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My first experience of this type of holiday. Very full on, but had an amazing experience. Packed everything in, and shared it with a lovely group of people. Very knowledgeable guide, who looked after us very well. Smooth travelling so we could just enjoy the experience.
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Turkey is a huge, fascinating country and this in depth tour gets many things right, but there is inevitably, a lot of travelling by coach. However, the itinerary is well considered and all the sites and destinations carefully chosen. We had an exceptional leader Alkan, who sourced restaurants seamlessly, checked on our welfare daily and was generally a wealth of support, knowledge and humour throughout. I also travelled with a wonderful group of kind, witty people, always a bonus. Book this trip, you won’t regret it. I’m hoping that Explore put on a tour of the Eastern part of Turkey soon. I’ll be booking that one!

Turkey in Depth by Explore provides a wonderful opportunity to redraw your perception of the timeline of human history especially when you have the benefit of an experienced guide as Alkan, whose passion for the history, culture and sights brings this truly remarkable country to life.

A full on, varied trip. We travelled 3400 kilometres, exploring a number of ancient sites and enjoying some good Turkish food. Alkan was a very good leader, solving all problems along the way. We had a lovely group which made for a relaxing trip. My highlights were the full day in Cappadocia. A sunrise balloon ride to begin, then walks amongst spectacular rock formations, swims at the hotel and an unforgettable evening in a gladiatorial style restaurant with entertainment by local costumed dancers. Kas and Dalyan were highlights too.

Completely so different to the UK. You can see the recent western influence's and the historic eastern lifestyle, so contrasting it is difficult to know where to look.
I am still astounded with all the different sights/sounds/smells that accompanied my trip.
Though after this trip I feel I could review service stations in more depth than the places I visited it was worth it and the toilet breaks benefited us all as well as the driver and guide

Great trip and great sites, but you need to prepare for a lot of travelling on the bus! However it worth it!
Alkan is brilliant, knowledgeable and friendly tour guide which made this trip great fun and smoothly run. Thank you again Alkan for looked after us especially when I had a little accident!