3 Days Cappadocia and Pamukkale Tour by plane and bus

Day 1 : Northern Cappadocia Tour (Lunch included)

Pick up from hotel early morning at about 4 am and transfer to airport to take a flight to Cappadocia. Once you arrive to Istanbul Airport, please proceed to counter to do self check-in and take your boarding pass by presenting your passport. Upon the boarding pass information, please go to boarding gate and embark. After your arrival to Cappadocia Airport, pick up at the exit of first gate by driver. (Holding a sign with your name on it.) Transfer you to join the Northern Cappadocia Tour. Visits to Goreme Panorama which has a stunning view of Goreme Village, land of fairy chimneys, Open Air Musesum which is the biggest monastery complex of the region. Then visiting Ortahisar, a typical village with its castle and cave food storage and Pasabag,(Fairy Chimney valley) which has mushroom like formed rocks and very interesting fairy chimney forms. We pass through the Imagination valley, Devrent, where you have the impression that animals are petrified in the rocks.

Midday, lunch break in a local restaurant. In the afternoon, walking along the Red River which is the longest river of Turkey and visiting small village very famous with its pottery workshops. Here, you will have a chance to see how the pottery is made and if you like you may also try. End of the day, going back to hotel bu passing through Love Valley which has incredible view. Arrival to hotel, free time and overnight in Cappadocia in cave hotel.

Day 2 : Southern Cappadocia Tour (Breakfast- Lunch included)

Hot Air Balloon tour is optional for this morning.
Pick up from hotel around 10:00am by the tour guide and join the Southern Cappadocia Tour. Visiting Uchisar Castle which is the biggest fairy chimney used as a fortress by many civilizations. Hiking about 4 km in Red Valley and passing through Rose Valley by exploring rock churches which saved early Christians from Roman prosecution. Arriving to Cavusin village as an ancient settlement of the region and you may see its cave residences.

Midday, lunch break in a local restaurant. In the afternoon, visiting Kaymaklı Underground City as the widest of the Cappadocia and it was used by refugees or people running away from catastrophes. Pigeon Valley offers a nice view over Uchisar Castle and it has pigeons still living in pigeon houses. The last visit to Three Beauties Valley which is famous with its vine factories and stunning view. End of the tour, transfer to local bus station to take intercity Pamukkale bus (aprx. 10 hours) Overnight bus to Pamukkale.

ps. At the end of the tour our guests are treated with a traditional hand-made carpet demonstration, the ones that are not interested are kindly requested to inform the tour guide.

Day 3 : Pamukkale Tour (Breakfast- Lunch included)

Arrival to Pamukkale, pick up by the agent and transfer to a local hotel for couple of hours to freshen up and breakfast. Then pick up by the agent around 10:30-11:00 am and transfer to join to Pamukkale-Hierapolis Tour. Pamukkale has hot springs and travertines, terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing and cooling water. It seems like cotton that’s why it is called ‘Cotton Castle- Pamukkale’ by Turks. Visit to Hierapolis Ancient City as a Unesco World Heritage Site and used to be visited by people to soothe their aliments during the retirement and also die there. As a refreshment,  you can walk on terraces or swim in Cleopatra Swimming Pool. (Optional) Midday, lunch break in a local restaurant. End of the tour transfer to Cardak airport and take a flight to Istanbul. Arrival to airport, pick up by agent and transfer to hotel. End of our service.

Please Note:
Prices are per person in double-twin or triple shared room.
Single traveler should pay extra for this trip.
Due to weather conditions if  your balloon tour  is cancelled you will be totally reimbursed.

Important Note: There are no direct flight option from Cappadocia to Pamukkale. However we can organize connection flights via Istanbul, the duration of this connection with layover and changing plane in Istanbul is more or less same as public bus ride at night to Pamukkale. Connection flights are also to Izmir and you stay overnight in Kusadasi and reach to Pamukkale by land with another 4 hours. But in night bus ride, you also have the advantage to board one vehicle with reclining seats with 2 times roadside restaurant facility for personal needs and travel directly to Pamukkale without any hop on-hop off stress comparing to connection flights.