Explore Kayseri, Mount Erciyes and Cappadocia, including historic neighbourhoods, rock formations, valleys and underground cities. The tour travels by coach from Istanbul, leaving the night before the first day of sightseeing.
Price
$660 per person, double occupancy
Single supplement: $264
Tour Highlights
- Kayseri Castle, Hunat Hatun Complex and the Underground Bazaar
- Ağırnas, birthplace of the architect Mimar Sinan
- Mount Erciyes
- Göreme, Ürgüp and the Three Beauties rock formations
- Ortahisar Castle, Zelve, Paşabağı and Çavuşin
- Pigeon Valley and Uçhisar Castle
- Kaymaklı Underground City, Ihlara Valley and Selime Valley
Tour Itinerary
Departure from Istanbul
Meet at the designated departure points and begin an overnight coach journey via İzmit and Bolu, with comfort stops along the way.
As sightseeing begins before hotel check-in, we recommend loose, comfortable clothing and flat shoes, preferably trainers.
Day 1: Kayseri
After breakfast on the way at your own expense, arrive in Kayseri. Visit Kayseri Castle, Hunat Hatun Mosque and Complex, the Muvakkithane (the timekeeping building used to set prayer times), Döner Kümbet, the Grand Bazaar and the Underground Bazaar. Stop for lunch at your own expense.
Continue to Ağırnas, birthplace of the architect Mimar Sinan, to explore its underground city and old neighbourhoods. Visit Develi, then travel to Talas to see the Harman and Kıçıköy neighbourhoods, Yaman Dede Mosque and Atatürk Mansion. Finish the day at Mount Erciyes for mountain activities before checking in at the hotel.
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Kayseri (night 1)
Day 2: Kayseri and Cappadocia
After breakfast at the hotel, depart for Cappadocia. Begin with a visit to Hacıbektaş and the Tomb of Hacı Bektaş Veli. Continue to Göreme, Ürgüp and the Three Beauties rock formations, followed by a lunch break at your own expense.
In the afternoon, visit Ortahisar Castle, Zelve, Paşabağı and Çavuşin before checking in at the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast and dinner
Optional activity: Turkish Night after dinner, at additional cost
Accommodation: Cappadocia (night 2)
Day 3: Cappadocia and Return to Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel, visit a winery, a pottery workshop and an onyx stone workshop. Continue to Pigeon Valley and Uçhisar Castle, followed by Kaymaklı Underground City, Ihlara Valley and Selime Valley.
Begin the return coach journey to Istanbul, arriving late at night. Guests are dropped off at their original pick-up points.
Meals: Breakfast
Tour Inclusions
- Return coach transport
- Sightseeing excursions listed in the itinerary
- Two nights’ half-board hotel accommodation
- Two hotel dinners, served as a set menu or open buffet
- Two hotel breakfasts
- Guide services
- TÜRSAB travel insurance
Tour Exclusions
- Breakfast on the first morning
- Lunches and drinks
- Food and drinks bought during the journey
- Personal expenses and additional activities, including the optional Turkish Night
- Museum and archaeological site entrance fees throughout the tour
- Hot air balloon flights
A Museum Card is recommended.
Important Information
- Tour prices are quoted per person sharing a double or triple room.
- A single supplement applies to guests requesting a room for sole use.
- If diesel prices rise by more than 10%, the additional cost will be charged separately.
- The guide may change the order of sightseeing between tour days; the places visited stay the same.
- The tour may be postponed up to two days before departure if the required minimum number of participants is not reached.
- Unless otherwise stated, published offers do not apply during public holidays or special dates.
- Child discounts apply to one child travelling with two adults.
- Children aged 0 to 6 may not be provided with a separate hotel bed.
- Children aged 0 to 2 will be charged if a coach seat is requested.
- Children aged 3 to 6 must have their own coach seat.
- Delays may occur from public holiday crowds, museum and site queues, restaurant service, ferry or bridge congestion and road traffic.
- Guests wishing to leave the group during an excursion or activity must inform the guide beforehand.
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