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Experience a splendid four-day, three-night adventure, staying at our handpicked hotels with two nights in the captivating Cappadocia and one night in the stunning Pamukkale. This comprehensive package includes all transfers, air-conditioned transport for outings, and engaging guided tours with entrance fees as per the itinerary. Enjoy the expertise of an English-speaking guide for local excursions, along with included domestic flights and selected meals to complete your journey.
You will be picked up from your hotel in Istanbul around 4:00 am and transferred to the airport for your flight to Kayseri or Nevsehir, departing between 6:00 – 7:30 am. Upon arrival, our representative will meet you at the airport and transfer you to Cappadocia, where you’ll meet your guide and begin your full-day North Cappadocia tour.
Today’s first stop will be Devrent Valley, famous for its unique fairy chimneys and rock formations. Next, you’ll explore Pasabag Valley (Monks Valley), home to stunning mushroom-shaped pinnacles. After enjoying these natural wonders, you’ll head to Avanos, a town renowned for its traditional pottery making.
After enjoying lunch at a local restaurant, you will visit the Zelve Open Air Museum, where you will explore ancient rock-cut churches and caves, providing a glimpse into the monastic history of the region. Towards the end of the day, you will stop at Uchisar Castle for panoramic photos. While entry into the castle itself is not permitted, the surrounding area offers beautiful views of the landscape.
After the tour, at around 4:00 pm, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cappadocia for check-in. The rest of the day is free for you to relax or explore at your own pace.
For extra activities, you can choose one from the following options: a traditional Turkish Night show with dinner, a 2-hour ATV tour, a 2-hour horseback riding tour through the valleys, or attend a 1-hour Whirling Dervish show. Please note that all activities are available at an additional cost, and you can join only one due to time constraints.
After breakfast, at approximately 9:30 am, your tour guide will pick you up to begin your full-day tour of South Cappadocia. The guide will provide a briefing on the day’s activities before starting with a visit to the Red Valley, where you’ll explore renowned rock-cut churches and enjoy a scenic 5 km hike through the Rose Valley (Gulludere Vadisi).
Next, you will visit Cavusin Village, renowned for its historic houses and churches once home to Christian clergymen. Afterward, you’ll take a break for lunch around noon.
Following lunch, the tour continues with a visit to Pigeon Valley (Guvercinlik Vadisi), known for its breathtaking landscapes. In the afternoon, you will explore either the Kaymakli Underground City or Ozkonak Underground City, where early Christians sought refuge.
At the end of the tour, around 4:00 pm, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cappadocia. The rest of the day is free for you to relax or explore the area at your own pace.
Breakfast & check out the hotel in Cappadocia. Our driver will pick you up from your hotel in Cappadocia in a private car and drive you to Konya. After arrival in Konya, the driver will drop you off at the city center where you can visit Konya on your own for 2 – 3 hours. The driver will not be with you during this time. Lunch is not included in the tour service.
Recommended Sites you can see on your own:
* Mevlana Museum is a holy site for Muslims because it is the former lodging for the whirling dervishes. The architecture and turquoise tiles are beautiful sites for all.
* Karatay Medrese houses an outstanding collection of ceramics and tiles. The eight-hundred-year-old building was once a Selcuk Islamic theological seminary.
At the end of the 2 – 3 hours, the driver will pick you up at the same place where he dropped you off in the Konya city center and transfer you to your hotel in Pamukkale.
Around 9:30 am, you will be picked up from your hotel to begin a guided tour of Pamukkale and Hierapolis. Start with a visit to Karahayit to see the Red Spring Waters, then continue to Hierapolis around 10:30 am, where you’ll explore the Necropolis, Roman Baths, Domitian Gate, Temple of Apollo.
At 12:30 pm, enjoy a traditional Turkish lunch, followed by free time to explore the Cotton Cliffs or swim in the Cleopatra Antique Pools (optional, at extra cost). At 1:30 pm, you will meet your guide for a walk along the travertine terraces.
At the end of the tour around 4:00 pm, you will be transferred to Denizli or Izmir airport for a late evening flight back to Istanbul (between 7:00 – 10:00 pm). END OF OUR SERVICE and TOURS.
Please note that transportation from Istanbul Airport (IST) or Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW) to your hotel in Istanbul is not included in the tour price
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If you need to cancel your tour or change your travel dates, please notify us at least 5 days before the tour start date. As this tour includes domestic flights and bus tickets, which are non-refundable, the cost of these tickets will be deducted from your payment and the remaining balance refunded to you. For cancellations or date changes made less than 5 days before the start date, no refund will be issued and the booking will be treated under our no-show policy.
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The 4 day trip was really wonderful. Can Berber at All Istanbul Tours did a super job of putting together this itinerary for us.