Wonders of Cappadocia - 2 Days Cappadocia Trip from-to Istanbul

Itinerary

Day 1: Flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia - Full Day Cappadocia Red Tour

Stop At: Istanbul Airport, Tayakadın, Terminal Caddesi No:1, 34283 Arnavutköy/İstanbul, Turkey
The travel services will start with an airport transfer from your hotel to Istanbul New Airport or Sabiha Gokcen airport for flight to Cappadocia.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Cappadocia Turkey, 50180 Göreme/Nevşehir Merkez/Nevşehir, Turkey
Upon your arrival Cappadocia airport, you will be met by your driver and driven to meeting point of the day tour - approx 1 hour from airport. You will join to our Cappadocia Red Tour.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Uchisar Castle, Uchisar Turkey
Uchisar Castle, which is the highest point of Cappadocia and the view from the top is just brilliant. In the first destination you will be informed about unique formations of Cappadocia.
Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Goreme National Park, Goreme Turkey
Here is the monastery ,including the rock cut churches , kitchens , wineries, storages and living rooms left from Anatolian Christians. Goreme Open Air Museum is listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Cavusin, 50502 Çavuşin/Avanos/Nevşehir, Turkey
The village is one of the old settlements used by the Anatolian Greeks and Turks with a nice view.
Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Avanos Oren Yeri, Goreme Turkey
Avanos is the town of traditional pottery art, thus. You will visit one of the family work-shops in Avanos to have some information about the pottery and have a kick-wheel-pottery demonstration. Also, you will take your lunch in one of the traditional restaurants in Avanos.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Fairy Chimneys, Goreme Turkey
The most famous place of Cappadocia with its mushroom shaped fairy chimneys and the cave dwellings. Pasabagi also called the Monks Valley because Christian hermits chose to locate hermit cells and churches in these three-headed pinnacles.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Devrent Valley, Devrent Mevkii No:1 Aktepe Koyu Turkey
Which is also known as Imagination Valley. Valley contains many animal shaped rocks which are mostly in red colour. Some of the most frequent shapes is like Camel.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Lunch: You will get your lunch at restaurant (open buffet)
Accommodation included: Your accommodation will be at the Vintage Cave Boutique Hotel (or equivalent hotel) in Cappadocia.

Day 2: Sunrise Balloon Ride at Cappadocia - Cappadocia Full Day Tour - Flight Back to Istanbul

Stop At: Cappadocia Balloon Tours, Bilal Eroğlu Cd. No:1/23, 50180 Göreme Kasabası/Nevşehir Merkez/Nevşehir, Turkey
Get ready for a wonderful experience unique to Cappadocia! We will pick you up from hotel at approximately 04:00-05:00 am (depending on the location of your hotel and sunrise time of your date) and transfer you to the balloon site where you will have the opportunity to watch the balloon being prepared for your flight as you enjoy a light breakfast snack; preparation time is generally 15-20 minutes. Your flight will begin at sunrise, where your pilot will climb to a comfortable altitude of about 700 to 1000 meters above ground level. It is from this elevation that you will marvel at the beauty of Cappadocia below you. During certain segments of the flight our pilots are also capable of flying as low as 1 meter above the rock formations which will allow you perfect photo taking opportunities. The Standard Flight is a total of 60 fascinating minutes (approx.). There will be a champagne celebration at end of the flight and you will be presented with a Flight Certificate, signed by your pilot, as a souvenir reminder of this magnificent experience. You will be returned to your hotel at the end of balloon ride. (Available for 2nd Option)
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ozkonak Underground City, Nevsehir Turkey
There are more than 200 underground cities in Cappadocia and we are going to visit Ozkonak Underground City. These troglodyte cave-cities were excavated as early as Hittite times, and expanded by early Christians and others over the centuries, as various marauding armies traversed Central Anatolia in search of captives and plunder.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Cappadocia Turkey, 50180 Göreme/Nevşehir Merkez/Nevşehir, Turkey
You will get your lunch at the one of the local restaurants in Cappadocia.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ortahisar Kalesi, Ortahisar Turkey
The old Greek settlement used by former civilizations in Ortahisar Historical greek Village.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Rose Valley, Goreme 50180 Turkey
Continue to Rose Valley for an easy one-hour hike through fairy chimneys, orchards and vineyards.
Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Red Valley, Nevsehir Ortahisar, Nevsehir 50650 Turkey
The Red Valley is best appreciated closer to sunset, when the red and pink rock lights up with the last rays of the sun. Abandoned old cave churches dot the valley along several trails. Be sure to climb the small peak overlooking the valley to get one of the best views in the region, over the valley in one direction, and towards Mount Erciyes in the other.
Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Nevsehir Kapadokya Airport, Tuzköyü, Nevşehir Kapadokya Havaalanı Girişi, 50900 Gülşehir/Nevşehir, Turkey
The tour will be finished approx. 17.30pm. After your tour in Cappadocia, we will transfer you to Kayseri airport for your flight back to Istanbul.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Istanbul Airport, Tayakadın, Terminal Caddesi No:1, 34283 Arnavutköy/İstanbul, Turkey
Upon your arrival Istanbul, we will drop you to your hotel in Istanbul.

** The return flight could be to the Istanbul SAW airport, if the flights are not available to Istanbul airport on your date
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast: You will get your breakfast at hotel
• Lunch: You will get your lunch at restaurant (open buffet)
No accommodation included on this day.