2-Day Cappadocia Tour from Istanbul | Hot Air Balloon & Highlights

Istanbul: 2-Day Cappadocia Trip with Flights and Cave Hotel

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2-Day Cappadocia Tour from Istanbul

This short Cappadocia trip package covers the full-day Cappadocia tour with an optional hot air balloon tour. The trip starts and ends at your hotel in Istanbul, with round-trip domestic flights included.


📅 Brief Itinerary

Day 1: Flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia + Red/North Tour

Day 2: Cappadocia Green Tour + Flight back to Istanbul


🏞️ Highlights

✅ 2-day, 1-night Cappadocia tour from Istanbul with round-trip flights and accommodation included.

✅ Fly to Kayseri to explore Cappadocia’s breathtaking rock formations, fairy chimneys, and historic villages.

✅ Visit the painted chapels of the UNESCO-listed Zelve Open-Air Museum and climb Uchisar Castle.

✅ Marvel at the unique landscapes of Pasabag and Devrent Valley and visit the pottery town of Avanos.

✅ Stay one night at a special-class boutique cave hotel.

✅ Enjoy a hassle-free trip with hotel pickup in Istanbul, transport, and most meals in Cappadocia included.


🌍 Trip Plan


Day 1: Istanbul - Cappadocia ✈

🏨 Accommodation: Cappadocia

🍲 Included Meals: Lunch

🌍 Day Tour: Red/North Tour

🛬 Domestic Flight: Istanbul to Cappadocia

🚶️ Description:

We will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to Istanbul airport for your flight to Cappadocia. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel. After check-in, start your full-day Red/North Tour.


📍 Red/North Tour Stops:

  • 🌳 Devrent Valley: Discover unique rock formations and fairy chimneys.
  • 🌄 Pasabag (Monks Valley): See mushroom-shaped rock formations.
  • 🏷 Avanos: Explore this historical pottery town and witness traditional craftsmanship.
  • ⛪ Zelve Open-Air Museum: Visit ancient rock-cut churches and monasteries.
  • 🌇 Uchisar Castle: Enjoy panoramic views from Cappadocia’s highest point.

At the end of the tour, transfer to your hotel. Overnight stay in Cappadocia.


Day 2: Cappadocia - Istanbul ✈

🏨 Accommodation: ---

🍲 Included Meals: Breakfast at hotel, Lunch on tour

🌍 Day Tour: Full-Day Cappadocia Green Tour

🛬 Domestic Flight: Cappadocia to Istanbul

🚶️ Description: After breakfast at the hotel, we will start your full-day Green Tour.


🎈 Early Morning (Optional): Hot Air Balloon Ride over Cappadocia (extra cost)


📍 Green Tour Stops:

  • 🧰 Kaymaklı or Derinkuyu Underground City: Explore ancient subterranean dwellings.
  • 🌿 Ihlara Valley: Enjoy a scenic hike along the Melendiz River.
  • 🍽️ Belisırma Village: Stop for a riverside lunch.
  • ⛪ Selime Monastery: Discover the largest rock-cut monastery in Cappadocia.
  • 🌄 Pigeon Valley: Take in panoramic views of Cappadocia.


After the tour, transfer to the airport for your flight back to Istanbul. Upon arrival, we will transfer you to your hotel. End of services.


🏡 Accommodation

Your accommodation will be in a boutique cave hotel with breakfast included. If you would like to upgrade your accommodation, please contact us.


Boutique Cave Hotel Options:


Deluxe Cave Hotel Options:


🎈Optional Hot Air Balloon Ride

If you wish to experience the world-famous Cappadocia hot air balloon ride, we can arrange it for you at an additional cost.

Tour Program

What's Included

✓ All domestic flight tickets (Istanbul to Cappadocia and Cappadocia to Istanbul)

✓ 1-night accommodation in a boutique cave hotel

✓ 1 breakfast at the hotel and 2 lunches at local restaurants

✓ Entrance fees to the scheduled museums

✓ All transportation and transfers in a non-smoking, air-conditioned deluxe vehicle

✓ Professional, licensed Cappadocia tour guide

✓ Departure and arrival transfers in both Istanbul and Cappadocia

✓ Parking fees

✓ No hidden or additional costs


PLEASE NOTE : Air fares fluctuate according to availability; as a result we suggest you make your decision quickly so you can take advantage of the current lower prices.

Not Included

❌ International flights

❌ Personal expenses

❌ Tips for the guide and driver

Languages ​​on tour

English

Comments (16)

Vulcan y su equipo están de Parabéns! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Agradezco por toda la atención y el soporte durante todo nuestro viaje a Estambul y Capadocia. Ustedes fueron siempre muy amables y cuidadosos, los traslados siempre puntuales y los tours muy ricos. Me encantó el tour en globo, fue una experiencia increíble. Recomiendo a todos que lo hagan, ya que es una experiencia única e inolvidable! 😍😍 Patrícia A.- Argentina 🇦🇷

3 January 2025

Lovely Hotel, Friendly Guides, and a Magical Balloon Ride Everything worked like clockwork—pick-ups and drop-offs were on time and very comfortable. Our hotel was exactly as advertised, set in a beautiful location with luxurious rooms. During our two-day tour, our guides, Mustapha and Elo, were welcoming, friendly, and incredibly knowledgeable. The balloon ride was simply magical—I couldn’t ask for more! Emily W. -United Kingdom 🇬🇧

28 November 2024

This is the best tour I have ever had. This tour had everything very coordinated well. The details were told to us before time and everything was very comfortable. The tour guide was the best with so much knowledge and the best behaviour. The travel agent also communicated everything well and helped through WhatsApp always. The pick-up services were all good and on time. We visited so many places in Cappadocia Even though I just thought this is a place for hot air balloons it had loads of other things to do. S. O'Brien 🇮🇪 Ireland

11 November 2024

Contratamos el paquete desde Bs As. Hablamos un monton con Volkan que nos despejo todas las dudas. Nuestra estancia en Turquía fue espectacular. Todo como estaba previsto y más. Estuvo siempre para ayudarnos. Fuimos dos mujeres solas y noa sentimos re comodas. Visitamos la oficina y el trato fue muy cordial. Los hoteles re lindos, el de Capadoccia impresionante. Bien ubicados. Las excursiones cumplieron con todo. Volveriamos a elegirlos. Rita L - Argentina 🇦🇷

18 November 2024

We had a unique experience. We contacted the agency and explained what we wanted to visit, and they organized everything quickly. They provided excellent service, fulfilling all our expectations. The assigned guides were the best—they spoke Spanish very well. 100% recommended! Carlos M. - 🇲🇽 Mexico

30 December 2024

El paseo en globo es espectacular, una experiencia unica, y la buena onda de la agencia se agradece mucho. El paseo luego por el sur de Kapadokya resultó cumplir todas mis expectativas, lugares increíbles. Agradecer al guía Murat y a Volkan por la buena onda y buena disposición de organizar ambos tour al mejor precio. Recomendado. Saludos desde Chile 😊 Val Valenzuela - Chile 🇨🇱

3 February 2025

Todo fue excelente com Volkan .... La agencia muy seria , muy bien servicio muy buenos carros . El hotel excelente . Lástimosamente el globo se canceló pero nos devolvieron el dinero Juan R - Bogotá, Colombia

7 January 2025

Muy buena experiencia con la agencia, todo funcionó a la perfección. Volkan muy preocupado, todo el itinerario se llevo a cabo a la perfección. A pesar que es invierno, los tour igual se realizaron y eso que éramos 2 personas. Se respetaron los horarios, el transporte, avión. La agencia respondió todas las dudas. 10000000 % recomendado!!!!! 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷 Ivania Andrea C - Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile

17 December 2024

Gracias Volkan por estar disponible 24/7 para todas las consultas. El tour en globo fue perfecto. A pesar de suspenderse el día 1 por mal clima, el día siguiente estaba todo igualmente reprogramado. MUY puntual y ordenado todo. Gracias por facilitarnos los transportes desde y hacia los aeropuertos de istambul y capadocia! Los recomiendo 100%. Matias Z - Buenos Aires, Argentina

30 October 2024

Agencia muy recomendable. Nos organizaron un precioso viaje de 4 días por Pamucale, Efeso y Capadocia. Nos facilitaron todos los tours, los transfers y nos sugirieron excelentes hoteles. Los guías de habla hispana muy amables y competentes. A destacar la simpatía natural de la guía Ebru. Todas las comunicaciones fueron por mail o wa, y la respuesta siempre fue inmediata y con un trato muy cordial. Pilar S - Tarragona, España

24 October 2024

The package was really well organized and had a lot of amazing activities. The hot air balloon flight was spectacular, totally recommended. We also did two tours, the red and green one, each lasted till around 6pm and were full of interesting discoveries about Cappadocia history and patrimony. We were always in contact with Mehmet, who coordinated all of our transfers and activities, he was available everyday our trip lasted and answered quickly to all of our doubts. Thanks a lot to him for making our Cappadocia visit easy and more enjoyable.🙏 Guillermo G - France

2 January 2025

Mr Volkan of hotaircappadociabaloon.com organised all aspects of this side trip from Istanbul. Cappadocia was amazing,made even more so by the excellent guide provided. Our in home cooking experience was unique and our host family warm and inviting. Volkan organised private transport to and from the airport and for our guided afternoon tour. The cave hotel was also a unique experience. There is no problem in dealing direct with the local tour company rather than your travel agent at home. We had a wonderful experience and for half the price quoted in Australia. We did not do the balloon ride as we are seniors but the sight of a hundred hot air balloons over the valley was breathtaking.Volkan has excellent English skills and always prompt to answer questions. We highly recommend them but also the amazing sight of Cappadocia. Not to be missed —. Lynne T. Australia

20 October 2024

Tourofistanbul.com did an excellent job coordinating our 3 day tour in the Cappadocia region of Turkey. Even though it was 4:30 am in Istanbul, the driver showed up on time at our hotel and got us to the airport on time to fly to the Cappadocia region. When we arrived at the Kayseri airport, another person was there to pick us up and take us to the tour guide. After a day of touring the incredible landforms, monastery, and open air museum in a small group, we were dropped off at an exceptional hotel. The next morning, again at 4:30 am, a driver picked us up to go on our Hot Air Balloon adventure-an exceptional experience and we were then taken back to our hotel for breakfast. We were picked up again and toured with the same guide for another great day of more land forms and the underground city. The next morning we were taken to the airport and flew back to Istanbul, picked up by another driver who took us to our hotel. The scheduling was perfect, everything worked out as detailed, and the events and hotel were excellent. I would use this tour group again without hesitation. — Job Rockman D. USA

28 December 2024

A friend recommended talking to Mr Volkan for a tour in Cappadocia, including the balloon flight. The complete tour experience from the moment they pick up for the hotel until we returned the next day was spectacular: punctuality, selection of places we visited, the guide who accompanied us was super prepared and spoke in our language, the hotel was incredible! And of course Cappadocia is a spectacular, unique in the world and unforgettable! If you are traveling to this beautiful region of Turkey, I recommend doing the tour with them because the service was outstanding and is a place you must visit at least once in life. — Gabi S - Argentina

15 June 2024

It was great Nice hotel Excellent hassle free balloon ride Extremely punctual and clean pick up and drop Good travel guide Descent food Enjoyed the Turkish night too was an experience in itself Only thing I would not recommend to shop From places were they stop Rest no problem Best part wife was happy 😊 So worth the money we spent may could have opted for something cheap but would not recommend that as I have gathered great memories which are priceless

23 October 2023

All tours were well organized and you will get a pure satisfaction to take a business with this company! They always take a client position and do everything for your pleasant stay!

15 November 2023

What to know

What Happens After Booking?

Once your booking is confirmed, here’s what to expect:


1️⃣ Booking Confirmation – You will receive a confirmation email with your itinerary, flight details, and hotel information.

2️⃣ Flight Tickets & Hotel Details – Your domestic flight tickets and hotel booking will be shared with you via email or WhatsApp before your departure.

3️⃣ Pre-Trip Assistance – Our team will be available for any questions or special requests before your trip.

4️⃣ Pickup & Transfers – On the day of departure, we will pick you up from your Istanbul hotel and transfer you to the airport for your flight to Cappadocia.

5️⃣ On-Ground Support – Our local team in Cappadocia will welcome you upon arrival and ensure a smooth transfer to your hotel.

6️⃣ Enjoy Your Tour! – Experience the magic of Cappadocia with guided tours, breathtaking landscapes, and unforgettable moments.

7️⃣ Return to Istanbul – After your tour, we will arrange your airport transfer and flight back to Istanbul. A driver will be waiting to take you back to your hotel.

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