Cappadocia with Optional Hot-Air Balloon Ride from/to Istanbul
Cappadocia with Optional Hot-Air Balloon Ride from/to Istanbul
WHY YOU SHOULD VISIT CAPPADOCIA? 01| Cappadocia Looks Like Another Planet! 02| Cappadocia has Fairy Chimneys!
03| Cappadocia is so picturesque and full of magic, that words are not enough to describe its beauty. 04| Not the magical carpet, Hot Air Balloon Ride in Cappadocia is INSANE. Sometimes weird can be truly beautiful.
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Your Itinerary
A curated journey through the experience
Devrent Valley
Start the day visiting Devrent Valley also known as Imagination Valley, this is one of the most surreal-looking landscapes in Cappadocia. The next stop will be Pasabagi.
1 hourGoreme National Park
After lunch we continue to the Goreme Open Air Museum, important Byzantine Cave churches are found in these once remote Valleys where Monks and Nuns pursued monastic life the 3 rd Century. Here you will see the preserved Byzantine Cave wall paintings and Frescos from the Iconoclastic period through to the end of the Selcuk Rule. Icons with scenes from the Old and New Testament can be seen above portraits of Saints and Church Fathers depicting the Structure of the Byzantine Period. Panoramic View Point Esentepe with a spectacular view over Goreme Valley and Goreme Village. End your day with a view of Uchisar Castle, this tall Rock is the highest point of the Goreme region.
1 hourAvanos
Lunch is served in a local Restaurant.
2 hoursFairy Chimneys
Day 2: Cappadocia Tour & Flight to Istanbul (Balloon Optional)
1 hourRed Valley
Pick up around 09:30 am from your hotel. Start the day with a leisurely 4km walk along the Red & Rose Valley, where Valleys have some of the most breathtaking and mysterious views in the region. The Valley is famous for the fabulous volcanic rock formations so that it is in the heart of Cappadocia, but away from the mainstream tourist sites.
3 hoursCavusin
Lunch is served in a Local Restaurant.
2 hoursKaymakli Underground City
After lunch, we will descend towards the center of the earth with a trip to the Underground City of Kaymakli, where Kaymakli is one of the largest and deepest Underground settlements in Cappadocia. The City is approximately 40m deep and contains all the rooms commonly found in Underground Cities, Stables, Cellars, Storage rooms, Refectories, Churches and wineries. On the return we will visit Pigeon Valley where you will have spectacular views of Dovecotes, Old abandoned Cave Homes and Old Greek houses.
1 hourPigeon Valley
On the return we will visit Pigeon Valley where you will have spectacular views of Dovecotes, Old abandoned Cave Homes and Old Greek houses. Pigeon Valley is famous in Cappadocia due to all the small pigeon dwellings that are carved into rockfaces. Pigeon Valley viewpoint to enable you to take some great photographs
20 minutesHot Air Balloon Cappadocia
No accommodation included on this day.
1 hourIncluded
- Round-trip flight to Cappadocia
- Overnight accommodation in Cappadocia (Cave Hotel)
- Round-trip private transfer in Istanbul
- Round-trip shuttle transfer in Cappadocia
- Two Full day Tours by air-conditioned minivan in Cappadocia
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional / licensed guides
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Hot-Air Balloon Ride (Optional)
- 2x Lunch
- Accommodation included: 1 night
- 1x Breakfast
- Entry/Admission - Pigeon Valley
- Entry/Admission - Devrent Valley
- Entry/Admission - Goreme National Park
- Entry/Admission - Fairy Chimneys
- Entry/Admission - Red Valley
- Entry/Admission - Kaymakli Underground City
Not Included
- Drinks at lunchtime
- Hotel meals or room services
- Gratuities/TIP (optional)
- Anything else that is not specifically mentioned in the included section
Good to Know
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infant meals not included
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Passport name, gender, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
- 7/24 emergency telephone.
- Excursion folder, which includes detailed information for your trip.
- Services and information from our local representative.
- Passport (also necessary for domestic flights)
- Warm clothes for the balloon ride (valid for balloon option)
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
- COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
- You can travel with us and be assured that we have put numerous new measures in place to elevate our hygiene standards and protocols.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tickets & Cancellation
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
If you cancel at least 7 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.