Istanbul Turkey Package ToursCappadocia 2 Day Tour with Flights and Cave Hotel from Istanbul
This cappadocia 2 day tour with flights from Tourmania runs from $343 per person on Viator, and it packs the short Cappadocia trip into its cheapest shape: round-trip flights from Istanbul, a driver meeting you at Kayseri or Nevsehir airport, a cave hotel night in Goreme, breakfast and lunch, and a full-day guided Red Tour. Stay a third day and the Green Tour with an underground city is added. The trade-off is that entrance fees and the balloon flight sit outside the price. This page walks through what that means in real money and who should book it instead of a Turkey tour package that bundles more in. Compare it with the other Turkey package tours.
About This Tour
Tourmania sells this as a 2 or 3-day fly-in trip from Istanbul, listed on Viator with 210 reviews at 4.8. The from-price of $343 per person most likely buys the 2-day shared group version, since the listing offers four options (2-day group, 3-day group, 2-day private and 3-day private) and does not say which one the from-price shows. You fly to Kayseri or Nevsehir, meet your driver at the airport and transfer to a cave hotel in Goreme.
Day 2 has an optional sunrise balloon flight at extra cost, breakfast, and a full-day guided Red Tour of valleys, rock formations and viewpoints. Two-day guests then fly back to Istanbul. Three-day guests sleep a second night and join the Green Tour with hiking routes and an underground city before the flight home. Entrance fees, the balloon and dinners are not in the price.
$343 per person as the from-price, likely the 2-day group option. Private and 3-day versions are priced separately, amounts not stated.
2 to 3 days, 1 or 2 nights. The 2-day version fits one full day of touring between flights.
Starts in Istanbul. You fly to Kayseri or Nevsehir airport and meet your driver there for the transfer to Goreme. Hotel pickup is included in Istanbul per the listing options.
Up to 15 travellers on the group options, or a private group. An English-speaking guide leads the Red Tour and the Green Tour.
One cave hotel night in Goreme for 2-day guests, two nights for 3-day guests. Breakfast and lunch are included, other meals are not.
Entrance fees, the optional balloon flight and personal expenses cost extra. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure for a full refund, and the operator can cancel for bad weather.
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Quick answer Price, flights and what costs extra
This cappadocia 2 day tour with flights starts at $343 per person and includes round-trip flights from Istanbul, a cave hotel night in Goreme, breakfast, lunch and a guided Red Tour. Entrance fees, the sunrise balloon flight and dinners are not included.
Key takeaways
- Compare it with the 2-Day All-Inclusive Cappadocia Trip if you want skip-the-line museum tickets inside the price.
- Want the balloon written into a package? Look at the 3-Day Cappadocia Tour with Balloon.
- The full inclusions and exclusions are listed in what the price actually covers.
- See how it sits against other Turkey tour packages.
What the Price Actually Covers
The listing splits its inclusions clearly, but several daily costs fall outside the $343 from-price, so budget for them before you book.
Included in the Price
The listing includes round-trip flights from Istanbul to Cappadocia, arriving at Kayseri or Nevsehir, plus airport transfers and a driver in Cappadocia. You get a cave hotel overnight in Goreme, breakfast and lunch, and a guided Red Tour. On the 3-day option the guided Green Tour with an underground city is added.
| Line | In the price | Notes |
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| Round-trip flights | Yes | Istanbul to Kayseri or Nevsehir and back, flight times approximate and subject to weather |
| Airport transfers | Yes | Driver meets you at the arrival airport |
| Cave hotel | Yes | 1 night in Goreme for 2-day guests, 2 nights for 3-day guests, star class not stated |
| Breakfast and lunch | Yes | Meals not mentioned are excluded |
| Guided Red Tour | Yes | Full day on day 2, valleys, rock formations and viewpoints |
| Guided Green Tour | 3-day option only | Day 3, natural valleys, hiking routes and an underground city |
| Entrance fees | No | Explicitly listed as excluded |
| Hot air balloon | No | Optional at extra cost on day 2 at sunrise, price not stated |
| Drinks | No | Not stated as included |
| Tips | No | Not included |
What You Pay on the Day
Entrance fees are excluded, and Cappadocia's main paid sites add up: the Goreme Open Air Museum costs 20 EUR, and the Dark Church inside it needs a separate 6 EUR ticket. Underground city ticket prices are not stated in the published sources. The balloon price is not stated in the listing, so ask before assuming it fits your budget.
Tip in lira when possible. Restaurant tips are about 10 percent, or 5 to 10 percent where a service charge is added.
Read the Inclusions Label Carefully
The listing's inclusions label the Red Tour as Day 3 and the Green Tour as Day 2, while the description puts the Red Tour on day 2 and the Green Tour on day 3. The listing does not settle which is right, so confirm the order with the operator if it matters to you. If you would rather not track separate fees, the 2-Day All-Inclusive Cappadocia Trip bundles skip-the-line museum tickets, or compare all Turkey package tours on one table.
Sources: Goreme Open Air Museum fee, tipping in Turkey
Kaymakli Underground City, Cappadocia. Photo: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What the Day Is Really Like
The listing gives the shape of each day but few clock times, so treat this as the running order rather than an exact timetable.
Day 1, Istanbul to Goreme
Pickup in Istanbul is included, though the listing does not state the time. You fly from Istanbul to Kayseri or Nevsehir, a flight of about 1 h 15 to 1 h 30 in the air and 3 to 4 hours door to door. Your driver meets you at the arrival airport.
Nevsehir Kapadokya Airport is 40 to 45 minutes from Goreme, and Kayseri is 60 to 75 minutes away. You reach the cave hotel in Goreme, get free time, and sleep in a cave room. Dinners are on you.
Day 2, Balloon Option and Red Tour
The day can start before dawn if you take the optional sunrise balloon flight. Weather balloon data is assessed around 04:30 local time and the regional authority issues a green, yellow or red flag each morning, so flights are cancelled when wind rises. After breakfast comes the full-day guided Red Tour through Cappadocia's valleys, rock formations and viewpoints, with lunch included.
After the tour, 2-day guests transfer back to the airport for the flight to Istanbul. The tour ends where it started, in Istanbul.
Day 3, Green Tour for 3-day Guests
Three-day guests stay a second cave hotel night and join the guided Green Tour on day 3. The listing describes natural valleys, hiking routes and an underground city. The listing does not name the city.
Derinkuyu, the best known in the region, reaches about 85 m deep and could shelter up to 20,000 people. Lunch is included, then the transfer to the airport and the flight back to Istanbul.
Cappadocia: Red Tour vs Green Tour
The day tours this trip runs. Third-party video by Sia Dhillon. This site did not shoot it and has no relationship with the creator.
Who This Tour Rules Out
This listing is honest about its limits, and a few of them push certain travellers toward a different package.
Check These Points Before Booking
Entrance fees sit outside the price, so if you want museum tickets bundled, the 2-Day All-Inclusive Cappadocia Trip is the closer fit. The balloon is only an option at extra cost, so travellers who want it written into the package should look at the 3-Day Cappadocia Tour with Balloon. Flight times are approximate and can change with weather, and the whole trip can be cancelled for bad weather, so keep your Istanbul plans flexible on the return day.
You must supply passport name, number, expiry and country for all participants at booking, and carry a valid passport on the day of travel. The listing gives no bag weight limit, no stated wheelchair provision and no language list beyond the guided tours, so ask the operator before booking if any of those matter. Free cancellation closes 24 hours before departure, looser than the 3-day window on the 2-Day Cappadocia Trip with Flight. If two days in one region feels short, a multi-stop Turkey tour package covering Cappadocia, Ephesus and Pamukkale covers more ground.
The fairy chimneys of Goreme, Cappadocia. Photo: Feridun F. Alkaya, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Getting There and What to Add
The tour starts in Istanbul and the flights are handled, but your arrival city and the days around the trip are yours to plan.
Reaching the Departure Airport
Istanbul has two airports. Istanbul Airport uses code IST and is served by metro line M11, and it moved all scheduled passenger flights there in 2019. Sabiha Gokcen uses code SAW and lies about 32 km southeast of the city centre, and it is the operating base for Pegasus and AJet.
Domestic flights to Cappadocia use both, with AJet flying from Nevsehir (NAV) to Sabiha Gokcen and Turkish Airlines to Istanbul Airport, while Kayseri (ASR) is served by AJet, Pegasus and Turkish Airlines. The listing does not state which airport your flight leaves from, so check your ticket. An Istanbulkart works on buses, metro, trams and ferries for the ride to the airport.
What to Add Before or After
The tour leaves Istanbul itself untouched, so add a day or two for the old city, the Bosphorus and the bazaars, or book the Private Istanbul Tour 1 to 3 Days to cover them with a licensed guide. If Cappadocia leaves you hungry for more of Turkey, Ephesus and Pamukkale pair well, and spring and autumn are the recommended seasons for Pamukkale. Read the best time to visit Turkey guide before fixing dates, and the Turkey itinerary page for how the regions chain together.
Itinerary Step by Step
Times follow the listing's description, with clock times only where stated or publicly documented.
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Start
Pickup in Istanbul
Hotel pickup is included. The listing does not state the pickup time, and all flight times are approximate and subject to change.
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After pickup
Fly to Kayseri or Nevsehir
The flight takes about 1 h 15 to 1 h 30 in the air. You land at Kayseri (ASR) or Nevsehir Kapadokya (NAV) depending on the schedule.
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After landing
Driver transfer to Goreme
Your driver meets you at the airport. Nevsehir airport is 40 to 45 minutes from Goreme and Kayseri is 60 to 75 minutes.
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Late afternoon
Free time and cave hotel night
Check in to the cave hotel in Goreme and use the free time as you like. Dinner is not included.
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Before sunrise, day 2
Optional balloon flight
A sunrise hot air balloon flight is offered at extra cost, price not stated. Wind cancels flights, and the operator can cancel the tour for bad weather.
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Day 2, after breakfast
Guided Red Tour
A full-day guided Red Tour covers valleys, rock formations and viewpoints, with breakfast and lunch included. Two-day guests then fly back to Istanbul.
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Day 3
Green Tour and return
Three-day guests stay a second night, join the guided Green Tour with hiking routes and an underground city, then fly back to Istanbul where the tour ends.
What Works and What Does Not
A straight read of the listing, with the annoyances and their fixes.
What we genuinely like
- Round-trip flights from Istanbul are in the price, so no separate domestic ticketing.
- Cave hotel in Goreme for either one or two nights, on a 2 or 3-day frame.
- Both Red and Green tours are guided, and the group caps at 15 or goes private.
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure, and 210 reviews at 4.8.
The honest downsides
- Entrance fees are excluded, so the Goreme Open Air Museum at 20 EUR plus a 6 EUR Dark Church ticket comes out of your pocket.
- The balloon flight is optional at a price the listing does not state, so budgeting for it is guesswork.
- Flight times are approximate, the trip can be cancelled for bad weather, and dinners are on you.
- The inclusions list labels the Red and Green tour days in the opposite order to the description.
Who it's NOT for: Travellers who want entrance fees and the balloon inside one price, who should book the all-inclusive or balloon-option packages instead.
Questions About This Tour
How much does this cappadocia 2 day tour with flights cost?
The from-price is $343 per person, most likely the 2-day group option, since private and 3-day versions are priced separately and the listing does not show how much. Entrance fees and the balloon add to that. For a wider price picture, compare all Turkey tour packages.
Are flights from Istanbul included?
Yes, round-trip flights from Istanbul to Cappadocia, arriving at Kayseri or Nevsehir, are included, along with airport transfers. Flight times are approximate and can change with weather. The 2-Day All-Inclusive Cappadocia Trip also includes its flights.
Is the hot air balloon flight part of the price?
No, the balloon is an optional extra on day 2 at sunrise and the listing does not state its price. If you want the flight written into the package, see the 3-Day Cappadocia Tour with Balloon.
What is not included in the price?
The listing excludes meals not mentioned, the optional balloon flight, personal expenses and entrance fees. The Goreme Open Air Museum costs 20 EUR and its Dark Church a separate 6 EUR. Check the full inclusions table before booking.
How many nights do I spend in the cave hotel?
Two-day guests get 1 night in the Goreme cave hotel, and 3-day guests get 2 nights. The hotel star class is not stated. Other Cappadocia short trips such as the 2-Day Cappadocia Trip with Flight use a cave or stone hotel too.
Can I cancel the tour?
Yes, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure for a full refund, and the operator can also cancel for bad weather. Rivals differ, with some closing cancellation 2 or 3 days out, so check the terms on the Turkey package tours.
What do I need to book?
Passport name, number, expiry and country for all participants at the time of booking, and a current valid passport on the day of travel. For the wider practical picture, read the guide to the best time to visit Turkey.
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