7-Day Cappadocia, Pamukkale and Antalya Tour from Istanbul

Meal: Lunch

04:30 - Hotel pick-up in Istanbul and transfer to the departure airport. (Istanbul Airport or Sabiha Gokcen Airport may be used according to flight availability.)

06:40 - Flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia. (Flight time may change.)

08:00 - Arrival at Kayseri or Nevsehir Airport. (Arrival airport and time may change according to availability.)

Transfer to the North Cappadocia tour area.

• 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.

16:00 - The North Cappadocia tour ends.

Transfer to your hotel in Cappadocia.

Overnight stay in Cappadocia

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

09:30 - Breakfast, hotel check-out, and departure for the South Cappadocia tour.

• 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.

17:00 - The South Cappadocia tour ends.

Transfer to Cappadocia Bus Station.

Overnight intercity bus to Pamukkale. The journey takes approximately 10 hours, uses reclining seats rather than beds, and usually includes 3 or 4 rest stops along the way.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

05:30 - Arrival at Pamukkale Bus Station.

Transfer to your hotel for a short refresh before the day tour.

09:30 - Start of the Pamukkale day tour.

• 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 - The Pamukkale tour ends.

Transfer back to your hotel in Pamukkale.

Overnight stay in Pamukkale

Meal: Breakfast

Our driver will come to your hotel in Pamukkale.

Transfer to Pamukkale Bus Station.

Intercity bus to Antalya. The journey takes approximately 3 hours and includes scheduled rest stops.

Meet our team at Antalya Bus Station.

Transfer to your hotel in Antalya.

Overnight stay in Antalya

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

08:30 - Departure for the Antalya day tour after breakfast.

• Perge Ancient City: Perge Ancient City adds Roman streets, baths, gates and stadium remains to the Antalya coastal route.
• Aspendos Theater: Aspendos is best known for its remarkably preserved Roman theatre, one of the strongest classical stops near Antalya.
• Side Ancient City: Side combines ancient ruins with a coastal setting, including temple remains near the Mediterranean shoreline.
• Free Time in Side: Side combines ancient ruins with a coastal setting, including temple remains near the Mediterranean shoreline.
• Manavgat Waterfall: Manavgat Waterfall adds a relaxed nature stop to the Antalya route and is easy to combine with Side.

17:30 - The Antalya tour ends.

Transfer back to your hotel in Antalya.

Overnight stay in Antalya

Meal: Breakfast

Today is free. Antalya is the biggest summer holiday centre in Turkey, so there are a lot of things to do and explore!

Overnight stay in Antalya

Meal: Breakfast

Hotel check-out and transfer to Antalya Airport according to your flight time.

Flight from Antalya to Istanbul. (Flight time may change.)

Arrival at Istanbul Airport. (Arrival airport and time may change according to availability.)

Your tour ends here.