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3 Day Highlights Of Cappadocia Tour From Istanbul

$ 782 .21 USD

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3 Day Highlights Of Cappadocia Tour From Istanbul

This tour includes:

Meals

All lunches

Transport

Transportation with A/C vans

Accommodation

Boutique-style cave hotel in Goreme, in the heart of Cappadocia

Guide

Professionally-licensed English speaking guide

Flights

Flight tickets from/to Istanbul on economy class

Optional

Parking fees, admission fees to the museums and national parks, taxes

Not included:

Others

Personal Expenses Dinners Optional tips to the guides and drivers

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Itinerary of your trip 3 Day Highlights Of Cappadocia Tour From Istanbul

  • Day 1 Day 1: Flight To Cappadocia From Istanbul, Full Day Small Group Tour
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: Flight To Cappadocia From Istanbul, Full Day Small Group Tour

      With an early pick-up from your hotel in Istanbul Sultanahmet or Taksim area around 05:00am , we will transfer you to the airport and have the flight to Cappadocia. Our driver will meet you at the airport and drive you to your hotel in Cappadocia for the breakfast if time allows. After having the breakfast, you will start touring in magical Cappadocia with the most important place in Cappadocia Region: Goreme Open Air Museum. The museum is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. You will see the best-preserved rock-cut churches in the area. The next visit will be in Cavusin where there were Greek and Turkish people living together until 1924. You will see an old Greek and Turkish Village which was inhabited until 1950โ€™s and then moved by the government to a new place because of the falling rocks from the village. We will visit Pasabag (Monks Valley) which is also known as mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys. The fairy-chimneys in Pasabag are the best-protected ones in the area and it gives the best idea about the formation of a fairy-chimney.  We will have our lunch at a local restaurant in Avanos. After lunch, we will have the kick-wheel pottery demo which is an art for about 4000 years. Starting with the Hittites, this art became the most important cultural heritage of the town. The next stop will be Kaymakli Underground City after driving about 30 minutes which is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Cappadocia. After experiencing the life in underground, we will drive you to Pigeon Valley to see Uchisar Castle and the valley from a panoramic point. The tour will end around 5:00pm and we will drive you back to your hotel. Overnight accommodation in a cave boutique-style hotel in Goreme.

  • Day 2 Day 2: Full Day Small Group Cappadocia Tour
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Full Day Small Group Cappadocia Tour

      We will pick you up at 09:30 and our tour will start with a drive to Mustafapasa, the former Greek Village Sinasos with spectacular architecture.. This village housed both Turkish and Greek people until the population exchange compulsory has been fulfilled in 1924. We will see some Old Greek Houses, an Ottoman Madrasah and an 18th-century church.We then drive to Sobessos Excavation Site. This site is currently being excavated and we will see the Roman bath, tombs, temple and beautiful mosaics already unearthed. This is the only ancient city that is inherited from Romans in Cappadocia.


      The next stop will be Soganli Valley, one of the most secluded and tranquil valleys in Cappadocia. We begin our hike along one side of the valley, visiting some cave churches and we return along the other side of the valley to the old village. You will also have your lunch in this lovely valley. In the afternoon, we tour Derinkuyu Underground City, the deepest underground city in Cappadocia which is a UNESCO site as well. We will explore the caves of this interesting city and talk about the way of life there. After the visit in underground city, we will drive you back to your hotel around 04:00pm. Overnight accommodation in a cave boutique-style hotel in Goreme.

  • Day 3 Day 3: Full Day Small Group Cappadocia Tour, Flight To Istanbul
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Full Day Small Group Cappadocia Tour, Flight To Istanbul

      We will pick you up at 09:30 and drive to the biggest rock-cut monastery complex of Cappadocia; Selime Monastery and Cathedral. Selime is the biggest rock-cut cathedral of Cappadocia and located at the end of Ihlara Valley. It was also used as a caravanserai on Silk Road. The next stop will be one of the most spectacular canyons in Turkey: Ihlara Gorge. 3 km hike will be one of the highlights of our tour. We will hike through the canyon for about 1 hour along the river, passing Byzantine rock-cut churches decorated with frescoes.

      We end the hiking portion of the tour near Belisirma village, where we will have lunch in a quaint riverside restaurant. The next visit will be the Guzelyurt Village. It was the biggest Greek Village in Cappadocia and we will visit the oldest church in Cappadocia from 4th century: St. Gregory Church. We will also visit a small underground city there. The last stop will be in beautiful Nar Crater Lake and then we will drive you to the airport to fly back to Istanbul. When you land at the airport, our driver will meet you to drive you to your hotel in Istanbul

Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

Youโ€™ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Average

There are several physical activities that last from 2 to 6 hours in easy terrains, low altitude flats, or water experiences. Please ask if youโ€™re not sure this applies to you.

Age range

Age range

Min: 18 / Max: 80

Age range allowed for this experience.

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