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9 Day Turkey Big Bus Tour

9 days
Start and end in Istanbul
4.6
105 traveler reviews

9 Day Turkey Big Bus Tour

9 days
Start and end in Istanbul
4.6
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An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English, Spanish
Group Size 10 - 40
Age range 1 to 99
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Highlights

  • Explore Istanbul's historic Blue Mosque
  • Discover the ancient city of Ephesus
  • Relax in Pamukkale's thermal springs
  • Experience a hot air balloon ride in Cappadocia
  • Cruise along the Bosphorus in Istanbul

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Istanbul Arrival
  2. Day 2 Istanbul Bursa Kusadasi
  3. Day 3 Ephesus Pamukkale
  4. Day 4 Pamukkale Cappadocia
  5. Day 5 Cappadocia
  6. Day 6 Cappadocia Ankara Bolu
  7. Day 7 Bolu Istanbul
  8. Day 8 Istanbul
  9. Day 9 Istanbul Return
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What's Included

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  • Accommodation
  • Guide
  • Meals
  • Additional Services
  • Transport
  • Free eSIM
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What's Not Included

  • Flights
  • Optional
  • Additional Services

Operated by

Guide of Ephesus

Number of tours

45

Age Range

1 to 99 years old

Response time

6 hours

Response rate

100%

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Customer Reviews

  • Amina
    · June 21st, 2025
    The tour was amazing and allowed me to explore a number of Turkey highlights in a short time. It was well organized and convenient. I don't like long drives so a flying tour was perfect for me. The tour guides in Istanbul and Pamukkale were great. The guide in Cappadocia was good as well. While the tour is advertised is having 4 star hotels, it definitely doesn't. That was disappointing. The hotels are clearly 3 stars based on appearance, room size and amenities. This can be confirmed through a google search. The Antalya hotel was particularly poor and had a very low cleanliness standard. The tour started on a high with Istanbul and Pamukkale, but turned sour in Antalya. The waterfalls in Antalya were really nice, but based on the overall experience I would skip Antalya on this tour. The highlight of the tour for me was the hot air balloon experience in Cappadocia, which I booked separately at a much lower price. It was really amazing.
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  • Francois
    · June 19th, 2025
    Overall, a good experience! The first time I had visited Turkey was with a large group in a bus, so a lot of time was spent in transportation. Here, having only internal flights was a nice change, although some evenings flights led to a lot of waiting time at airports. The guides in Antalya, Istanbul and Izmir were great, less so in Cappadocia. The hotels were good to great, especially Recital hotel in Istanbul, but the one in Antalya was a bit dirty, room was not cleaned and the staff was hostile. The food was pretty good overall, although a few of the lunches were bland tourist-friendly food. Highlights : overall logistics and communication via WhatsApp : wow, great job!, old town Antalya and Cappadocia, and Recital hotel staff, location and food.
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  • Armando
    · June 19th, 2025
    Very well organized 10 day tour
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Dates & Availability

9 days
9 Day Turkey Big Bus Tour
From Istanbul to Istanbul

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  • J

    Joy

    Asked on August 23rd, 2024

    Do I book my international flight as soon as you confirm the booking? And how long do you take to confirm booking? It is possible that I arrive a day or 2 before the tour and make my own hotel booking in Istanbul and you pick up from the hotel in town?

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    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten August 2024

      Its better to book your flights after booking. Yes you can book your own hotel also if you want we can book our hotel for you for 2 nights pre accommodation.

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      Joy

      TravelerWritten August 2024

      Do you have any group land tour at all in September at all?

    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten August 2024

      For now we dont have any group departure for this land tour. But flight packages has departure everyday in september.

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