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6-Day Private Guided Tour to Istanbul and Cappadocia
6-Day Private Guided Tour to Istanbul and Cappadocia
6-Day Private Guided Tour to Istanbul and Cappadocia
6-Day Private Guided Tour to Istanbul and Cappadocia
6-Day Private Guided Tour to Istanbul and Cappadocia

6-Day Private Guided Tour to Istanbul and Cappadocia

By Tempel Travel
Free cancellation available
Price is £1,388 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 6d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Explore the culture and history of Istanbul & Cappadocia on a 6-day, 5-night tour. See highlights of Turkey like the Grand Bazaar, Hagia Sophia, and the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, and in Cappadocia see the Fairy Chimneys and stay in a cave hotel.

Everyday guarantee departures
Small groups max 15 person
Local Guides
Stress free travel package
Skip-the-line express entry tickets to attractions
Travel by air instead of long bus journeys
If you want to customise this tour please contact, so we can offer you more of Turkey Dream.

Activity location

  • Istanbul
    • Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Istanbul Airport
    • No:1 Terminal Caddesi
    • 34283, Tayakadın, İstanbul, Turkiye

Check availability


Excluding Istanbul Hotel
  • Activity duration is 6 days6d6d
  • English

Currently stay in Istanbul: If you are already staying in Istanbul and do not want to change your hotel. You can choose this option.
Pickup included

Price details
£1,388.29 x 1 Adult£1,388.29

Total
Price is £1,388.29
Until Fri, 1 Nov
6 Days 5 Night Istanbul & Cappadocia
  • Activity duration is 6 days6d6d
  • English

Pickup included

Price details
£1,542.63 x 1 Adult£1,542.63

Total
Price is £1,542.63
Until Fri, 1 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance tickets for museums
  • What's includedWhat's includedIstanbul to Cappadocia one way flight ticket
  • What's includedWhat's included5 Night Accommodation 4 or 5 Stars Hotel in Istanbul. Cave Hotel in Cappadocia
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll airport transfers
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional licensed guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPersonal expenses
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedCappadocia to Istanbul one way flight ticket(can be obtained according to your request PP 50 usd)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Arrival Airport Transfer Istanbul
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Istanbul
  • 3h
You will be picked from Istanbul Airport and taken to your hotel. Today there is no scheduled activity, you will meet with our guide next day at 09:30 AM
Day 2: Old City Classical Istanbul
  • 7 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Istanbul
  • 30m
You will be picked up from your hotel with a private van service and private tour guide at 09:00 am for an Istanbul tour to discover the Old city.
Blue Mosque
  • 30m
Built between 1609-1616, this impressive mosque has six minarets. Why is it called "Blue Mosque?" There are two stories: the first, more common one is that the interior is covered in Blue İznik tiles. The second is: many years ago, ancient sailors who sailed by the mosque on the Marmara Sea saw the blue colours of the sea reflected in the mosque.
Hippodrome
  • 30m
The ancient Hippodrome was the centre of Byzantine civic life, from political and theological controversies to chariot races and riots. Built in 203 by Emperor Septimus Severus, it is estimated that the arena could accommodate up to 100,000 spectators.
Hagia Sophia Mosque
  • 1h
Hagia Sophia Museum / Hagia Sophia / Santa Sofia Built by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, it played a very important role in the Christian and Islamic worlds. After the Ottoman conquest, the bells, altar, iconoclastic and sacrificial vessels were removed and most of the mosaics were eventually plastered, turning the church into a mosque, then a museum, and now a mosque for the second time. The most important stop of an Istanbul tour is operated in Old City Istanbul / Constantinople. *Please note that tour guides do not prioritise jumping there as it is no longer a museum.
Grand Bazaar
  • 1h
Grand Bazaar / Kapalı Çarşı One of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world with over 4,000 shops with colourful products of ceramic, leather, rugs, carpets, handicrafts, clothes, silver, and gold.
Basilica Cistern
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Byzantine Cistern; was the water storage of Byzantine Empire providing clean drinking water to the citizens of city, especially during period of siege. Binbirdirek and Serefiye Cisterns are the options that you can visit by talking with your tour guide on tour day. *Please remember that Basilica Cistern is under restoration until end of 2022 so it's not open to visit.
Topkapi Palace
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
(Optional 90 USD)Topkapi Palace Museum / Topkapı Sarayı More than just an Imperial Residence of Ottoman Sultans, it was the seat of the Supreme Executive and Judiciary Council for almost 400 years long. Topkapi Palace is a great monument of Oriental architecture which resembles the power of the Ottoman Empire.
Day 3: Istanbul Bosphorus Region Tour
  • 8 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Istanbul
  • 30m
Your Istanbul tour guide will wait you at your hotel lobby or cruise port and start your Istanbul Bosphorus Region Tour;
Misir Carsisi (Spice Market)
  • 1h
Spice Market is a colourful indoor bazaar and has lots of shops offering a variety of products. Some of them are spices, handbags, flavoured teas, Turkish delight, nuts, as well as ceramics, and small souvenirs. Spice Bazaar is located in Eminonu Square which is the connection place of Bosphorus and Golden Horn.
Bosphorus Bridge
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Bosphorus Cruise; is operated with public ferry to see both Istanbul’s European and Asian side. On the way we see Galata Tower, Dolmabahce Palace, Beylerbeyi Palace, Rumeli Fortress, old Ottoman villas, Bosphorus bridge, mosques. Your best Istanbul tour memories will be in Bosphorus. * Please advise if you prefer Private Yacht Option for Bosphorus Cruise.
Dolmabahce Palace
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
(Optional 90 USD)Dolmabahce Palace; Elegance and beauty with most luxury decoration, chandeliers, rugs, crystals, ceramic fireplaces. Beautiful palace, right on the Bosphorus with gorgeous furnishings, paintings, porcelains made for Dolmabahce.
Taksim Square
  • 30m
Taksim Square; A great place defining modern Turkey which witnessed important historical moments.
Cicek Pasaji
  • 30m
Cicek Passage; A combined structure of traditional and modern construction methods and architecture style by Ottoman Empire is reflected here. Cicek Passage has very good food joints, cafes, shops, bars, night clubs around Taksim.
Istiklal Caddesi
  • 1h
Istiklal Street; (Istiklal Caddesi) and Galata Tower along with embassies of European countries in Taksim.
Istanbul
  • 30m
After finishing your private Istanbul trip here, your private guide can drop you off back to your hotel.
Day 4: Istanbul - Flight to Cappadocia
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Cappadocia
  • 4h
You will be picked up from your Istanbul hotel by our private van service and you will be transferred to Istanbul Airport for a flight to Kayseri or Nevsehir city. Upon arrival, you will be met by our representative at the airport holding a name sign with your name on it.
Day 5: Cappadocia Red Tour & Hot Air Balloon (Optional )
  • 4 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Goreme
  • 2h
Hot Air Balloon (Optional) In the early morning you will be picked up from your hotel for a Balloon Ride over the valleys of Cappadocia for a duration of 1-hour. After the Balloon flight, you will have a celebration in the valley and a ceremony of flight certificate. After the ceremony, you will be transferred back to your hotel for breakfast.
Devrent Valley
  • 1h
Cappadocia is already well known for its unusual rock formations, but at Devrent Valley—nicknamed Imagination Valley—these large stones are the densest cluster found anywhere else in the region and they seem to take on a life of their own. We will walk through this amazing valley
Fairy Chimneys
  • 1h
Pasabagi (Monk's Valley) A stone-sculpted wonderland of billowing tuff cliffs and towering fairy chimneys; Monks Valley is the postcard image of Cappadocia and it’s every bit as compelling in real life. Named for the Christian monks who once hid out in the rocks, the valley’s UNESCO-listed landscapes are both a geological wonder and a key part of Cappadocia’s history.
Avanos
  • 1h
Avanos which is known for the pottery, a craft dating back to the Hittite period. The red clay which is worked by local craftsmen comes from the residue in the Kizilirmak River, the longest river of Turkey.
Day 6: Valleys & Underground Cities (Blue) Tour
  • 7 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Goreme
  • 1h
(Optional) Jeep&Safari Tour; Discover hidden corners of Cappadocia—famed for its unique lunar landscapes, underground cities, and volcanic rock-cut churches—during this rugged jeep safari. Riding in a sturdy vehicle, you’ll get access to sights off-limits to walking and bus tours, including one of the oldest cave monasteries in Cappadocia.
Rose Valley
  • 30m
Rose Valley, one of the most beautiful trekking valleys in Cappadocia, and explore the famous rock- cut churches by hiking through the valley.
Cavusin
  • 30m
Rest in Cavusin, an old Greek village, known for its Christian houses and churches.
Ortahisar
  • 30m
Ortahisar Castle similar to Uchisar Castle in style, where storage caves can also be observed.
Kaymakli Underground City
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Descend towards the centre of the earth with a trip to the Underground City of Kaymakli, one of the largest and deepest of Cappadocia’s many such settlements. Discover this underground city and its stables, cellars, storage rooms, refectories, churches, and wineries.
Pigeon Valley
  • 30m
Visit the Pigeon Valley. See spectacular view of dovecotes (pigeon or dove houses), old abandoned cave homes and old Greek houses of Uchisar and Ortshisar Castle, the biggest mass of fairy chimneys in Cappadocia. 4.30 pm.
Istanbul
  • 3h
At the end of the tour, we can transfer to two places. If you want to stay in Cappadocia, you will be transferred to your hotel. If you want to fly to another city, you will be transferred to the airport. Just let your tour guide know. Necessary adjustments will be made.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESIstanbul
    • Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEIstanbul Airport
    • No:1 Terminal Caddesi
    • 34283, Tayakadın, İstanbul, Turkiye

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