Bosphorus cruise
Bosphorus cruise
Starting from the marina just in front of the Spice Market, your cruise will take you out onto the Bosphorus to view many of Istanbul's different architectural styles.
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Bosphorus cruise
Starting from the marina just in front of the Spice Market, your cruise will take you out onto the Bosphorus to view many of Istanbul's different architectural styles.
Jeep safari
Taking a jeep safari through the Cappadocian landscape is one of the best ways to see some of its most spectacular scenery and formations.
Kaymakli underground city excursion
Explore Kaymakli, one of the best and most accessible of the 200 underground cities within the Cappadocia region.
Spice Market tour
Experience the smells and sounds of the Spice Market with this guided tour through its narrow streets and stalls selling herbs and spices, Turkish delight, tea and other delicacies.
Private tour of the Basilica Cistern
Visit the Basilica Cistern鈥檚 underground cavern. Descending beneath the streets, you鈥檒l be met with the sight of hundreds of columns rising from the waters, with towering, arched brick ceilings overhead.
Guided excursion to Termessos
Explore the ancient and well-preserved ruins at Termessos, an extensive site, spread across a rocky mountain valley in the Gulluk Dagi National Park.
Full day visit to the Gallipoli battlefields and Troy
Travel to the Gallipoli Peninsula, where you'll explore the beach cemeteries of fallen Allied soldiers from World War I and the ancient city of Troy.
Trip to the G枚reme Open Air Museum
Visit the G枚reme Open Air Museum with its well-preserved selection of cave houses, monasteries and churches, which date back to the 10th century.
Blue Mosque guided tour
Take a guided tour of the Blue Mosque, perhaps the most photographed site in Istanbul with its distinctive shape dominating the Sultanahmet skyline.
Whirling dervish ceremony at Saruhan Caravanserai
With this evening excursion you'll be taken to the large and rather grand Saruhan Caravanserai, to witness a hypnotic whirling dervish ceremony.
Chez Galip pottery workshop
Visit the workshop of one of the finest pottery masters in Turkey and watch him at work, or take part in a workshop yourself.
Visit to Hierapolis and Pamukkale travertines
This guided trip will take you to the limestone travertines of Pamukkale, which cascade down the hillside and to the ancient thermal spa town of Hierapolis.
Private tour of Pergamon Acropolis and Asclepion
Take in what was once one of the most powerful settlements in the Middle East. Pergamon鈥檚 beauty and cultural importance is still evident today in the impressive mountainside Acropolis and the Asclepion.
Aphrodisias and its ancient ruins tour
Aphrodisias is a remarkable and vast site, which is mostly un-excavated. Its ruins are to be found amid the natural landscape, springing up from the greenery or half-buried in the dust.
Visit to the Mevlana Museum and Karatay Madrasa
Visit Konya鈥檚 Mevlana Museum with its mausoleum of the famous Sufi mystic, Rumi, and a dervish lodge of the Mevlevi. Then head to the Karatay Madrasa to view its archaeological finds from Kubadabad Palace.
Guided visit to 脟ukurcuma and the Museum of Innocence
Experience 脟ukurcuma with its tree-lined streets and winding alleys before visiting the Museum of Innocence, a creation of author Orhan Pamuk.
Guided tour of Kekova sunken city, Myra rock tombs and St Nicholas' Church
Travel by boat to the Kekova-Simena sunken city before heading overland to the Church of St Nicholas and then on to the Myra rock tombs.
Tour of the Grand Bazaar
This privately guided tour will take you beneath the domed roof of the Grand Bazaar to explore its labyrinthine alleys and stalls.
Explore ancient Ephesus
Enjoy a guided tour of ancient Ephesus, which takes in the Library of Celsus, Curetes Street and the Great Theatre.
Private excursion to Hagia Sophia
Take a trip to see perhaps the most famous of all Istanbul鈥檚 sites, the Hagia Sophia, which dates back to 537 AD.
Trip to the Topkapi Palace
Learn about life in the imperial household of the Ottoman sultans with this guided excursion of the Topkapi Palace鈥檚 buildings and Treasury.
Guided tour of Antalya Museum, Perge and Aspendos
Learn about Turkey鈥檚 long history with this trip that takes in the archaeological displays at the Antalya Museum, the ancient city of Perge and Turkey鈥檚 most complete theatre at Aspendos.
Cookery course at a local home
Spend time in the home of a local family in Cappadocia learning how to cook traditional meals from the area.
Shared tour of Dolmabahce Palace
Take a guided tour of the interior of the Dolmabahce Palace, which is sumptuously decorated from floor to ceiling with gold and crystal.
Trip to the Museum of Anatolian Civilisations
Located in Ankara Old Town, this private excursion will give you an insight into Anatolian life, dating back as far as the Paleolithic Age.
Guided tour of Suleymaniye Mosque
This excursion will take you to the Suleymaniye Mosque, which dominates Istanbul's skyline, to see its Iznik tiles, mother of pearl inlays and stained-glass windows.