Over 4 days this tour links Cappadocia, Ephesus and Pamukkale. Domestic flights, airport transfers, guided tours with entrance fees, hotel accommodation, daily breakfast and lunch on tour days are included. It is an ideal add-on if you are already staying in Istanbul and want to see more of Turkey in a short time, without planning flights, hotels and guides yourself.
Cappadocia's fairy chimneys, rock-cut churches and underground cities are explored on guided tours of the north and south of the region: Göreme Open-Air Museum, Avanos, Devrent and Paşabağ, the Red and Love valleys, Pigeon Valley and an underground city. A sunrise hot-air balloon flight can be added. Ephesus is one of the highlights: a Roman city of marble streets, the façade of the Library of Celsus and a theatre for 25,000 people, visited together with the House of the Virgin Mary and the site of the Temple of Artemis.
Pamukkale's white travertine terraces and the ruins of Hierapolis above them form one of Turkey's most photographed landscapes; there is time to walk barefoot in the warm pools and, for a fee, swim in the Antique Pool among sunken columns.
Practical tips: bring comfortable walking shoes, a hat and sunscreen, swimwear and a small towel for the Pamukkale terraces, a warm layer for cool Cappadocia mornings, especially if you book the balloon flight and your passport or ID card for the domestic flights. Pick-ups for early flights start from hotels in central Istanbul (Sultanahmet, Taksim and nearby districts); if you stay elsewhere, a meeting point is arranged. Your guide speaks fluent English, and the tour schedule may change slightly with the season and flight times while all listed visits are kept.
Tours run in small groups of up to 15 people, or as private tours with your own guide and vehicle; standard or top-end hotels can be chosen, and international flights are not included so you can travel from anywhere.
Good to know: prices are per person in a double room; single and triple rates are available on request. Children aged 4–7 receive a 40% discount and children aged 0–3 a 70% discount when sharing a room with two adults.
| Tour type | Shared small group · multi-day tour |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 Days 3 Nights |
| Price | From €784 per person |
| Departures | Every day |
| Guide | English-speaking licensed guide |
| Stops | 4 |
| Entrance fees | Included |
| Booking | Instant request online, confirmation within 24 hours · TÜRSAB-licensed operator (A-5751) |
Your full program, day by day — click a day to see every stop.
Very early in the morning you are collected from your hotel in Istanbul for the domestic flight to Cappadocia (Kayseri or Nevşehir); our team meets you on arrival and the tour begins. Set off to explore the north of the region: the panorama over Göreme, the frescoed rock churches of the Göreme Open-Air Museum, the Three Beauties fairy chimneys, the pottery town of Avanos, Devrent (Imagination) Valley with its animal-shaped rocks and the mushroom-capped pinnacles of Paşabağ. Return to the hotel in the late afternoon. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Today's guided tour covers the south of the region: the Red Valley and Çavuşin Valley, Love Valley with its tall rock columns, the underground city of Kaymaklı or Derinkuyu, carved deep into the soft rock, Pigeon Valley with its dovecotes and the rock fortress of Çavuşin. Overnight in Cappadocia.
After breakfast, join a full-day guided tour of UNESCO-listed Ephesus: the ancient city with its Library of Celsus and Great Theatre, the House of the Virgin Mary on the slopes of Mount Koressos, the site of the Temple of Artemis and the İsa Bey Mosque, with a view of Ayasuluk Castle. Lunch is served at a local restaurant, and there is a chance to see traditional crafts along the way. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Drive about three hours inland to Pamukkale, where mineral-rich water has built up dazzling white travertine terraces, and explore the ruins of Hierapolis above them. After your guide's explanation there is free time to wade in the terraces; a swim in the Antique (Cleopatra) Pool among fallen marble columns is available for an extra fee. At the end of the day you are taken to the airport for the flight back to Istanbul, then transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Cappadocia – Northern Tour → Cappadocia – Southern Tour → Ephesus → Pamukkale – Hierapolis
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