5 days
Tours in Turkey: 4-day private tour
4 days · 3 nights · Private: only your party · starts any day
Your route · 3 nights
- Kusadasi1 night
- Cappadocia2 nights
- 3 domestic flightsincluded
- 3 hotel nightsStandard or Top-End
- Private guideonly your group
- 20–30% depositthe rest on day 1
Istanbul nights are not included. This tour picks you up from your own hotel in Istanbul (Sultanahmet or Taksim) and ends there. We can book Istanbul nights for you on request.
About this tour
Four days and two of Turkey's best-known sights, starting and ending at your hotel in Istanbul: the Roman city of Ephesus and the valleys of Cappadocia. We arrange three domestic flights, three hotel nights (one in Kusadasi, two in Cappadocia), every airport transfer and a licensed private guide on each sightseeing day.
The tour is for your group only. You set the pace at each site, ask your guide whatever you like and never wait for other travellers. Start times can be moved to suit you.
- Walk the marble streets of Ephesus to the Library of Celsus with your own guide
- The site of the Temple of Artemis and the Isa Bey Mosque on the same day
- Two full days in the valleys and cave churches of Cappadocia, with an optional sunrise balloon flight
- An underground city at Kaymaklı or Derinkuyu
- Three domestic flights instead of long drives across the country
Day by day
Pick a start date to see the dates of each day.
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Day 1 Fly to Izmir, private tour of Ephesus Kusadasi Flight
An early start: our driver collects you from your hotel in Istanbul between 04:00 and 05:00 for the morning flight to Izmir. We send you the flight details with your itinerary after booking, so you can check in yourself at the airport. Our team waits for you at the domestic arrivals exit in Izmir with a sign bearing your name, and the drive to Ephesus takes about an hour.
With your guide you visit the ancient city of Ephesus, the Ephesus Archaeological Museum, the site of the Temple of Artemis and the Isa Bey Mosque. There is a break for lunch (not included). If you would like to see local crafts, your guide can suggest a few workshops; the stop is up to you. Around 16:00 to 17:00 you are taken to your hotel in Kusadasi.
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Day 2 Fly to Cappadocia Cappadocia Flight Breakfast
At a time that suits your flight, our driver takes you from your hotel to Izmir airport for the flight to Cappadocia. Our team meets you at the domestic arrivals exit and drives you to your hotel, about an hour away.
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Day 3 Private tour of northern Cappadocia Cappadocia Breakfast
Your guide meets you at your hotel around 09:45 to 10:00. The day takes in the panorama of Göreme, the rock-cut churches of the Göreme Open Air Museum, the Valley of the Three Beauties, the pottery town of Avanos, Devrent (Imagination) Valley and the fairy chimneys of Paşabağ. There is a break for lunch (not included), with a chance to try the local dishes. You are back at your hotel around 16:00 to 17:00, with the evening free.
Optional: Hot air balloon flight in Cappadocia (standard) ($350 per person)
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Day 4 Private tour of southern Cappadocia, fly to Istanbul Flight Breakfast
Your guide collects you around 09:45 to 10:00 for the southern valleys: Red Valley, Çavuşin Valley and its castle, Love Valley, Pigeon Valley and the underground city of Kaymaklı or Derinkuyu. If you would like to see local crafts, your guide can suggest a few workshops; the stop is up to you.
At the end of the tour you are driven to the airport for the flight back to Istanbul, where our team meets you at the arrivals exit with a sign bearing your name and takes you to your hotel.
Prices per person
HotelsSingle roomDouble roomTriple room
Standard hotelsper person
$2,495$1,500$1,200
Top-End hotelsper person
$2,860$1,695$1,355
Children: 0–3 years 70% off, 4–6 years 40% off, 7+ years adult price. Your exact total for your date and group is shown in the price calculator.
Groups of 5 or more travellers: 10% off the tour price (extras not included).
Where you stay
CityStandard hotelsTop-End hotels
Kusadasi1 night
Ilayda Hotel, Efe Boutique Hotel, Istankoy Hotel or similar
Charisma De Luxe Hotel, Hilton Hotel, Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel or similar
Cappadocia2 nights
Dervish Cave Hotel, Design Cave Suits Hotel, Garden Inn Cappadocia or similar
Kayakapi Premium Caves, Yunak Evleri Cave Hotel, Acropolis Cave Hotel or similar
Hotels depend on availability: we confirm one of these or a hotel of the same standard after booking.
What's included
- 3 domestic flights (15 kg checked bag + 8 kg cabin bag each)
- 3 nights in your chosen hotels (1 in Kusadasi, 2 in Cappadocia)
- Breakfast at the hotel (vegetarian, vegan or halal on request)
- All airport transfers in an air-conditioned private vehicle
- Licensed private guide on every sightseeing day
- Entrance tickets for the sites in the itinerary
Not included: lunches and dinners, personal expenses, international flights.
Make it your own
Add an extra and its price is added to your total in the calculator, for everyone in your group.
- Hot air balloon flight in Cappadocia (standard)$350 per person
- Hot air balloon flight in Cappadocia (deluxe)price on request
- Istanbul Old City private tourfrom $150 per person for 2, less for larger groups
- Bosphorus cruise in Istanbulfrom $150 per person for 2, less for larger groups
- Turkish night show with dinner$125 per person
- Whirling dervishes ceremony$100 per person
Good to know
- Pick-up and drop-off are included for hotels in the Sultanahmet and Taksim areas of Istanbul; please tell us your hotel when you book. From other areas you can make your own way to the airport, or we can arrange a private transfer at extra cost.
- The flight from Cappadocia back to Istanbul usually leaves around 20:00 to 22:30 and lands at Istanbul Airport (IST) or Sabiha Gökçen (SAW), depending on availability. If you fly home straight after the tour, send us your international flight details before booking. Domestic tickets cannot be refunded or changed once issued.
- Every day can be adjusted: tell us your interests or pace when you book and we will tailor the plan.
- Hot air balloon flights only take off when the civil aviation authority allows it. If yours is cancelled because of the weather, the balloon price is refunded in full.
What travellers say about our guides
5.0/5 · 10,500+ reviews · Best Turkey Tour
Excerpts from recent Tripadvisor reviews of our team's guided tours. Customized Turkey Tours and Best Turkey Tour are both run by Iglesias Tour Turkey.
“Wonderful tour with Ismail. He was very knowledgeable and explained everything we saw in detail. Would definitely book with him again.”
October 2026 · Read on Tripadvisor
“Had a great visit, Zeki was a wonderful and attentive guide, very knowledgable and made sure we were comfortable the whole time.”
October 2026 · Read on Tripadvisor
“Nil was excellent very knowledgeable took very good care of us and great history lessons and driver very helpful”
October 2026 · Read on Tripadvisor
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Only your groupno strangers, your pace
Small depositthe rest in cash on day 1, no fee
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Want to change something?
Add a night, swap a city or slow the pace: every tour is private, so the route can be yours. Tell us what you would change and we send you the new plan and price within 24 hours.
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