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For Cruisers : 2 Days Travel with Balloon Ride Option from Istanbul

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Description

Summary

Starts

Ortahisar

Duration

1 day 5 hours 35 minutes

Languages

English, and Spanish

Difficulty

Medium

Admission

Mobile ticket

Description

Take your travel experience in Turkey to the next level with this For Cruisers : 2 Days Travel with Balloon Ride Option from Istanbul. This overnight tour is one of the best shore excursions Istanbul has to offer.

This popular bike safari starts at Ortahisar and will take you to stunning travel destinations like İzmir, Ayasoluk Castle, Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House), Ancient City of Ephesus, and Selcuk. During your adventure, you’ll see top attractions like Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House), Ancient City of Ephesus, The Temple of Artemis, Fairy Chimneys, and Devrent Valley. This tour also highlights some of the best local sights, such as Temple of Artemis (Artemision), House of the Virgin Mary (Meryem Ana Evi), Ephesus (Efes), and Avanos.

The entire experience lasts approximately 1 day 5 hours 35 minutes.

The activity is offered in 2 languages: English, and Spanish. The tour limits group sizes to 15 participants.

The exact address of your departure location is Ortahisar, 50650 Ortahisar/Ürgüp/Nevşehir, Türkiye.

Make sure to thoroughly explore the "Included" and "Good to know" sections below to find out more about the inclusions and insights provided by this shore excursion. The cancellation policy for this shore excursion is as follows: If you cancel at least 4 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund. If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Make your time in Istanbul special by booking the unique For Cruisers : 2 Days Travel with Balloon Ride Option from Istanbul. Choose your travel dates and reserve a slot for this bike safari before it gets fully booked!

Included

1 night accommodation including breakfast

Hotel Pick-up & Drop-off Services in Istanbul & Cappadocia

Day Trips : Northern Cappadocia Tour (Red Tour), Southern Cappadocia Tour

Professional English-speaking & Spanish-speaking tour guide options for the duration of day tours

Entrance fees of museums, national parks, ruins mentioned in the itinerary

Experience : Hot Air Balloon Ride (Optional - Can be added while booking)

Domestic Flights : Istanbul to Cappadocia to Istanbul

Transfers at the mentioned airports for domestic flights in the itinerary

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Map

Attractions

Sultanahmet Square

Goreme Open Air Museum

House of Virgin Mary

The Temple of Artemis

Hagia Sophia

Kaymaklı Underground City

Topkapı Palace

Pigeon Valley

Ephesus Archaeological Museum

Options

Silver Package

Accommodation: Sedirli Konak Hotel - Stay at Stone Room
Hot Air Balloon Ride: EXCLUDED
Domestic Flights: Round Trip flight tickets between Istanbul and Cappadocia are INCLUDED.
Tour Language: The daily tour(s) will be organised with professional licenced English-speaking guides.
Pickup included

Gold Package

Accommodation: 1811 Cave Hotel - Guarantee to Stay at Cave Room
Hot Air Balloon Ride: EXCLUDED
Domestic Flights: Round Trip flight tickets between Istanbul and Cappadocia are INCLUDED.
Tour Language: The daily tour(s) will be organised with professional licenced English-speaking guides.
Pickup included

Silver Package + Balloon Ride

Accommodation: Sedirli Konak Hotel - Stay at Stone Room
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: Round Trip flight tickets between Istanbul and Cappadocia are INCLUDED.
Tour Language: The daily tour(s) will be organised with professional licenced English-speaking guides.
Pickup included

Gold Package + Balloon Ride

Accommodation: 1811 Cave Hotel - Guarantee to Stay at Cave Room
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: Round Trip flight tickets between Istanbul and Cappadocia are INCLUDED.
Tour Language: The daily tour(s) will be organised with professional licenced English-speaking guides.
Pickup included

Diamond Package

Accommodation: Exedra Hotel - Guarantee to Stay at Cave Room
Hot Air Balloon Ride: EXCLUDED
Domestic Flights: Round Trip flight tickets between Istanbul and Cappadocia are INCLUDED.
Tour Language: The daily tour(s) will be organised with professional licenced English-speaking & Spanish-speaking guides.
Pickup included

Diamond Package + Balloon Ride

Accommodation: Exedra Hotel - Guarantee to Stay at Cave Room
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: Round Trip flight tickets between Istanbul and Cappadocia are INCLUDED.
Tour Language: The daily tour(s) will be organised with professional licenced English-speaking & Spanish-speaking guides.
Pickup included

Daily Itinerary

Day 1 – Day 1 first day

Day 1

Day 1 – Day 1 first day

Day 1 first day

Kaymaklı Underground City
Pigeon Valley
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You’ll be stopping at 9 destinations throughout the day.

Your travels will take you to the city of Goreme. There, you will embark on an exciting trip to experience its culture and visit popular attractions, such as the incredible , , , Kaymakli Underground City, Pigeon Valley (Güvercinlik Vadisi) and.

This *** This pick-up service is valid for guests who booked the option of “from Airports in Cappadocia” : Upon your arrival (Kayseri Erkilet Airport or Nevsehir Kapadokya Airport), you will be met by your driver and driven to meeting point of the tour car Cappadocia - approx 1 hour from airport The driver will be waiting you at the exit gate of arrival terminal in airport, and holding a signboard written your name on it PAY ATTENTION : The landing time has to be before 0830am for you can cath the guided tour If your plane will be landing after 08:30am, you can miss some parts of the guided tour, is a sight to behold.

There, you’ll carry on making the best travel memories.

This awesome site offers an experience that’ll satisfy your curiosity and craving for a unique adventure.

Day 2 – Day 2 last day

Day 2

Day 2 – Day 2 last day

Day 2 last day

Goreme Open Air Museum
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The last day of your multi-day tour will take you to more incredible travel destinations. The tour will be making 8 stops throughout the day.

Your journey at the city of Goreme includes stops at popular sites, including the , Goreme Open-Air Museum, Avanos, Uchisar Castle (Uchisar Kalesi), Devrent Valley (Devrent Vadisi), Fairy Chimneys and.

Your travels will also take you to the exceptional Goreme Open-Air Museum. Goreme Open-Air Museum is a remarkable Here is the monastery, including the rock cut churches, kitchens, wineries, storages and living rooms left from Anatolian Christians Goreme Open Air Museum is listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Travelers have rated it average of 4.5 stars out of 5.

You’ll also be making your way to the marvelous Avanos. Avanos has an average of 4.43 stars out of 5 by visitors, and is one of the best sites around the city of Goreme.

The outstanding Uchisar Castle (Uchisar Kalesi) is one of your stops during this trip. This attraction has an average rating of 4.57 stars out of 5, and is an amazing place for anyone looking for something new to discover in the city of Goreme.

After spending some time wandering around several spectacular attractions, you’ll feel refreshed and ready to explore some more.

Traveling along your route will give you a glimpse of these excellent attractions.

You’ll leave your tour feeling inspired by some of the best destinations and attractions in Turkey. Be sure to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime experience while spots are still available!

Good to know

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Hotel pick-up (tour departure) timing : The pick-up time is between 03.15am and 04.30am for the departure of this trip package. This timing depends the scheduled departure time of flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia on your travel dates. The local tour operator will inform you about exact timing after they booked your domestic flight tickets.

Hotel drop-off (return to Istanbul) timing : The departure time of return flight is between 08.00pm and 09.00pm from Cappadocia. That's meaning, your return flight will be landing Istanbul airport or Istanbul SAW airport between 09.30pm and 10.30pm. After you arrived Istanbul, local tour operator will transfer back you to your hotel in Istanbul. This transfer duration will be approximately one hour.

The prices of package are valid for accommodation at the double or triple room. If you would like make reservation for single room(s), there could be supplement cost. There are not going to be any extra cost for single / solo travelers. This cost already accounted on price of these travelers.

The pre-planned hotels are "Exedra Hotel" - "1811 Cave Boutique Hotel" - "Sedirli Konak Boutique Hotel" for your accommodation on this travel. You can choose one of them while booking. If preferred hotel by you is not available for standard/superior rooms on your travel dates, local tour operator can replace it with an equivalent hotel.

The check-in time of 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 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 local tour operator will send e-tickets of your domestic flights at three days before your departure date. You will not need 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.

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 local 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, local tour operator can request extra cost because of the distances between airports and some hotels. If you inform this type changes on service day (last day of your trip), local 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) local 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, local tour operator can request & charge the amount of 2 adults.

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