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We are going to Turkey for the first time for 2 weeks))) I want to visit the most interesting excursions! Please advise something!
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I would advise you to go on a jeep safari, very exciting))) The mountains are amazing, beautiful. We didn’t really like Pammukale, it’s too far away and not very interesting
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answered 15 years ago
Hilt,
Demre-Mira-Kekova,
rafting,
Pamukkale and Cappadocia are far away.
Rent a car and drive around the southwest coast on your own - there are magnificent bays that are not built up with hotels, there are wonderful small towns such as Finike or Kas.
You can climb Mount Tahtali, where just last year they opened a lift to it.
At every step - ancient ruins or, at worst, a pool "in which Cleopatra swam" :))
If you like theatrical performances, then you can go to Aspendos performance "Troy". They dance no worse than Moiseev's ensemble or Sukhishvili's ballet.
When buying an organized excursion, be sure to specify whether there is "shopping" in the program and how much. For this is the biggest ambush! Instead of sights, it is quite possible to inspect jewelry and leather shops for half a day, from which the guide has a percentage.
Some agencies offer excursions guaranteed without "shopping", which can be 10-20 dollars more expensive.
Do not be fooled by a free or five-dollar sightseeing tour from the host - this is the same "shopping" with a cursory inspection of one or two ruins.
Demre-Mira-Kekova,
rafting,
Pamukkale and Cappadocia are far away.
Rent a car and drive around the southwest coast on your own - there are magnificent bays that are not built up with hotels, there are wonderful small towns such as Finike or Kas.
You can climb Mount Tahtali, where just last year they opened a lift to it.
At every step - ancient ruins or, at worst, a pool "in which Cleopatra swam" :))
If you like theatrical performances, then you can go to Aspendos performance "Troy". They dance no worse than Moiseev's ensemble or Sukhishvili's ballet.
When buying an organized excursion, be sure to specify whether there is "shopping" in the program and how much. For this is the biggest ambush! Instead of sights, it is quite possible to inspect jewelry and leather shops for half a day, from which the guide has a percentage.
Some agencies offer excursions guaranteed without "shopping", which can be 10-20 dollars more expensive.
Do not be fooled by a free or five-dollar sightseeing tour from the host - this is the same "shopping" with a cursory inspection of one or two ruins.
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answered 15 years ago
A Turkish bath is a must visit! If you are planning a good hotel, then I would recommend a bathhouse in the hotel. The Internet is also full of information on hamams in specific hotels. If the hotel is simpler, then there are two options - go to the bathhouse in a good hotel or buy an excursion to the "public" bathhouse at the agency. It's cheaper than a hotel, but in my opinion, a hotel is better.
This event is best done immediately after arrival, so that the tan lies better.
This event is best done immediately after arrival, so that the tan lies better.
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answered 15 years ago
In fact, the excursion program in Turkey is specific. There is nothing significant on the Antalya part (the main one in terms of the number of hotels and flights). You need to go to the Aegean coast, there Ephesus, Troy.
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answered 15 years ago
If you are ready to sit on the stone steps in Aspendos in the evening and love theatrical dances.
Rafting is not for everyone, there is a moment when everyone is led almost waist-deep in mountain icy water in single file, and they openly laugh at Russo tourists, not allowing them to leave the “line”.
In the hammam, you need to take peeling separately for a normal tan, about $ 100. The peeling that goes in the traditional 5 steps is almost symbolic. Exfoliate the same old skin should be thoroughly.
There is also a yacht tour from Kemer - Three sisters, Phaselis, almost a whole day trip on a yacht, though the cheaper the tour, the scarier the yacht, although everything is an amateur, maybe you dream of a ride on such a wooden painted boat.
In Antalya, aqualand with dolphin shows, there is just a city to see with the Duden waterfall or others, but usually it is with a jeweler, who, in fact, pays for the tour ($ 5 or free), but some still need a jewelry and leather-fur outfit , all this is there, young people may be interested in the foam disco on the mountain.
In general, decide everything on the spot, walk around the shops with tours, compare, listen to who sings what, and choose.
Rafting is not for everyone, there is a moment when everyone is led almost waist-deep in mountain icy water in single file, and they openly laugh at Russo tourists, not allowing them to leave the “line”.
In the hammam, you need to take peeling separately for a normal tan, about $ 100. The peeling that goes in the traditional 5 steps is almost symbolic. Exfoliate the same old skin should be thoroughly.
There is also a yacht tour from Kemer - Three sisters, Phaselis, almost a whole day trip on a yacht, though the cheaper the tour, the scarier the yacht, although everything is an amateur, maybe you dream of a ride on such a wooden painted boat.
In Antalya, aqualand with dolphin shows, there is just a city to see with the Duden waterfall or others, but usually it is with a jeweler, who, in fact, pays for the tour ($ 5 or free), but some still need a jewelry and leather-fur outfit , all this is there, young people may be interested in the foam disco on the mountain.
In general, decide everything on the spot, walk around the shops with tours, compare, listen to who sings what, and choose.
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answered 15 years ago
Tour "In the footsteps of ancient civilizations"
8 days excursion (Istanbul, Ankara, Cappadocia, Pergamum, Tria, Izmir, Hierapolis, etc. - all of central and western Anatolia).
And the rest of the days - individually (at least the sea, even though the same Istanbul)
This tour in Turkey sells the Adriatic.
I went to the May Day the year before last...
8 days excursion (Istanbul, Ankara, Cappadocia, Pergamum, Tria, Izmir, Hierapolis, etc. - all of central and western Anatolia).
And the rest of the days - individually (at least the sea, even though the same Istanbul)
This tour in Turkey sells the Adriatic.
I went to the May Day the year before last...
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answered 15 years ago
I myself am a former hotel guide and have been on all the excursions that they offer !! the best: 1. this is demre-mira-kekova (church of St. Nicholas, rock tombs and the sunken city) anatolia (all the legends of anatolia are shown in dances, but their performance is more colorful than troy! this group is included in the ginos book of records) 3 if you are not afraid of a long road, you can go to pamukkale. (this is the most normal disco) be sure to visit the Turkish bath in the first days, but not in the hotel. the hotel does not have a real bathhouse and it will be much more expensive! a good rafting excursion. if you want to write me, I will send you a photo, and I can also tell you a lot
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answered 15 years ago
Demre-Mira-Kekova,
rafting,
fires of anatolia,
Pamukkale - Ephesus and Cappadocia - far away, but worth it.
It makes sense to buy in street agencies. 2 times cheaper, but the service is the same.
rafting,
fires of anatolia,
Pamukkale - Ephesus and Cappadocia - far away, but worth it.
It makes sense to buy in street agencies. 2 times cheaper, but the service is the same.
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answered 15 years ago
it’s dangerous to drive with the streets, many throw them !!!!! and on the fires of anatolia no one has been sitting on the rocks for 2 years, it all takes place in a new arena made in the likeness of aspendos!!!!
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answered 15 years ago
how many people - so many opinions. It seems to me that you can quite figure out on the spot what is to your liking. and about the fact that street agencies are 2 times cheaper - that's a fact! representatives of the tour operator will tell you a bunch of horror stories about their incompetence and lack of professionalism, etc. from experience: the first time we were in Turkey, we went from a tour operator, then we used street agencies. the difference is only in the price!
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answered 15 years ago
Demre-Mira-Kekova,
And don't forget about Antalya - the old city,
musical fountains.
And don't forget about Antalya - the old city,
musical fountains.
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answered 15 years ago
It all depends on which area you will be relaxing in. For example, going from Alanya to Pamukalle is crazy (very far), from Kemer closer to Demre Mirra. Personally, I was in Pamukalle twice: I liked it very much, but when buying an excursion, check whether its cost is a visit to the Cleopatra pool, usually the guide announces an additional fee already on the way! arrived, they say a very difficult road-mountain serpentine.
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answered 15 years ago
I agree that it all depends on the region. but I was in Alanya and went from there to Pamukkale. Far away, but worth it. My only advice is not to visit Cleopatra's pool. This is a huge paddling pool, where there are a lot of people. Guides will persuade him to visit, saying that you can’t swim on travertines (those same white terraces with water), you can even be fined for entering the water. All this is not true. From personal experience, I’ll say that while some people were splashing in the Cleopatra pool, we managed to visit the travertines (and swim there (though it’s very shallow there)), then go to the archaeological museum (I highly recommend) and visit the ruins of Hieropolis.
As for the sent excursions - Cappadocia is something. It feels like you are entering another world.
I also advise rafting, Demre-Mira-Kekova, quad biking, and excursions to the cities - Alanya, Antalya, Side, etc. Yes, if possible, there is also an excursion to Istanbul.
As for the sent excursions - Cappadocia is something. It feels like you are entering another world.
I also advise rafting, Demre-Mira-Kekova, quad biking, and excursions to the cities - Alanya, Antalya, Side, etc. Yes, if possible, there is also an excursion to Istanbul.
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answered 15 years ago
If you are in Turkey out of season, you can see Demre-Mira-Kekova, Ephesus, Pamukkale. The quality of these excursions largely depends on the professionalism of the guide.
And in the season it’s more comfortable to sit under an umbrella by the sea, it’s hot ...
And in the season it’s more comfortable to sit under an umbrella by the sea, it’s hot ...
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answered 15 years ago