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Turkey has hundreds
of tour
companies and
thousands of guided tours.
Below are some that may be of particular
interest.
Keep in mind that any of my recommended
travel agencies can set up a custom
itinerary for you, or you can hire
a professional guide.
ISTANBUL
CITY TOURS (half-
or full-day)
Turista
Travel organizes out-of-the-ordinary small-group
tours of Istanbul, stopping
at places most tours never see, as
well as at all the best-known sights. More...
Backpackers
Travel offers innovative,
high value-for-money half-
and full-day tours.
Their Old Istanbul Guided Walking
Tour may be the most cost-effective
way to see Istanbul's top sights in
one day. Their tours to
see some out-of-the-way Istanbul sights
such as the City
Walls,Yedikule (Fortress
of the Seven Towers), Kariye
Museum (Church of the Holy Savior
in Chora), Pierre
Loti café, Eyüp
Sultan Mosque, Greek Orthodox
patriarchate, and Egyptian
Spice Bazaar, go for as little
as €15. Their Bosphorus
Cruise & Galata tours are
good and inexpensive as well. More...
EXPRESS TURKEY (10
Days)
Can you see the top sights in Turkey
comfortably in only 10 days? Yes, if
you take a quality
small-group tour like this one
offered by Argeus. More...
CLASSIC
TURKEY (14
days)
Perhaps the best
14-day introductory tour of Turkey that
I've seen.
You visit all of Turkey's top sights,
stay in my favorite boutique
hotels, and group size
is limited to no more than 10 people. More...
AEGEAN
TURKEY SELF-DRIVE TOUR (6
days)
You start this six-day self-drive tour
in Istanbul,
drive to Gallipoliand Troy,
then Assos-,
Mount Ida, Pergamum, Ephesus and Kusadasi,
then return to Istanbul by plane. More...
GULET
YACHT CRUISES & TOURS
The way to take a Turkish "Blue
Voyage" along the Turquoise
Coast is with archeologist and filmmaker Peter
Sommers, but
reserve your place(s) early, as these
wonderful adventures are regularly
fully booked well in advance. More...
RUMI
& WHIRLING DERVISHES
Argeus Tourism & Travel the whirling
dervishes at the Rumi
Tours in mid-December in Konya. More...
CAPPADOCIAN CULTURE & CUISINE
Consult Turkish
Heritage Travel if
you'd like to go beyond the ordinary
in biblical Cappadocia to the traditional
culture, crafts, cave art and cuisine.
They'll even arrange your wedding and/or honeymoon in suitable Cappadocian
style. More...
And speaking of weddings,
Murat and Pinar Özgüç at
Travel Atelier specialize in helping
with any and all travel and legal arrangements
for getting married in Turkey, as well
as all normal travel agency services.
More...
EASTERN
TURKEY TOURS
Want to go well off the beaten path
and discover parts of Trkey seen
by only intrepid travelers? Eastern
Turkey is strikingly beautiful, like
one vast national park, with a surprising
array of world-class archeological
and natural sites (including Mount
Ararat). Rock
Valley Travel can make all the arrangements
for your self-drive or guided tour
through Turkey's less-visited but
more fascinating region. More...
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