Best of Turkey (14 destinations)

14 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 2 dinners

There are some long travel days and some rough travelling in areas away from main tourist routes. Windy roads, rough surfaces and cramped conditions make for some challenging travel experiences. On some long travel days we depart early in the morning to ensure we optimise our time at our next destination. If you experience travel sickness we recommend you consider medication to help ease the discomfort.

Turkey - Public Transport

When and where possible we will use public buses to travel between cities on this trip.

However due to weather and seasonal bus schedules we may find it necessary to substitute public buses with private transport on some days.

Public buses in Turkey don't have toilets on board. Breaks are normally scheduled at rest stops every 2-3 hours.

Private Bus , Public Bus , Train , Dolmus , Gulet (boat)

The style of accommodation indicated in the day-to-day itinerary is a guideline only and may change. On some occasions, alternative arrangements may need to be made due to the lack of availability of rooms in our preferred accommodation. In these cases, we will use a similar standard of accommodation.

Throughout the trip, we request that our properties prepare rooms in time for our arrival, especially if we're arriving prior to normal check-in time. However, this isn't always possible which means we won't be able to check-in immediately on arrival at some hotels. Instead, we can store our luggage and explore our new destination or on some trips, have use of shared day rooms until all rooms are available.

Our Turkish Coast Cruise is operated on a traditional Gullet. Cabins are used for storing luggage, changing and bathroom facilities only. Sleeping is on deck. A mattress, sheet and blanket are provided for camping on deck under a starry Mediterranean sky. You may like to consider bringing a sleep-sheet for this activity, please refer to our packing list.

Hotel (10 nights), Guest house (4 nights)

hotel: 10 night(s), guesthouse: 4 night(s);

All group trips are accompanied by one of our group leaders. The aim of the group leader is to take the hassle out of your travels and to help you have the best trip possible. We endeavour to provide the services of an experienced leader however, due to the seasonality of travel, rare situations may arise where your leader is new to a particular region or training other group leaders.

Your leader will provide information on the places you are travelling through, offer suggestions for things to do and see, recommend great local eating venues, and introduce you to our local friends. You can expect them to have a broad general knowledge of the places visited on the trip.

In Turkey, in accordance with local regulations your Leader will also be a registered Guide with the Ministry of Tourism. They will have vast general knowledge of the places visited on the trip, specialized knowledge of the sites visited and provide full guiding services.

Istanbul - Orientation Walk

Gallipoli - Fully guided Gallipoli tour & visit to the Commonwealth graveyards

Selcuk - Leader-led orientation walk

Troy - Archaeological site visit

Ephesus - Archaeological site visit

Pamukkale - Hierapolis and Travertines National Park

Kayakoy - Village visit

Lycian Way - Hike from Kayakoy to Oludeniz Beach

Kayakoy - Home-cooked Turkish BBQ dinner

Kas - Leader led orientation walk

Kas - Handicraft market

Kekova - Turkish Coast Cruising & Sunken Cities

Konya - Mevlana Museum

Cappadocia - Leader-led orientation walk

Cappadocia - Dinner at Local Family Home

Goreme - Valley walk

Eskisehir - Odunpazarı Village Visit