Cappadocia 2-Day Tour with Hot Air Balloon from Istanbul
ID: GYG163743-246582
Category:
Country: Turkey
Duration:
2 days
Description
Enjoy a 2-day tour to Cappadocia with flights and accommodation included. Enjoy breathtaking views on a hot air balloon tour. Visit historic and geological sites including the Göreme Open Air Museum, Derinkuyu Underground City and Ihlara Valley.
Start at 5.30AM with a pick-up from your hotel in Istanbul and transfer to Istanbul airport. Take a flight to Cappadocia where you will be met upon arrival and transferred to your hotel to check-in. At 9.30AM, begin your tour of Cappadocia and visit sites including the Uçhisar Castle viewpoint, Göreme Open Air Museum, and Cavusin old village. Enjoy a lunch in Avanos and watch a pottery demonstration. See the Paşabağı Fairy Chimneys, Devrent Valley (magic valley), Urgup fairy chimneys and Urgup Carpet Factory. After the first day, spend the night in a boutique-style hotel.
After breakfast, you will be picked up at 5.30AM for a hot air balloon tour. Take a chance to stop back at the hotel afterward before beginning the tour again at 9.30AM to see the Göreme panaromic view. Here, learn about the geological and historical background of the city, then visit Derinkuyu Underground City which was constructed as a temporary shelter against invasions and raids. Take a small hike in the Ihlara Valley, followed by a lunch break in Belisirma village. At Yaprakhisar Panorama, visit Selime Monastry, and marvel at all the different sections of a monastry in one composition. Finally, end your with a pigeon valley and onyx demonstration.
Fly from Kayseri to Istanbul at 8.25PM and arrive in Istanbul at 9.55PM where you be transferred back to your hotel to end the program.
Highlights
- Take a panoramic hot air balloon tour
- Learn about history and geology at the Göreme Open Air Museum
- Visit the Derinkuyu Underground city
- Hike in the Ihlara Valley
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• Please note, if the hot air balloon flight is canceled because of weather conditions, a refund of €50 per person will be provided
• Please note children under 6 can't go on the balloon tour
All required protective equipment is provided
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You must bring your own headphones
You will receive a mandatory temperature check
We will pick you Istanbul hotels at 05:00am
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
