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The nearest airports to Cappadocia are Nevsehir Kapadokya Airport and Kayseri Airport. Cappadocia is around 40 KM from Nevsehir Airport and 70 KM from Kayseri Airport, and it takes around 1 hour to reach there.
From Istanbul, We were flying from the European side, so Istanbul Ataturk Airport was more convenient for us. There were more flights from Istanbul Ataturk Airport to Kayseri rather than Nevsehir Kapadokya Airport, so we decided to take a flight to Kayseri.
Our Journey to Cappadocia:
We had an early morning flight from Istanbul to Kayseri for 1 hour and 25 minutes. The Kayseri Airport wasn’t so big, it hardly took us 10-15 minutes for the baggage collection and exit the Airport.
There are three ways to reach Cappadocia from Kayseri Airport. By Taxi, Bus, or Drive on your own. You can also check with your hotel. Most of the hotels also had shuttle service from Airport for their guests.
There were a lot of Rent a Car companies in the Airport, and we rented a car from Sixt and started our road trip towards Cappadocia.
The drive was quite smooth except for a patch of around 5 KM. The scenic beauty was so amazing - it started with a Green field and gradually turned into Arid land. We stopped for a while to enjoy the beautiful weather and scenery.
There are a few small towns like Göreme, Uçhisar, Ürgüp, Avanos, and Ortahisar with lots of different options to stay in traditional hotels or Cappadocia special Cave Hotels. For the first-timers, I would suggest Göreme or Uçhisar for staying.
Finally, we reached our Cave hotel around 1 PM. Our hotel was in Göreme, around 150 meters from the central Market of the town. The hotel also had a free parking space which was highly convenient for us.
Our Suite:
We had two days and a one-night stay in Göreme, Cappadocia. We had booked a luxurious Suite called “Cappadocia Cave Suites”. The Suite was so cozy, with a great ambiance of traditional Turkish bed cover and sofa sets.
We had a small separate living area with a LED and a bedroom with an attached washroom.
The Suite also offered traditional breakfast and fine dining options and Terrace Cafe with a wonderful view of the valley and the best place to enjoy the sunset. The terrace is also a perfect spot to enjoy the sunrise with an amazing view of hot air balloons.
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The suite also offers different sightseeing tours called Red tour (covers around 50 KM) and Green tour (covers around 220 KM). You can also book your activities like a Hot Air Balloon ride, Turkish night, Dervish shows horse riding, and quad tours with the hotel.
Things to do in Cappadocia
Balloon Ride:
We had one of the most romantic experiences of a Hot Air Balloon Ride over the magical valleys of Cappadocia.
There were hundreds of balloons in the Air with a beautiful view of the Sun rising. The view was so alluring it can’t be explained in words.
