Turkey Budget Wine Tasting Tours & Packages Tours & Trips

Highlights

• 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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• Baku - see the sights of Baku independently and visit the bubbling mud volcanoes and ancient petroglyphs at Gobustan
• Vardzia - venture into the incredible subterranean cave city and visit the Vardzia Monastery where a handful of monks still reside
• Cappadocia - discover the enchanting and unique landscape of subterranean churches and cities then opt for a hot air balloon ride over the magical region
• Sumela Monastery - gaze out over the green forests and swirling mists of the valley from this ancient monastery which clings to the rock face
• Ephesus - explore the ancient marble ruins including the Library of Celsus and the Temple of Serapis

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• Istanbul - Begin your adventure in the cultural Turkish city and discover highlights including the Blue Mosque independently
• Ephesus - Explore the ancient marble ruins including the Library of Celsus and the Temple of Serapis
• Sumela Monastery - Gaze out over the green forests and swirling mists of the valley from this ancient monastery which clings to a rock face
• Cappadocia - Discover the enchanting and unique landscape of subterranean churches and cities then opt for a hot air balloon ride over this magical region
• Vardzia - Venture into the incredible subterranean cave city and visit the Vardzia Monastery where a handful of monks still reside

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• Tashkent - begin your amazing journey in the clean and modern Soviet-style capital city of Uzbekistan
• Samarkand - join a guided tour of the jewel in Uzbekistan's crown to see the incredible Registan Square and the Shah-I-Zinda necropolis
• Kyzylkhum Desert - stay in a traditional felt yurt in the desert, take a dip in Lake Ajdar Kul and visit the nearby town of Nurata
• Bukhara - learn about the fascinating past of the city and see the Kalyan Minaret which was once used as a place of execution
• Khiva - discover highlights of the ancient city including it's imposing city walls, the turquoise Kalta Minor Minaret and Juma Mosque

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• The Silk Road - follow in the path of ancient merchants on the legendary Silk Road which weaves its way from Xi'an to Istanbul
• China - marvel at the westerly most point of the legendary Great Wall, cross the sprawling Taklamakan Desert, see the incredible Zhangye Rainbow Mountains and end your tour in Xi'an
• Kyrgyzstan - hike in the Kyrgyz Fergana Valley, explore the relaxed capital of Bishkek, stay with a local family in Kochkor and camp in traditional Yurts on the shore of Song Kol Lake
• Uzbekistan - learn about the gruesome history of Bukhara, explore the heart of Timur's empire in Samarkand and wander around the Soviet city of Tashkent
• Turkmenistan - see the highlights of the country's bizarre and futuristic capital Ashgabat, marvel at the Darvaza Gas Crater and cross the remote Karakum Desert

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• Turkey - ExplorTelavi cultural Istanbul, stroll around legendary Ephesus, marvel at the Sumela Monastery and discover the magical landscape of Cappadocia
• Georgia - Relax in friendly Batumi, visit the capital Tbilisi, wander around ancient Kutaisi and enjoy wine tasting in Telavi
• Armenia - Camp on the shores of Lake Sevan, explore the ancient city of Yerevan and admire the stunning Khor Virap Monastery set against the snow-capped peak of Mt Ararat
• Azerbaijan - Stay in an ancient caravanserai in Sheki, stroll around the coppersmiths village of Lahij and lose yourself in the modern metropolis of Baku
• Turkmenistan - Gaze at the bizarre buildings of Ashgabat, visit the flaming Darvaza Gas Crater and explore the ruined city of Kunye Urgench

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• Explore the city of Istanbul
• Learn Turkish Cooking
• Enjoy Belly Dancing and Folklore Class
• Discover Cappadocia and learn Cooking the traditional recipes
• Attend the ceramics class and make your own ceramic piece

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• Experience the chaotic wonder of the bazaar and markets of Istanbul
• Journey overland across Turkey, stopping at key historical sites
• Seize the opportunity for a Cappadocia hot-air balloon ride
• Explore secret subterranean hideaways, deep in Cappadocia's volcanic rock
• Hike through the Red and Rose valleys