# 5-Day Istanbul & Cappadocia Tour Package (Group)
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Updated: 2026-10-24

## Key facts
- Price: From €669 per person (based on 2 travellers)
- Tour type: Shared group tour
- Duration: 5 Days / 4 Nights
- Included: Flights, hotels & guided days included.
- Pickup / meeting point: Istanbul Airport pickup included. Your driver will meet you at arrivals.
- Payment: Reserve online with a 40% deposit by card (at least the cost of the flights), the balance in cash on arrival.
- Cancellation: Cancellation charges from 25% · see the schedule

## Overview
Join a 5-day group tour package through Istanbul and Cappadocia. See the Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapı Palace and Grand Bazaar, cruise the Bosphorus, then fly to Cappadocia for Red and Green tours. The package includes four hotel nights: three in a central 3★ Istanbul hotel and one in a Cappadocia cave hotel. Cappadocia flights, transfers and lunch on days 2, 4 and 5 are included. Some Istanbul entrance tickets are not included. Workshop visits are part of the itinerary: jewellery in Istanbul, then pottery and carpet on the Red day, and onyx and leather on the Green day. Each lasts about 30–45 minutes, with no obligation to buy.

## Highlights
- Visit Istanbul’s Old City sights with a guide
- Cruise the Bosphorus with your guide
- See Paşabağ, Avanos and Zelve in Cappadocia
- Explore Kaymaklı, Ihlara Valley and Selime
- Fly between Istanbul and Cappadocia

## Itinerary
### Arrival in Istanbul

Your trip starts when you land at Istanbul Airport (IST) on your own international flight. Your driver meets you in the arrivals hall and takes you to your hotel for the next three nights. The rest of the day has no fixed plan: find a tea garden, watch the ferries on the Golden Horn or simply rest before tomorrow's Old City tour. Dinner is not included. Stops: First evening at leisure.

### Istanbul Old City group tour and Grand Bazaar

Your licensed guide leads the shared group through the heart of old Istanbul, where Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman layers sit side by side. You see the Hippodrome and the Blue Mosque, visit Hagia Sophia and, after an included lunch, Topkapı Palace and the Grand Bazaar, where a jewelry workshop visit is part of the day. The exact order follows opening hours and prayer times. Tickets for Hagia Sophia's upper gallery and for Topkapı Palace with the Harem are not included and are bought at the entrances. Stops: Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia upper gallery (ticket not included), Topkapı Palace (ticket not included), Grand Bazaar, Jewelry workshop (about 30–45 min).

### Bosphorus cruise and a free afternoon

Istanbul is easiest to understand from the water, and today you see it that way on a Bosphorus cruise with your guide and the group. The boat ticket is included. As you move up the strait, the European shore shows palaces, mosques and former fishing villages, while the Asian shore faces them across the current. Which landmarks you pass depends on the boat's route. Lunch is not included, and after the cruise the rest of the day is free. Pack tonight: tomorrow starts with a very early pickup for the flight to Cappadocia. Stops: Bosphorus cruise with your guide, Dolmabahçe and Çırağan palaces, Bebek and Arnavutköy, Beylerbeyi Palace and the Maiden's Tower, Rest of the day at leisure.

### Early flight to Cappadocia, Red Tour on landing

Check out early: your driver collects you from your Istanbul hotel in the early hours (the exact time comes with your booking confirmation) for the morning flight to Kayseri or Nevşehir. The shared Red Tour meets the flight at arrivals and heads straight into the valleys north of Göreme, so travel in walking shoes. Through the day you see the rock shapes of Devrent, the capped chimneys of Paşabağ, a potter at work in Avanos and the abandoned cave village of Zelve. Pottery and carpet workshops are part of the route, with no obligation to buy. You check in at your cave hotel when the tour finishes in the late afternoon. Stops: Devrent (Imagination) Valley, Paşabağ (Monks Valley), Avanos pottery workshop, Carpet Weaving Education Center (about 30–45 min), Zelve Open-Air Museum.

### Green Tour: Kaymaklı, Ihlara and Selime, evening flight to Istanbul

Check out before the morning pickup (09:30–10:20, time confirmed the day before); your guide explains how luggage travels on this last day. The shared Green Tour is the longest of Cappadocia's day routes, with about 2¾ hours of driving. You go underground at Kaymaklı, walk around 3.5–4 km through Ihlara Valley beside the Melendiz, have lunch by the river in Belisırma and visit Selime Monastery at no extra fee. Onyx and leather workshops are part of the group day, with no obligation to buy. Tunnels are low, so this day is not ideal for claustrophobic guests. In the evening the group transfer takes you to the airport for a flight to Istanbul, around 20:00; the package ends on arrival in Istanbul. Stops: Göreme panorama, Kaymaklı Underground City, Ihlara Valley walk, Selime Monastery, Onyx workshop (about 30–45 min), Leather workshop (about 30–45 min).

## Included
- Licensed English-speaking guide on the Istanbul Old City tour, the Bosphorus cruise and the Red and Green tours
- Istanbul airport arrival transfer, Istanbul hotel pickup to the airport, Cappadocia airport arrival and departure transfers, and air-conditioned sightseeing transport
- Bosphorus cruise ticket
- Entrance tickets in Cappadocia: Paşabağ and Zelve (one ticket), Kaymaklı Underground City, Ihlara Valley and Selime
- Lunch on days 2, 4 and 5
- 3 nights in Istanbul: central 3★ hotel, double room with breakfast
- 1 night in Cappadocia: Celestial Cave Hotel or similar, double room with breakfast
- Flight Istanbul → Cappadocia on day 4 (economy class; checked bag as per the ticket fare)
- Flight Cappadocia → Istanbul on day 5 (economy class; checked bag as per the ticket fare)

## Not included
- Tips (optional)
- Personal purchases
- Drinks with meals
- Dinner
- International flights
- Lunch on days 1 and 3
- Entrance tickets in Istanbul: Hagia Sophia (upper gallery) and Topkapı Palace incl. Harem (bought at the entrances)
- Transfer from Istanbul airport after the return flight

## Good to know
- Workshop stops: a carpet weaving centre, a leather workshop, an onyx workshop, a pottery workshop and a jewellery workshop. Part of the programme, no obligation to buy.
- Domestic flights are economy class. Your baggage allowance follows the ticket fare, and we confirm it with your tickets.
- Travel with the passport you booked with: airlines check the name on the ticket against it.
- Wear comfortable walking shoes: the valleys and rock-cut sites have uneven ground and steps, and the underground city has low, narrow passages.
- Bring a hat and sunscreen in summer and a warm layer in spring, autumn and winter: mornings in Cappadocia are cool, and the underground city stays cool all year.
- Vegetarian, vegan or other dietary needs at lunch: tell us when you book and we let the restaurant know.
- Mobility needs or travelling with small children? Tell us before you book, and we tell you honestly which parts of the day suit you.
- We send your final programme, hotel names and pickup times before departure, and you can reach us on WhatsApp during the trip.

## FAQ
### What is included in the 5-day package?

Guided Istanbul and Cappadocia tours, a Bosphorus cruise, four hotel nights, the flights between Istanbul and Cappadocia, transfers and lunch on days 2, 4 and 5. Not included: your international flights, some Istanbul entrance tickets and some meals.

### Where does the tour start?

The tour starts with a pickup at Istanbul Airport arrivals.

### Is the package private or shared?

It is a group tour with other travellers on the itinerary.

### Which Istanbul tickets are not included?

Tickets for the Hagia Sophia upper gallery and Topkapı Palace including the Harem are not included and are bought at the entrances.

### Which workshops are part of the itinerary?

There is a jewellery workshop during the Istanbul day, pottery and carpet workshops on the Cappadocia Red day, and onyx and leather workshops on the Green day. Each takes about 30–45 minutes, with no obligation to buy.

### Does the package include balloon flights?

No. Balloon flights are not included, and TurkeyVia does not sell them.

## Book
Book on the tour page: https://turkeyvia.com/tours/5-days-istanbul-and-cappadocia-tour-package. Questions: WhatsApp +90 507 357 58 94