Turkey Tours in December 2025

This is an excellent trip, mainly visiting Greco-Roman sites in SW Turkey but also visiting scenic areas and going on short walks. Sites are a mixture of well known (eg Ephesus) and off the beaten track (eg Sagalassos). Great tour leader (Tim), good accommodation and good food.

Our trip was a wonderful experience. Our tour guide, Emine, was very knowledgeable and professional. She was so loving to my mother-in-law and children on the tour bus. She really spent time to ensure that we learned a lot about Turkey. She made us fall in love with Turkey. It is a beautiful Country populated with friendly people.

Excellent tour of archaeological sites in SW Turkey, with its variety of scenery and fascinating history. Organisation and itinerary were excellent. Our tour leader Tim was the very best. He was highly competent, knowledgeable with excellent communication skills. There was nothing he didn’t know about the history, geography, flora and fauna of the area we visited. He attended to all our needs including arranging great local restaurants for group lunches and dinners. The tour was fairly full on, but no early starts or really long journeys. There were 12 of us, we got on well. It was a bit of a risk to go in November but lovely weather, blue skies and no rain. And very few tourists! Food was very good. Hotels were good or excellent apart from the hotel in Elmali where there was no other choice in the vicinity. So many highlights, Aphrodisias, Ephesus and Sagalossos but also less visited sights like Termessos and Caunos. The optional boat trip Tim arranged for us on the free day at Kas could not have been better.

Busy itinerary mainly based on visiting lots of Greek/Roman sites which are all stunning and each with a unique character but also the opportunity to see some other more recent historical sites and some stunning scenery (beach, lake, mountains) to get an insight into the country. Lots of things to see and do on the free day at Kas. Good standard of accommodation and transport. Tour leader is very knowledgeable and genuinely friendly and chatty.

I participated as a single woman over seventy years old. Before the tour, I had some reservations, especially about keeping up with the pace. However, this tour didn't strain me. Either I'm getting younger, or it was a very well-planned tour. I prefer to believe the former :) I'd also like to mention the food. I'm an American who mainly eats meat. Faced with the variety of Turkish and Greek cuisine, I felt the need to try every dish and fell in love with the vegetarian meals! If I had joined such a tour at a younger age, I would definitely have reconsidered my eating habits. I recommend it to everyone.

I want to go back to the part where we visited the Greek islands by cruise! I almost cried when it was over. It was a great tour. Everything was so perfect!