4 Days in Turkey’s Heart - Rides by Balloon & Camel, Guided Tours

Istanbul, Turkey

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

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Overview

Discover the unique landscapes and fascinating history of Cappadocia—stress-free—on this 4-day small-group tour from Istanbul. Begin with a short flight to Pamukkale, followed by a visit to Hierapolis, Kusadasi Castle, and more. You'll also visit the UNESCO-listed Göreme Open Air Museum, Uchisar Castle, and Urgup. Expand your adventure to include a sunrise hot air balloon tour over Cappadocia’s fairy chimneys.

Get a comprehensive overview of Cappadocia's highlights
Includes most meals, accommodation, and transfers
Travel comfortably in all-inclusive transportation
Enjoy a small tour group size of maximum 10 people

What's Included

3 nights hotel accommodation including breakfast
Tickets of domestic flights: Istanbul to Denizli, Izmir to Cappadocia, Cappadocia to Istanbul
Pick-up transfer by private car, if you preffer start from Antalya, Fethiye, Marmaris, Bodrum
Hot Air Balloon Ride (Included for Booking Option of the "Gold Package")
Camel Ride (Included for All Booking Options)
Semi-private guided tours with a maximum of 10 guests per group
Hotel / Airport / Port pick-up & drop-off services in Istanbul, Bodrum, Fethiye
Breakfast (3)

Breakfast
Lunch (3)

Lunch

Dinner and Drinks

Meeting and Pickup

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

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

This trip package offer you several pick-up (departure) locations for you may create more advantageous travel plans. You may start this trip from Istanbul by plane (included the flight tickets) or with a transfer from Antalya, Fethiye, Marmaris, Bodrum by private car.

Meeting point

Istanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye
Please meet in front of the German Fountain at the entrance to Sultanahmet Square.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.4:00 am

Itinerary

Day 1

Departure from Your Hotel to Pamukkale / Semi-Private Tour to Pamukkale, Hierapolis / Overnight at Kusadasi

11 Stops

Istanbul (Pass By)

Pamukkale (Pass By)

Pamukkale Natural Park

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

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

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 Ephesus Ancient City and Its Surroundings / Flight to Cappadocia / Overnight at Cappadocia

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

The House of the Virgin Mary

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

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 3

Hot Air Balloon Ride (OPTIONAL) / Camel Ride (INCLUDED) / Overnight at Cappadocia

2 Stops

Cappadocia Balloon Tours

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Cappadocia Camel Tour

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

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

Meals: Breakfast

Day 4

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
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
Near public transportation
Not wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Vegetarian and Halal food options are available, please advise at time of booking if required.
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.
This tour is not allowed for bookings to ages under 18.
If you book this tour for 2 and more guests, the package prices will be apply to accommodations in double or triple rooms. If you wish to add a single room to your booking, there may be an additional fee. However, solo travelers will not incur any extra charges, as they will automatically be assigned to single rooms.
The hotel options are "Carina Boutique Hotel" - "Charisma De Luxe Hotel" in Kusadasi and "Misty Cave Hotel" - "Zeydem Suites Hotel" in Cappadocia for your accommodation during this trip. When booking, you can select your hotel from these options. If these hotels do not have availability for standard or superior rooms on your travel dates, the local tour operator may substitute them with equivalent hotels.

DISCOUNTED PRICES : This tour is offering discounted prices on some days of the year. These days are each Saturday all year and each Wednesday from mid of March to end of October. You may organise your trip to those days for catch the advantage of discounted prices.
MONEY BACK GUARANTEE FOR HOT AIR BALLOON RIDE ! : Hot air ballooning is a fully weather-dependent activity and the Civil Aviation Authority determines whether the flight will be held. If your balloob ride is cancelled due to inclement weather conditions, you are entitled to refund of the cost of your hot air balloon ride due to the money-back guarantee which provided by this tour operator. In such a case, your refund will be processed by the day after of that trip. That guarante of this tour operator is giving an amazing advantage you to safeguard your money.
SEMI-PRIVATE GUIDED TOURS : This tour operator offers daily guided tours during this travel package with groups capped at 10 guests, allowing for an intimate and detailed exploration of historic sites and stunning sceneries.
The category of Hot Air Balloon Ride is “Standard Category” on this travel package. This category 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.
If you did not add Hot Air Balloon Ride to your booking for this trip package, you can not get any service for hot air balloon ride which advertised/offered at the paragpraph of the descriptions.
The local tour operator will email your e-tickets for domestic flights three days prior to your departure. You won’t need to print the tickets for domestic flights. Your passport and the reservation number on the tickets will be sufficient for check-in.
The local tour operator may request some passport details to book your flight tickets. If you do not provide the requested information, your domestic flight tickets may not be booked and you can not join to this tour. If you do not provide the requested information until 4 days prior to your trip or if you refuse to provide the requested information, you should cancel your reservation. Otherwise, the local tour operator may apply the cancellation and refund policies for this tour because of the necessary missed details on booking.
You are allowed 15kg luggage + 8kg cabin bag per person for each domestic flights. If you need more luggage capacity, please let the local tour operator know. Additional charges may apply for exceeding the 15 kg luggage limit.
Airport transfers in Istanbul are valid between hotels or Airbnb addresses and Istanbul airports. If you request an additional stop during the transfer service (such as picking up something from any location en route), the local tour operator reserves the right to charge an extra fee.
Pick-up and drop-off times indicated in the tour descriptions are approximate and subject to change by about +/- 45 minutes due to seasonal and flight timing variations on your travel dates.
If you choose to cancel or skip any part of this travel package, please note that the local tour operator will apply the standard cancellation and refund policy. As a result, no refunds will be issued for any service which cancelled or skipped by you.
All the information provided above forms part of the terms and conditions for this travel package. You have been confirmed your acceptance of these when you book the travel package. The local tour operator clearly specifies the details in the program, explanations, and reservation options, and is responsible only for the services indicated. That's why, please read those details while booking this travel package.
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.

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MARTHA_L, May 2022

All places are spectacular, Pamukkale is something you should see, the air balloon in Cappadocia is wordless. Everything was wonderful, the places the drivers, the guides, the flights. always on time, very professional I highly recommend this tour