This three‑day package combines the adventurous side of Cappadocia with its two classic guided day tours. You are met at Kayseri or Nevşehir airport, or at Göreme bus station, and transferred to your hotel in Cappadocia. Later in the day you are collected for a two‑hour ATV ride, timed for sunset, through Sword, Love and Rose Valleys. After a short introduction and a few metres of practice you can handle the four‑wheel vehicle with confidence – no driving licence or previous experience is required, and helmets are provided.
Day two starts before dawn with a balloon watching tour in the Göreme valleys. You see the pilots inflate the balloons, watch them lift off one by one at sunrise, and then move to Love Valley, the Göreme Hill panorama and Esentepe for photos from different angles. After breakfast the full‑day Red Tour visits Uçhisar Castle, the highest point of Cappadocia, and the Göreme Open‑Air Museum with its 10th‑century frescoes, followed by the abandoned cave village of Çavuşin, lunch in Avanos and a pottery workshop, the animal‑shaped rocks of Devrent (Imagination) Valley, wine tasting in Ürgüp and the Three Beauties fairy chimneys.
The final day is the Green Tour. You explore Özkonak Underground City, 55 metres deep with eight levels open to visitors, then hike about 3 km through Ihlara Valley, a 16 km canyon lined with rock‑carved churches, and visit one of its churches. Lunch is served beside the river in Belisırma village, followed by Selime Monastery, a 13th‑century complex that Christian monks hollowed out of the cliff, and a stop at Pigeon Valley before your transfer to Kayseri or Nevşehir airport or Göreme bus station.
The package includes all transfers in an air‑conditioned, non‑smoking vehicle, the ATV ride, the balloon watching tour, both guided day tours with an English‑speaking professional guide, two lunches and all entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary. Hotel accommodation, breakfasts and dinners are not part of the package price, and a hot air balloon flight can be booked as an optional extra.
| Tour type | Shared small group · multi-day tour |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3 Days 2 Nights |
| Price | From €495 per person |
| Departures | Every day |
| Guide | English-speaking licensed guide |
| Stops | 13 |
| Entrance fees | Included |
| Booking | Instant request online, confirmation within 24 hours · TÜRSAB-licensed operator (A-5751) |
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You are met at Kayseri or Nevşehir airport or at Göreme bus station and transferred to your hotel in Cappadocia (arrival transfers run between 10:00 and 15:00 in winter and 10:00 and 18:00 in summer). In the afternoon you are picked up for the ATV ride. After a brief introduction and a short practice run, you set off on a two‑hour sunset ride through Sword, Love and Rose Valleys among the fairy chimneys, then return to your hotel.
Between 04:30 and 05:30, depending on the season, you are collected from your hotel and driven to the balloon flight area. You watch the pilots fill the balloons with hot air and see them rise over the valleys at sunrise, then continue to Love Valley, the Göreme Hill panorama and Esentepe for more photos. Around 08:00 you return to the hotel. After breakfast, around 09:30, the Red Tour starts at Uçhisar Castle, continues to the Göreme Open‑Air Museum and the abandoned village of Çavuşin, and stops in Avanos for lunch and a pottery workshop. In the afternoon you visit Devrent (Imagination) Valley, a wine shop in Ürgüp for tasting and the Three Beauties. The tour ends at about 18:00 back at your hotel.
After breakfast you are picked up between 08:00 and 09:30 for the Green Tour. The first stop is Özkonak Underground City, 55 metres deep with eight levels open to visitors. You then drive to Ihlara Valley, hike about 3 km through the canyon and visit one of its rock‑carved churches. Lunch is served in Belisırma village beside the river, followed by a visit to Selime Monastery and a stop at Pigeon Valley. At the end of the tour you are transferred to Kayseri or Nevşehir airport or Göreme bus station.
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Extra day tours you can add along your route — Arrival & Sunset ATV Ride, Balloon Watching & Red Tour, Green Tour – Underground City & Ihlara Valley.
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