Top Turkey Budget Ruins & Archaeology Trips & Packages 2025/2026

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• Get to the heart of Turkey and the Caucasus’s with experienced local leaders – enjoy guided city tours, stroll the ancient streets of Ephesus, learn the secrets of Troy, marvel at Baku’s diverse architecture, explore Tbilisi’s winding narrow streets, and uncover the history of ancient Yerevan.
• Enjoy Feature Stays in Cappadocia, with elegantly decorated rooms carved from stone, and at the foot of the Tsiv-Gombori mountains, with unforgettable views of the Alazani Valley.
• Uncover the real Turkey during Exclusive Experiences, including a cooking class with a celebrated chef, visit to an empowering carpet weaving cooperative, cruise around the southern coast, and traditional dinner at a local’s home in Cappadocia
• Visit the Tserovani Refugee Settlement in Georgia during an Exclusive Experience, where you will visit a jewellery making workshop aimed at providing employment to displaced women within the camp, create a piece yourself and learn about the issues surrounding long-term displacement.
• Marvel at ancient wonders and otherworldly sights, from the Cotton Castle of Pamukkale and psychedelic rockscapes of Cappadocia to the open-air archaeological museum of Qobustan in Azerbaijan and the magnificent cave town of Vardzia in Georgia.

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• Silk Road - follow the ancient trading route known as the Silk Road from Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan to the Turkish city of Istanbul - the gateway to Europe
• Kyrgyzstan - explore hospitable Bishkek, overland through stunning Jeti Oguz, watch a demonstration from an eagle hunter and camp in yurts beside Song Kol Lake
• Uzbekistan - take in the enchanting Silk Road cities of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva, camp in the Kyzylkhum Desert and discover modern Tashkent
• Turkmenistan - marvel at the bizarre marble architecture of Ashgabat and see the incredible flaming Darvaza Gas Crater which is known by the locals as the 'Door to Hell'
• Azerbaijan - see the bubbling mud volcanoes of Gobustan, explore bustling Baku and spend the night in an old Silk Road caravanserai

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• Acropolis of Athens
• Athens
• Delphi
• Kalambaka
• Meteora

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• Indulge in some people watching in the Grand Bazaar over a cup of Turkish coffee.
• Explore ancient Ephesus.
• Relax in the hideaway beachside village of Cirali on the Turquoise Coast.
• Visit the ruined city of Termessos.

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• Garni
• Khor-Virap
• Vagharshapat
• Yerevan
• Ankara

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• Athens Sightseeing Tour (with Acropolis)
• Ancient Ephesus Through the Ages
• Medieval Tour - Acropolis of Lindos and the Citadel of the Knights

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• Acropolis of Athens
• Crete
• Kalambaka
• Mykonos
• Santorini

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• Visit the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
• Travel along the Gallipoli Peninsula, past historic battlefields and WWI memorials.
• Visit the Acropolis and Asclepion of ancient Pergamon.
• Enjoy local wine from the terrace of your boutique hotel in pretty Sirince.
• Explore the spectacular ruined city of Ephesus.