Tag: Best of Turkey

  • Tour Title: Best of TurkeyTour Company: G AdventuresTour Leader: IsikCities Visited: Istanbul, Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Ayvalık, Selçuk, PamukkaleCountries Visited: TürkiyeDates: 30 April 2023 to 07 May 2023 (Duration 8 days)Tour Type: Classic – Tour Itinerary (PDF)Journal Entries

  • Sunday 07 May 2023Highlights: Exploring less visited areas of Istanbul, visiting Tekfur Palace, Cruising the Bosphorus Strait Today was the final official day of the G Adventures ‘Best of Turkey’ tour, which really is normally just an included breakfast but today I had booked an extra option the Alternative Istanbul Walking Tour and Bosphorus Cruise…

  • Saturday 06 May 2023Highlights: Exploring the Basilica Cistern, Visiting the Grand Bazaar A 5 am wake up call plus the local call to prayers had everyone ready for today’s early morning start. Leaving after breakfast at 6.15 am we were on the road for a 50-60 minute drive to nearby Denizli Çardak Airport. What we…

  • World Trip 2023: Day 7 – Selçuk to Pamukkale, Türkiye

    Friday 05 May 2023Highlights: Hierapolis Ruins, White travertine terraces, Cleopatra Antique Pool, Whirling Dervishes Ceremony How last big drive day was to take between 3-4 hours and it happened to be in the rain which all things considered is lucky as we are safe inside the mini bus. We had lunch on arrival at Pamukkale,…

  • Thursday 04 May 2023Highlights: Visiting Şirince Village, Exploring Selçuk, Visiting St John’s Basilica, Enjoying a Wine Sampling afternoon. Today was a day of options with no travelling between hotels. Isik started the day with a quick orientation walk around to the key points of Selçuk so we knew were our major options where. From year…