Things To Know Before Going To CAPPADOCIA | Turkey Travel Guide
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- Cappadocia is one of our favourite places in Turkey. Most people tend to only visit for 3-5 days. We stayed for 2 weeks and loved every single moment. There's so many things to see and do in Cappadocia. We hope this video helps with your own trip planning before you visit Cappadocia.
00:00 Intro
02:12 Getting here and where to stay
03:41 Food
05:02 Transportation
06:05 Activities: Tours
08:05 Activities: Hot Air Ballooning
10:11 Activities: ATV and Valley Views
11:57 Activities: Photoshoot
12:49 Activities: Souvenir Shopping
16:18 Closing
We made 6 vlogs from Cappadocia which covers many of the above in much more detail.
Check them out in our Turkey Adventures playlist:
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Great consolidation of your time in Cappadocia, viewers who have not seen the earlier VLOG, must see them, as good as the consolidation, individual vlog display the true spectacular beauty of nature's creation. Peter, so happy you shared another scene of the adopted pet towards the end 🙂. Yes it was a good breakfast with this vlog and have a great week both!
Thank you so much L H! We really appreciate this comment 🥰🙏 hope you have a great week too 👋🙂
very useful information for our trip to Turkey next week.
Thanks for sharing n look forward 😊 🥰😍💖💖
You'll be there soon!! So excited for you 😁🙌 Hope you've been practicing your Turkish words 😉
Absolutely stunning. Love following your journeys ❤
Thank you Carol 😊 Cappadocia is amazing 🤩 have you been before?
Can’t wait to be there! Thank you for all the information. 😊
Wishing you an incredible time! 🎉🙂
Beautiful Cappadocia & wonderful people!!
It's a super cool place 🙌
Very helpful!!! 😎🥰🇹🇷💖✨
Thank you Peter & Yen for this amazing update! Im sure it will be much help for many. Love your Turkish vlogs guys 😎🇹🇷
Take care
Thank you Nikki 🙏😊🙌❤️ we still have a lot to share from our Turkey adventures! The next stop is somewhere very different to Cappadocia 🙂
Very informative. Two lovely young people enjoying life and happy to share their experiences. Thank you. Thoroughly enjoyed this video!
😁✌️ thank you for watching and referring to us as young hahaha 😆
Thank you for sharing this! I have been in Turkey 2 times in the past, one with cruise ship, but stayed mostly in Istanbul, visited Ankara and other areas. I loved your balloon ride and the beautiful photos scenes. Your video is an inspiration that make me to go to Cappadocia to experience the ballon and see the amazing stone houses. I am going to Morocco in the spring next year, surely I will plan the ballon ride in the same trip. Thank you!
Thank you 😊 glad you enjoyed our video and it's made you inspired to go to Cappadocia! It's such a surreal and magical place 🙂 Morocco would be a wonderful adventure! Hope you have a wonderful time 😊🙌
Very informative, thanks for the great video. Planning a 4 day visit to Cappadocia next week. Can't wait D
Awesome hope you have a great time in Cappadocia 😊👍
best review
Thank you glad you found it useful 👍
Kudos on an EXCELLENT video! First time I've come acros y'all and VERY impressed. We are long term slow travelers - about 4 years so far. Finishing up a month in Istanbul and about to head to Cappadocia in a few days for a 7 day stay. Then on to Antalya for a month. Looking forward to watching more of your stuff! Thanks!
Nice! Long term slow travel is most definitely the way to go 😊👍
Thank you for the kind words regarding our content 🙏
Very informative video, guys. I'll probably never ever get to Cappadocia, but it's good to know what you've described anyway.
You never know Dad. I think you and mum would really enjoy the hot air balloon ride 😉👍
Great vlog, loved every minute!
Aww thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 😁🙌
Omg fellow Kiwis. Subscribed! Planning my Cappadocia trip and this vlog is so helpful
Woohoo hello hello fellow Kiwi 😁👋 Thanks for subscribing 👍 we made a bunch of videos from Cappadocia and Turkey so hope you enjoy them and have an epic trip when you go!
Love the hot air balloons...n thx for great info👍😍
Maybe you can go one day too mum? 😘
Very good information, appropriate your good jobs. Thanks for sharing
This is gonna be so helpful for my plan in May 2023! Thank you!
Hope you have an amazing time!
You both clearly really enjoyed Cappadocia 😊
You could say, Cappadocia rocks 😉
Hahaha we sure did and it totally rocked 🪨😆🤘
Thank you for a very informative video. My girlfriend had never heard of Cappadocia and your video gives a great introduction to the region.
Thanks Betty glad you found the video useful 👍 😊
My youngest son is there now & has a hot air balloon sunrise tour booked for morning! He is enjoying his time there VERY much! TY for posting this great vid!👍🤗
O that's awesome! Turkey is great miss it a lot. Happy travels to your son
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Oh my goodness guys so amazing 😮
Cappadocia is incredible! 😊 One of the coolest places we've visited to date!
super helpful information!
😁✌️ thanks for watching
Many useful infos! 🙏🏻❤
Again very informative vlog especially for me as i am planning to visit Cappadocia soon. Best of luck 🤞
Soo cool! Hope you have a wonderful time there Naveed. Peter's parents are actually going there today from Istanbul! 🙂
Great informational video
Grat information thank you both👍👍💞
No worries thanks for watching
great tips! thank you.
No worries thanks for watching 😁 ✌️
Hi Peter & Yen!
Thank you so much for sharing some tips about trip to Cappadocia. Really appreciate it.
Thank you Jahan 😊🙏 we hope others will find this video helpful too. Cappadocia is such a super cool place and totally worth visiting 🙂
Very informational. Thank you
No worries thanks for watching
So informative and well made guys! Love from India!
Thanks 😊 👍
Teşekkürler..👏👏👏🇹🇷 Ne güzel yerler gezmişsiniz muhteşem 👏👏🇹🇷🇹🇷⚘⚘
Teşekkür ederiz 😊 Kapadokya çok güzel 🥰
Hi guys! I'm from Indonesia. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful journey! ❤
No worries thank you for watching 😁👍
🇹🇷❤️🇹🇷Türkiye Kapadokya çok güzel eşsiz bir yer süper teşekkürler güzel bir yayın tatil olmuş harikasınız💕😊💕
Evet, Cappadocia çok güzel 🥰 teşekkür ederiz 😊🙏
Thanks for all the tips guys. Hopefully we get to visit one day.
Hope you get to too! It's easily become one of our fave places we've ever visited to date 😊
@@PeterandYen it's eyes opener. Our planet is so beautiful
Just enjoying your video of cappadocia. I couldn't afford those budget to travel aboard, maybe one day I will be there too. For now I'm just watching people videos on youtube.
Thanks for watching. Hope you're able to travel there in the future too 💪
Fabulous vlog series and amazing scenes and adventures 😀
Thank you Daryl ☺️❤️ we loved Cappadocia! But some other super cool places coming up soon too 😁🙌
@@PeterandYen you guys presented it so well and provided so much information helpful to other travellers 👍😃
Thanks for always being so supportive and encouraging Daryl! 😊🙏💖
@@PeterandYen hard not to when you guys always bring the awesomeness 😎
Yeaaaa Peter on a 🐴😁😁😁. I’m assuming some of the “padding” on the tours give the tour companies a kickback to bring tourists in.. that dang gemstone store 😁…. Very thorough and informative vid guys… will definitely be a great resource if/when my journey takes me to Cappadocia… looking forward to what comes next!
Hahaha he was so excited and happy 😆🐴 sometimes he'd see them out there on their own too and would go feed them (and his donkey friend) ☺️ yea they must totally get a kickback. Thankfully we knew to expect those padded stops tho coz it's mentioned a lot in reviews! I didn't mind the Turkish delights store coz it was at the end and I discovered my fave Turkish delight there that became a staple for the rest of our trip 😂 Thanks Hans and the next stop is such a totally different place to Cappadocia! 🙂
Oh wow
Thanks!
Thank you so much Rob 🙂❤️ we appreciate your support! 🙌🙏
Nice! Safe travels in 2024!
Thank you for this video , very helpful !! Loved your video editing 😊
I would like to know if you manage to do hikes in any of the valleys from/to gore me, and which ones are the best to do ?
Thank you in advance !
Thank you for your kind words! Unfortunately we didn't do any hikes in the valleys so can't recommend any but hope you manage to find some nice ones as it's such an incredible landscape to soak in!
harika...!😀
Teşekkür ederiz 😊🙏
Amazing footage, which drone did you guys took with you ?
great Video, Thank you for sharing, so In conclusion What would you recommend for A solo traveler, tour or book everything apart
Hi Peter and Yen!
Loved how insightful the video was! My partner and i are headed to turkey soon and I wanted to ask if it's necessary to book a car rental in advance in Cappadocia if I'm just renting for 1 day only? Was hoping to just look for one in Goreme a day before I need the car. Lmk your recommendation if there's any particular shop too :) much appreciated, thank you!!
Hello we always booked in advance as it ensures the best rates and it also allows you to clear up any uncertainties about car insurance. Glad you enjoyed the video have an awesome trip 😊
Ok so I'm way behind on watching these again! Haven't admit I'm having less time on here anyway! Yeah it certainly has been an amazing location to visit! Yeah such an amazing landscape and actually what a cool idea for a video on this, will be very helpful for people who can afford to travel, which isn't me at the moment! Haha! Oh yes that 5 hour cooked meat be so wonderful! I giggle when you said that taxis were more expensive especially when you convert it to New Zealand dollars! Heck it's a bargain! Yeah great advice on those balloon rides too, yeah I'd prefer a silent sunrise, definitely without loud music, or perhaps more appropriate music; some ethereal music would be quite good! Some amazing advice on those caves and many other stuff! Heck those ceramics are amazing, amazing designs and patterns! Yeah such a great video and great idea for this video; I know will help many people planning to travel there!
Haha yea we thought the same thing with the taxis.. everything was reasonable when you actually convert or compare it to NZD 😆 just relatively it was pricer compared to other cities in Turkey. Thanks for still watching our videos even though you don't spend as much time on CZcams now! We hope this video will be useful for anyone planning to visit cappadocia too 🙂
@@PeterandYen Yeah very easy to convert to NZD for sure! Oh definitely, I will gradually watch these and learn so much too! Keep up the great work!
Excuse me, can I book a tour in early morning(at around 7 a.m.) for that day? When would the travel agencies open? and do they have vacancies for the exact day?
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Great info, Just curious do yall suggest to prebook the tours, ATV, camels or book at the site?
You can just book most activities on site coz there are so many agencies and operators there and they run all the time. It's just a matter of going to a couple and checking prices for a comparison. The only one you should prebook is the hot air balloon ride to make sure you get the company you wanna go with 🙂👍🏼
Very informative on the tour packages. Did you purchase tickets(hot air Balloon) locally or online? Seems like inflation has caused it to fluctuate or perhaps it’s just resellers marketed at two fold
We purchased the tickets directly from the Butterfly website to avoid any resellers.
Hi Peter and Yen, I’ve been enjoying and learning watching your vlogs. You two are great!!! I wish you can plan for our trip too! I’ve been panicking.. until now we don’t have accommodations. We travel in June. I read a lot of mixed reviews and I tend to believe in the negative ones.. did you like your hotel in goreme? I’m thinking of splitting the days too. Staying at Uchisar also.. I haven’t seen your hotel there. We’re in a budget and been very busy with work and everything. Please give us some tips.. I got to go back to work.. thanks!
Hiya 👋🏼 thanks for the kind words! Aww it's ok it can be overwhelming planning a trip especially to a new and unknown place! We liked splitting up our accommodation and time between Göreme and Uçhisar. If you wanna see our Uçhisar accommodation it's in this video in the second half: czcams.com/video/MwsWFe2jYFs/video.html
For our Göreme accommodation it was fine, nothing luxurious! Only thing that was a lil negative was that sometimes lil sediments would fall from the ceiling onto the seat bench and outside our room too (coz it is a cave afterall!) lucky nothing fell onto us or the bed 😂 we just took it as part of the experience haha. It was a convenient location though so if you find something with good reviews in that same area that's a good spot where you can walk to everything easily.
We really liked our Uçhisar accommodation though. Great location in Uçhisar right next to the castle and near to some good restaurants too.
Best of luck with your planning, exciting trip to look forward to 😁
Hey! Thanks for your quick response I’m actually waiting for it and after I shower I’ll try book our hotel. It’s really overwhelming.. Yeah, I heard from Yen about that sandy sendiments dropping from above as other reviews too. And they said it smells and damp. But sure we have to experience the cave. Other problems I heard was the bathroom clogged and smell like sewer. They even mentioned bed bugs yuk! I’m Asian I play with bugs but I would hate bedbugs. I’ll watch your Uchisar later.. I got to plan for he whole month of June.. we’re going to Montenegro and Croatia after. And then join a group tour of Central Europe. I will have to find a third job! 😂
Thanks!
Oh yikes maybe we got lucky coz at least no bed bugs or clogged bathroom 😂 as for the smell can't remember but wouldn't rule it out either 😂 sounds like an epic trip you got lined up. All the best with your planning!
Thank you for your Vblog. Very informative. You are cute couple . Can I ask which photographer you use for photoshoot ? I’ll be there in July .
Hello you can find the details of our photoshoot on this video czcams.com/video/MwsWFe2jYFs/video.html
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My husband and I are going to Cappadocia at the end of Aug into Sept for 4 nights. We're trying to figure out the best way for us to get around to make the most of our time as well as to reach some more further out points like possibly Lake Tuz, Uchisar Castle, the Open Air Museum, and to check out some of the valleys and view points like; Rose valley, Ihara Valley, Strange love valley, highest point of Cappadocia etc. We don't love the idea of a public tour because we've found in the past they take much longer since your dealing with large groups of people/drop offs and pick ups.
What would you recommend between a tour or just renting a car? Or do you have any private tour companies you'd recommend?
Hello, roads in some parts of cappadocia aren't the best but hiring a car is your best way to enjoy the area at your own pace and most likely the best cost wise if you have a jam packed schedule.
But you don't have to rent everyday for example if you have hot air balloon they will pick you up from your accomodation. Then you can taxi to the open air museum or go to uchisar castle (depends where you're staying)
Then on the other days hire a car and go to all the other more harder to reach areas.
@@PeterandYen yeah that's what we were debating on, only getting a rental car for 1 or 2 days of the trip. Also who did you guys book with for the photoshoot?
This is so helpful thank you! Would you recommend Cappadocia with kids 5 yr and 2 yr old? I would to visit but kinda nervous to take my 2yr old .
We don't have children ourselves so can't speak from a parental point of view but just thinking it might be a bit tricky with a 2 year old unless you're always carrying them.. mainly coz the roads especially in Göreme aren't really sealed in most places so it might be difficult if you need to use a push pram with all the uneven surfaces when exploring? Plus the rock castles are basically open formations so could easily fall if not careful. I think it may be easier with slightly older kids.. but hopefully some other parents might see this comment and help chime in with more expertise and insights for you ❤️🤞🏼🙂
Thank you so much really appreciated!
I am planning to visit Cappadocia early December. Can you please share some names of reliable tour operators for the green and red route? For hot air balloon, i heard company 'voyager' is the best. Thoughts?
We only went on the Green Tour but made a vlog about it here: czcams.com/video/6-5ZYw7Svb8/video.html so we don't have any other operators to compare it to. There are so many there though and it feels like a luck of the draw with whether you get a good guide (ours was just ok) but the itinerary is all very similar. Heard of voyager, we think they're the one with the really big balloon? We went with Butterfly Balloons though and were happy with our flight 🙂 also have a video of our hot air balloon day if you're interested. Just check out our Turkey playlist or search "Peter and Yen hot air balloon". Hope you have a great time in Cappadocia!
Hello. Very nice video. Thanks for the tips.
Any advice of things not to do? And did you stayed at a cave hotel? Worth it?
Thanks and greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴
We did stay in a cave hotel, you can check it out in our other vlogs from Cappadocia 🙂Should be in the first vlog from our cappadocia videos 👍
As for the advice on things not to do, although Cappadocia is known more to locals as the land of beautiful horses we passed on the horse riding activities mainly coz we've done it in NZ and some other countries before so wasn't that keen there and opted for ATV riding instead which we thought was more fun and unique for us.
We also skipped on seeing whirling dervish performances in Cappadocia as we were going to Konya after which is where they originate from so preferred to watch it there.
Of the attractions that get pushed by the tour agencies, we'd say that if there's one you can miss it's probably pigeon valley. We went there on our own and it was also part of a tour we joined on another day but of all the cool stuff in Cappadocia, would say that's low on the list. Of course everything is to each their own preferences but that's ours 🙂 Hope that helps a bit! 🙂
@@PeterandYen thanks for answering. I am going on June but the travel agency only gave us two mornings in the itinerary to attempt the balloon ride. We hope we can do it the first day. 🙏
Do you have to have travel insurance for Asia .
How can I experience a truly genuine CAVE HOTEL ROOM in Cappadocia.
Whar are the choices and options.
Please enlighten us on the matter
Thanks inadvance
What time of year did you go?
Can u please share name and price for the hotels you stayed in
Thank you for the video. I am visiting Cappadocia on November 5th. I have some questions:
- How many days do you recommend me to stay in that place?
- Can I take the hot air balloon tour?
- How is the weather on those days?
- Do you recommend that I wear a jacket?
Greetings from Perú. :)
Hello 👋🙂 I think we covered most of your questions in the video but the longer you can stay the better and really depends on how much you wanna see and do 🙂 it'll start to get colder in November so a jacket is a good idea 🙂
Hi. I’m doing a Free & Easy tour to Turkey in September 2023. Can you recommend a trusted and reliable local agent who can arrange my trip to Cappadocia from Istanbul? Thanks
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What HOTEL did you stay on 4:50 ? Did you stay in Uchisar
Hi, did you have any issues traveling and flying your drone in Cappadocia? Are foreign nationals allowed to bring and fly drones that weigh less than 500 grams (DJI Minis) in Turkey without any registrations and licenses?
Hiya, we didn't take our drone to Turkey so don't know the details sorry! The drone footage clip in this video was given to us for use by our photographer friend who is a local in the area. All the best to you finding the info out 🤞🍀
Hello mam could you please provide best possible way to get cheapest hot air balloon ride and green tour package
Hi guys, how much did you have to pay to ride and photograph with that horse at the end ? Seems like the bigger groups of horses cost way too expensive . Any tips to photograph for cheaper rates in Cappadocia? Thanks!!
Hello, I gave a $5nzd tip to the owner of the horse to film that little segment. You can try to find other photographers on Instagram too compare prices, but we don't personally know any that are cheaper.
Do they use euros or do you need to have Turkish money? And do they accept cards/contactless payments? Thanks much!
They accept euro in cappadocia but also accept Turkish lira. You can even get euro from some atms in cappadocia. Cheers
Hello can you give the information about your photographer
When doing the hot air ballooning do they have bathroom facilities?
Not on the balloon itself but there are bathrooms in the breakfast area before you go.
Is it possible to go with kids
How is capppadocia for solo travellers, Is it safe and friendly?
From a couples perspective, Cappadocia is very safe and friendly.
taxi ride 20km for 17USD is expensive?? Are u kidding?? That souns pretty normal - even cheap! We do here 33km for 140EUR
What do you expect from CZcams r.....cheap people
What is the restaurant shown at 2:50?
That's Omurca art cafe. Great food and cool setting plus they have lots of cats 😆 can see the full vlog after our balloon ride here where we ate there: czcams.com/video/71E_YscFE80/video.html 🙂👍
Hi. I’m doing a Free and Easy tour to Istanbul in September 2023. Can you recommend a trusted and reliable tour operator who can assist with my trip to Cappadocia from Istanbul? Thanks.
Can i have the information on your photograhy shoot ? Any co tact or ig on the photgrapher?
Hello check the description in the video all the details are there 👍
Sorry just realized didn't include it in this videos description but it's on our photoshoot vlog: czcams.com/video/MwsWFe2jYFs/video.html (they're called Cappadociaphotodream and you can find them on insta) 🙂
Thank you so much
Does it snow there?
It does in winter
Hello do you mind sharing the contacts of the photographers in Cappadocia? thanks
Hiya, you can find them on Instagram - cappadociaphotodream - more details in this vlog (and in the video's description section) czcams.com/video/MwsWFe2jYFs/video.html
Jeez your game hell no 👍❤️🇳🇿 no parachutes
😂 we've done sky diving before and that was the scariest thing ever for me so far (o and bungee jumping for Peter)! He reckons that's worse 😆 so hot air ballooning.. never had a worry! These pilots are pros, they fly almost every single day of the year 👍 It's a really calm but exciting and incredible experience at the same time 😃❤️
I’m assuming you guys are from Avustralia??
Kiwis 🥝
flying dress and photo shoot 150 usd
Hello do you have an Instagram account or webpage?
The prices seem way off. Try adding about at least $70 to that price with $275 on the low end
Be very vigilant and carefully examine the bathing water before letting children or adults onto the beach. The lionfish has a poison similar to the cobra snake. Death and/or long-term extreme pain if you get stung. The extreme pain can last for several days.
The mediterainean sea and beaches far out west in sea is much better for your childsand yourself. Select Greece, Italy, Spain they are much better choices for your holiday, if you don’t want to endup I the hospital
What happens if you get hit by a lionfish?
Lionfish spines provide a toxic sting that lasts a few days and can cause extreme pain. Sweating, shortness of breath, and even paralysis. Lionfish poison can sting you even after the fish dies. The poison is a neurotoxin.
The lionfish not only has a huge appetite, but there is a similar type of gusto. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), they reproduce year-round, causing a mature female to shed about 2 million eggs per year.
Unfortunately, the lionfish has established populations , in Mediterranean. Here, they have essentially invaded the area, preying voraciously on native fish species, increasing rapidly in abundance, and expanding over a vast range, all over the Turkish mediterainian coast and beaches.
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