbul (Pass By)

Pamukkale (Pass By)

Denizli Çardak Airport (Pass By)

Pamukkale Natural Park (Pass By)

Hierapolis & Pamukkale

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Pamukkale Thermal Pools

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Cleopatra Pools

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Pamukkale

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Laodicea

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

pamukkale tandem paragliding

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Kusadasi

2 hours 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kusadasi Castle (Pass By)

Okuz Mehmet Pasa KervansarayI (Pass By)

Accommodation: INCLUDED - There are different hotel variations on this tour package. You can choose your hotel category while booking.

Meals: Lunch

Day 2

Semi-Private Tour to Temple of Apollo, Miletus, Doganbey Village, Karina, Priene Ancient City / Overnight at Kusadasi

7 Stops

Kuşadası

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Temple of Apollo

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Miletus Archeological Site

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Karina Palmiye Restaurant

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Doğanbey Köyü Tarihi Evleri

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Priene Antik Kenti

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Kusadasi

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: INCLUDED - There are different hotel variations on this tour package. You can choose your hotel category while booking.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 3

Semi-Private Tour to Ephesus Ancient City

9 Stops

Kuşadası

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ephesus Ancient City

1 hour 45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Ephesus Experience Museum

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Ephesus Terrace Houses (Pass By)

Selcuk

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Sirince Koyu

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

The Temple of Artemis

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Cappadocia

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: INCLUDED - There are different hotel variations on this tour package. You can choose your hotel category while booking.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 4

Hot Air Balloon Ride (OPTIONAL) / Thrilling Optional Adventures in the Valleys of Cappadocia / Overnight at Cappadocia

2 Stops

Cappadocia Balloon Flights

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Cappadocia Tours

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Accommodation: INCLUDED - There are different hotel variations on this tour package. You can choose your hotel category while booking.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 5

Semi-Private Tour to Must-See Places of Cappadocia / Flight Back to Istanbul

11 Stops

Urgup

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Goreme National Park (Pass By)

Goreme Open Air Museum

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

TokalI Church

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ortahisar

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Avanos Oren Yeri

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Uchisar Castle

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Devrent Valley

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Fairy Chimneys (Pass By)

Cappadocia

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

İstanbul

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 3 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Reviews

3.0

based on 4 reviews

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Horrible experience with trying to get a refund

Stacy_S, Jun 2024

Would give it no stars but couldnt post - I didn’t have my trip! It was canceled and money was deducted from my account and I was told to Contact Viator for refund while on vacation. The customer service and support has been horrible. I want a refund!

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Dear Stacy, First of all your full amount refund done same day. But t takes 2 to 7 business days because of the international transaction policies. That is global thing. You are right, your booking cancelled because of the missed passport details. We requested the details from you several times but received the details too late, and the flight tickets was fully boked when you sent us those details. That's why, we cancelled it.

Cappadocia is wonderful

Shirley_W, Mar 2024

Tour was great and Cappadocia was spectacular! The 3 day tour required many parts to come together to make this a wonderful and memorable time. All of the parts came together flawlessly and we moved through each day without effort. The hotel booked for us was a quiet delightful hotel (Sedirli Konak hotel) which was very comfortable and we enjoyed it greatly. The day tours of the region were interesting and we saw a variety of things, including the experience of walking through an underground city. The highlight was the balloon ride. Fantastic! I am thankful to all the teams for giving us this ‘bucket list’ experience.

Red Tour only Partially Covered

Sambamurthy_M, Dec 2022

I rate this as terrible. I understand the Balloon ride is cancelled due to bad weather, but the Red Tour which is part of my package is not completely covered. Derinkuyu Underground City, Uchisar Castle and Ihlara Valley were not shown. I demand refund for that as well.

Response from Host, Mar 2025

Dear Guest, The RED TOUR is most poppular tour in Cappadocia and it is never cover any visit to Ihlara Valley and Derinkuyu Underground City. The visit of them is include for another tour and it's name is GREEN TOUR. Also the distance is between places of RED TOUR and GREEN TOUR is approx 125miles (200km) and that makes 4 hours drive. If the visit of these place are included, your all day will be passed at seat on car. Because the daily tours are approx 7 hours. We think your mind confused while searching the things to do Cappadocia on several websites. Also this type "1-2-3 stars" reviews are normal for destination Cappadocia. Because some travelers are thinking "ahh my trip was terrible because balloon ride cancelled". and then adding some unreal things to their feedbacks and post it with low stars to here. We got used to that.

Una sola parola: INDIMENTICABILE!

Andrea_P, Nov 2022

Esperienza da 10 e lode! Posti di una bellezza unica e volo in mongolfiera mozzafiato! Organizzato perfettamente in ogni singola tappa e attività, consigliatissimo!