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- Gold Operator
- Insight Vacations
- In-depth Cultural
- Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 20 - 40
- All Ages Welcome
Places You’ll See

Highlights
- Explore historic sites and museums in Istanbul
- Visit the ancient city of Troy and its Trojan horse
- Tour the Temple of Artemis and Ephesus ruins
- Relax in Pamukkale's thermal waters and spa
- Cruise the Bosphorus and shop in the Grand Bazaar
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Welcome to Istanbul
- Day 2 Gallipoli, Anzac Cove and Troy
- Day 3 Izmir
- Day 4 Ancient Ephesus
- Day 5 The Pools of Pamukkale Relaxed Start
- Day 6 The Underground City and Cappadocia
- Day 7 The Cappadocia Experience Relaxed Start
- Day 8 Ankara
- Day 9 To Istanbul
- Day 10 Istanbul and the Ottoman Empire
- Day 11 Farewell Istanbul
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
- Radisson Blu Sisli, Istanbul HotelDays 1, 9, 10
- DoubleTree by Hilton Canakkale Hotelday 2
- Swissotel Büyük Efes, Izmir HotelDays 3, 4
- Doğa Thermal Health & Spa, Pamukkale Hotelday 5
- DoubleTree by Hilton Avanos, Cappadocia HotelDays 6, 7
- Ankara HiltonSA Hotelday 8

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Insight Vacations
Number of tours
787
Age Range
5 to 99 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
72%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodExcellent
- SRSandra· November 20th, 2023We can thoroughly recommend this tour . Brilliant guide, driver and tour group made it just perfect.Show more Insight Vacations commented on this reviewThank you for sharing your feedback with us. We're thrilled to hear that you had an incredible experience on your itinerary and we appreciate your kind words. Our On the Road Teams worked tirelessly to create one-of-a-kind experiences for our customers,... Show moreTrip date: November 2023 Insight Vacations commented on this reviewThank you for sharing your feedback with us. We're thrilled to hear that you had an incredible experience on your itinerary and we appreciate your kind words. Our On the Road Teams worked tirelessly to create one-of-a-kind experiences for our customers,... Show moreTrip date: November 2023
 Karen· November 21st, 2022Very thorough cultural experience of Turkiey. Our guide Saba was quite entertaining & knowledgeable with pertinent history, national statistics, & personal stories. Very helpful with any suggestions or personal needs. I felt as if the tour was tailored to my taste, even though there were 20 other people.Show more Karen· November 21st, 2022Very thorough cultural experience of Turkiey. Our guide Saba was quite entertaining & knowledgeable with pertinent history, national statistics, & personal stories. Very helpful with any suggestions or personal needs. I felt as if the tour was tailored to my taste, even though there were 20 other people.Show more Insight Vacations commented on this reviewThank you for your feedback regarding the trip that you experienced in Turkey. We take pride in our trips and want to give our travellers a lifetime experience that they will never forget. Our team takes great pride in the Travel Directors'... Show moreTrip date: November 2022 Insight Vacations commented on this reviewThank you for your feedback regarding the trip that you experienced in Turkey. We take pride in our trips and want to give our travellers a lifetime experience that they will never forget. Our team takes great pride in the Travel Directors'... Show moreTrip date: November 2022
- TAToni· December 28th, 2015Excellent itinary. Great tour director. Excellent value for moneyShow moreTrip date: September 2013
- BWBob· December 28th, 2015Thoroughly enjoyed our tour, our guide and driver were marvellous. Would have liked a bit more time in the Grand Bazaar, an hour was quite silly!Show moreTrip date: May 2015
- JJane· November 24th, 2015My tour guide was Cem, a very knowledgable, caring man. Hotels amazing & the best seats for everything. Absolutely loved my time awayShow moreTrip date: October 2015
- Julia· July 17th, 2013Can anyone believe that we are writing this on the tour bus? We are still on the Turkey tour, which will end in two days. We love it SO much that we don't really want it to end! Thank you, Cem and Ahmet, especially Cem who has set the benchmark for our first Insight Vacations tour! We are looking forward to our next Insight vacation.Show moreTrip date: July 2013
- Paloma· April 9th, 2013April 2011 we left to venture over to Europe for the first time as had only done a lot of Asian countries. Our departure for this time of year was to experience the Anzac Day Memorial. We had such a great tour leader Mehmet who was like a Historian. Polite and courteous man who went out of his way especially on our Anzac Eve day as getting around to visit the sites was very difficult as the Security was set up for that night but we managed to see as much as possible. One day I will return on a time of Non Anzac date to see it all properly in the quiet and serene surroundings as it should be. Our tour was nearly 2 weeks long and we got to visit a lot of the Turkish countryside. We loved the Old Istanbul on the Grand Bazzar side. We got through the cold weather at that time of year but to experience Anzac Memorial was a lifetime experience and all Australians should put it in their Bucket List. Some hiccups with the accomodation on Anzac Eve but now we look back and laugh but I hope Insight do improve or have improved their bookings for accommodation on this very hectic time of the year - Anzac Day. Everything was worth the visiting and good memories to treasure.Show moreTrip date: April 2011
Dates & Availability
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- From Thursday18 Dec, 2025To Sunday28 Dec, 2025EnglishAlmost Sold OutCheck the availability with the operatorDeparture on requestFrom:NZ $5,091 per personMultiple Room Types
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What our customers ask about this tour
The content in our FAQ section is subject to change.- RRenee Asked on April 29th, 2023Is there an opportunity for a hot air balloon ride and if so what's the cost? Also if not is there an option of seeing them? Cappadocia is known for this and I don't see an option on this tour to see or experience the balloons.  Insight VacationsOperator•Written May 2023 Insight VacationsOperator•Written May 2023- It turns out that a hot air balloon ride and seeing a hot air balloon are not included on this trip. We have other experiences you can enjoy on the Wonders of Turkey tour. 
 
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