# Private 3-Day Cappadocia Tour from Istanbul — Red, South & Green
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Updated: 2026-10-28

## Key facts
- Price: From €759 per person (based on 2 travellers)
- Tour type: Private tour (only your party, your own guide and vehicle)
- Duration: 3 Days / 2 Nights
- Included: Flights, hotel & guided days included.
- Pickup / meeting point: Istanbul hotel pickup to the airport, then the flight Istanbul → Cappadocia on day 1.
- 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
Take a private 3-day Cappadocia tour from Istanbul across the Red, South and Green routes. Visit Devrent, Paşabağ, Avanos, Zelve, Çavuşin, Özkonak, Ihlara Valley, Kaymaklı and Selime, with your own guide and vehicle in Cappadocia. The itinerary includes the northern Red route, the South route around Çavuşin and Özkonak, and the Green route to Ihlara Valley and Selime. Flights, transfers and hotel nights are included. Workshop visits are part of the programme: pottery and carpet on day 1, and onyx and leather on day 2. Each takes about 30–45 minutes, with no obligation to buy.

## Highlights
- See Devrent Valley, Paşabağ and Zelve
- Visit Avanos on the Red route
- Explore Çavuşin, Özkonak and Ortahisar
- Walk through Ihlara Valley
- Tour Cappadocia with your own guide and vehicle

## Itinerary
### Red Tour at your own pace after the morning flight

A private transfer takes you from your Istanbul hotel to the airport before dawn, and your own guide and driver wait at arrivals in Kayseri or Nevşehir. From there the Red Tour belongs to your party alone: longer at the chimneys if you are photographers, a quicker lunch if you prefer more time walking. The day links Devrent Valley, Paşabağ, Avanos and Zelve, with a pottery demonstration and a carpet workshop on the way. About 2.5 km of walking over uneven ground. Your guide drops you at the cave hotel in the late afternoon. Stops: Devrent Valley, Paşabağ (Monks Valley), Avanos pottery workshop, Zelve Open-Air Museum, Carpet Weaving Education Center (about 30–45 min).

### South Tour for your party: Çavuşin and Özkonak

Your guide collects you at the hotel between 09:30 and 10:20; the exact time is confirmed the evening before. With a private vehicle the South Tour runs at your pace, which matters on the uphill walk into old Çavuşin, where you can take the steep parts slowly or skip them. Özkonak Underground City is less visited than the big southern sites, so you usually have its tunnels almost to yourselves. Viewpoints over Ortahisar and Pigeon Valley, lunch, and onyx and leather workshops complete a day of about 8 hours and 3 km on foot. Stops: Çavuşin old village, Özkonak Underground City, Onyx workshop (about 30–45 min), Ortahisar rock castle viewpoint, Leather workshop (about 30–45 min).

### Your own Green Tour, then the flight to Istanbul

On the last day you check out and set off between 09:30 and 10:20 with your own guide and driver, heading southwest for the longest of the Cappadocia routes. Kaymaklı Underground City, the Ihlara Valley walk and the rock-cut monastery at Selime take about 9 hours with roughly 2¾ hours of driving. A private vehicle means your luggage can stay on board all day and you choose where to linger. In the evening your driver takes you to the airport for the flight to Istanbul, where the package ends. Stops: Esentepe viewpoint over Göreme, Kaymaklı Underground City, Ihlara Valley walk to Belisırma, Selime Monastery.

## Included
- Private licensed English-speaking guide
- Private air-conditioned sightseeing transport, Istanbul hotel pickup to the airport, and Cappadocia airport arrival and departure transfers
- Entrance tickets: Paşabağ and Zelve (one ticket), Özkonak Underground City, Ihlara Valley and Selime, Kaymaklı Underground City
- Lunch on days 1–3 in Cappadocia
- 2 nights in Cappadocia: Celestial Cave Hotel or similar, double room with breakfast
- Flight Istanbul → Cappadocia on day 1 (economy class; checked bag as per the ticket fare)
- Flight Cappadocia → Istanbul on day 3 (economy class; checked bag as per the ticket fare)

## Not included
- Tips (optional)
- Personal purchases
- Drinks with meals
- Dinner

## Good to know
- Workshop stops: a carpet weaving centre, a leather workshop, an onyx workshop and a pottery 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
### How does the private 3-day Cappadocia tour differ from the group version?

The route is the same Red, South and Green days, but your party has its own licensed guide and vehicle. You set the pace at each stop, choose when to eat lunch and can keep luggage in the car on the last day.

### Can we fly into Cappadocia on our own tickets for the private tour?

Yes. Remove the flights option when booking and tell us your flight numbers; your guide meets you at Kayseri or Nevşehir airport. A late landing shortens the first day, since sightseeing starts when you arrive.

### Is the private Cappadocia tour suitable for children or older travelers?

Mostly, because the guide adapts the walking. Two parts need care: the steep climb in old Çavuşin on day 2, and on day 3 the low tunnels of Kaymaklı plus a canyon walk of several kilometers in Ihlara.

### What should we wear in Cappadocia on the private tour?

Walking shoes with good grip, a hat and sunscreen for the open valleys, and a light layer for the underground cities, which stay cool all year.

### Are there workshop visits on the private 3-day itinerary?

Yes: pottery in Avanos and the Carpet Weaving Education Center on day 1, and onyx and leather workshops on day 2, each about 30–45 minutes, with no obligation to buy.

### Do we get a transfer to our hotel back in Istanbul?

The package ends at Istanbul airport after the evening flight on day 3. For the ride to your hotel, book a private car through our airport transfers page.

## Book
Book on the tour page: https://turkeyvia.com/tours/private-3-days-cappadocia-tour-package-from-istanbul. Questions: WhatsApp +90 507 357 58 94