1-day Cappadocia northern route – incl. flight

In the morning in Istanbul, at midday among fairy chimneys, in the evening back in Istanbul: on the northern route you experience Cappadocia's best-known landscapes in a single day – from the rock shapes of Devrent Valley and the cave churches of Zelve to the panorama from Uçhisar Castle.

Highlights

• Devrent Valley: surreal, almost otherworldly landscapes
• Paşabağ: the famous three-headed fairy chimneys and their Christian heritage
• Avanos on the Kızılırmak: a short riverside walk
• Zelve Open-Air Museum: Byzantine cave churches in the rock faces
• Esentepe: panoramic view over the Göreme landscape
• Uçhisar Castle: the highest point in Cappadocia

Full description

Early in the morning we pick you up at your hotel in Istanbul and take you to the airport. After the short domestic flight to Kayseri or Nevşehir-Kapadokya, your guide and your vehicle with driver are waiting – and the day begins in Devrent Valley with its almost otherworldly rock forms.

We continue to the three-headed fairy chimneys of Paşabağ and to Avanos on the Kızılırmak, where we take a short break by the river. After a lunch break in a local restaurant we visit the Byzantine cave churches of Zelve Open-Air Museum, look out over the Göreme landscape from Esentepe and finally climb Uçhisar Castle, the highest point in Cappadocia. The evening flight takes you back to Istanbul, and we bring you to your hotel.

For you this means: flight, transfers, vehicle, your private guide and the entrance fees are included in one fixed price – there is nothing else for you to arrange.

What we see

We adapt order and selection to weekday, opening hours, weather and your wishes.

• 1 · Pick-up and flight
  Early pick-up at your hotel in Istanbul, flight from IST or SAW to Kayseri or Nevşehir-Kapadokya.
• 2 · Devrent Valley
  Surreal, almost otherworldly rock landscapes.
• 3 · Paşabağ
  The famous three-headed fairy chimneys and their Christian heritage.
• 4 · Avanos
  On the Kızılırmak: a short riverside walk.
• 5 · Lunch break
  In a local restaurant.
• 6 · Zelve Open-Air Museum
  Byzantine cave churches in the rock faces.
• 7 · Esentepe
  Panoramic view over the Göreme landscape.
• 8 · Uçhisar Castle
  The highest point in Cappadocia.
• 9 · Return flight
  Evening flight to Istanbul and transfer to your hotel.

Included

• Private, state-licensed tour guide in your language (from the MeinReiseleiter.de team)
• Domestic flight Istanbul–Cappadocia–Istanbul (economy)
• Transfer hotel–airport–hotel in Istanbul
• Vehicle with driver all day
• Entrance fees Zelve-Paşabağ and Uçhisar Castle

Not included

✦ No shopping detours – our promise

Visits to carpet, jewellery or leather businesses are expressly not part of this tour. Your time belongs to the biblical and historical sites and the content of your study tour, not to sales rooms.

Only at the express request of the group or individual travellers do we arrange such a visit separately, outside the programme. The shuttle or taxi is then paid for by the shop concerned.

Our advice: Be wary of conspicuously cheap tour offers. They are often subsidised by commissions from sales visits – with compulsory shopping stops, sales pressure and frequently inflated prices. Never buy under time pressure, compare prices and insist on a receipt and a certificate of authenticity.

• Lunch and drinks
• Hot-air balloon flight (only possible with an overnight stay)
• Personal expenses, tips

Meeting point

We pick you up early in the morning at your hotel in Istanbul and bring you back there after the evening flight. The exact pick-up time depends on the flight times.

You will recognise me by the sign “MeinReiseleiter.de” and the visibly worn guide licence. We confirm meeting point and time with your booking.

Important information

German, English, Turkish, French, Italian, Spanish – 25 more languages on request.

• ID – You need a passport or ID card for the domestic flight.
• Names as in the passport – When booking, please enter the first and last names of all travellers exactly as in the passport – they are used for the flight tickets.
• Luggage – Please bring light hand luggage only.
• Shoes and clothing – Comfortable shoes for uneven paths and steps; mornings and evenings in Cappadocia are cooler than in Istanbul.
• Flight times – Flight times depend on availability, usually an early morning and an evening flight.
• Balloon flight – A balloon flight requires an overnight stay – for example with our 2-day northern route.
• Age – Suitable from 3 years.