4 Days Cappadocia Tour Package

We will pick you up from your hotel in Istanbul at the appointed time and cross the intercontinental bridge to Ankara, the capital of the country, located 450 kilometers (279 miles) away.

After a 5 to 7 hour drive, we will arrive at the hotel where we will have dinner and spend the night. Rest up, tomorrow will be a long day!

After breakfast, we will check out of the hotel to start our tour of Turkey’s capital city. During the visit, we will see the most important sites of Ankara, such as the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, with Paleolithic, Neolithic, Hittite, Phrygian and Urartian remains, and the Mausoleum of Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey.

Leaving the capital behind, on our way to Cappadocia, we will stop at Saratli, a subway city built by the local communities to protect themselves from invaders. Saratli still preserves stables, rooms and common rooms…. Isn’t it amazing?

We will arrive in Cappadocia in the late afternoon, where we will have dinner at the hotel.

After breakfast, we will depart to explore Cappadocia, Turkey’s most famous region. Rock formations, fairy chimneys and lunar landscapes define the area.

During the tour of Cappadocia, we will visit the Göreme Valley with cave churches and paintings from the 10th and 11th centuries, the village of Uçhisar with its cave houses, the Pasabag Valley, home of the most famous fairy chimneys, and the Derbent Valley, with its curious natural formations and countless handicraft workshops. We will also have the opportunity to visit some of these workshops.

After having enjoyed an incredible day, we will return to the hotel, where we will have dinner.

After breakfast, we will conclude this 4-day tour of Cappadocia and say goodbye at the hotel. You will be free to continue exploring the area at your leisure or, if you prefer, you can return on your own to Istanbul or your home town.

Turkey is the only country that is located between two continents, Europe and Asia ,97% is on the Asian side ,3% is on the European side, due to its inspiration of being part of the European Union it was considered as an extension of Europe.

The first thing that comes to mind is Istanbul, but Ankara is the capital of the Turkish republic, it is the second largest city in Turkey after Istanbul, Ankara is a commercial and industrial city, also known for its grapes, pears and honey, where the founder of Turkey (ataturk) chose to put his mausoleum to be buried there.

Turkish is the most spoken language in Turkey, which had its own letters until kamal din ataturk arrived and ordered to write the language with Latin alphabet.

There are also other languages spoken in Turkey among them the KURMANJI LANGUAGE, which is the language spoken by the Kurds who are approximately 10%, there is a minority who speak Arabic although lately after the difficulties that Turkey encountered in becoming part of the European Union there are many access to learn Arabic to communicate more with the Asian side of the Arabian Gulf. The most immigrant languages to Turkey is Persian and the most learned language is English (17%).

The months between March and October are best for visiting Istanbul and the Mediterranean coasts. The inner regions of the Anatolian plateau, including Cappadocia, are best visited in the months between April and June and between September and October, when temperatures are warm, but not as unbearable as in July and August.

Eastern Turkey between April and June as well and from September until the onset of winter (avoid in this case also if possible July and August). This is a rather sensitive area, although in our opinion Mardin is a safe city.

In terms of climate, we can differentiate the following zones in Turkey:

• The coastal areas of Turkey that kiss the Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean Sea. This area enjoys dry and quite hot summers and wet and cold winters.
• With average summer temperatures varying between 26 ° C and 18 ° C. While winters between 3 ° C and 11 ° C. Istanbul, effervescent city located between Asia and Europe, enjoys hot and dry summers, sometimes very windy too,

Turkey has 83 million people which makes it among the most populated countries in the world, within the ranking of 196 states that make up the world population table of datosmacro.com.

Some 7.07% of Turkey’s population are immigrants, according to the latest immigration data published by the UN. Turkey is the 72nd country in the world by percentage of immigration.

Turkey has an average population density of 106 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The current official currency of the Republic of Turkey is known under the name of Turkish Lira, Turkish Lira comes in the form of banknotes and in the form of coins, as in any other country. The banknotes come in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 20, 50, 100 and 200 Turkish Lira, all Turkish coins would feature the former president of the country kamal el din ataturk .

The Turkish currency suffers lately especially after the covid crisis , 1 EUR = 32.78 TRY and at the dollar exchange rate 1 USD = 29.15 TRY.

Nowadays, credit cards are very common, so money in Turkey can be stored on cards. Most stores, cafes and restaurants accept VISA and Master Card.

Turkey is mostly Muslim with dress codes governed by Islam, however, it is a secular state since 1923 which allowed to have had some duality in the social classes between the more modern and the more traditional. Tourists visiting Turkey opt for the classic combination of shorts and T-shirt, this dress is appropriate throughout Turkey, but is not accepted in mosques. The recommendation is to wear comfortable, discreet and modest clothing and comfortable shoes. On the beaches you can dress as you like, you can wear bikinis, shorts, T-shirts and flip-flops or bare feet are normal wear for both Turks and foreigners.

We can say with total certainty that yes, taking into account a good travel insurance (see our insurance page).

Anatolia is a region known as Asia Minor. It is the Asian part of modern-day Turkey.