Why choose this Istanbul tour ?

Maximize your time at the most popular destination in Turkey with a 3-day tour from Istanbul. Local guides share the spectacular scenery and rich history of Cappadocia as you see ancient rock-cut churches, fairy chimneys, traditional villages, and more. Includes hot air balloon tour, two nights accommodation, roundtrip flights between Istanbul and Cappadocia, guided day tours, and most meals.



Make the most of your Istanbul adventure

Tour Description & Additional Info:

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • The prices of package are valid for accommodation at the double or triple room. If you would like add accommodation on single room(s) to your booking, there could be supplement cost. There are not going to be any extra cost for bookings of single / solo travelers. They will already accommodate at single room.
  • The pre-planned hotels are “Zeydem Suites Cave Hotel” and “1811 Cave Boutique Hotel” for your accommodation on this travel. You can choose one of them while booking. If these hotels (which you preferred) are not available for standard/superior rooms on your travel dates, the service provider (tour operator) can replace it with an equivalent hotel. IMPORTANT NOTE (SUGGESTION) 1811 Cave Hotel is a historical heritage building and it doesn’t have AC in rooms because of that. If you travel in July-August, we highly suggest you upgrade your booking to option of “Premium Package” or “Ultimate Package”.
  • The service provider (tour operator) will send e-tickets of your domestic flights at three days before your departure date. You will not need the print out copies of the tickets for domestic flights. Your passport and reservation number on the tickets will be enough for check-in to plane.
  • The service provider (tour operator) can request your some passport details for the bookings of your flight tickets. If you do not share the details, your domestic flight tickets can not bookable.
  • You will have 15kg luggage + 8kg hand bag quota per person for each domestic flight. If you will need more luggage capacity, please inform that to the service provider (tour operator). There could be some extra fee for luggage quotas more than 15kg.
  • The check-in time of the hotels is 02.00pm. If hotel rooms will be available for early check-in on first day of your trip, hotel managment and the service provider (tour operator) will provide early check-in to room for you.
  • If your return hotel is different than pick-up hotel, please inform that detail immediately. If you inform that detail after organised your flight tickets, the service provider (tour operator) can request extra cost because of the distances between the airports and some hotels. If you inform this type changes on service day (last day of your trip), the service provider (tour operator) do not accept this last minute amending and drop you to your pick-up hotel.
  • If your pick-up / drop-off hotels are inside of airports (IST and SAW airports) the service provider (tour operator) do not provide any hotel pick-up / drop-off service in Istanbul.
  • Hot air ballooning is a fully weather-dependent activity and the Civil Aviation Authority determines whether the flight will be held. If your flight is cancelled due to inclement weather conditions, you are entitled to a partial refund. In such a case, your refund will be processed by the day after of that trip. Your refund rate will be the difference between options of “Ultimate Package” and “Premium Package” for the cancellations of the hot air balloon ride.
  • The Standard Balloon Ride has an One-hour approximately flight duration with 20 to 28 people capacity basket. The flight duration could be 50-55 minutes or 65-70 minutes. This situation depend the weather conditions before landing, and pilots are decide to that within the safety rules of Civil Aviation Authority. Total activity duration is approximately 3 hours.
  • If you did not book the option of “Ultimate Package”, you can not get any service for hot air balloon ride which advertised/offered at the paragpraph of the descriptions about the Hot Air Balloon Ride.
  • If you do not use any service or give up join to activities / tours / airport transfers, that’s meaning is going to be last minute cancellation. Because of that, there is not going to be any refund for that.
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required.
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults. If you will be 1 adult + 1 child, the service provider (tour operator) can request & charge the amount of 2 adults.
  • The children who 5 years old and under are not allowed to balloon tours (option of Ultimate Package).


Options To Choose for Your Trip:

  • Ultimate Package: Max 10 Guest
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    Accommodation: Zeydem Suites Cave Hotel – Stay at Superior Cave Room
    Hot Air Balloon Ride: INCLUDED – If your balloon ride is cancelled due to poor weather conditions, you will be refunded cost of balloon ride.
    Domestic Flights: INCLUDED – Round Trip flight tickets between Istanbul and Cappadocia.
    Day Trips Quality: The guided day trips will be organized as a semi-private tour, with a maximum of 10 guests per group.
    Guiding & Tour Language: English & Spanish – Spanish tours organise with different car and guide than English tours.
    Starting point:
    İstanbul, Türkiye
    Pickup included
  • Standard Package: Max 10 Guest
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    Accommodation: 1811 Cave Boutique Hotel – Stay at Standard Cave Room
    Hot Air Balloon Ride: EXCLUDED
    Domestic Flights: INCLUDED – Round Trip flight tickets between Istanbul and Cappadocia.
    Day Trips Quality: The guided day trips will be organized as a semi-private tour, with a maximum of 10 guests per group.
    Guiding & Tour Language: English
    Starting point:
    İstanbul, Türkiye
    Pickup included
  • Premium Package: Max 10 Guest
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    Accommodation: Zeydem Suites Cave Hotel – Stay at Superior Cave Room
    Hot Air Balloon Ride: EXCLUDED
    Domestic Flights: INCLUDED – Round Trip flight tickets between Istanbul and Cappadocia.
    Day Trips Quality: The guided day trips will be organized as a semi-private tour, with a maximum of 10 guests per group.
    Guiding & Tour Language: English
    Starting point:
    İstanbul, Türkiye
    Pickup included
  • Flexible Package: Max 10 Guest
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    Accommodation: 1811 Cave Boutique Hotel – Stay at Standard Cave Room
    Hot Air Balloon Ride: EXCLUDED
    Domestic Flights: EXCLUDED – With this option, You can purchase your own flight tickets for combine this trip from – to any city in Turkey.
    Guiding & Tour Language: English
    Day Trips Quality: The guided day trips will be organized as a semi-private tour, with a maximum of 10 guests per group.
    Starting points:
    Avis Nevşehir Havalimanı, Nevşehir Kapadokya Havalimanı Gelen Yolcu Terminali İçinde, Tuzköyü, 50940 Gülşehir/Nevşehir, Türkiye
    Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR), Hilal, Mustafa Kemal Paşa Blv., 38090 Kocasinan/Kayseri, Türkiye
    Pickup included

Cappadocia Gems: 3 Days Trip Package with Balloon Ride Option Inclusions:

Included with Your Ticket

  • Hotel pick-up & drop-off services in Cappadocia (Included on All Options)
  • 2 nights accommodation at boutique / special class hotel including breakfast
  • Hotel pick-up & drop-off services in Istanbul (Excluded on option of Flexible Package)
  • Entrance fees of museums, national parks, ruins mentioned in the itinerary
  • Roundtrip flight tickets from Istanbul (Excluded on option of Flexible Package)
  • Hot air balloon ride (Included on option of Ultimate Package)
  • Professional tour guide who licenced by Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • Semi-Private day trips – Max 10 guests guarantee for each guided day trips
  • Guided tour(s) : Northern Cappadocia Tour, Southern Cappadocia Tour

Not Included

  • Dinner & Drinks

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Special Instructions:

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    Times are subject to change due to local traffic conditions.

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  • This Tour is Provided by Travel Experts.
  • Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Istanbul.
  • Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
  • If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
    If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
  • This Tour is Rated 4 Stars based on 11 valid reviews on VIATOR.
  • Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
  • Maximum 10 Travelers is accepted for booking.