For Cruisers : Istanbul & Cappadocia Trip - Including Balloon Ride, Camel Safari

What's included

Where it starts and ends

Options you can book

• Silver Package

  Accommodation: Zeynep Sultan Hotel in Istanbul - Sedirli Konak Hotel in Cappadocia (Stay at Stone Room in Cappadocia) Included Activities: Hot Air Balloon Ride, Camel Safari Money Back Guarantee: If your Balloon Ride or Camel Safari are cancelled due to poor weather conditions, you will be refunded cost of these tours. Tour Language: The daily tour(s) will be organised with professional licenced English-speaking guides. Pickup included

• Diamond Package

  Accommodation: Hagia Sofia Mansions in Istanbul - Exedra Hotel in Cappadocia (Stay at Cave Room in Cappadocia) Included Activities: Hot Air Balloon Ride, Camel Safari Money Back Guarantee: If your Balloon Ride or Camel Safari are cancelled due to poor weather conditions, you will be refunded cost of these tours. Tour Language: The daily tour(s) will be organised with professional licenced English-speaking guides. Pickup included

• Gold Package

  Accommodation: The Magnaura Palace Hotel in Istanbul - 1811 Cave Hotel in Cappadocia (Stay at Cave Room in Cappadocia) Included Activities: Hot Air Balloon Ride, Camel Safari Money Back Guarantee: If your Balloon Ride or Camel Safari are cancelled due to poor weather conditions, you will be refunded cost of these tours. Tour Language: The daily tour(s) will be organised with professional licenced English-speaking guides. Pickup included

Before you book

Cancellation

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Languages

en

Ticket

Mobile Only

Runs on

Every day

Group size

Up to 15 travelers per booking

Operated by

Turkey Experiences

Know before you go

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Hotel drop-off (return to Istanbul) timing : The departure time of return flight will be at the afternoon. The local tour operator will inform you about exact timing after they booked your domestic flight tickets. After you arrived Istanbul, local tour operator will transfer you to your drop-opff point. If you will do this tour post-cruise, the drop-off point will be your hotel in Istanbul center for this transfer. If you will do this tour pre-cruise, the drop-off point will be Istanbul Galataport (Cruise Port) for this transfer.
• The prices of package are valid for accommodation at the double or triple room. If you would like make reservation for single room(s), there could be supplement cost. There are not going to be any extra cost for single / solo travelers. This cost already accounted on price of these travelers.
• The pre-planned hotels are "Hagia Sophia Mansions in Istanbul" - "The Magnaura Palace in Istanbul" - "Zeynep Sultan Hotel in Istanbul" - "Exedra Hotel in Cappadocia" - "1811 Cave Boutique Hotel in Cappadocia" - "Sedirli Konak Boutique Hotel in Cappadocia" for your accommodation on this travel. You can choose any of them while booking. If preferred hotel by you is not available for standard/superior rooms on your travel dates, local tour operator can replace it with an equivalent hotel.
• The check-in time of hotels is 02.00pm, and you can not start use your room before this time. This is about the check-in & check-out policies of hotels. If your arrival flight will be landing to Istanbul-Turkey before that time , you have to add one night more hotel reservation to package, or wait at the reception of your hotel until 02.00pm for check-in to hotel.
• The differences between the package options are about the hotel categories. Tour(s), airport transfer(s) and flight ticket levels will be same for all options.
• The local tour operator will send e-tickets of your domestic flights at six days before your departure date. You will not need print out copies of the tickets for domestic flights. Your passport and reservation number on the tickets will be enough for check-in to plane.
• The local tour operator can request your some passport details for the bookings of your flight tickets.
• You will have 15kg luggage + 8kg hand bag quota per person for each domestic flight. If you will need more luggage capacity, please inform that to local tour operator. There could be some extra fee for luggage quotas more than 15kg. This is exactly about the policies of airline companies.
• If your pick-up or drop-off hotel is inside of airports (IST and SAW airports) local tour operator do not provide any pick-up / drop-off service on this trip package.
• Hot air ballooning is a fully weather-dependent activity and the Civil Aviation Authority determines whether the flight will be held. If your flight is cancelled due to inclement weather conditions, you are entitled to a partial refund. In such a case, your refund will be processed by the day after of that trip.
• The Standard Balloon Ride has an One-hour approximately flight duration with 20 to 28 people capacity basket. The flight duration could be 50-55 minutes or 65-70 minutes. This situation depend the weather conditions before landing, and pilots are decide to that within the safety rules of Civil Aviation Authority. Total activity duration is approximately 3 hours.
• Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required.
• Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.
• This tour is not available for the bookings to children who are 17 years old and under.

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