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Self Drive Cappadocia to Antalya

  • 7 days / 6 nights
  • Cappadocia → Konya → Antalya
  • Self Drive Tour
  • Love Valley - Cappadocia
    Love Valley - Cappadocia
  • Mevlana Museum - Konya
    Mevlana Museum - Konya
  • Perge Ancient City - Antalya
    Perge Ancient City - Antalya

An Introduction to Your Journey

Explore Cappadocia, Konya and Antalya on a self-drive journey by rental car. Follow a suggested itinerary at your own pace, with time for the places and experiences that interest you. We can help tailor the route, overnight stops and travel arrangements before your trip.

Your Route Through Turkey

Route map for Self Drive Cappadocia to Antalya: Cappadocia → Konya → Antalya

Route overview showing main destinations and travel connections.

Cappadocia → Konya → Antalya

Day-by-Day Itinerary

  1. Pick up your car at your hotel in one of the airports of Cappadocia and drive to Goreme Historical National Park. Explore the cave churches and enjoy the phenomenal views of Goreme village before checking in to your hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.

  2. You will be picked up early in the morning for a sunrise hot air balloon flight over the poetic landscape of Cappadocia and to look at it from a different angle. You will be dropped back at your hotel for a rest and breakfast.

    Spend the rest of the day at leisure or around your hotel to get the feeling of Cappadocia. We recommend a horseback ride or a Turkish bath session after getting up so early in the morning for a balloon flight. Overnight in Cappadocia.

  3. Visit an underground city today and catch the local life of Cappadocia in the less-visited villages. Explore the beautiful stone houses and meet with the local people. Drink black tea in a village tea house and have lunch with a Cappadocian family. Overnight in Cappadocia.

  4. After having breakfast at your hotel, drive to Konya city west of Cappadocia and visit Turkey's biggest caravanserai dating back from the Seljuks, Sultanhani. Continue to Konya afterward to visit the birthplace of Sufism, the Museum of Mevlana. Visit the Karatay Madrasa and Ince Minareli Madrasa, which are museums of Seljukian art and tiles. Overnight in Konya.

  5. After having breakfast at your hotel in Konya, drive to Antalya over the Taurus Mountains and visit the ancient city of Side, which has a beautiful Apollo temple by the Mediterranean waters. Continue to the old city Kaleici and check in to your hotel for overnight.

  6. Relax in your hotel's garden today and choose in between the activities and things to do around Antalya. Archaeology Museum, Aspendos, Termessos, Perge, or the beaches await you for the rest of the day. Overnight in Antalya.

  7. Drive to Antalya airport to drop your car and take a flight for your next destination or back home.

Planning Your Trip: Common Questions

Yes. These are sample self-drive itineraries. Tell us your interests, preferred pace and available travel dates so we can discuss changes to the route, overnight stops and experiences.

You drive the rental car yourselves. A driver or accompanying guide is not part of the self-drive experience. If you would like a local guide at selected sites, we can discuss arranging that separately.

We will confirm the proposed rental-car arrangements, accommodation and any additional services in your personalised itinerary and quotation. Vehicle terms, insurance, fuel, parking, tolls and entrance fees should be reviewed with the agreed inclusions before booking.

Tell us your arrival and departure plans and your preferred collection and return locations. We will review the route with you and confirm the proposed arrangements and rental requirements before you book.

Plan your trip

Let's Talk About Your Trip

Self Drive Cappadocia to Antalya

Tell us when you would like to travel, who is joining you and what you enjoy. We will help shape a self-drive route around your interests and preferred pace, and discuss the car, accommodation and other travel arrangements with you.

The Team You'll Plan Your Trip With

  • Erkan Dülger
    Erkan DülgerManaging Partner
  • Kadir Akın
    Kadir AkınManaging Partner
  • Ali Can Yüce
    Ali Can YüceTravel Consultant
  • Gülşah Akın
    Gülşah AkınTravel Consultant
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