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Turkey has hundreds
of tour
companies and
thousands of guided tours,
from half-day tours of Istanbul to
21-day grand tours of the entire
country.
Below are some of the guided tours
that I think offer great value
for money:
Before you sign up for any tour, read About
Tours in Turkey.
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.
Here
are my self-guided walking tours.
Many, many companies offer half- and
full-day Istanbul city tours
Efendi
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, at very competitive
prices.
Their Bosphorus
Cruise & Spice Bazaar tours are
good and inexpensive as well. More...
Every visitor to Istanbul wants to
spend a day or two out of the city
if possible. Here are the best
options.
TURKEY'S TOP SIGHTS IN 6 TO 10 DAYS
AEGEAN
TURKEY SELF-DRIVE TOUR (6
days)
You start this six-day self-drive tour in Istanbul,
drive to Gallipoli and Troy, then Assos,
Mount Ida, Pergamum, Ephesus and Kuşadası,
then return to Istanbul by plane. 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...
TURKEY COUNTRY TOURS - 11 TO 14 DAYS
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...
TURKEY'S TOP SIGHTS with GULET CRUISE
The tour that everyone has been asking
for: time at all the top sights—Istanbul,
Ephesus, Cappadocia—and
four days on a gulet yacht Blue
Voyage cruise. More...
EASTERN
TURKEY TOURS
Want to go well off the beaten path and discover parts
of Turkey 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...
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...
CULTURAL & SPECIAL-INTEREST TOURS
RUMI
& WHIRLING DERVISHES
Argeus Tourism & Travel the whirling
dervishes at the Rumi
Tours in mid-December in Konya. More...
ANZAC/GALLIPOLI TOURS
ANZAC
Day (April 24th-25th) is a special
day for Australians and New Zealanders,
and also a special day in Turkey.
Whether you come on the day itself,
or another time, a tour may be the
best way to visit the historic sights. 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...
—Tom Brosnahan
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