3-Day Trip to Cappadocia and Pamukkale from Kayseri Airport (Tour starts from Kayseri and ends in Denizli or Izmir)

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Tour Duration

3 Day

Tour Type

Tour Code

TTA-2738

Instructions

See two of Turkey’s most impressive UNESCO World Heritage sites on this 3-day tour of Cappadocia and Pamukkale from Kayseri or Nevsehir Airports. At each stop, your local expert guide shares highlights such as rock-cut churches and fairy chimneys in Cappadocia, travertine terraces in Pamukkale, and thermal hot springs in Hierapolis. This action-packed tour helps you maximize your time in Turkey by covering a lot of ground in three days.

Itinerary

(Arrival in Kayseri/Nevsehir Airport should be before 09:00 am to join this tour). You will be picked up from the Kayseri or Nevsehir airport or from your hotel in Cappadocia to join the full-day tour of North Cappadocia. Your tour will start with a visit to the Devrent Valley to see the unique fairy chimneys. Next you will visit the Pasabag Monk’s Valley to see the mushroom-shaped pinnacles. After this visit, you will drive to the city of Avanos. After lunch, you will visit the beautiful open-air museum of Goreme where the remains of rock-cut churches and Christian settlements date back hundreds of years. Finally towards the end of the day tour before returning to your hotel, you will be able to visit the natural castles of Uchisar. After the tour, you will be transferred to your hotel in Cappadocia for check-in.

Overnight in Cappadocia
Included Meal(s): Lunch

After breakfast at the hotel around 9:30 am, you will be picked up and met by your tour guide to begin your full-day tour of South Cappadocia. Your tour guide will brief you on the day’s activities. Your tour will begin with a visit to the Red Valley where you will be able to explore the famous rock-cut churches and hike approximately 5 km through the Güllüdere (Rose) Valley. Next you will visit Çavusin village which is famous for its houses and churches of the Christian Clergymen. We will take a break for lunch around noon. After lunch, you will drive to the Pigeon Valley. In the afternoon you will visit the Kaymakli Underground City or Ozkonak Underground City where early Christians lived. This will be the end of your full-day tour. After the tour, you will travel overnight to Pamukkale in a non-smoking, fully air-conditioned local bus departing the bus station at approximately 9:00 pm. The total duration of travel will be 10 hours. There will be three breaks on the way to Pamukkale for your personal needs.

Overnight Bus to Pamukkale
Included Meal(s): Breakfast and Lunch

Upon your arrival at the Pamukkale / Denizli main bus station between 05:30 – 06:00, you will be taken to a 2-star hotel in Pamukkale to freshen up and have breakfast before the start of the full day Pamukkale tour. There will be no stay in the hotel room. After freshen up and breakfast, you will meet the rest of the group in the hotel lobby to join the tour. Around 09:30 am you will be picked up from the hotel to begin your guided tour of the Pamukkale and Hierapolis area with a professional licensed tour guide. Around 10:00 am you will visit the first destination of Karahayit to see the Red Spring Waters. After Karahayit we will drive to Pamukkale and begin the visit to the ancient city of Hierapolis around 10:30 am. The highlights of Hierapolis are Necropolis, Roman Baths, Domitian Gate, Latrina, Oil Factory, Frontinious Street, Agora, Byzantium Gate, Triton Fountain, Cathedral, Apollon Temple, Plutonium, Theater, and Antique Pool. You will also be able to take some photos from the nicest corners of Pamukkale. Around 12:30 pm you will be given some free time for approximately 60 minutes to explore the natural beauties of Pamukkale. As an option, you may choose to swim in the Pamukkale Antique Pools (at your own expense) during this free time. At 1:30 pm you will meet the guide and will visit the Pamukkale Travertines, also known as Cotton Castle in Turkish, where mineral-rich thermal waters flow down white travertine terraces. You will get a chance to enjoy the beauty of the Cotton Castles and to walk in the middle of the Pamukkale travertines, from top to down without shoes and socks. At 2:30 pm you will be taken for lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch at approximately 3:30 pm, you will visit an Onyx Factory for approximately 30 minutes. At the end of the tour around approximately 4:00 pm, you will be transferred to the Denizli or Izmir airport. END OF OUR SERVICE and TOURS.

Included Meal(s): Breakfast and Lunch

Important Notes :

The order of the itinerary is indicative and subject to change, but all visits described will take place.
This is a regular group tour, but if requested at cost can be provided as a private tour
The regular group tour has shopping stops included in the tour
Vegetarian lunch option available upon request
On Day 3 the tour finishes at approximately 4:00 pm. You have the option to be dropped off directly to Denizli airport, Izmir airport, Izmir bus station or in Kusadasi / Selcuk area. This will be the end of our tour service.

When To Book

Book as soon as possible to guarantee availability, especially during public holidays and festivities.
You can book up to 2 days before (Istanbul local time) if there are still places available. If less than 2 days before the start of your requested tour date, please contact us by email or phone as it would be a last-minute booking that will need to be checked for availability before your tour reservation is confirmed.

Includes

Included in the Tour Price :

All transfers mentioned in the itinerary
Overnight intercity coach ticket (Cappadocia to Pamukkale)
1 night in Cappadocia at a cave hotel including breakfast
Professional licensed English speaking guide during the tours
Meals as mentioned in the itinerary: (B) breakfast, (L) lunch
Entrance fees mentioned by the itinerary
Local taxes and service charges

Not Included :

End of the Tour in Pamukkale on Day 3, bus and/or flight tickets are not included
Domestic flight tickets
Hot Air Balloon Ride in Cappadocia
Services not mentioned in the program.
Optional tours mentioned in the program, they will be provided at an additional cost.
Drinks with meals.
Travel insurance (recommended).

Featured Hotel

Accommodation in below Hotels (or similar hotels depending on the vacancy at the time of booking):

In Cappadocia: Holiday Cave Hotel OR Asia Minor Hotel OR Kismet Cave House OR Heaven Cave House OR Dedeli Konak Cave Hotel

The quoted price of this tour covers accommodations in hotels as mentioned above or in similar quality hotels.

If you wish to include a higher quality hotel, we offer two options:

Option 1: We can upgrade your hotel at an additional cost. This cost will be added to the total tour price of the standard package tour.

Option 2: You can arrange your own accommodation on the tour as per your preference. We can offer a new package tour price without including the cost of hotel accommodation. If Option 2 is preferred, all services as part of the package tour will be provided except for hotel accommodation.

Please let us know the option you prefer at the time the tour request is made so that we can price the tour accordingly. If no change in hotels is needed and you wish to proceed with the hotels highlighted in our package tour at the quoted tour price then you may book the tour directly online.