3 Days 2 Night Istanbul to Cappadocia Tour+Hot air Balloon Tour

05:00 Pick up from your hotel and transfer to Istanbul airport.

07:10 Depart from Istanbul for Cappadocia. 08:40 Arrive in Kayseri or Nevşehir airport, meet in the airport. Transfer to Cappadocia your hotel.you check in hotel

4 heures•Entrée libre

17:00-18:00 Pick-up from your hotel and participation in a 2-hour ATV tour. (A two-person 1 ATV is provided as standard. An additional ATV can be purchased for €40 and is not included in the tour package.) Return to your hotel after the tour.

30 minutes•Entrée libre

04:30 pick up from hotel for hot air balloon tour

07:30 back to hotel  08:00 Breakfast  09:15 You will be picked up from your hotel for the tour  09:30 You will attend the tour which begin with the Göreme Panaromic view.

3 heures•Entrée libre

First place in the tour is Panoramic view of Goreme. You get information about history, formation of Cappadocia while watching the fairy chimneys. Following the information, free time for photograph.

30 minutes•Entrée libre

After driving about 40 minutes, arrival to Underground City. This underground city was firstly used by the local people as a natural deep freeze, later by the late Romans as a shelter against potential Arabian invasions. With the clear explanations of your guide you will spend almost 1 hour here.

1 heure•Entrée incluse

Ihlara Canyon is 52 km. away from Underground City.Approximately 45 minutes later, you will be in the entrance of Ihlara Valley.Ihlara Valley was formed by the volcanic actions of Mt. Hasan, next to Ihlara Valley. Afterwards, Melendiz River eroded the valley for millions of years besides the layers cracked and fell down. Eventually, 80 meter- deep canyon was composed. Whole Valley is 14 km. length. In the past, generally Christians lived in the several parts of the Valley

also they carved churches and painted them. You will hike about 3,5 km.Hiking will last 1hour 15m.Then you will arrive to Restaurant for Lunch

1 heure•Entrée incluse

At first look, the monastery looks like a castle, but shelters, churches, chapels, bedrooms, storages and big cathedral proves us its being a monastery. You get information about the monastic life in Cappadocia.

30 minutes•Entrée incluse

Climbing to Selime monastery will exhaust you, probably. But till you arrive to Pigeon Valley, you will have about 1 hour to rest. Also, our guide will mention about some traditions, cultures and stories about Anatolia on the way. Upon arrival to Pigeon Valley, pigeons will meet you on the top of the valley. Pigeons have always been important for Cappadocian people. Their eggs and droppings were used for different purposes. For this reason, local people carved houses for them to the slopes of valley. You will see the reason why people call them “houses”, when you see them.

30 minutes•Entrée libre

The Last place in the tour will be a visit to onyx factory in Uchisar. Onyx is a volcanic stone which has various colors and contains different minerals in. As being a volcanic area, Cappadocia has some onyx deposits. In the factory, a master will give you information about the steps of onyx shaping and you will watch a shaping show.

17:30 Your tour will finish and you will be dropped to your hotel.

30 minutes•Entrée libre

18:00 Back to Hotel

Passage sans arrêt

Uçhisar Castle view point

1 heure•Entrée incluse

Panoramic poind

1 heure•Entrée incluse

Avonos, pottery show

1 heure•Entrée libre

Lunch time

2 heures•Entrée libre

Paşabağı fairy chimneys

1 minute•Entrée incluse

Zelve Open Air Museum

2 minutes•Entrée incluse

Devrent Valley

1 minute•Entrée incluse

16:30 Back to Hotel

Passage sans arrêt

18:00-19:00 Transfer to Airport

1 heure•Entrée libre

You arriva to İstanbul at midnight

Transfer to hotel (if you need)

1 heure•Entrée libre