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A person in a white dress walking on terraced mineral formations. 1
A person shaping a clay pot on a pottery wheel. 2
A plate of grilled meat, vegetables, and flatbreads. 3
An ancient cave with arched passageways and rough stone walls. 4
An archaeological site with stone structures and a patterned floor. 5
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Overview

  • Pamukkale, Ephesus, Cappadocia !!! Three beauties of Turkey. If you would like discover those amazing destinations, this travel package is one of the best Turkey travel itineraries. The connection between the destinations (Istanbul-Pamukkale & Izmir-Cappadocia & Cappadocia to Istanbul) will be with the domestic flights and those flights are included.

Activity location

  • Istanbul
    • Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Kuşadası
    • Kuşadası, Aydın, Türkiye

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Standard Package

  • Activity duration is 4 days4d
    4d
  • English

Accommodations: Efe Hotel in Kusadasi - Misty Hotel in Cappadocia
Hot Air Balloon Ride: EXCLUDED
Guided Tours Level: Limited Group Tour (maximum 10 guests)
Guided Tours Language: English
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 4:00
Price details
RM 8,109.78 x 1 AdultRM 8,109.78
Total
Price is RM 8,109.78

Standard Hotel + Balloon

  • Activity duration is 4 days4d
    4d
  • English

Accommodations: Efe Hotel in Kusadasi - Misty Hotel in Cappadocia
Hot Air Balloon Ride: ✅ INCLUDED - Refund provided for the balloon ride if cancelled due to weather.
Guided Tours Level: Limited Group Tour (maximum 10 guests)
Guided Tours Language: English
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 4:00
Price details
RM 9,494.37 x 1 AdultRM 9,494.37
Total
Price is RM 9,494.37

Superior Package

  • Activity duration is 4 days4d
    4d
  • English

Accommodation: Carina Boutique Hotel in Kusadasi - Zeydem Suites Hotel in Cappadocia
Hot Air Balloon Ride: INCLUDED - If your balloon ride is cancelled due to poor weather conditions, you will be refunded cost of balloon ride.
Tour Level: The guided tours of this trip package will be organized as a semi-private tour, with a maximum of 10 guests per group.
Guided Tour Language: English, Spanish - Each language is assigned its own car and guide, separate from the others.
Pickup included

Starting time: 4:00
Price details
RM 13,365.59 x 1 AdultRM 13,365.59
Total
Price is RM 13,365.59

Boutique Cave Hotel + Balloon

  • Activity duration is 4 days4d
    4d
  • English

Accommodations: Carina Hotel in Kusadasi - Zeydem Suites Hotel in Cappadocia
Hot Air Balloon Ride: ✅ INCLUDED - Refund provided for the balloon ride if cancelled due to weather.
Guided Tours Level: Limited Group Tour (maximum 10 guests)
Guided Tours Language: English, Spanish – Each language group has its own dedicated guide and vehicle.
Pickup included

Starting time: 4:00
Price details
RM 15,117.53 x 1 AdultRM 15,117.53
Total
Price is RM 15,117.53

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Transfers at the mentioned airports for domestic flights in the itinerary
  • Inclusions
    3 nights hotel accommodation including breakfast
  • Inclusions
    Domestic flight tickets : Istanbul to Denizli - Izmir to Cappadocia - Cappadocia to Istanbul
  • Inclusions
    Hot Air Balloon Ride (Optional - You can add that tour while booking)
  • Inclusions
    4 Semi-Private guided tours in Pamukkale, Ephesus, Cappadocia
  • Inclusions
    Entrance fees of museums, national parks, ruins mentioned in the itinerary
  • Inclusions
    Professional tour guide who licenced by Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • Inclusions
    Hotel pick-up & drop-off services in Istanbul, Cappadocia, Kusadasi
  • Exclusions
    Dinner & Drinks
  • Exclusions
    Entrance fee of Ancient Pool (Cleopatra's Pool) in Pamukkale

Know before you book

    • 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
    • Not recommended for travelers who has claustrophobia
    • The local 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.
    • The local tour operator will send e-tickets of your domestic flights at six 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. Please note that, the local tour operator will not do check-in because of the personal preferences of the guests.
    • 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 local tour operator. There could be some extra fee for luggage quotas more than 15kg.
    • If you do connect any flight which arranged by your own to departure/return flight of this travel package, you may have a risk about miss one of them. This risk is about the delay/cancellation by airlines companies. We do not suggest that to safety of your booking. If there is any glitch because of this type arrangements by you, the local tour operator is not going to be responsible.
    • 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 local 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 local tour operator do not confirm this last minute amending and drop you to your pick-up hotel.
    • 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.
    • ACCOMMODATION EXPERIENCES : The pre-planned hotels are "Yunak Evleri Hotel", "Zeydem Suites Cave Hotel", "1811 Cave Hotel" in Cappadocia and "Charisma De Luxe Hotel", "Carina Boutique Hotel", "Efe Boutique Hotel" for your accommodation on this travel package. You may choose your hotel category while booking. If these hotels (which you preferred) are not available for standard/superior rooms on your travel dates, the local tour operator can replace it with an equivalent hotel.
    • SEMI-PRIVATE TOURS : The guided daily tours of this trip package, limited to a maximum of 10 guests per group, provide an in-depth exploration of Cappadocia’s ancient sites and breathtaking landscapes.
    • MONEY BACK GUARANTEE ! : 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 "Standard Package" and "Optimal Package" for the cancellations of the hot air balloon ride.
    • Hot Air Balloon Ride will be in “Standard Category”. This category 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 add Hot Air Balloon Ride to your booking for this trip package, you can not get any service for hot air balloon ride which advertised/offered at the paragpraph of the descriptions.
    • If your pick-up / drop-off hotels are inside of airports (IST and SAW airports) the local tour operator do not provide any hotel pick-up / drop-off service in Istanbul.
    • 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.
    • If you would like change your scheduled domestic flight(s) after organised them, the local tour operator can request new flight ticket cost. The flight tickets can not refundable after organized.
    • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults. If you will be 1 adult + 1 child, the local tour operator can request & charge the amount of 2 adults.
    • The children who 5 years old and under are not allowed to balloon tours.
    • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required.
    • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Flight from Istanbul to Denizli - Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour - Transfer to Kusadasi - Overnight at Kusadasi

  • 11 stops
  • Meals: lunch
  • Accommodation: Included: When booking the tour, you have right to select your desired hotel category from a range of available choices.

Istanbul

  • 1h
Your journey to most popular destinations of Turkey begins with a transfer to the airport. The driver will pick you up from the hotel reception or your Airbnb location, provided parking is accessible. From there, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Denizli/Pamukkale.

Denizli Çardak Airport

  • 1h
Upon your arrival Denizli/Cardak airport, we will meet you at this airport and then driven to Pamukkale - approx one hour from Denizli Airport.

Hierapolis & Pamukkale

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
The highlights of Hierapolis Ancient City are Necropolis, Roman Baths, Domitian Gate, Latrina, Oil Factory, Frontinus Street, Agora, Byzantium Gate, Triton Fountain, Cathedral, Apollon Temple, Plutonium, Theater and Antique Pool. During visits to these ancient ruins, you can take some photos from the nicest corners of the Pamukkale.

Pamukkale Thermal Pools

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
After visited the Hierapolis Ancient City, you will have free time for about 60-75 minutes to explore the natural beauties of the Pamukkale, and swim at white travertines - thermal pools (or antique pool - Cleopatra’s pool with extra fee). Then meet again with your guide, start walking in the middle of travertines from up to down without shoes and socks.

Cleopatra Pools

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Situated above the Pamukkale white travertine pools is one particularly spectacular location fed by the same hot springs. Here you can bath in the same waters in which Cleopatra once swam! A professionally run modern spa facility allows you to enjoy these historical healing waters. Unlike the white water of the lower pools the Antique Pool favored by Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, is pure clear warm water. Once it was surmounted by a Roman Temple to Apollo with ornate roof held up with Doric columns. Imagine how Cleopatra must have experienced this when you imagine it in it's glory day.

Pamukkale

  • 1h
You will stop at a local restaurant for your lunch. Today’s lunch is included during guided tour.

Karahayit

  • 30m
After the lunch, you will have experience traditional handcraft workshop for get lecture about the special stones/metals of Pamukkale.

pamukkale tandem paragliding

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Pamukkale Paragliding Adventure (Optional Attraction – You can add this attraction to your experiences with extra cost.) : See Pamukkale’s glistening white travertine and ancient Hierapolis, including the enormous theater, from the air on this short-but-sweet paragliding experience with a seasoned pilot. You will race off the edge of a slope about 1,300 feet (400 meters) up, then glide on the breezes over the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Kusadasi

  • 2h 30m
After your tour to Pamukkale Natural Park - Hierapolis Ancient City, you will be transferred to your hotel in Kusadasi.

Kusadasi Castle (Pass by)

This small castle is picturesque Byzantine fortress stands on the causeway-connected Guvercin Adasi (Pigeon Island) and has recently been renovated. *** There is no any visit to this place on tour. You can visit there by your own after we dropped you to your hotel in Kusadasi.

Okuz Mehmet Pasa KervansarayI (Pass by)

This caravanserai was built by the Grand Vizier Okuz Mehmed Pasha to support maritime trade in the region. This historical building is opposite to Kusadasi cruise port. *** There is no any visit to this place on tour. You can visit there by your own after we dropped you to your hotel in Kusadasi.

Day 2: Ephesus & House of Virgin Mary Tour - Flight from Izmir to Cappadocia - Overnight at Cappadocia

  • 8 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
  • Accommodation: Included: When booking the tour, you have right to select your desired hotel category from a range of available choices.

Kusadasi Gazi Begendi Park

  • 15m
After having breakfast, we will pick you up from your hotel and depart for your Ephesus tour. Before drive to Ephesus area, we will stop at the Gazi Begendi Park (Hill) for you can take photos of the amazing Kusadasi Bay. ***Please check out from hotel and take your luggages before departure to Ephesus tour. We will transfer you direct to Izmir airport after the tour.

Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)

  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Your first visit will be the pilgrimage point claimed to be the last home of the Virgin Mary. Once you arrive there you will be thrilled by the natural beauty that surrounds the monument.

Ancient City of Ephesus

  • 1h 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Your next visit will be the Ephesus Ancient City. Ephesus was one of the most important harbor cities in antique world and also it is mentioned in the book of Revelations as one of the seven churches. Also Celsus Library and theater in Ephesus are the other highlights. You will see the Celcus Library, Temple of Hadrian, Fountain of Trajan, Odeon, Agora, Fountain of Domitian, Hercule Gate, Grand Theater, Nike, Ancient Toilets during tour in this ancient city.

Ephesus Terrace Houses (Pass by)

You will be walking from front of Terrace Houses during your tour and your guide will give information about the Terrace Houses of Ephesus Ancient City. (Pass by without stopping / no visit)

Selçuk

  • 1h
You will get your lunch in a local restaurant at the Selcuk town.

The Temple of Artemis

  • 15m
Another visit of this tour is Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, standing today next to Ephesus ancient city.

Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport

  • 1h
After the Ephesus tour, we will transfer you to Izmir airport for your flight to Kayseri.

Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR)

  • 1h
Upon your arrival Kayseri airport, we will transfer you to your hotel in Cappadocia.

Day 3: Hot Air Balloon Ride (Optional) - Full-day Cappadocia Tour - Overnight at Cappadocia

  • 11 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
  • Accommodation: Included: When booking the tour, you have right to select your desired hotel category from a range of available choices.

Cappadocia Balloon Tour

  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
Hot Air Balloon Ride (INCLUDED FOR ALL OPTIONS EXCEPT THE OPTION OF “STANDARD PACKAGE”) : Get ready for a wonderful experience unique to Cappadocia! We will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to the balloon site where you will have the opportunity to watch the balloon being prepared for your flight. The flight will be at sunrise time, 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. Duration of total activity is approx 3 hours, and total duration of flight is approx 60 minutes. There will be a champagne celebration at end of the ride. Afterwards, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cappadocia.

Urgup

  • 10m
Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel to start this thoughtfully designed day trip to Cappadocia’s must-see attractions. The most of the tours are show you only panaromic views of the some valleys and fairy chimneys in Cappadocia because of the entrance fee costs. You won’t fully experience the history and geography of Cappadocia. After hundreds feedback from our guests we created this trip itinerary for the guests who concern and wonder the historical, cultural and architectural heritages of Cappadocia. Our semi-private daily tours, limited to a maximum of 10 guests per group, provide an in-depth exploration of Cappadocia’s ancient sites and breathtaking landscapes.

Goreme National Park (Pass by)

In a breathtaking landscape sculpted by erosion, Göreme National Park is home to rock-carved sanctuaries that showcase remarkable examples of Byzantine art from the post-Iconoclastic period. This tour will take you through the Göreme Open-Air Museum and Tokalı Church, two of the park's most iconic landmarks.

Goreme Open-Air Museum

  • 1h 15m
  • Admission ticket included
The Göreme Open Air Museum is recognized as one of the earliest monasteries in Christian history. This rock-hewn settlement, where education was provided to spread Christianity, has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1985, renowned for its fresco-covered churches and rock-hewn living spaces.

TokalI Church

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
The Tokalı Church (Buckle Church) in the Göreme Open Air Museum is considered one of the most beautiful of the Cappadocian cave churches. Its interior boasts some of the most outstanding frescoes, notable for their theological and artistic significance. The church is part of a larger complex that includes four churches and a hermitage, all dating back to the 9th century. Once the most famous church in the region, it remains one of the most impressive churches in the area today.

Ortahisar

  • 40m
Ortahisar Castle, also known as the most spectacular fairy chimney of Cappadocia, is located in Ortahisar town of Nevşehir. Said to be one of the first multi-storey settlements in the world, this castle is surrounded by steep valleys on three sides. Its geography enabled the castle to be used for protection and shelter in ancient times. (Visits to the rock castle are not included due to walking difficulties and safety concerns.) After a panoramic visit to this amazing rock castle, you will continue for Weaving is a significant aspect of Turkish culture, with roots that trace back to Central Asia. This ancient tradition is still alive in Cappadocia today. During our tour, we’ll take a brief visit to a cooperative where world-renowned Turkish carpets are crafted, offering you the chance to learn about the intricate details of this age-old art form.

Avanos Oren Yeri

  • 1h
Today's lunch will be served at a local restaurant in Avanos, where you'll have the opportunity to try "Testi Kebab," a traditional kebab unique to the Cappadocia region. (Vegetarian options are also available at the same restaurant.) Avanos is well-known for its charming old town with cobblestone streets and scenic river views. Formerly known as Venessa, the ancient city of Avanos overlooks the Kızılırmak (Red River), the longest river in Turkey, which separates Avanos from the rest of Cappadocia. A notable historical feature of Avanos, still prominent today, is its earthenware pottery production, which remains a key economic activity in the town. The ceramic industry in this area, with its numerous pottery workshops, dates back to the Hittites, and the clay sourced from the red silt of the Kızılırmak has been used for centuries. You will have a short stop for get this experience during your tour.

Uchisar Castle

  • 20m
Uchisar rock castle is one of the biggest landmarks of Cappadocia. It is the highest tuff hill in the area with beautiful views of the surrounding valley full of bizarre rock formations. (Visits to the rock castle are not included due to walking difficulties and safety concerns. Instead, you will have a stop for a panoramic view of the rock castle.)

Devrent Valley

  • 20m
This valley, also known as Imagination Valley, is home to numerous rock formations shaped like animals, predominantly in shades of red. One of the most common shapes found here is that of a camel.

Fairy Chimneys (Pass by)

Cappadocia is famous for its unique landforms. The Fairy Chimneys are the most obvious places to visit where these landforms are best seen and the common life of humankind and nature. On this tour, you will have seen many examples of the Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia.

Cappadocia

  • 30m
At the end of the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cappadocia.

Day 4: Full-day Cappadocia Tour - Flight Back to Istanbul

  • 7 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included

Keslik Monastery

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel to begin this carefully planned day trip to the key attractions of Cappadocia. Keslik Monastery is an extensive cave monastery complex, home to two churches, a grand refectory hall, a sacred spring, and numerous cave rooms. Set amidst a serene garden landscape, it is the largest monastery in Cappadocia. Over its 2,000-year history, the site has undergone various transformations: originally a burial ground during pre-Christian Roman times, later a thriving communal monastery in the Byzantine era, and now a notable tourist destination in modern Turkey.

Sobesos Ancient City

  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Sobesos Ancient City was accidentally discovered in 2002 and offers a glimpse into Cappadocia's rich history. Unearthed during a three-year archaeological excavation, the site revealed numerous intricate motifs intricately crafted on colored stones. Notably, the floor mosaics stand out with their captivating geometric patterns.

Uchisar

  • 1h
Uchisar is a town known for hosting some of the finest restaurants in Cappadocia. These establishments are quiet and offer an authentic, non-touristic dining experience. Today, you’ll enjoy lunch at one of these exceptional restaurants.

Pigeon Valley

  • 20m
Located in the town of Uchisar, this spot offers one of the best panoramic views of the region. It is also home to numerous pigeon houses built by the area's ancient inhabitants. If you wish, you can also visit a renowned onyx stone factory in the region.

Kaymakli Underground City

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Kaymakli, one of the largest underground cities in Cappadocia, spans 8 levels. However, like many other underground cities, not all of its floors are accessible to tourists. The first level was specifically designed for animals, allowing them to move freely. Corridors connect the churches and other living areas, separated from the stables. Kaymakli Underground City is home to remarkable sections such as storage rooms, kitchens, cemeteries, a communal area, and a copper workshop. It is believed that hidden underground tunnels remain within the city, still waiting to be fully explored.

Cappadocia

  • 1h
At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to Cappadocia airport for your flight back to Istanbul.

Istanbul

  • 1h
Upon your arrival at the airport in Istanbul, your driver will be waiting to meet you and transfer you to your hotel. *** The departure time for your return flight is between 8:00pm and 9:30pm, which means your flight will land in Istanbul approximately between 9:30pm and 10:45pm. This timing is ideal, allowing you to comfortably catch your return flight to Istanbul after your full-day guided tour of Cappadocia today. We do not recommend scheduling any other flight immediately after this return flight, as any potential delays on by the airline could put it at risk.

Location

Activity location

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    Istanbul
    • Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Kuşadası
    • Kuşadası, Aydın, Turkiye
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    Selçuk
    • Selçuk, İzmir, Turkiye
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    Cappadocia
    • Turkiye
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    Uçhisar
    • Uçhisar, Nevşehir, Turkiye
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    Ürgüp
    • Ürgüp, Nevşehir, Turkiye
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    İzmir
    • İzmir, İzmir, Turkiye
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    Göreme
    • 50180, Göreme, Nevşehir, Turkiye
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    Kale Mahallesi
    • 20190, Pamukkale, Denizli, Turkiye
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    Istanbul
    • Istanbul, İstanbul, Turkiye

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