2 Days 1 Night Cappadocia Tour from Istanbul by Plane With Optional Balloon Ride

Itinerary

Day 1: Flight to Cappadocia & Red Tour

Stop At: Istanbul Airport Transfer, Prof. Muammer Aksoy Cd. Gokalp Mahallesi, Istanbul 34020 Turkey
Early morning pick you from your hotel and transfer to airport for Cappadocia flight.

Upon your arrival to Cappadocia, Bellaturca Travel staff will welcome you with a sign bearing your name and then you will be transferred to tour office. After welcome drink start your excursion.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Goreme National Park, Goreme Turkey
Our first stop is the fantastic view point of Uchisar Castle where you will receive information about the rich history of Cappadocia and the unique rock formations.

After the panoramic view point, we visit Goreme Open Air Museum. Your guide will explain the meanings of frescoes covering the walls of thousand-year-old cave churches as you explore this spectacular UNESCO World Heritage site.

Next, we will see a kick-wheel pottery demonstration and our guests are welcome to show their own talent about pottery.

We will have our lunch in Avanos with traditional Turkish foods. After lunch we will visit Pasabag Fairy Chimneys where is also commonly known as Monks Valley. You will have chance to see the famous mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys as well as St. Simeon’s monk cell carved into the rock.

Devrent Valley is well known as imagination valley where you can take fantastic pictures with animal-shaped rock formations.

Our last visit will be Turkish handmade carpet cooperative where you will be informed about process of handwoven kilims and double-knotted rugs from Turkey.

Tour ends around 17:00

Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in a boutique cave hotel (Holiday Cave Hotel,Roca Cappadocia, Mystic Cave Hotel,Dedeli Konak Hotel or similar)

Day 2: Optional Hot Air Balloon Ride & Green Tour

Stop At: Love Valley, Goreme 50180 Turkey
Optional sunrise balloon flight over lunar landscape of Cappadocia among 1 hour. After landing celebrate with champagne and back to hotel around 07:30 which will let you take a rest and have a breakfast till excursion’s pick-up time.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Goreme National Park, Goreme Turkey
Your guide pick you up from hotel around 10:00 and then we will visit Goreme Panorama where you can see wonderful view of Goreme town with its spectacular cave houses.

Then, we will start our hike in the beautiful Red/Rose Valley which will take approximately 4 km and slightly more than one hour. We will see fairy-chimneys, local farms, pigeon houses and cave chapels. Your guide will give information about the history and the unique formations of Cappadocia during the hike. At the end of the hike we will have a quick stop at Cavusin Old Greek Village.

Then we will drive to Love Valley to take amazing pictures of pillar-shaped rock formations of Cappadocia

We will have our lunch with traditional Turkish foods. After lunch we will visit carved underground city which was used by early Christians as a shelter to hide themselves against their enemies.

Next, we will have a stop at the terrific view of Pigeon Valley where you will be informed about carved pigeon houses.

Our final stop will be Onyx factory where you will be informed about semi-precious volcanic stones of Turkey.

Tour ends around 17:00

Duration: 7 hours

Stop At: Cappadocia Airport Transfers, 370 Evler Mahallesi, 24. Cadde, No:1/5, Urgup 50400 Turkey
At the end of the tour transfer to airport for your flight back to İstanbul.

Upon your arrival to İstanbul, we will meet you and transfer to your hotel.

Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.