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Hot Air Balloon Tour in Cappadocia
Ephesus Tours
Pamukkale and Hierapolis Tours

Turkey's Highlights - Pamukkale, Ephesus, Cappadocia Trip & Balloon Ride Option

By Travel Experts
8.2 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$2,675 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 4d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

This tour is perfect for discover the most popular and important cities and historical heritage areas in 5 days. See the best places of Turkey, the iconic sites of Ephesus, Pamukkale and Cappadocia. We guarantee you will be amazed at the rich history and the diverse landscapes to be found here.

Activity location

  • Istanbul
    • Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Kuşadası
    • Kuşadası, Aydın, Turkiye

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Premium Package
  • Activity duration is 4 days4d4d
  • English

Accommodation: Efe Boutique Hotel in Kusadasi - 1811 Cave Hotel in Cappadocia
Hot Air Balloon Ride: EXCLUDED
Domestic Flights: The tickets for flights of Istanbul to Denizli - Izmir to Cappadocia - Cappadocia to Istanbul are INCLUDED.
Guiding & Tour Language: Tours by professional licenced guides who speaks English.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 4:00 am
Price details
AU$3,156.49 x 1 AdultAU$3,156.49

Total
Price is AU$3,156.49
De Luxe Package
  • Activity duration is 4 days4d4d
  • English

Accommodation: Charisma De Luxe Hotel in Kusadasi - Exedra Hotel in Cappadocia
Hot Air Balloon Ride: EXCLUDED
Guiding & Tour Language: Tours by professional licenced guides who speaks English.
Domestic Flights: The tickets for flights of Istanbul to Denizli - Izmir to Cappadocia - Cappadocia to Istanbul are INCLUDED.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 4:00 am
Price details
AU$3,829.04 x 1 AdultAU$3,829.04

Total
Price is AU$3,829.04
Premium Package + Balloon Ride
  • Activity duration is 4 days4d4d
  • English

Accommodation: Efe Boutique Hotel in Kusadasi - 1811 Cave Hotel in Cappadocia
Hot Air Balloon Ride: INCLUDED
Money Back Guarantee: If your balloon ride is cancelled due to poor weather conditions, you will be refunded cost of balloon ride.
Domestic Flights: The tickets for flights of Istanbul to Denizli - Izmir to Cappadocia - Cappadocia to Istanbul are INCLUDED.
Guiding & Tour Language: Tours by professional licenced guides who speaks English.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 4:00 am
Price details
AU$3,726.73 x 1 AdultAU$3,726.73

Total
Price is AU$3,726.73
De Luxe Package + Balloon Ride
  • Activity duration is 4 days4d4d
  • English

Accommodation: Charisma De Luxe Hotel in Kusadasi - Exedra Hotel in Cappadocia
Hot Air Balloon Ride: INCLUDED
Money Back Guarantee: If your balloon ride is cancelled due to poor weather conditions, you will be refunded cost of balloon ride.
Guiding & Tour Language: Tours by professional licenced guides who speaks English.
Domestic Flights: The tickets for flights of Istanbul to Denizli - Izmir to Cappadocia - Cappadocia to Istanbul are INCLUDED.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 4:00 am
Price details
AU$4,399.29 x 1 AdultAU$4,399.29

Total
Price is AU$4,399.29

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedTransfers at the mentioned airports for domestic flights in the itinerary
  • What's includedWhat's included3 nights hotel accommodation including breakfast
  • What's includedWhat's included3 Guided Tours in Pamukkale, Ephesus, Cappadocia
  • What's includedWhat's includedOutdoor Tour : Hot Air Balloon Ride (Optional - You can add that tour while booking)
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel Pick-up & Drop-off Services in Istanbul, Cappadocia, Kusadasi, Bodrum, Antalya
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance fees of museums, national parks, ruins mentioned in the itinerary
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional tour guide who licenced by Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • What's includedWhat's includedDomestic Flight Tickets : Istanbul to Denizli - Izmir to Cappadocia - Cappadocia to Istanbul
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedDinner
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedDrinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance fee of Ancient Pool (Cleopatra's Pool) in Pamukkale

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • The prices of package are valid for accommodation at the double or triple room. If you would like add accommodation on single room(s) to your booking, there could be supplement cost. There are not going to be any extra cost for bookings of single / solo travellers. They will already accommodate at single room(s).
  • The pre-planned hotels are "Charisma De Luxe Hotel (5stars)" and "Efe Boutique Hotel" in Kusadasi / "Exedra Hotel (De Luxe Cave Boutique)" and "1811 Cave Boutique Hotel (Cave Boutique)" in Cappadocia for your accommodation on this travel. You can choose your hotels while booking. If these hotels (which you preferred) are not available for standard/superior rooms on your travel dates, the tour operator can replace it with an equivalent hotel.
  • The check-in time of the hotels is 02.00pm, and you can not start use your room before this time. This is about the check-in & check-out policies of the hotels.
  • The differences between the package options are about the hotel categories. Tour(s), airport transfer(s) and flight ticket levels will be same for all options.
  • The tour operator will send e-tickets of your domestic flights at six days before your departure date. You will not need the print out copies of the tickets for domestic flights. Your passport and reservation number on the tickets will be enough for check-in to plane.
  • The tour operator can request your some passport details for the bookings of your flight tickets. If you do not share the details which requested by the tour operator, your domestic flight tickets can not bookable.
  • You will have 15kg luggage + 8kg hand bag quota per person for each domestic flight. If you will need more luggage capacity, please inform that to the tour operator. There could be some extra fee for luggage quotas more than 15kg. This is exactly about the policies of airline companies.
  • If your return hotel is different than pick-up hotel, please inform that detail immediately. If you inform that detail after organised your flight tickets, the tour operator can request extra cost because of the distances between the airports and some hotels. If you inform this type changes on service day (last day of your trip), the tour operator do not accept this last minute amending and drop you to your pick-up hotel.
  • If your pick-up / drop-off hotels are inside of airports (IST and SAW airports) the tour operator do not provide any hotel pick-up / drop-off service.
  • Hot air ballooning is a fully weather-dependent activity and the Civil Aviation Authority determines whether the flight will be held. If your flight is cancelled due to inclement weather conditions, you are entitled to a partial refund. In such a case, your refund will be processed by the day after of that trip. Your refund rate will be the difference between options of "included balloon ride" and "excluded balloon ride" for the cancellations of the hot air balloon ride.
  • The Standard Balloon Ride has an One-hour approximately flight duration with 20 to 28 people capacity basket. The flight duration could be 50-55 minutes or 65-70 minutes. This situation depend the weather conditions before landing, and pilots are decide to that within the safety rules of Civil Aviation Authority. Total activity duration is approximately 3 hours.
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required.
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.
  • The children who 5 years old and under are not allowed to balloon tours.
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults. If you will be 1 adult + 1 child, the tour operator can request & charge the amount of 2 adults.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Flight from Istanbul to Denizli - Pamukkale, Hierapolis & Laodicea Tour - Transfer to Kusadasi - Overnight at Kusadasi
  • 10 stops
  • Meals: lunch
  • Accommodation: INCLUDED - You can choose your hotel category and budget. There are different hotel variations at the booking options.
Istanbul
  • 1h
Denizli Çardak Airport
  • 1h
Pamukkale Natural Park
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Hierapolis & Pamukkale
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Pamukkale Thermal Pools
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Pamukkale
  • 1h
Laodicea
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Kusadasi
  • 2h 45m
Kusadasi Castle
Okuz Mehmet Pasa KervansarayI
Day 2: Ephesus & House of Virgin Mary Tour - Flight from Izmir to Cappadocia - Overnight at Cappadocia
  • 8 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
  • Accommodation: INCLUDED - You can choose your hotel category and budget. There are different hotel variations at the booking options.
Kusadasi Gazi Begendi Park
  • 15m
Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Ancient City of Ephesus
  • 1h 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Ephesus Terrace Houses
Selcuk
  • 1h
The Temple of Artemis
  • 15m
Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport
  • 1h
Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR)
  • 1h
Day 3: Hot Air Balloon Ride (Optional) - Full-day Cappadocia Tour - Overnight at Cappadocia
  • 10 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
  • Accommodation: INCLUDED - You can choose your hotel category and budget. There are different hotel variations at the booking options.
Cappadocia Tours & Hot Air Balloons
  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
Urgup
  • 15m
Goreme Open-Air Museum
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Ortahisar Panorama
  • 15m
Uchisar Castle
  • 20m
Goreme
  • 1h
Avanos Oren Yeri
  • 1h
Devrent Valley
  • 20m
Fairy Chimneys
Cappadocia
  • 30m
Day 4: Flight Back to Istanbul
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Not included
Cappadocia
  • 1h
İstanbul
  • 1h

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESIstanbul
    • Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEKuşadası
    • Kuşadası, Aydın, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLESelçuk
    • Selçuk, İzmir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLECappadocia
    • Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEUçhisar
    • Uçhisar, Nevşehir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEÜrgüp
    • Ürgüp, Nevşehir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEİstanbul
    • İstanbul, İstanbul, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEİzmir
    • İzmir, İzmir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEAvanos
    • Avanos, Nevşehir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEOrtahisar
    • 50650, Ortahisar, Nevşehir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEGöreme
    • 50180, Göreme, Nevşehir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEKale Mahallesi
    • 20190, Pamukkale, Denizli, Turkiye

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