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Your route
4 stops · 9 nights
Istanbul2 nights
Cappadocia1 night
Kusadasi1 night
Antalya4 nights
Istanbul1 night
Starts and ends in IstanbulDay 1 of the itinerary says how you are met
Moderate walkingTwo to three hours on foot on sightseeing days, with steps and uneven ground at ancient sites.
9 hotel nights and domestic flightsIncludes the connecting flight to Izmir and listed transfers
4 full free daysOne in Istanbul and three in Antalya
3 guided sightseeing daysRed Tour, Yellow Tour and Pamukkale
4 Antalya hotel nightsA longer stay after the guided route
Hotel options3 hotel classes on the same route, priced side by side
Guided in English, SpanishAlso in Italian on private tours.
Overview
Spend four nights in Antalya after guided visits in Cappadocia and Pamukkale. This ten-day trip gives you three full free days on the coast and one in Istanbul, with hotels, domestic flights and listed transfers arranged. Show more overviewShow less
This 10-day Cappadocia, Pamukkale and Antalya tour from Istanbul combines three guided days with time to explore independently. Begin with two nights in Istanbul and a full free day before flying to Cappadocia. Take the Red and Yellow Tours, with a cave or stone hotel night and an optional sunrise balloon activity between them.
After a connecting flight to Izmir and one night in Kusadasi, visit Pamukkale and Hierapolis on the way to Antalya. Stay four nights in the same hotel, leaving three complete days for your coastal break. Nine hotel nights, domestic flights and the listed transfers are included. Return to Istanbul for one final night before your departure.
Spend a full day in Istanbul on your own plans.Overnight: Istanbul · night 2 of 2Meals: Breakfast
Included today
Overnight: Istanbul · night 2 of 2
Meals: Breakfast
Schedule
Choose your Istanbul plans
Spend the day exploring Istanbul independently or take time to rest before tomorrow’s early flight. Today’s visits and local journeys are arranged and paid for separately.
A full free day after breakfast, with no scheduled sightseeing or local transfers.
Fly to Cappadocia for fairy chimneys and the guided Red Tour.Overnight: Cappadocia · 1 nightMeals: Lunch
Included today
Overnight: Cappadocia · 1 night
Meals: Lunch
Flights: Flight to Cappadocia
Transport: Airport and sightseeing transfers
Guide: Licensed guide
Sightseeing: Red Tour entrance fees
Schedule
Early morning
Early checkout and airport pickup
Transfer to your departure airport in Istanbul. Breakfast is excluded because this flight requires leaving before the hotel breakfast service.
Pickup is arranged for your booked flight.
Morning
Fly to Cappadocia
The included flight takes about 80 minutes. Your arrival driver takes you from the airport to join the Red Tour.
Flight times depend on season and availability.
09:30
Join the northern Cappadocia Red Tour
See Pasabag’s fairy chimneys and Zelve’s rock-cut homes, then watch a pottery demonstration in Avanos. Devrent and the viewpoints complete the northern route.
Pickups begin around 09:30; sightseeing starts around 10:00–10:30.
Places you’ll visit
Devrent Valley
Pasabag fairy chimneys
Zelve Open Air Museum
Avanos pottery workshop
Goreme panorama and Uchisar Castle exterior
Lunch during the Red Tour
About these 6 places
Devrent Valley
Look for the camel-shaped rock among Devrent Valley’s naturally eroded formations.
Pasabag fairy chimneys
Walk among tall pillars topped with broad caps of stone. Some of the rock formations also hold carved rooms.
Zelve Open Air Museum
Explore a former settlement built into the valley walls. The surviving rooms show how people lived within the rock landscape.
Avanos pottery workshop
Watch a potter shape clay on the wheel during a workshop demonstration in Avanos.
Goreme panorama and Uchisar Castle exterior
Take in the town and valleys from the Goreme viewpoint, then see Uchisar’s tall rock citadel from outside. A climb inside the castle is not included.
Lunch during the Red Tour
Take a restaurant break between the northern visits.
16:00–17:00
Finish the Red Tour and transfer to your hotel
Check in for your single Cappadocia night. Paid rides or Turkish Night can be added this evening.
This is the sightseeing finish; hotel arrival follows the transfer.
Day 4: Yellow Tour, connecting flight to Izmir and Kusadasi
Explore southern Cappadocia, then fly via a connection to Izmir.Overnight: Kusadasi · 1 nightMeals: Breakfast and lunch
Included today
Overnight: Kusadasi · 1 night
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Flights: Connecting flight to Izmir
Transport: Tour transport and airport transfers
Guide: Licensed guide
Sightseeing: Yellow Tour entrance fees
Schedule
09:30
Checkout and join the Yellow Tour
Bring your luggage after breakfast and checkout. Explore the valleys, Cavusin’s cave homes and an underground city with your guide before the airport transfer.
Pickups begin around 09:30; sightseeing runs around 10:00–10:30 to 16:00–17:00.
Places you’ll visit
Rose Valley
Underground city
Cavusin Village
Pigeon Valley
Lunch before the onward journey
About these 5 places
Rose Valley
See Rose Valley’s pink-toned ridges and the carved openings in its cliffs. Explore the southern valley scenery, with an optional longer walk of up to two hours. You may wait in the vehicle instead.
Underground city
Follow connected rooms and passages below ground with your guide. There are steps, low ceilings and narrow sections.
Cavusin Village
See the old cave homes cut into the rock face above Cavusin Village.
Pigeon Valley
Spot the small pigeon houses in the cliff face from the viewpoint. These carved openings form part of the valley’s rural history.
Lunch before the onward journey
Stop for a restaurant meal during the southern sightseeing route.
17:00
Airport transfer after the tour
Travel to the airport for your onward flight after the guided visits finish.
Pickup follows your booked flight schedule.
Evening
Connecting flight from Cappadocia to Izmir
Your included flight journey uses a connection. A driver meets you at Izmir Airport.
Departure and connection times vary with season and availability.
Transfer from Izmir Airport to Kusadasi
Travel about one hour by road to your Kusadasi hotel. Arrival may be late after the connecting flight, leaving a short night before the early Pamukkale departure.
Hotel arrival follows the connecting flight and road transfer.
Choose seven days with Cappadocia, Perge, Aspendos, Side and Pamukkale, plus two full Antalya free days.
Good to know
Check how the guided days and free time fit together.
Please note
There are four full free days: day 2 in Istanbul and days 6–8 in Antalya. Day 9 includes a flight and some free time before pickup.
Guided sightseeing is included only on days 3–5. The Kusadasi night is an overnight stop before Pamukkale, with no Ephesus tour.
Day 4 uses a connecting flight from Cappadocia to Izmir after the Yellow Tour, followed by about one hour on the road to Kusadasi.
Day 5 combines about two and a half hours to Pamukkale, visits around 10:30–15:00 and about four hours onward to Antalya. Breakfast is included before the 07:00 road departure.
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High Class Antalya hotels are beachfront; Standard and Middle Class hotels are near the beach, rather than beachfront.
The underground city has stairs and narrow passages. The Yellow Tour’s optional longer valley walk can take up to two hours, with the option to wait in the vehicle.
Day 4 balloon flights and sunrise ground viewing are optional. Balloon passengers must be at least 6, with no child flight discount; weather cancellation of the flight brings a refund of the flight fee.
Paid day 3 ATV, horse or camel rides last one hour and require a minimum age of 10; choose one ride. Optional Turkish Night pickup is around 20:00.
Flight tickets and tour vouchers are sent once reservations are completed. You can add extra baggage for a fee during online check-in.
The connecting flight may mean a late Kusadasi arrival and a short night before the early Pamukkale departure.
Cleopatra’s Pool swimming costs extra and depends on access and time before the onward drive.
What to bring
Comfortable walking shoes
Sun protection
Swimwear for optional swimming
A light layer for Cappadocia
Cancellation
How much comes back depends on how early you let us know: we count the days from your written cancellation to your first booked service.
More than 90 days75% back
61 to 90 days70% back
31 to 60 days60% back
16 to 30 days30% back
0 to 15 days, or no showNo refund
Non-refundable flights, hotels or activity tickets in your booking are charged on top of these amounts.
Four full days: day 2 in Istanbul and days 6, 7 and 8 in Antalya. Breakfast and the hotel nights are included; independent outings and other meals are separate.
Does the Kusadasi stay include an Ephesus tour?
No. Kusadasi is a one-night stop after the connecting flight to Izmir, before the Pamukkale tour. The included guided days are the Red Tour, Yellow Tour and Pamukkale.
Are the Antalya hotels on the beach?
High Class hotels are beachfront. Standard and Middle Class hotels are near the beach, but are not beachfront. All options include four nights in Antalya.
Is the Cappadocia to Izmir flight direct?
No, this journey uses a connecting flight after the Yellow Tour. An arrival transfer then takes you about one hour by road to your Kusadasi hotel.
Can I swim at Cleopatra Pool?
Swimming is optional and paid separately, subject to pool access and enough time before the four-hour drive to Antalya. Ask your guide about arrangements on the day.
Can I add a balloon flight with only one Cappadocia night?
Yes, the paid flight is offered at sunrise on day 4, before the Yellow Tour. This stay has only one sunrise. Flights depend on weather and approval; passengers must be at least 6. If weather cancels the flight, its fee is refunded.
Which languages and tour types is this tour available in?
Languages and tour types
Guide language
Group tour
Private tour
ENEnglish
Available
Available
ESSpanish
Available
Available
ITItalian
—Not offered
Available
Pick the combination that suits you when you check availability.
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