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Efendi Travel and Backpackers Travel, both units of Fatih Tourism, are among the oldest and most experienced travel agencies in Sultanahmet, Istanbul.

They started out decades ago under the name of Backpackers Travel serving the young, adventurous travelers who flocked to the Sultanahmet district, but they've since grown to serve all sorts of travelers on all budgets. Efendi Travel serves moderate to luxury travel budgets, specializing in value-for-money travel services no matter what your budget.

Their location, on Akbıyık Caddesi (map) in the very heart of Sultanahmet's hotel, restaurant and café district, is convenient. The manager is the friendly and engaging Mr Tahsin Ünsal.

Efendi and Backpackers offer some interesting, unusual and money-saving tours, such as their half-day and full-day Old Istanbul Guided Walking Tour, and their innovative, high value-for-money half-day Istanbul city tours including Bosphorus Cruise & Eminönü, and City Walls & Byzantine Mosaics.

They are also specialist in ANZAC Tours, with daily tours to the Gallipoli battlefields, and special arrangements for tours on ANZAC Day (25 April).

Among their other useful services is an excellent airport transfer service providing great comfort and convenience in Mercedes-Benz vehicles at a cost little more than a standard taxi. Click here, or ask for Mr Ercan Kabadayı if you have questions.

Efendi and Backpackers Travel also operate three comfortable, moderately-priced hotels and a small apartment building: Sultan's Inn, Deniz Houses, Naz Wooden House, and Efendi Apartments.

Unusual among travel agencies, they also reserve and sell intercity bus tickets (on Metro Turizm buses), and Turkish State Railways train tickets.

If you want a competent Istanbul travel agency to pick you up at the airport, accommodate you in a reasonably-priced hotel or apartment, help you to plan your itinerary beyond Istanbul, rent a car, reserve your place on a guided tour, arrange hotel reservations in other cities, or any other travel agency service, you should consider Efendi Travel and Backpackers Travel. They're good on personal service, attention, and follow-through.

When you contact Efendi Travel and Backpackers Travel, don't forget to mention TTP. Here's why.

Efendi Travel
Backpackers Travel
Yeni Akbıyık Caddesi No: 30 (map)
Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey
Tel: +90 (212) 638 6343, or 638 6344, or 638 3746
Fax: +90 (212) 638 3922
info@backpackerstravel.net