This short programme packs two full days of guided touring in Cappadocia and two days in Istanbul into four days, with nearly all meals included. You are met at Kayseri or Nevşehir airport and the sightseeing starts on the first day: Uçhisar Castle, the tallest rock citadel of Cappadocia; Göreme Open Air Museum with its 10th-century frescoes; the abandoned cave village of Çavuşin; lunch in Avanos and a pottery workshop; the fairy chimneys of Paşabağı; a carpet and kilim workshop; Devrent Valley, known as Imagination Valley for its animal-shaped rocks; wine tasting in Ürgüp; and the Three Beauties fairy chimneys.
Day two is the South Cappadocia tour. You walk about 4 km through Ihlara Valley, visiting churches decorated with frescoes, and have lunch on the bank of the Melendiz River. The afternoon continues with Selime Cathedral, Derinkuyu, the largest underground city of the region, a drive past Nar Crater Lake and Pigeon Valley with its old pigeon houses. A comfort hot air balloon flight at sunrise can be booked as an optional extra and paid in Cappadocia; it is weather dependent and not part of the package price.
On day three you fly from Kayseri to Istanbul with a lunch box from the hotel and go straight to the Bosphorus cruise, passing Dolmabahçe Palace, Yıldız and Çırağan palaces and Ortaköy. The programme also covers Rumeli Fortress, Beylerbeyi Palace on the Asian shore, the Bosphorus Bridge and the panorama from Çamlıca Hill, followed by a shopping tour with carpet weaving, jewellery, handicraft and leatherwear demonstrations. The last morning is a guided old city tour: the Hippodrome with the Obelisk of Theodosius, the Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine, and the Blue Mosque with its Iznik tiles. After lunch you visit a market for spices, Turkish delight, coffee and souvenirs, and then transfer to the airport.
The package includes three nights of hotel accommodation (two in Cappadocia and one in Istanbul), three breakfasts, three lunches and three dinners, arrival and return airport transfers, air-conditioned transport, professional English-speaking guides and the guided Cappadocia, South Cappadocia, Bosphorus and Istanbul city tours. Domestic flights between Istanbul and Cappadocia, the balloon flight, visa, tips and personal expenses are not included. The tour can be booked as a private tour or joined as a scheduled group tour.
| Tour type | Private · multi-day tour |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 Days 3 Nights |
| Price | From €1,190 per person |
| Departures | Every day |
| Guide | Licensed guide in your language |
| Stops | 12 |
| Entrance fees | Not included (paid on site) |
| Booking | Instant request online, confirmation within 24 hours · TÜRSAB-licensed operator (A-5751) |
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Meet our driver at Kayseri or Nevşehir airport and transfer to Cappadocia. The guided tour starts at Uçhisar Castle, the tallest rock citadel of the region, and continues to Göreme Open Air Museum, famous for its 10th-century frescoes of the life of Jesus and the monks. Next is Çavuşin, an abandoned village of old Greek cave houses. Lunch is served at a restaurant in Avanos, followed by a pottery workshop. You then see the multi-headed fairy chimneys of Paşabağı, visit a workshop for handwoven Cappadocian carpets and kilims, and stop at Devrent (Imagination) Valley with its animal-shaped rocks. After wine tasting at a shop in Ürgüp, the day ends at the Three Beauties fairy chimneys. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia.
Optional: early risers can join a one-hour comfort hot air balloon flight at sunrise (extra cost, weather permitting) and be back at the hotel for breakfast. At 09:00 your guide and driver collect you from the hotel lobby for the full-day South Cappadocia tour. The walk through Ihlara Valley is about 4 km and includes churches covered with frescoes; lunch is served beside the Melendiz River. In the afternoon you visit Selime Cathedral and Derinkuyu, the largest underground city of Cappadocia, passing Nar Crater Lake on the way. The last stop is Pigeon Valley and its pigeon houses, built to collect guano. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia.
Early in the morning take a lunch box from the hotel and transfer to Kayseri airport for your domestic flight to Istanbul (not included). From Istanbul airport you go directly to the Bosphorus cruise between Europe and Asia, passing wooden villas, Dolmabahçe Palace, the pavilions of Yıldız Palace, Çırağan Palace and Ortaköy, where a church, a mosque and a synagogue stand side by side. The programme also includes Rumeli Fortress, completed in 1452, Beylerbeyi Palace on the Asian side, the Bosphorus Bridge and Çamlıca Hill, the highest point of the city. A shopping tour follows with carpet weaving, a jewellery and handicraft centre and a leatherwear show. The evening is free. Overnight in Istanbul.
After breakfast check out of the hotel for the guided Istanbul city tour. The first stop is the Hippodrome, once the scene of chariot races, with the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. You then visit the Blue Mosque, named after the blue Iznik tiles of its interior. Lunch break at 13:00, followed by a market visit for spices, baklava, Turkish delight, coffee and souvenirs. After the tour you are transferred to the airport for your flight home. Please bring a headscarf for the mosque visit.
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