Georgia5 days / 4 nightsNight train
Tbilisi by the night train
The night train on Thursday, Tbilisi by Friday morning: the old town, Mtskheta and two nights in a hotel.
Next departureThu 29 Oct6 seats left
per personfrom ₼418
Türkiye6 days / 5 nightsFlightSeason: March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Istanbul and Cappadocia
Three nights in Istanbul and two in a Cappadocia cave hotel, with a domestic flight in between.
- Length
- 6 days / 5 nights
- Meeting point
- 05:30, Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Terminal 1
- Back in Baku
- last day at 22:00
- Group
- 10 to 20 people
- Effort
- Moderate: a few hours on foot a day, stairs
- Guide’s languages
- Azerbaijani, Russian
About the tour
The second and fourth Wednesday of the month. In Istanbul we see Sultanahmet, the Bosphorus and the Grand Bazaar, then fly to Kayseri for two nights in a room cut into the rock in Cappadocia. The balloon flight goes up at dawn when the weather allows: add it as an extra if you want it, and if the weather cancels it you get the money back. A tour leader from Baku stays with you; local licensed guides speak in the museums.
What you will see
- Sultanahmet, Hagia Sophia and the Süleymaniye
- A boat trip along the Bosphorus
- Two nights in a Cappadocia cave hotel
- The Göreme open-air museum and the Derinkuyu underground city
Day by day
Day 1
Baku–Istanbul, Sultanahmet
The morning flight (about 3 hours; Istanbul is an hour behind Baku). Bags at the hotel, then Sultanahmet: Hagia Sophia, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque and the Hippodrome. Dinner together.
Meals: dinnerNight: Istanbul, a 4-star hotel in SultanahmetDay 2
The Bosphorus, the Süleymaniye and the Grand Bazaar
A morning boat along the Bosphorus to Ortaköy. In the afternoon the Süleymaniye Mosque and the Grand Bazaar, Galata in the evening.
Meals: breakfastNight: Istanbul, the same hotelDay 3
Flight to Cappadocia
The Istanbul–Kayseri flight (about 1 hour 20 minutes). The Göreme open-air museum, the view from Uçhisar castle, check-in at the cave hotel and dinner.
Meals: breakfast, dinnerNight: Cappadocia, a cave hotelDay 4
Balloons and the underground city
The balloon flight at dawn (an optional extra). Then the Derinkuyu underground city, Paşabağ valley and a potter’s workshop in Avanos, with lunch.
Meals: breakfast, lunchNight: Cappadocia, the same hotelDay 5
Back to Istanbul
The Kayseri–Istanbul flight. İstiklal Street and free time in the evening.
Meals: breakfastNight: Istanbul, a 4-star hotelDay 6
Home to Baku
A free morning and the afternoon flight to Baku.
Meals: breakfast
Included
- All flights: Baku–Istanbul–Kayseri–Istanbul–Baku, economy, 20 kg bag
- 3 nights at a 4-star hotel in Istanbul and 2 in a cave hotel
- Breakfasts, 2 dinners and 1 lunch
- A tour leader from Baku and local guides
- Entry tickets on the programme and all transfers
Not included
- Balloon flight: an optional extra, ₼420
- Travel insurance (an optional extra)
- Meals not on the programme
- A room of your own: +₼380
Hotels
A 4-star hotel in Sultanahmet and a cave hotel near Göreme.
Documents
Azerbaijani citizens need no visa for Türkiye (up to 90 days). On a direct flight the new-type ID card is accepted too; a passport must be valid for at least 6 months.
Not needed, up to 90 daysDates and prices
Per person sharing a double room. A child (2–11, in the parents’ room): −15%.
DepartureBackPriceSeats
- Wed 11 NovMon 16 Nov₼1,8906 seats leftGuaranteed
- Wed 25 NovMon 30 Nov₼1,8905 seats leftGuaranteed
- Wed 9 DecMon 14 Dec₼1,8908 seats leftGuaranteed
- Wed 23 DecMon 28 Dec₼1,890Early booking −7%10 seats leftGuaranteed
- Wed 10 MarMon 15 Mar₼1,890Early booking −7%18 seats left
- Wed 24 MarMon 29 Mar₼1,890Early booking −7%18 seats left
- Wed 14 AprMon 19 Apr₼2,115Early booking −7%16 seats left
- Wed 28 AprMon 3 May₼2,115Early booking −7%16 seats left
Your guide
Leyla Hasanova
Guide: Georgia and Türkiye
A former history teacher. She leads the Tbilisi train trips and the Istanbul–Cappadocia groups, and guides visitors from abroad in English at Gobustan.
The teamFrom people who went
The balloon flight moved a day because of the wind, but they reshuffled the programme so we lost nothing. Two nights in the cave hotel were a treat.
Narmin H., GanjaIstanbul and Cappadocia, May 2026
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