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Classics of Turkey

11 days
Start and end in Istanbul
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13 traveler reviews
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In-depth Cultural
Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 6 - 30
Age range 5 to 75
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Highlights

  • Feast your eyes on Istanbul's glittering Grand Bazaar
  • Stop in Gallipoli, the site of many battles during WWI
  • Lunch with the locals in a traditional Turkish village
  • Walk through the breathtaking moonscape of Cappadocia
  • Discover the ruins of Ephesus, and visit legendary Troy

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Arrival to Istanbul
  2. Day 2 Istanbul- (B)
  3. Day 3 Istanbul - Ankara (B)
  4. Day 4 Ankara - Cappadocia (B,D)
  5. Day 5 Cappadocia (B,D)
  6. Day 6 Cappadocia - Pamukkale (B,D)
  7. Day 7 Pamukkale - Izmir (B)
  8. Day 8 Ephesus & St. Mary’s House – Izmir (B)
  9. Day 9 Pergamum – Troy – Canakkale (B,D)
  10. Day 10 Dardanelles – Istanbul (B,D)
  11. Day 11 Istanbul - Return- (B)
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  • Additional Services
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What's Not Included

  • Flights
  • Insurance
  • Optional
  • Additional Services

Where You'll Stay

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Neon Tours

4.4
(37 reviews)

Number of tours

8

Age Range

18 to 75 years old

Response time

within 3 days

Response rate

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Customer Reviews

  • Overall Rating
    Good
    4.0
  • Itinerary
    Good
    4.0
  • Guide
    Excellent
    4.2
  • Transport
    Excellent
    4.3
  • Accommodation
    Excellent
    4.1
  • Food
    Good
    3.7
  • 4.4
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  • NB
    · May 31st, 2024
    We took 11 day tour and the best part was efficient driver and clean bus. However the itinerary of tour was more focussed on visits to commercial places who are selling rugs, pottery, Leather etc. These sellers charge 5 times more price than shops in Istanbul. Most tourists come to turkey and directly join tour and at end of tour goes back to own country. So many tourists buy and get cheated as Neon tours guide assure tourists that this is the best place to buy. Lot of time is wasted at these places and hence lesser time is given at site seeing.
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    Neon Tours commented on this review
    Dear Ms. Bhatt, Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We're sorry to hear that your recent tour didn't meet your expectations. Your feedback is important and helps us improve our services. Our aim is always to provide a balanced itinerary... Show more
    Trip date: May 2024
  • JH
    · May 8th, 2024
    Lo ed the tour … accommodation was excellent /transport also excellent. Tour guide Haydar and driver Celo looked after us very well and organised all transport / lunches and activities very well.
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    Trip date: April 2024
  • Classics of Turkey reviewer 3
    · July 20th, 2021
    The tour guide was very focused on the history of Turkey and was rushing us. We had to stay a couple of extra days to revisit some places for the culture and the ambience
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    Trip date: September 2018
  • RH
    · June 20th, 2019
    Yes the tour was excellent - it was a great experience for me! Tour guide Mr. Haider is very dedicated to his job. He is very organized, everything were well planned and he explained each tour very precisely. He put personal attention to each member of our tour group. I enjoyed the tour with Mr. Haider & with Neon tour. Driver Mohammed is exceptionally courteous & sweet person - always smiling & gave us comfort. Excellent driver! I recommend Tourradar to many of my friends ‘
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    Trip date: June 2019
  • LP
    · April 17th, 2019
    The tour is more than I expected. The guide was very professional, friendly and helped everyone. I have a very wonderful time and very happy I chose this tour. Thanks a lot.
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    Trip date: March 2019
  • LG
    · April 11th, 2019
    The worst hotel was Crowne Plaza Ankara Hotel. The bellboys were lazy. No aircon, food was terrible, room was low class considering I paid more than the others, toilet was blocked and broken top, bed was hard. I can’t believe you put me in this old room with broken toilet. No response from the reception to fix things. But the whole tour was great only there was no toilet break on first and 2nd day until I told the guide. He was good, knowledgeable and helped everyone. The only restaurant that I liked outside was the Obam and the farewell late lunch in Istanbul.
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    Trip date: March 2019
  • Classics of Turkey reviewer 7
    · January 7th, 2019
    We were a family of 5 (age range of 30-60y/o). The accommodation, transportation and meals included were great. The hotels are comfortable and clean. The bus is always kept clean and our driver was very professional. The itinerary though can be improved: there were a lot of those “tourist-shops” from carpet to pottery (which were sort of okay because there was a cultural aspect to it. But the jewelry and worst, the leather jacket place were a waste of time. And due to these shop-visiting: our time at certain (beautiful) sites like the Ephesus and Hierapolis were cut short and not enough. The most disappointing were the optional tours: we tried both the 4x4 ride in cappadocia (due to inavailability of hot air balloon) and hot air balloon in pamukkale (which they were charging 185usd)—WASTE OF MONEY!!! We had a HORRIBLE experience wherein we landed in the middle of nowhere of a farm land, and we had to walk for 2.5km IN MUD. Apparently this unfortunate thing happens, yet our guide did not warn us about this prior to the ride. So we did not know what we were getting ourselves into when we signed up. Our guide Gökce was very knowledgeable on historical facts, but she can definitely improve on her listening, people skills, social skills and definitely, customer service. When we had complains or concerns, she would not listen most of the time or answer that “she cannot do anything about it”. I did not have any problems though with my pre-booking with Neon Tours, it was very smooth and they were very responsive and accommodating. Turkey is such a beautiful country, and i feel like it could’ve been explored or discovered more. We would rate the overall experience as average.
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    Trip date: December 2018
  • D
    · January 1st, 2019
    It went beyond my expectations. General concern on early starts and late days and seeing ' another Roman Ruin " and for me as an Australian, the gallipolli visit appeared very short and rushed ( but most on tour were not really that interested in it by the end of long day). But I am unsure how else to get through this rich itinerary as I did not wish a longer tour. Maybe participates in Tour need more understanding of 'demanding ' schedule prior to going. Also simple things like ' coffee and kettle ' in rooms are actually very important.
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    Neon Tours commented on this review
    Dear Df, Thank you for sparing your valuable time for your kind feedback. We'd like to see you again in Turkey. Neon Tours
    Trip date: December 2018
  • A
    · November 14th, 2018
    A good way to see western turkey
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    Trip date: October 2018
  • MJ
    · November 13th, 2018
    Excellent arrangements by Neon Tours. The tour director was extremely knowledgeable and scheduled the itinerary very well so that we didn't miss a single item. Would highly recommend Classics of Turkey tour by Neon Tours for anyone looking to visit Turkey.
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    Trip date: November 2018

Dates & Availability

11 days
Classics of Turkey
From Istanbul to Istanbul

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    Kate

    Asked on March 8th, 2024

    What airport in Istanbul should I arrive/depart from? What time should I arrive at the airport to qualify for a transfer to the hotel? When I leave Istanbul, what time is the earliest flight should I depart from there?

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    Tour Details
    • Neon ToursOperatorWritten March 2024

      If you send your flight details we will arrange your transfer from Istanbul Airport. We don't issue your flight tickets. Flight tickets will be on your own. As soon as you will arrive we will inform you about all details. The guide will contact you.

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    Colin

    Asked on July 29th, 2023

    Is it possible to get a list of the tour add ons and their prices. Trying to figure out how much more this is going to cost me.

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      Colin

      TravelerWritten August 2023

      I don't know what I want to add because I don't know all the options which will be available and how much they will cost. If you can provide me with a list of the other activities and their prices I would appreciate it.

    • Neon ToursOperatorWritten August 2023

      Here is the optional add ons' list and prices. Classics of Turkey – Optional Tours 2023
      Day – 2 : Evening Dinner Show, 80 USD per person.
      Day – 3 : Bosphorus Cruise 30 USD per person.
      Day – 4 : Whirling Dervish Show, 30 USD per person.
      Day – 5 : Hot Air Balloon Ride, 300 USD per person.

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      Colin

      TravelerWritten August 2023

      Thank you so much. I will look these over and see what I would like to do during my upcoming tour!

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    Lynn

    Asked on June 27th, 2023

    When we are in Cappadocia, will we be staying in an underground cave hotel?

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    • Neon ToursOperatorWritten June 2023

      The hotel in Cappadocia is usually Crowne Plaza Kapadokya so basically that property has no cave rooms.

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      Lynn

      TravelerWritten June 2023

      We are interested in seeing Parmukkale, Capadocia and Antalya. We are not interested in seeing Ephesus since I had been there twice already. Do you have any tours that only include the three places mentioned?

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    Caroline

    Asked on April 16th, 2023

    Are there any travelers on this day? How many do you need to have a trip that will go. Is there a single supplement available

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    • Neon ToursOperatorWritten April 2023

      We don't have any reservations for November departures. At least 4 people needed to operate the tour. Single room price for November 2023 is 1920 USD.

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    Joe

    Asked on December 25th, 2022

    Before I book tours I would like to know what parts are optional and what the cost of the options are.

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    • Neon ToursOperatorWritten December 2022

      Classics of Turkey – Optional Tours 2023
      Day – 2 : Evening Dinner Show, 80 USD per person.
      Day – 3 : Bosphorus Cruise 30 USD per person.
      Day – 4 : Whirling Dervish Show, 30 USD per person.
      Day – 5 : Hot Air Balloon Ride, 275 USD per person.

      You can book these tours with your tour guide when you are here on tour. You can pay cash or with credit card.

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    Kathryn

    Asked on November 12th, 2022

    I cannot tell the difference in these 3 tours except the cost. Can you please clarify what are the differences?

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    • Neon ToursOperatorWritten November 2022

      Compared to Classics of Turkey, Super Saver tour has more optional tours and hotels are different. Moderate is a mix of these tours. Moderate has the same tours of Classics of Turkey but has same hotels with Super Saver.

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