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Tailor Made Cultural and Adventure Tours in Turkey
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Wherever you want to go in the Republic of Turkey, we can get you there. With decades of unrivaled experience, and a reputation for calling it as we see it, the Anatolian Travel company is the only choice for tailor-made Turkey Tours.
At the Anatolian Travel Company, we don’t sell large concrete beach hotels. We don’t vie for your business, all of our clients come to us by word of mouth. We only deal with a select number of tailor-made bookings every year. This does not mean we are expensive, we represent great value, but we only sell the parts of Turkey that we love. We visit every hotel and partake in every activity and then find the right Turkish private guide to make it happen. We believe that Turkey has no rival when it comes to culture, relaxation, and hospitality. We’ve been wanting to sell Turkey for decades. The time to visit is now.
Our Turkey is an off-the-wall experience, traveling by sleeper train, private car, and the occasional minibus. You will be staying in beach villas, mountain lodges, and restored Kervan Sarays. You’ll see hidden churches, small museums, majestic mosques, and archeology literally bursting out of the ground. Whether you choose self-guided or a professional private Turkish guide, your experience will be tailor-made from the moment you land at Istanbul’s magnificent new airport to the moment you depart.
Turkey, a traveller’s dream
Every year thousands of people from around the globe, flock to Turkey.
Most of them go to seaside resorts and relax with cheap food and drink and friendly people. But Turkey is also home to history dating back thousands of years. Much of this is openly visible in the streets of modern Turkey. Turkey is a modern nation, and yet it is firmly in the Orient. Istanbul is Europe’s only Oriental city, as much a part of Europe as Moscow or London, and yet absolutely different. Izmir is Turkey’s most culturally European city and Ankara looks like something out of Europe and yet has a distinct Anatolian flavor.
Turkey boasts mountains, scuba diving, skiing, beaches, ancient Greek ruins, Roman ruins, Selcuk and Ottoman architecture next to German looking railway stations, and all with a modern hard working society of young Turks. The best way to see the best of Turkey is with a tailor made Turkey tour. We work with only the best Turkish guides, the best Turkish hotels and together we create the best Turkey private guided tours. Everything we do is tailored to your needs.
Turkey Highlights:
The question we are asked the most often is “What should I not miss in Turkey?” This is impossible to answer as Turkey is such a rich and diverse country. But if you force us to concise this is our list of “Top ten things to do in Turkey”. Truly – we list a dozen and this in itself is not exhaustive.
- Wander through the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. In fact: visit every corner of this mega city
- See the ceilings of the Blue Mosque and marvel at the Aya Sofia Church
- See the incredible ancient artefacts in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara. Take an old fashioned sleeper train out east
- Long white sandy beaches, easy scuba diving.
- Stunning castle, wonderful cafes and night life.
- Scuba Dive or snorkel off the Bodrum Peninsula
- Walk around the hillside city of Sagalassos where no other tourist ever goes.
- Border city, impressive castle, Ruins of Ani, train to Georgia.
- Visit the ruined city of Ani on the Armenian Frontier
- See the Medresse and central Asian architecture
- Visit a Hammam or Turkish Bath
- Eat at every restaurant that you find.
- Gorgeous lake, ancient citadel, Selcuk and Urartian ruins, vibrant town.
- Swim in Lake Van after visiting Akdamar Island
- Tour through the fairy tale chimneys of Cappadocia
- Have breakfast in the Kervansaray’ s and Is Han’s of Diyarbakir
- Have breakfast in the Kervansaray’ s and Is Han’s of Diyarbakir
Amazing Turkey
Turkey is one of the most spectacular countries in the world to visit. It is packed with history, nature, birds, gorgeous beaches, high mountains, stunning landscape and even scuba diving. It is also quite easy to travel around. If you want a week on the beach in Turkey, that’s fine. But if you want a Turkey cultural tour, or a trekking Turkey adventure tour then you must find a really good tailor made Turkey tour. This is where we come in.
Our Ethos
We don’t like to start with a negative, but many Turkish travel agencies are firmly left in the 1980’s. They provide a service and you simply choose it. Bus tours to Roman sites always include stops at carpet shops, Turkish delight factories, tile merchants and souvenir shops. In this way, the budget tour can be accommodated, as the sales from the shops augment the low price of the tour. This way of operating has its place, and there is no pressure to buy. But at the Anatolian Travel Company, we firmly believe that “the guide is on your side.” We will find you the best possible deal in Turkey, whether it is climbing Mt Ararat or technical diving off Kas, we will set you up with the adventure you want. If you want to spend three days in the mosques of Istanbul or find the tiny church in Diyarbakir that is what we will organise for you. This is your tailor made Turkey tour.
Trusted Turkey
Our private guided Turkey tours started as an offshoot of our African Safari tours. We started selling flights to Africa on Turkish Airlines and then we started receiving requests for tailor made Turkey stopovers tours. At first, we simply organised Istanbul private guided tours, but as demand increased, we branched out into the tailor made Turkey tours and private luxury tours of Turkey. Using our experience of tailor made African safari tours we used the same model to enter the Turkish tourism market on our own terms. We only work with the best.
Why Should I stopover in Turkey
- A stop over costs no extra money
- Turkey is the bridge between the east and west and as such is a unique nation
- The Turks are a proud people who are happy to show you their country
- Turkey is host to more ancient Greek ruins than any other nation
- Turkey is famous for its cheap food and drink and transport
- Hotels are very reasonably priced with excellent service
- Turkey is the only place on earth to pick up a Turkish carpet at reasonable prices.
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