Japan and Turkey Tours and Trips

'Turkey In Depth' was an excellent tour. I was particularly impressed with the Tour guide, Oz, who went out of his way to ensure that we all had a memorable time. We had two tour members with personal medical conditions that arose during the tour and Oz was very sensitive to their needs, discreetly arranging hospital visits for them while ensuring the tour progress was unaffected. His knowledge of the various places we visited was excellent and his sense of humour was delightful. All members of the tour were seasoned travellers and they were all very friendly and interesting people. We had a very good time together. The places visited were fascinating and the hotels were generally of a good standard. There is a large amount of bus travel between the sites visited, which potential travellers should bear in mind, but the bus we travelled in was very comfortable. The tour is definitely 'Full On' as described. A reasonable level of fitness is necessary as there is a lot of walking around ancient sites with uneven, often slippery paths as well as lots of steps. Overall, this was an excellent tour that gave great insight into this wonderful country and its ancient history. I recommend it highly as it exceeded my expectations.

We had a great time, the itinerary was very good (very busy but we saw a lot and got a great overall impression) and the accommodation was great. As well as nice hotels the two traditional accommodations were fun/interesting. Our guide was very knowledgeable and very happy to help with anything and everything. He was also very happy to run optional tours on the free days.

Great itinerary with a very caring and dedicated guide (Santi) who really went above and beyond. This is a fantastic tour to introduce an amazing country. Loved the unconventional (non hotel) accommodation… It’s these things that make explore trips special and give you something that would be difficult to sort out yourself on the first visit to a country. I heard that Simply Japan may be dropping one of these for 2026 which would be a mistake in my opinion. There could also be a bit more thought to scheduling detail - for example in Hiroshima the hotel is really close to the Peace museum and would be easy to schedule a visit at a time that is less busy.

We've traveled with Explore many times, including another tour in Japan, and we really enjoyed this trip. Our guide, Doni, was excellent and kept things on track nicely. The accommodations were great, varying from more simple to nice hotels. This tour covered not only large city options, but some very rural areas, which we really enjoyed. Everything ran quite smoothly and there were no delays with transport or any of the daily events. I think we gained a deeper understanding of Japan, which was part of our purpose in taking this trip. We would highly recommend this Explore tour to other guests.

Great variety of attractions and very good hotels and our guide was amazing did a great job , the transportation was very comfortable and the drivers were friendly, the only suggestion I have is to include a sumo match, a fellow traveler went to a dinner with a comedy sumo show I think that would be great as an optional extra a, the quality of food on the trip was amazing and I would highly recommend this trip

Walking in Cappadocia is the perfect way to explore this unique and special landscape. Walking between rock formations made by a volcano eruption 10 million years ago was an incredible experience. We also enjoyed eating at the different restaurants in Göreme and at the village restaurant. I would recommend the casserole rather than the manti. We also enjoyed a sunny afternoon in Avanos searching for that perfect pot! Our guide Aykut was knowledgeable and good fun. I loved it all.