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2-Day Cappadocia Trip Including Balloon Ride & ATV Quad Bike Ride
Pottery Workshop Cappadocia
2-Day Cappadocia Trip Including Balloon Ride & ATV Quad Bike Ride
Cappadocia Guided Tours
2-Day Cappadocia Trip Including Balloon Ride & ATV Quad Bike Ride

Istanbul & Cappadocia Trip Including Balloon Tour & ATV Quad Tour

By Turkey Experiences
6 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is NT$53,485 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 3d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

This one-night two-day trip package is offering you best experiences of Cappadocia in your limited time. Board a hot-air balloon for an early morning flight over the unique rock formations of Cappadocia. See the rock cut churches and “fairy chimneys” of Cappadocia with this travel package, traveling by round-trip flights from Istanbul. Marvel at the tufa rocks and natural & historical beauties of Cappadocia at sites such as Goreme open-air museum, Derinkuyu Underground City, Ihlara Valley and Devrent Valley. Round-trip flight tickets (Istanbul to Cappadocia), hot air balloon ride, one night accommodation at cave hotel, 2 full-day guided tours and airport transfers are included.

Activity location

  • Sultanahmet Square
    • Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • İzmir
    • İzmir, İzmir, Turkiye

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Silver Package
  • Activity duration is 3 days3d
    3d
  • English

Accommodation: Misty Cave Hotel - Stay at Standard Room
Balloon Ride & ATV Quad Ride: INCLUDED - if any of them cancelled due to poor weather conditions, you will be refunded cost of cancelled activity.
Tour Level: The guided tours on this travel package will be organized as a semi-private tour, with a maximum of 10 guests per group.
Domestic Flights: Round-trip flight tickets from Istanbul to Cappadocia.
Guided Tour Language: English
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00am
Price details
NT$53,485 x 1 AdultNT$53,485
Total
Price is NT$53,485
Gold Package
  • Activity duration is 3 days3d
    3d
  • English

Accommodation: Zeydem Suites Hotel - Stay at Superior Cave Room
Balloon Ride & ATV Quad Ride: INCLUDED - if any of them cancelled due to poor weather conditions, you will be refunded cost of cancelled activity.
Domestic Flights: Round-trip flight tickets from Istanbul to Cappadocia.
Tour Level: The guided tours on this travel package will be organized as a semi-private tour, with a maximum of 10 guests per group.
Guided Tour Language: English
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00am
Price details
NT$55,596 x 1 AdultNT$55,596
Total
Price is NT$55,596
Diamond Package
  • Activity duration is 3 days3d
    3d
  • English

ADVANTAGE DEAL !!!: You may connect this trip to Ephesus & Pamukkale district by a flight to Izmir instead of flight back to Istanbul.
Accommodation: Zeydem Suites Hotel - Stay at Superior Cave Room
Balloon Ride & ATV Quad Ride: INCLUDED - if any of them cancelled due to poor weather conditions, you will be refunded cost of cancelled activity.
Tour Level: The guided tours on this travel package will be organized as a semi-private tour, with a maximum of 10 guests per group.
Domestic Flights: Round-trip flight tickets from Istanbul to Cappadocia. OR flight from Cappadocia to Izmir instead of Istanbul return flight.
Guided Tour Languages: English, Spanish - Each languages are conducted using separate cars and guides from the others.
Pickup included

Starting time: 9:00am
Price details
NT$59,337 x 1 AdultNT$59,337
Total
Price is NT$59,337
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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedTransfers at the mentioned airports for domestic flights in the itinerary
  • What's includedWhat's included2-nights stay with breakfast at cave boutique hotel in Cappadocia
  • What's includedWhat's included2 full-day tours by professional tour guides who licenced by Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • What's includedWhat's includedRound-trip flight tickets from Istanbul to Cappadocia
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel / Airport pick-up & drop-off services mentioned in itinerary
  • What's includedWhat's includedHot Air Balloon Ride, ATV Quad Bike Ride
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedDinner & Drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance fees (Tour guide will have pre-paid tickets to skip lines at museums mentioned itinerary)

Know before you book

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Not recommended for travelers who has claustrophobia
  • Istanbul old city tour is not include any hotel pick-up and drop-off service because of the distances between hotels and traffic system in Istanbul. The tour guide will meet with the guests infron of the German Fountain at Sultanahmet District. The guide contact number will be provided to the guests one day before that tour. However, you may add private pick-up or drop-off transfers to your booking. Please ask the cost of this extra service to service provider (tour operator) of this travel package.
  • Service provider (tour operator) can request your some passport details for the bookings of your flight tickets. If you do not share the details, your domestic flight tickets can not bookable.
  • Service provider (tour operator) will send e-tickets of your domestic flights at three days before your departure date. You will not need the 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. Please note that, service provider (tour operator) will not do check-in because of the personal preferences of the guests.
  • 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 service provider (tour operator). There could be some extra fee for luggage quotas more than 15kg.
  • The prices of package are valid for accommodation at the double or triple room. If you would like add accommodation on single room(s) to your booking, there could be supplement cost. There are not going to be any extra cost for bookings of single / solo travelers. They will already accommodate at single room.
  • CAVE HOTEL ACCOMMODATION EXPERIENCES : The pre-planned hotels are "Zeydem Suites Cave Hotel" and "Misty Cave Hotel" for your accommodation on this travel package. You may choose one of them while booking. If these hotels (which you preferred) are not available for standard/superior rooms on your travel dates, service provider (tour operator) can replace it with an equivalent hotel.
  • SEMI-PRIVATE TOURS : This tour package offers guided daily excursions, with a maximum of 10 guests per group, allowing for an immersive exploration of Cappadocia’s historic sites and stunning landscapes.
  • MONEY BACK GUARANTEE ! : 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.
  • Hot Air Balloon Ride will be in “Standard Category”. 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 do connect any flight which arranged by your own to return flight of this travel package, you may have a risk about miss one of it. This risk is about the delay/cancellation by airlines companies. We do not suggest that to safety of your booking. If there is any glitch because of this type arrangments by you, service provider (tour operator) is not going to be responsible.
  • If your return hotel is different than pick-up hotel, please inform that detail immediately. If you inform that detail after organised your flight tickets, service provider (tour operator) can request extra cost because of the distances between the airports and some hotels. If you inform this type changes on service day (last day of your trip), service provider (tour operator) do not confirm this last minute amending and drop you to your pick-up hotel.
  • If your pick-up / drop-off hotels are inside of airports (IST and SAW airports) service provider (tour operator) do not provide any hotel pick-up / drop-off service in Istanbul.
  • If you do not use any service or give up join to activities / tours / airport transfers, that's meaning is going to be last minute cancellation. Because of that, there is not going to be any refund for that.
  • If you would like change your scheduled domestic flight(s) after organised them, service provider (tour operator) can request new flight ticket cost. The flight tickets can not refundable after organized.
  • This tour is not valid for bookings to ages under 18.
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required.
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Semi-Private Tour to Old City (Sultanahmet District) of Istanbul
  • 8 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Sultanahmet Square
  • 10m
The services of travel package begins with a guided walking tour through Istanbul’s historic old city. You’ll meet your licenced tour guide and embark on a semi-private tour, exploring the heart of Sultanahmet, the city’s ancient center. Today’s tour will be covering the visits to highlights of Sultanahmet District which Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Grand Bazaar, Hippodrome, German Fauntain. The meeting (departure) point of today’s tour is German Fountain at Sultanahmet District. The tour guide will be waiting you at there and then you will start your old city walking tour.
German Fountain
  • 10m
The German Fountain, located at the northern end of Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul, across from the Mausoleum of Sultan Ahmed I, is a striking gazebo-style structure. Built to commemorate the second anniversary of German Emperor Wilhelm II’s 1898 visit to Istanbul, the fountain was constructed in Germany, transported in pieces, and assembled on-site in 1900. Designed in the Neo-Byzantine style, it features an octagonal dome supported by eight marble columns, with its interior adorned in stunning golden mosaics.
Hippodrome
  • 20m
The Hippodrome of Constantinople, now known as Sultanahmet Square, was once the grand chariot racing arena and a key social and sporting hub of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today, it stands in modern-day Istanbul as a public square, renowned for its rich history and the surviving remnants of its ancient structures.
Hagia Sophia Mosque
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Visit the Hagia Sophia and experience one of Istanbul’s most iconic landmarks, deeply rooted in Greek Orthodox history. Discover how this magnificent structure was transformed into a mosque following the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. Marvel at the unique blend of architectural elements from both a mosque and a church, coexisting harmoniously. Take in the grandeur of its soaring dome, towering minarets, intricate mosaics, vivid paintings, and ancient Roman columns. Learn about the addition of exquisite İznik tiles over the years, the craftsmanship behind the Virgin Mary mosaic, and the Ottoman tradition of burying their sultans in the courtyard.
Topkapi Palace
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
The Topkapi Palace is a grand and historically significant palace located in Istanbul. It served as the primary residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans for nearly 400 years. The palace complex is known for its stunning architecture, beautiful courtyards, and extensive collections of art, manuscripts, and other treasures. The Topkapi Palace consists of several interconnected courtyards and buildings, including the Imperial Harem, where the sultan's family resided. The palace also houses the Treasury, which contains an impressive collection of priceless jewels, including the famous Spoonmaker's Diamond and Topkapi Dagger. Today, the Topkapi Palace is a popular museum and a major tourist attraction, offering visitors a glimpse into the opulent lifestyle of the Ottoman sultans and the rich history of the empire. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage site, drawing visitors from around the world to explore its magnificent grounds and learn about its fascinating past.
Blue Mosque
  • 30m
The Blue Mosque, also known as Sultanahmet Camii, was constructed in the early 1600s for Sultan Ahmet I of the Ottoman Empire. It stands as a stunning architectural masterpiece, boasting remarkable proportions that are surprisingly delicate for a structure of such immense scale.
Grand Bazaar
  • 1h
The bazaar is a vibrant and bustling place, offering a wide array of goods, including jewelry, carpets, textiles, ceramics, spices, leather goods, and traditional Turkish crafts. It's a paradise for shoppers looking for unique souvenirs and gifts. The architecture of the Grand Bazaar is a sight to behold, with its labyrinthine layout, vaulted ceilings, and colorful displays. You can immerse themselves in the rich history and culture of Istanbul as they wander through the maze of shops and interact with local merchants.
Sultanahmet District
At the end of the tour, your tour guide will leave. You may return to hotel for your evening plans or continue for discover this fascinating historical area by your own.
Day 2: Flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia – Accommodation at Cappadocia
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Included: When booking the tour, you have right to select your desired hotel category from a range of available choices.
Istanbul
  • 1h 30m
The Cappadocia part of your travel will start with an airport transfer for your flight to Cappadocia district at the early morning. The driver will pick you up from the reception of your hotel (or your Airbnb, as long as parking is available). From there, you'll be taken to the airport for your flight to Cappadocia. The flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia will take approx. one and half hour. Once you arrive at Cappadocia Airport, another driver will be waiting for you at the arrivals terminal exit, holding a sign with your name. From there, you'll be transferred to your hotel in Cappadocia, located about an hour’s drive away.
Day 3: Hot Air Balloon Ride (Optional) - SemiPrivate Cappadocia Tour with Underground City
  • 11 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Cappadocia Balloon Tours
  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
Hot Air Balloon Ride (INCLUDED FOR OPTIONS OF “SILVER PACKAGE & DIAMOND PACKAGE”) : Get ready for a wonderful experience unique to Cappadocia! We will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to the balloon site where you will have the opportunity to watch the balloon being prepared for your flight. The flight will be at sunrise time, where your pilot will climb to a comfortable altitude of about 700 to 1000 meters above ground level. It is from this elevation that you will marvel at the beauty of Cappadocia below you. During certain segments of the flight our pilots are also capable of flying as low as 1 meter above the rock formations which will allow you perfect photo taking opportunities. Duration of total activity is approx 3 hours, and total duration of flight is approx 60 minutes. There will be a champagne celebration at end of the ride. Afterwards, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cappadocia.
Urgup
  • 15m
Your tour guide will meet you at your hotel to begin this carefully crafted day trip to Cappadocia’s top attractions. While most tours only offer panoramic views of some of the valleys and fairy chimneys, they often don't give you a full understanding of Cappadocia’s rich history and geography. After receiving hundreds of valuable guest feedback, we designed this itinerary for those who are eager to explore the historical, cultural, and architectural heritage of the region. Our semi-private daily tours, limited to a maximum of 10 guests per group, provide a deeper dive into Cappadocia’s ancient landmarks and awe-inspiring landscapes.
Kaymakli Underground City
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Kaymakli, one of the largest underground cities in Cappadocia, spans 8 levels. However, like many other underground cities, not all of its floors are accessible to tourists. The first level was specifically designed for animals, allowing them to move freely. Corridors connect the churches and other living areas, separated from the stables. Kaymakli Underground City is home to remarkable sections such as storage rooms, kitchens, cemeteries, a communal area, and a copper workshop. It is believed that hidden underground tunnels remain within the city, still waiting to be fully explored.
Goreme National Park
Set in a stunning landscape shaped by erosion, Göreme National Park is home to rock-hewn sanctuaries that feature exceptional examples of Byzantine art from the post-Iconoclastic era. This tour will guide you through the Göreme Open-Air Museum and Tokalı Church, two of the park's most renowned landmarks.
Goreme Open-Air Museum
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
The Göreme Open Air Museum is recognized as one of the earliest monasteries in Christian history. This rock-hewn settlement, where education was provided to spread Christianity, has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1985, renowned for its fresco-covered churches and rock-hewn living spaces.
TokalI Church
  • 20m
The Tokalı Church (Buckle Church) in the Göreme Open Air Museum is considered one of the most beautiful of the Cappadocian cave churches. Its interior boasts some of the most outstanding frescoes, notable for their theological and artistic significance. The church is part of a larger complex that includes four churches and a hermitage, all dating back to the 9th century. Once the most famous church in the region, it remains one of the most impressive churches in the area today.
Ortahisar
  • 40m
Before stop for your comlimentary lunch at traditional local restaurant, you will continue for Weaving is a significant aspect of Turkish culture, with roots that trace back to Central Asia. This ancient tradition is still alive in Cappadocia today. During the tour, you’ll take a brief visit to a cooperative where world-renowned Turkish carpets are crafted, offering you the chance to learn about the intricate details of this age-old art form.
Cappadocia
  • 1h
The lunch will be served by the famous Cappadocia ceramics at a traditional local restaurant in Cappadocia, where you'll have the opportunity to try delicious tasted from Turkish cuisine. (Vegetarian options are also available at the same restaurant.) The ceramic industry in this area, with its numerous pottery workshops, dates back to the Hittites, and the clay sourced from the red silt of the Kızılırmak has been used for centuries. You may have a short stop for get the experience about hand-made potteries.
Uchisar Castle
  • 20m
Uchisar rock castle is one of the biggest landmarks of Cappadocia. It is the highest tuff hill in the area with beautiful views of the surrounding valley full of bizarre rock formations. (Visits to the rock castle are not included due to walking difficulties and safety concerns. Instead, you will have a stop for a panoramic view of the rock castle.)
Pigeon Valley
  • 20m
Located in the town of Uchisar, this spot offers one of the best panoramic views of the region. It is also home to numerous pigeon houses built by the area's ancient inhabitants. If you wish, you can also visit a renowned onyx stone factory in the region.
Fairy Chimneys
Cappadocia is famous for its unique landforms. The Fairy Chimneys are the most obvious places to visit where these landforms are best seen and the common life of humankind and nature. On this tour, you will have seen many examples of the Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESSultanahmet Square
    • Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEİzmir
    • İzmir, İzmir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEUçhisar
    • Uçhisar, Nevşehir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLESultanahmet
    • 34110, Alemdar, İstanbul, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEÜrgüp
    • Ürgüp, Nevşehir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEGöreme
    • 50180, Göreme, Nevşehir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEİstanbul
    • İstanbul, İstanbul, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEKuşadası
    • Kuşadası, Aydın, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLESelçuk
    • Selçuk, İzmir, Turkiye

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