Cappadocia Tour Package from Istanbul: 3 Days with Flights & 3 Tours

Included: Lunch, flight, transfers and accommodation.

A full first day: early hotel pick-up, a morning flight, sightseeing on the Green Tour with lunch, and a transfer to your hotel for the night.

• 04:00 – Our team collects you from your Istanbul hotel and drives you to the airport for the Cappadocia flight. Pick-up time and airport can change.
• 06:40 – Domestic flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia, the start of the 3-day programme. The schedule can change.
• 08:00 – Landing at Kayseri or Nevsehir Airport, where our team meets you and links you to the Green Tour. The airport and arrival time depend on availability.
• After arrival – You go straight from the airport to the first stop, so the first sightseeing day gets off to an easy start.

Esentepe Panorama Point – Your first look over Cappadocia from above shows its layered ground, with volcanic tuff running to the horizon in every direction. Seeing it on arrival gives you a sense of the geological scale before the route moves into valleys and tunnels, and it ties every later stop together.

Derinkuyu Underground City or Kaymakli Underground City – Going down into Derinkuyu or Kaymakli swaps open sky for carved stone passages that once housed whole communities. The depth of these cities reveals an engineering ambition you could never guess from the surface, and the air shafts and storerooms change what you expect from day one.

Ihlara Valley – Ihlara is a canyon lined with poplars and rock chapels painted with frescoes, more like a secluded monastic trail than a standard tour stop. The walk beside the river shakes off the travel fatigue and slows the pace to something quieter and more personal. Few Cappadocia stops bring together greenery, water and painted stone like this.

Belisirma Village – Belisirma lies on the valley floor, and lunch here becomes part of the scenery rather than a break from it. Tables by the stream let you listen to the water while you eat, which recharges you for the afternoon drive. Travellers often name this pause as one of the best moments of the day.

Yaprakhisar Panorama – The Green Tour ends at Yaprakhisar, where the cliff outline reminds some visitors of a natural fortress wall. Late-afternoon light brings out the texture of the stone and sets this view apart from the wide panorama of the morning, a fitting last picture before the hotel.

17:00 – End of the Green Tour and transfer to your hotel in Cappadocia for the night.

Included: Breakfast, lunch, transfers and accommodation.

Today brings breakfast, hotel pick-up, the southern Cappadocia route with lunch, and a return to your hotel for a second night.

Optional early-morning add-ons

• Hot Air Balloon Flight – the top-rated Cappadocia experience, with the classic sunrise views, and our most booked activity.
• Balloon Watching Tour – a guaranteed spot at the best Cappadocia viewpoints for sunrise photos.

You can add either one at the best available price while booking.

09:30 – After breakfast our team picks you up at the hotel and takes you to the start of the Yellow Tour. Pick-up time can change.

• Red Valley – The main viewpoint is only a short walk from the road, so it suits visitors with limited mobility too.
• Rose Valley (Gulludere Valley) – Arches, columns and vaulted ceilings cut from the rock inside its churches show the skill of early Christian craftsmen working without modern tools.
• Cavusin Village – Parts of the old village are closed because the rock is still eroding, a reminder that these cliffs keep slowly changing.
• Pigeon Valley – The dovecotes were carved with nothing more than iron tools and skilled hands; the soft volcanic tuff cuts cleanly and needs no mortar or timber.
• Underground City – Benches, niches and channels in the floor still show how daily life was arranged here more than a thousand years ago.

17:00 – At the end of the Yellow Tour, transfer back to your hotel in Cappadocia.

Included: Breakfast, lunch, flight and entrance fees.

The last day covers breakfast, hotel pick-up, the Red Tour with lunch, the airport transfer, an evening flight and a transfer to your hotel back in Istanbul.

09:30 – After breakfast and check-out, our team collects you for the final touring day. Pick-up time can change.

• Devrent Valley (Pink Valley) – Your guide will ask you to find a camel, a seal and a dolphin among the rock columns, a game that every age enjoys.
• Pasabag Open Air Museum – Here your guide points out St. Simeon's chimney, the tallest formation on the site, which a sixth-century monk turned into his private retreat.
• Avanos Pottery Workshop – There is time for a full demonstration and a turn at the wheel, plus a few minutes to look at finished work in the showroom.
• Goreme Panoramic View – A short walk from the car park brings you to the viewpoint, so it works for all ages and fitness levels.
• Zelve Open Air Museum – The village was evacuated in 1952, a major event in modern Cappadocia, and the museum keeps it as it looked when its people moved out.
• Uchisar Castle (exterior view) – Try counting the carved openings in the castle face from the viewpoint; with dozens of windows on every level, it is oddly absorbing.

• 17:00 – At the end of the Red Tour, transfer to the airport for your flight back to Istanbul.
• 20:30 – Evening domestic flight to Istanbul after the last day of the package. The schedule can change.
• 21:50 – Landing in Istanbul, where our transfer team is waiting. The airport and arrival time depend on availability.
• After arrival – Transfer from the airport to your Istanbul hotel, which brings the package to an end.