Turkey Cultural, religious historic sites Trips

We thoroughly enjoyed our trip and found it both intellectually stimulating and a pleasure to experience. We were well cared for by our friendly and competent guide and stalwart driver in a comfortable van. The itinerary included ancient and modern sites, city and countryside, mountains and seaside vistas and enough physical challenges to keep us in good shape after all the fine meals. It was filled with unforgettable historical places such as Troy and Ephesus, plus many less well known Roman and earlier cities. The underground city of Kaymakli in Cappadocia plus the numerous caves in the Goreme open air museum gave us a sense of how our ancestors survived in a challenging world. Our day off in Kas gave us the opportunity to relax on board a tour boat (a highly recommended extra) in the Aegean with several stops for swimming in the clear water. The tour began and ended in Istanbul which is endlessly fascinating both as the ancient capital of several empires and a thoroughly modern major city in a dynamic country. In conclusion, we would recommend this tour for those who have a curiosity of how the modern world came about and those who just want to have a great time in good company in a beautiful place. PS - the hot air balloon ride in Cappadocia (also an extra) is a marvellous addition.

Excellent tour, it gave me a varied good experience of Turkey

European bathrooms need grab bars. Bedding where you could just use a top sheet.

We were a small group of 6, lovely people who helped make this a great holiday - along with our wonderful guide Alkan and our driver Ugur. We packed a lot into our 6 full days - tours around Istanbul and Antalya plus visits to fabulous ancient sites such as Troy, Ephesus, Hierapolis and the ancient city of Perge and wandering around the back streets of pretty towns. Plenty of time to explore .

Very fun, active, and educational trip! The itinerary was diverse & every day felt different. Great value for the trip

The tour covered the full itinerary and was fast paced. The tour guide Yakup was excellent and had a thorough and passionate knowledge of Turkey, the driver was also amazing. In terms of the route only one location disappoints and that is Ankara, it's awful, I notice other tours somehow skirt around this city. The hotels were average however coffee machines and therefore a decent cup of coffee was as scarce as hens teeth, maybe the local travel agent should check on the breakfast facilities?