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Turista Tourism
Travel Agency is an experienced Istanbul agency conveniently
located right in Sultanahmet opposite
the Hippodrome (map).
The helpful, English-speaking staff
headed by the owners, Mr Erdogan
Demir (EHR-doh-ahn deh-MEER)
and Mr Yasar Dogan (yah-SHAR doh-AHN),
can make all of your travel arrangements
including
city
and country sightseeing
tours, hotel reservations,
yacht cruises and car
rentals.
They're great at personal service.
For les visiteurs francophone,
they offer the services of M
Jean-Marc Meyer ("Can
Bey") a
native of France who is now a permanent
resident in Turkey, and an expert on
travel everywhere in the country.
Turista's travel agents are specialists
in Istanbul, of course, with
all sorts of good Istanbul
city tours, many of which
visit off-the-beaten-track
sights not
included on other companies' tours.
These small-group tours travel
in comfortable, air-conditioned minibuses,
not huge buses, to heighen esprit-de-corps,
and so they can go into narrow
back streets inaccessible to full-size coaches.
Besides the scheduled city tours,
Turista can also design private
city tours for you or your
group at very competitive prices. With
five or more people, you can have a
custom tour for the price of a regular
group tour.
Arriving in Istanbul on a cruise
ship?
Turista can provide a customized half-day
or full-day tour for you right from
ship-side that really shows you the
city (not just its shops) for a price
lower than those offered by the cruise
line.
Turista also operates 30
tours to all parts
of Turkey, including inexpensive tours
by bus and train, and faster tours
by plane. Have
a look! Keep in mind that
any
of these tours can be modified to
your liking to produce a customized
private itinerary at a competitive
price.
Many of their tours are quite innovative
and unusual. Ask about their Istanbul
Weekend packages. They're
always researching new and unusual
places to go and things to do, keeping
a step ahead of the competition.
For example, you can take a Turista
day tour to Edirne
by private car or minibus for two,
three or four people not much more
than the normal bus fare, and
yet the
tour
will
give
you
more time at the destination, and save
you having to find your way around
on public transportation.
Speaking of cars,
if you rent one through Turista they'll
be happy to pick you up at Atatürk
Airport or at the Yenikapi
ferry terminal,
a nice touch.
They also offer VIP airport
transfer and car service.
If you'd like to travel between the
airport and your hotel by luxurious
chauffeur-driven
Audi sedan, or perhaps
go in style for an evening out, contact
them.
Turista sells
tickets for airlines,
(including low-fare Onur
Air and AtlasJet),
and Turkish
State Railways, when these are
part of your overall travel plan.
Turista's crack air travel booking
agent, Birsen Hanim,
is quite incredible when it comes
to navigating the intricacies
of airline schedules and fares.
(I
tried to play a joke on her.
She asked me what airline I was
flying. I said "I'm arriving at 10:45
am.
You tell me the airline." "Air
France from Paris CDG," she answered
without hesitation. She was right!
She's simply
amazing!)
They
can also make reservations and
provide tickets
for the Istanbul-Çesme-Bodrum
Deniz Line cruises.
(Erdogan Bey was involved in the
founding of Deniz Line.)
In short, they are a complete
travel agency right in the
midst of Istanbul's major tourist
area, right where a lot of the most
popular hotels are,
and they know them all.
Football (soccer) fans,
take note: they can even obtain tickets
to matches for Istanbul's excellent
teams: Besiktas, Fenerbahçe
and Galatasaray!
Please read About
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When you contact Turista,
please mention TTP. Here's why.
Turista
Tourism Travel Agency
Divan
Yolu Caddesi No. 16/B
34410 Sultanahmet, Istanbul,
Turkey (map)
T el +90 (212) 527 7085, 513 7119, 527 2531
Fax +90 (212) 519 3792
ttpinfo@tur-ista.com
www.turistatravel.com
www.istanbultravel.net
The agency, on Divan
Yolu at Ticarethane Sokak (map),
is across from the northeastern end
of the Hippodrome.
Look for the little Firuz
Aga Mosque, then look across Divan
Yolu and down the hill to the
office, next to the big old Türk
Edebiyati Vakfi building.
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