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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
- Age range 5 to 99
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 Ephesus - Izmir
- Day 5 The Pools of Pamukkale Relaxed Start
- Day 6 The Underground City and Cappadocia
- Day 7 The Cappadocia Experience
- Day 8 Ankara
- Day 9 To Istanbul
- Day 10 Istanbul & 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, 10DoubleTree by Hilton Canakkale
Hotelday 2Swissotel Büyük Efes, Izmir
HotelDays 3, 4Doğa Thermal Health & Spa, Pamukkale
Hotelday 5DoubleTree by Hilton Avanos, Cappadocia
HotelDays 6, 7Ankara HiltonSA
Hotelday 8
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Insight Vacations
Number of tours
759
Age Range
5 to 99 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
96%
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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 - 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 moreInsight 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...Show moreTrip date: July 2013
- Paloma· April 9th, 2013April 2011 we left to venture over to Europe...Show moreTrip date: April 2011
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Renee
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 2023It 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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