5-Day Cappadocia, Ephesus and Pamukkale Tour from Istanbul

04:00 - Pick up from your hotel in Istanbul and transfer to the airport. (Pickup time and airport may change.)

06:35 - Flight to Kayseri or Nevsehir. (Flight time may change.)

07:50 - Arrival in Cappadocia and meet-up with our local team. (Arrival airport and time may change according to availability.)

Transfer directly to the tour area.

Meal: Lunch

• Devrent Valley (Pink Valley): Devrent Valley introduces Cappadocia through animal-shaped fairy chimneys and wide volcanic forms that make the landscape feel almost imagined.
• Pasabag Open Air Museum: Pasabag is one of the best places to see Cappadocia's multi-headed fairy chimneys and the cave cells once used by hermit monks.
• Avanos Pottery Workshop: Avanos adds a cultural stop to the valley route, showing how red river clay is shaped in local pottery workshops.
• Goreme Panoramic View: Goreme panoramic viewpoints help you read the scale of Cappadocia, with cave settlements, valleys and volcanic ridges visible together.
• Zelve Open Air Museum: Zelve preserves a former cave village spread across several valleys, with carved rooms, tunnels and churches that show daily life in the rocks.
• Uchisar Castle (exterior view): Uchisar Castle is Cappadocia's highest natural viewpoint and shows how defensive and domestic spaces were carved into one rock mass.

Transfer to your hotel in Cappadocia at the end of the route.

Overnight stay in Cappadocia

09:00 - After breakfast, pick up from your hotel for the South Cappadocia route.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

• Red Valley: Red Valley is known for warm volcanic colors, walking paths and layered rock walls that make south Cappadocia especially photogenic.
• Rose Valley (Gulludere Valley): Rose Valley, also called Gulludere, combines pink-toned cliffs with rock-cut churches and quiet walking sections.
• Cavusin Village: Cavusin is an old cave village where abandoned rock houses and cliff churches show the lived history of Cappadocia.
• Pigeon Valley: Pigeon Valley is named after carved dovecotes in the cliffs and gives one of Cappadocia's most familiar valley views.
• Underground City: The underground city reveals tunnels, storage rooms, ventilation shafts and defense passages used by local communities for protection.

Return transfer to your hotel in Cappadocia.

Overnight stay in Cappadocia

Meal: Breakfast

After breakfast, transfer to the airport in Cappadocia for your flight toward Izmir.

Domestic flight from Cappadocia to Izmir. (Flight time may change.)

The flight between Cappadocia and Izmir is arranged according to seat availability; it may be direct or may use a connected route via Istanbul.

Arrival in the Izmir region and meet-up with our local team. (Arrival airport and time may change according to availability.)

Transfer to your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk.

Rest of the day at leisure in Kusadasi/Selcuk.

Overnight stay in Kusadasi/Selcuk

08:30 - After breakfast, transfer to Selcuk to begin your guided Ephesus route.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

• Ephesus Ancient City: Ephesus Ancient City preserves marble streets, temples, theatres and civic buildings from one of the great cities of the Roman world.
• House of Virgin Mary: The House of Virgin Mary is a quiet pilgrimage site on the mountain above Ephesus, visited for both its religious meaning and setting.
• Temple of Artemis: The Temple of Artemis was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and explains why Ephesus once mattered far beyond the region.

16:00 - The Ephesus route ends and you will be transferred back to your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk.

Overnight stay in Kusadasi/Selcuk

08:00 - Pick up from your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk and transfer to Pamukkale.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

• Pamukkale: Pamukkale is famous for white travertine terraces formed by mineral-rich thermal water flowing down the hillside.
• White Calcium Terraces: The white calcium terraces are the signature view of Pamukkale, where shallow mineral pools step down the slope like a natural staircase.
• Hierapolis Ancient City: Hierapolis rises above the travertines with Roman streets, baths, theatre remains and a long sacred thermal tradition.
• Cleopatra Antique Thermal Pool: Cleopatra Antique Pool is visited inside the Pamukkale area; entering the area is included, while swimming among ancient columns is extra on-site.

16:00 - After the tour, transfer to Denizli Airport.

19:30 - Flight from Denizli to Istanbul. (Flight time may change.)

20:45 - Arrival in Istanbul and meet-up with our team. (Arrival airport and time may change according to availability.)

Transfer to your hotel or central drop-off point in Istanbul.

Your 5 Days Cappadocia, Ephesus, and Pamukkale Tour from Istanbul ends after the final transfer.