View allIt was a good mix of ancient civilisations, museums, horse riding, micro lighting, mosques, boat trips on the Bosphorus and of course the chimneys of Cappadocia.
Dean, traveled in October
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- Platinum Operator
- Guide of Ephesus
- Explorer
- Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Medium Intensity
- Travelers should be comfortable with somewhat-demanding activities
- Guided in English
- Other languages on request: Spanish
- Group Size 2 - 15
- All Ages Welcome
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore ancient Troy and its Trojan Horse
- Visit the poignant ANZAC battlefields
- Discover Ephesus and the Temple of Artemis
- Relax in Pamukkale's thermal springs
- Tour Cappadocia's fairy chimneys and caves
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Arrival in Istanbul
- Day 2 Istanbul Gallipoli battlefields Canakkale
- Day 3 Troy Pergamon Kusadasi
- Day 4 Full day tour to Ephesus
- Day 5 Kusadasi Pamukkale
- Day 6 Pamukkale Konya Cappadocia
- Day 7 Cappadocia
- Day 8 Cappadocia Ankara Bolu
- Day 9 Bolu Istanbul
- Day 10 Istanbul
- Day 11 Istanbul
- Day 12 Istanbul Departure
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Recital Hotel Old City
HotelDays 1, 9, 10, 11Upgrade AvailableAkol Hotel Canakkale
Hotelday 2Efe butik hotel
HotelDays 3, 4Upgrade AvailableTripolis hotel
Hotelday 5abras cave hotel
HotelDays 6, 7ELIFIM RESORT HOTEL
Hotelday 8
Adventure Type
- Group AdventuresJoin a group and forge lifelong friendships.What to expect
- Group of 15 travelers max.
- Fast booking confirmation
- Carefully planned itineraries
- Travel with like-minded people
- Personalized AdventuresCustomize an existing itinerary or create your own.What to expect
- Travel with your own group of min. 2 travelers
- Choose your preferred dates and duration
- Upgrade your accommodation
- Customize the itineraries
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Guide of Ephesus
Number of tours
57
Age Range
1 to 99 years old
Response time
6 hours
Response rate
100%
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- Overall RatingExcellent
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- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodExcellent
- NMNgamarama· November 7th, 2025Our 12 day tour of Turkey was an unforgettable journey through history, culture and stunning landscapes - from the vibrant streets of Istanbul to the ancient ruins of Ephesus, the magical valleys of Cappadocia and the stately city of Ankara. Travelling as a small group of five plus our driver and guide we explored museums, mausoleums and historic sites, each revealing the depth of Turkey's fascinating heritage.Show more
Guide of Ephesus commented on this reviewDear Ngamarama; Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback and for choosing to travel with us! We're truly grateful you took the time to share your experience. It means the world to us to know that the journey we curated left a meaningful impression... Show moreTrip date: October 2025 - MTMaria· October 30th, 2025Cagri was a wonderful guide He was always on time & took care of us all throughout the trip. Yavuz was an excellent driver.Show moreGuide of Ephesus commented on this reviewDear Maria; Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback and for choosing to travel with us! We're truly grateful you took the time to share your experience. It means the world to us to know that the journey we curated left a meaningful impression on... Show moreTrip date: October 2025
- Dean· October 29th, 2025The 12 Days Icons of Turkey with Gallipoli and Troy, was a fantastic adventure. It was a good mix of ancient civilisations, museums, horse riding, micro lighting, mosques, boat trips on the Bosphorus and of course the chimneys of Cappadocia. The food in Turkey was very good and ample in quantity. A big shout out to our guide Vulcan who was very knowledgeable, and did change the itinery where applicable, and all the people on the tour with us. It was great fun meeting everyone.Show moreGuide of Ephesus commented on this reviewDear Dean; Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback and for choosing to travel with us! We're truly grateful you took the time to share your experience. It means the world to us to know that the journey we curated left a meaningful impression on... Show moreTrip date: October 2025
- Richard· October 26th, 2025After extensive research on many available Turkey tours on TourRadar, I finally decided to go with this 12-day tour operated by Guide of Ephesus. Before I booked the tour, I asked many detail questions about the tour and they always replied with clear and honest answers very promptly. I like the fact that they assigned one tour guide to cover the same group of people for the entire tour instead of having many different local guides and mixing groups of people at every location. Our group had only 5 people and traveled in a very comfortable van. Our guide Volkan Akalin was fantastic because he is very knowledgeable, helpful, friendly, patient, considerate and speaks fluent English. Most hotels were comfortable and conveniently located near city centers or tourist attractions. Most of the lunches included were excellent, some even allowed two choices of meat such as lamb chops and steaks. This tour was entirely on the ground and there was no domestic flight. Most days had at least 3 or 4 hours of driving, but we usually had rest room stops every 2 hours or less at gas stations. I was pleasantly surprised by how clean and modern the restrooms in most gas stations are, actually better than most in the USA. In Cappadocia the price of hot air ballon ride suddenly went up to 500 Euros due to pend up demand after raining in 4 previous days. So, I asked for the cheaper paragliding which was 150 Euros. But Volkan suggested we do microlight flying at the same price instead. We accepted his suggestion and had an amazing time watching the beautiful scenery of Cappadocia from above. The flight covered more and better areas than hot air ballon or paragliding. The tour covered all the stops listed on the itinerary and we never felt rushed as in other tour groups that had 20 or more people. I extended two extra nights of hotels at the end of the tour through Guide of Ephesus. Not only were they able to get a price better than I could book myself, but also they still provided airport transfer for free. Overall, this tour had a well-planned itinerary, excellent guide, good hotels and food, easy airport transfer and a very responsive support team. Me and my wife had a wonderful trip and many thanks to the Guide of Ephesus.Show moreGuide of Ephesus commented on this reviewDear Richard; Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback and for choosing to travel with us! We're truly grateful you took the time to share your experience. It means the world to us to know that the journey we curated left a meaningful impression on... Show moreTrip date: October 2025
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- -35%From Thursday5 Feb, 2026To Monday16 Feb, 2026EnglishThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureFrom:$2,500US $1,625 per personMultiple Room Types
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Lindsay
Asked on December 25th, 2025Is it 100% guaranteed to go ahead? I need to book and plan my flight soon, so is it definitely happening? If so, I'll book immediately.
Guide of EphesusOperator•Written December 2025for 1 person we have guaranteed departures in january 8, 17 and 26 we can add you one of those departure dates, the other days we have departures but minimum 2 people required for guaranteed departure but this 3 days ( 8,17,26) you can join as solo traveller
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Lindsay
Traveler•Written December 2025Is it 100% impossible that the tour will take place on January 1st?
- Guide of EphesusOperator•Written December 2025
unfortunately this tour is not available only for 1 traveller, if gallipoli is a must for you we can offer you our 10 days wonders of Turkey tour witjh gallipoli this is a flight package and has guaranteed departure in january 1
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Lindsay
Traveler•Written December 2025how many people are participating so far as of January 1st?
- Guide of EphesusOperator•Written December 2025
you are the only one for now for january 1
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Dan
Asked on December 7th, 2025I would like to know how many people are in each group for the excursion and if you also have plans in Spanish
- Guide of EphesusOperator•Written December 2025
our groups are max 8-10 people, we have spanish departures everyday
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Rose
Asked on December 2nd, 2025What would be the total cost of the entrance fees for all the listed attractions? USD or CAD
- Guide of EphesusOperator•Written December 2025
total entrance fees are 210 us dollars per person
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Tania
Asked on November 2nd, 2025Are there additional (optional) tours/excursions available on certain days? If so, do you have a list of tours/activities and pricing?
- Guide of EphesusOperator•Written November 2025
here are the list of optional tours and prices; Day 7 : hot air balloon flight in cappadocia price per person 300 us dollars Day 7 : Cappadocia Turkish Night with dinner price per person 80 us dollars Day 10 : Istanbul bosphorus dinner cruise price per person 80 us dollars
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Pat
Asked on October 5th, 2025Can you please share specific itinerary, also if during Christmas, is anything you recommend to do . How is the weather during late December?
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Pat
Traveler•Written October 2025Which extra activities are possible..Ballon Flight in Capadoccia? Which hotels will be part of the tour?
- Guide of EphesusOperator•Written October 2025
We dont have any spesific activities for christmas. The weather is like 0-10 degrees celsus in different part of the country and as extra tours you can join hot air balloon flight, turkish night in cappadocia and dinner cruise in İstanbul.
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Pat
Traveler•Written October 2025What about the hotels and itinerary for this 12 day trip?
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Tony
Asked on September 25th, 2025How much are the total entrance fees?
- Guide of EphesusOperator•Written September 2025
Total entrance fees are 274 euros per person (315 us dollars). Museum pass turkey for 15 days is 165 euros per person. Not valid in Hagia Sophia and house of virgin mart (36 euros total for both).
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Tony
Traveler•Written September 2025Could you clarify the hotel booking situation? Do you mean you will book all the hotels for me as soon as I book my 2 spots? In other words, I don't need to book any hotel myself, correct?
- Guide of EphesusOperator•Written September 2025
As soon as you booked your tour and completed payment we will start to book your hotels. All hotels will book by us, you don't need to book any hotels yourself.
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Tony
Traveler•Written September 2025What optional activities are available for the tour and how much each cost? When do I pay for the options? Is it paid all at once before the tour begins?
- Guide of EphesusOperator•Written September 2025
Optional tours: Bosphorus dinner cruise 80 dollars per person, Cappadocia hot air balloon 200-300 dollars per person, Cappadocia Turkish night 80 dollars per person, Cappadocia jeep safari 90 dollars per person. Optional tours can be added to package and can pay in advance or during the tour to your guide.
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Tony
Traveler•Written September 2025What are the temperature ranges at various tour stops for the Oct 7 tour? Do I need to bring any cold weather clothing?
- Guide of EphesusOperator•Written September 2025
In October: Istanbul 15-20 degrees Celsius (sunny and can rain), West coast 20-23 degrees mostly sunny, Cappadocia 15-20 degrees with cold mornings. Light jackets recommended.
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Tony
Traveler•Written September 2025As holders of USA passports, do we need a visa to enter Turkey?
- Guide of EphesusOperator•Written September 2025
US citizens don't need visa for Turkey.
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Georgia
Asked on September 22nd, 2025Can you confirm that you pick up from Saw Airport and Transfer to the Hotel on the arrival day please. We maybe on a later flight, but will that matter?
- Guide of EphesusOperator•Written September 2025
Both for arrival and departures transfer from/to SAW airport is available
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Georgia
Traveler•Written October 2025Can you confirm whether the Cruise on the Bosphorus on the last day (Day 11) was included in the costs. The reason I am asking is because we did actually have to pay for the cruise.
- Guide of EphesusOperator•Written October 2025
In itinerary we have bosphorus cruise. We also have topkapi palace and other sites too. And in additional services section its written any entrance fees are not included. In our tours none of the entrance fees or tickets are included.
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Kristen
Asked on September 4th, 2025Are all your tour dates guaranteed departure? Also, is there a direct website from your tour company where I can view different tours?
- Guide of EphesusOperator•Written September 2025
for solo travelers the departures are not guaranteed we need minimum 2 people for a guaranteed departure. if you can give us your dates we can write you the guaranteed departure dates
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Kristen
Traveler•Written September 2025I'm looking at Oct 9 or oct 11
- Guide of EphesusOperator•Written September 2025
in october we have guaranteed departure for this tour only 16 and 20 october
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Elaine
Asked on August 23rd, 2025Will it be all land tours or need to take the domestic flight? How much does the hot air balloon cost in Cappadocia? What are the entrance fees we will be expecting and the cost of the fees?
- Guide of EphesusOperator•Written August 2025
The tour is full land tour there is no flights. Hot air balloon flight is 250 us dollars per person.
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Elaine
Traveler•Written August 2025What are the entrance fees on the attractions we should anticipate and how much does it cost?
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Elaine
Traveler•Written August 2025For Medium intensity in this package does it implies that we need to hike or need to do physically challenging walk? We are 56 and 60 yrs old couple :)
- Guide of EphesusOperator•Written August 2025
Our tours don't have challenging walks. The tour difficulty is mostly easy and some moderate amount of walks. We had 80-85 years old guests and they never complained about walking, so it's not hard for 55-60 years old couple which is still young ages.
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Mary
Asked on August 6th, 2025Are the entrance fees not included? How much will it amount to? Is the Basilica Cistern included in the Istanbul tour? Are you able to book an extra night (same hotel) in Istanbul and pick me up from the airport a day before the tour?
- Guide of EphesusOperator•Written August 2025
entrance fees are not included. total entrance fees are 235 euros. you can buy a museum pass turkey for 165 euros (not valid in hagia sophia, house of virgin mary and basilica cistern). yes we can book the same hotel for extra night.
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Mary
Traveler•Written August 2025Does the tour in Istanbul include the basilica cistern? How do we pay for the entrance tickets for the whole tour? Still finalizing my plane tickets but I might need to be picked up from the airport a day early and also book a hotel extra day pre departure.
- Guide of EphesusOperator•Written August 2025
entrance fees can pay by credit card at the entrance of the museums and sites. bosphorus cruise tickets can pay to the guide as cash (250 liras). if you want us to book an extra night its 130 us dollars and if you are agree we can add it to your package. early airport transfer is available. basilica cistern is not in our tour itinerary but its close to the hotel so our guide can take you there.
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Mary
Traveler•Written August 2025Is it $130 extra per night for the hotel? If I book at another hotel, will you still pick us up at the airport and bring us to the other hotel? If I add another person to the tour with double bed instead of single occupancy can I avail of the price for the tour $1250? I paid $1600 for a single traveler, can I just pay for the difference which is $900 for the other traveler?
- Guide of EphesusOperator•Written August 2025
hotel is 130 us dollars per night. if you add one more person price will be 1250 per person.
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