Is Food Included on the Cappadocia Tour? Every Meal Explained
Two long days on the road raise an obvious question: when do I eat, and what is already paid for? Here is every meal of the trip in order.
Short answer
Two meals are included: dinner at the hotel on day 1 and breakfast at the hotel on day 2. Both lunches are optional extras: at a café on day 1 and in Konya on day 2. On the first morning, bring a breakfast box from your own hotel, as breakfast at the café stop is not included. Drinks are extra throughout. If you have a dietary need, tell us when you book.
Is food included on the Cappadocia 2-day tour?
Partly. The fare includes the two meals at the hotel: dinner on the evening of day 1 and breakfast on the morning of day 2. The other meals are either optional extras or up to you.
That keeps the fare low and leaves you free to choose. The included and extras page shows every item in the fare in one table.
What do I eat on the first morning?
The coach collects you at night and makes a breakfast stop at a café on the way. Breakfast at the café is not included, so the simplest plan is to ask your own hotel for a breakfast box the evening before and take it with you.
Many hotels on the coast prepare these for early departures. If yours does not, pack something filling yourself: bread, cheese, fruit, a pastry and a bottle of water go a long way on a road that runs well past sunrise. The café stop is a good moment to buy a hot drink.
Is lunch included?
No. Both lunches are optional and paid on the trip: on day 1 at a café after the Underground City, and on day 2 in Konya on the way home. Tour prices and optional extras may change according to the selected date and availability. Please check our current tour page for the latest information. Our page on the Konya stop describes the second break.
If you would rather not buy lunch, bring snacks. The group eats at these stops, and you stay with the group, so you can sit with your own food or simply have a drink.
What about dinner on the first night?
Dinner is served at the hotel after you arrive around 19:00, and it is included in the fare. Drinks with dinner are extra and paid at the hotel. We do not publish a menu because the hotel is allocated by availability and varies by departure; our guide to where you stay explains the night in full.
If you join the optional Cappadocia show at 20:30, snacks come with it, along with unlimited alcoholic and soft drinks. See the show guide.
Is breakfast on day 2 included?
Yes. Breakfast at the hotel on the morning of day 2 is included. If you go out at sunrise for the balloons, by flight or on the terrace transfer, breakfast follows when the group is back at the hotel.
It is worth eating well here: lunch in Konya is several hours of road away.
Are drinks included anywhere?
Only at the show, which is itself an extra. Everywhere else, drinks are paid separately: with dinner, at the lunch stops and at rest stops on the road. Bring a refillable bottle and some small notes in your chosen currency.
Can the tour cater for vegetarian, halal or allergy needs?
Tell us when you book. Write your dietary need in the notes of the booking form and we pass it on so it can be raised with the hotel and the lunch stops. We cannot promise a particular dish, because the hotel and the menus are not fixed in advance, so travellers with a serious allergy should also carry safe snacks of their own.
Remind the guide on the first day as well. A second mention costs nothing and helps at every stop.
How do meals fit into the trip's budget?
Food on this trip is mostly a matter of the two optional lunches and your drinks. The budget guide sorts the spending into three styles, and the price page has the current prices of every extra. When you are ready, reserve through the booking form; nothing is paid online.