2-Day Cappadocia Tour From Istanbul
Highlights
Cappadocia
nature, cultural, sightseeing
Group Tour
2 Days
Easy
English
Description
Enjoy a 2-days guided tour of Cappadocia and discover its unique lunar-like landscapes, underground cities, cave churches, and houses carved in the rocks. See the famed fairy chimneys, the Goreme Open Air Museum, the Uchisar rock castle, and much more.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Northern Cappadocia Tour
- 4.15 am: pick-up from the Istanbul hotel and transfer to Istanbul airport.
- Meet the guide at the Cappadocia airport.
- Start the day by visiting Devrent Valley, also known as “Imagination Valley”, this is the most surreal-looking landscape.
- Stop at Pashabagi also called the Monks Valley, because Christian hermits chose to locate hermit cells and churches in these three-headed pinnacles symbolic of the Holy Trinity.
- See all the stages in the formation of fairy chimneys at this spot.
- Proceed to Avanos - the pottery center of Cappadocia, this village is set on the banks of the Red River.
- Have lunch in a local restaurant before continuing to Goreme Open Air Museum. The world’s most important Byzantine cave churches are found in these once remote valleys where monks and nuns pursued monastic life from the 3rd century on.
- End the day with Uchisar Castle. It is a tall rock, the highest point of the Goreme region.
- After the tour, transfer to the hotel and overnight stay in a cave hotel.
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Day 02 : Southern Cappadocia Tour
- 9.30 am: Pick-up from the tour hotel for a full-day Southern Cappadocia (Green) Tour.
- Start the tour with a spectacular view over Goreme from Esentepe. See the panoramic view of Goreme valley, the village with its fairy chimneys, rock formations, and cave houses.
- Head to Derinkuyu Underground City, one of the best-preserved and deepest underground cities in Cappadocia. Discover the unique rooms found in an underground city such as stables, cellars, storage rooms, refectories, churches, and wineries. Visit the second floor that housed the missionary school and study rooms.
- Travel to the Ihlara Valley. Look at over one hundred rock-carved churches and houses that line the gorge.
- Walk along the river in the valley. Explore the hidden churches.
- Relax by the river at Belisirma Village where lunch is served.
- Following lunch, continue on to the Selime Monastery. Visit this 13th-century monastery carved out of the rock by Christian monks.
- On the way back to Goreme, stop at the spectacular vista point overlooking the Pigeon Valley.
- After the tour, transfer to the airport and take the flight from Cappadocia to Istanbul.
- Transfer from Istanbul Airport to the hotel in Istanbul.
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Cancellation Policy
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No refund in case of any cancellation.
Price
Adult | |
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1 to 19 | /person |
Child | |
1 to 8 | /person |
Infant | |
1 to 3 | /person |
This is a group tour |