Cappadocia Green & Red Tour Aspendos- Perge & Waterfall Tour
”6 -Days Turkey Trip from Istanbul Package” starts from Istanbul and returns to Istanbul. It covers the most famous & popular destinations of Turkey; Istanbul Old -City, Aspendos - Perge antique city, and Cappadocia! In addition, it offers you have Hot Air Balloon Flight opportunity and a stay in the Cave/Stone Hotel which can be the highlight of your whole Turkey Trip! Turkey Trip Package includes; Airport Transfers, Return Flight Tickets, Entrance Fees to the Museums, Local Guides, and Lunch.
Day 1 – Arrival in Istanbul
Welcome to Turkey! Upon landing at Istanbul New Airport(IST) or Sabiha Gökcen Airport(SAW), our team will welcome you at the exit by holding a sign with your name written on it. Then transfer to your hotel, and you have a free afternoon at leisure. Overnight stay in Istanbul.
Day 2 – Cappadocia Red Tour
Around 03:30 – 04:00 am, we will pick you up from your Istanbul Hotel which should be centrally located one in the Sultanahmet or Taksim regions, then transfer to the airport for your flight to Cappadocia. When you arrive at the airport, you make your self-check-in with the flight information provided to you after you booked this tour and take your flight to Cappadocia. Upon arrival at Cappadocia Airport, our team will welcome you at the exit gate inside the domestic terminal where you will see our team holding a sign which is your name on it. Then there will be approximately an hour of transfer distance to Cappadocia, meet your group, and start this lifetime experience.
The first stop is Uçhisar Castle, the highest rock formation in Cappadocia. The guide will explain just how this amazing landscape came into existence. The second stop of this tour is Open Air Museum. Open Air Museum is one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites since 1985 and known as holy for the first Christians. You will see churches, rock formations used as shelters, and monasteries made with stone and It is worth it to come a long way.
Love Valley is one of the best points where you can see the incredible forms of fairy chimneys with a panoramic view. Paşabağ (also known as Monks Valley) is the best area where you can observe the formations of fairy chimneys and some different types like; three-headed fairy chimneys and the thinnest neck fairy chimney. Now, time for a little rest for our valued guests by lunch at a local restaurant. The next stop is Devrent Valley (“Imagination Valley”) - a stunning valley where you can spot natural rock formations in many recognizable shapes in Cappadocia, including the famous camel-shaped rock. Use your imagination and see what other shapes you can find.
The next place to visit is the town of Avanos. The most famous historical feature of Avanos is the production of traditional pottery. The ceramic trade and numerous pottery factories in this district date back to the Hittites, and ceramic clay obtained from the red clay of Kızılırmak have always been used. If you want, you can try to make your own unique pottery after the demonstration.
One of the best stops of the tour is Ürgüp. We can say Ürgüp is the most active and crowded place in the region. The attraction point of Ürgüp is its unique fairy chimneys that look like a nuclear family and are called ‘Three Beauties / Üç Güzeller.
The region is also famous for its handmade carpets, as the last stop we will see a traditional Cappadocia Carpet Factory.
At the end of our tour, we will transfer you back to your hotel and overnight stay in Cappadocia.
Day 3 – Cappadocia Green Tour
Note: Hot Air Balloon tour is optional for this morning.
The tour will depart at 9.30 am and you will be picked up from your hotel by your guide before departure time. The first step of the green tour is Göreme Panorama which is a point to see and understand Cappadocia. The second stop is Underground City. Kaymaklı Underground City has 8 open floors for visiting. It is the largest underground settlement in Cappadocia, which dates back to the centuries. In Kaymaklı where many people lived together for ages ago, you’ll feel like in a time machine and be surprised by every floor and room you go deeper into.
Selime Monastery is one of the first places of Christianity and at the same time the oldest monastery in Cappadocia. Selime Monastery, one of the most photogenic places in Cappadocia, is also called the cathedral, and there are some living quarters in it, such as a missionary school and a church.
The next stop, Ihlara Valley is one of the most beautiful valleys in the world and it is exactly like an open-air museum. To reach this valley, you’ll walk under numerous stairs and visit Ağaçaltı Church, which has impressive art left from the 10th and 13th centuries, and finally walk through the riverside of the Melendiz River to Belisırma Village nearly 3.5 km walking way with a peaceful sound.
After a long walking tour, we have a break for lunch at the riverside! If the season is summer or spring, Belisırma Village is more colorful. You can rest your feet in the water when you eat something in the pergola over the river.
The other famous Valley in Cappadocia is Pigeon Valley near Uçhisar. You can see pigeon houses carved from stone by ancient inhabitants.
In Cappadocia, gemstones and semi-precious stones are processed in onyx studios and these studios are one of the pleasant stops of Green Tour Cappadocia.
At the end of our tour, we will transfer you back to your hotel and overnight stay in Cappadocia.
Day 4 – Private Transfer to Konya & Antalya
After we have breakfast at our hotel, you will check out and we will head to Antalya which will take approximately 7 hours
After 1,5 hours drive, we will visit the biggest caravanserai(Caravanserai was a roadside inn where traders could rest, sleep and eat) in Turkey; Sultanhanı.On the way to Antalya, we will have a lunch break in Konya where we will visit Mevlana Museum he was a great mystic and poet of Islam, popular with his verse ’’ Come, come whoever you are’’.
After lunch, we keep driving to Antalya.
Day 5 – Aspendos- Perge & Waterfall Tour
Our tour will depart at 9.30 am and you will be picked up from your hotel by your guide before departure time. The first stop is Aspendos antique city Aspendos has one of the best-preserved Roman theaters in Anatolia and it hosts the annual Aspendos International Opera and Balet Festival. Visiting Ancient City Perge which has a large agora, public baths, and gymnasium, and then last visit to the waterfall which offers an amazing view. Midday, we will have a lunch break in a local restaurant.
At the end of our tour, we will transfer you back to your hotel and overnight stay in Antalya
Day 6 – Free-Time and Afternoon Flight to Istanbul
We will pick you up from the hotel according to your flight time and transfer you to the airport. Your flight time to Istanbul will take nearly 1 hour and 35 minutes. After arrival, Our representative will welcome you at the exit gate inside the international terminal by holding a sign with your name written on it. Then we will drop you off at your hotel in Istanbul. Relax and enjoy your safe journey. (The Hotel accommodation for this day is not included.)
End of our service for 6 days Turkey Package tour.
| Date | Single adult | Children |
|---|---|---|
| Everyday | 990,00 EU | 0-4 ages (75% off) 4-8 ages (50% off) 8-18 ages (No discount) |