4-Day Istanbul & Cappadocia Tour with Cave Hotel

Discover Istanbul and Cappadocia through small-group tours led by local English-speaking guides, linked by flights and individual transfers. Explore the contrasts between Ottoman monuments, rock churches, and fairy-chimney landscapes. Domestic flight tickets are included or excluded depending on your option; historical-site admission is extra.

Itinerary

1. Day 1: Istanbul hotel pickup. Start with pickup from a hotel in Taksim, Besiktas, or Sultanahmet. Pickup time depends on your hotel location. Bring your luggage on the tour.
2. Explore Istanbul on a 6-hour guided tour covering Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, the Blue Mosque, the Hippodrome of Constantinople, and the Grand Bazaar.
3. Enjoy a 1-hour lunch at a local restaurant. Drinks cost extra and are not included in the listed price.
4. Travel by bus to the airport, fly to Cappadocia, and continue by bus. Flight tickets are included with the Included Flight Tickets option and are not included with the Excluded Flight Tickets option.
5. Stay overnight at Melekler Evi Cave, also listed as Angels Evi Cave Hotel, or similar.
6. Day 2: Cappadocia. Start with a 1-hour breakfast at your hotel.
7. Explore Goreme Open Air Museum, Devrent Valley, Pasabag, Avanos, Goreme Panorama, and Uchisar Castle on a 6-hour guided tour.
8. Enjoy a 1-hour lunch at a local restaurant. Drinks cost extra and are not included in the listed price.
9. Return to your hotel and stay overnight at Melekler Evi Cave or similar.
10. Day 3: Cappadocia. Start with a 1-hour breakfast at your hotel.
11. Discover Red Valley, Cavusin, Pigeon Valley, Kaymakli Underground City, and Ortahisar on a 6-hour guided tour.
12. Enjoy a 1-hour lunch at a local restaurant. Drinks cost extra and are not included in the listed price.
13. Stay overnight at Melekler Evi Cave or similar.
14. Day 4: Return journey. Start with a 1-hour breakfast at your hotel.
15. Travel by bus, then plane, then bus for your return journey.
16. Finish with an included return shuttle. The return window is 14:30–17:00 for the Included Flight Tickets option and 15:30–17:00 for the Excluded Flight Tickets option.

What's Included

• English-speaking local guides
• 3 nights at Melekler Evi Cave Hotel or similar
• Breakfasts and lunches
• Round-trip property transfers and airport shuttles
• Economy-class domestic flight tickets with the Included Flight Tickets option only

Important details

• Children can join with family. Child tickets cover ages 0–7, and historical-site entry is free for children ages 8 and under.
• This activity is not wheelchair-accessible.
• Pets are not allowed.
• Historical-site admission is not included in the listed price. Your guide carries prepaid skip-the-line tickets; you'll settle the cost of tickets used directly with the guide in cash, in Turkish lira, US dollars, or euros.
• Drinks with lunch are not included in the listed price and cost extra.
• Optional hot-air balloon flights are not included in the listed price. Prices vary by season and demand.
• With the Included Flight Tickets option, the baggage allowance is 15 kg checked luggage plus 8 kg hand luggage.
• No airport assistance is provided for the domestic flights.
• Your pickup time is assigned according to your property's location.
• Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays, when the Basilica Cistern is visited instead. The Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays. Other historical sites may close during religious or national holidays.