Private Turkey Tour Package: 8 Days, 7 Nights

It depends on your passport. Many nationalities, including US, Canadian, UK and most EU citizens, can visit Turkey for tourism without a visa for up to 90 days; others need an e-Visa or a consulate visa. Check the current rule for your passport on the official site evisa.gov.tr before you book. Your passport should be valid for at least six months from your date of entry. See our country pages, such as Turkey packages from the USA and from India, for details.

Istanbul Airport (IST) has direct flights from most of Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and nonstop flights from many cities in North America. Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW) on the Asian side is served mostly by low-cost airlines. You book your international flight yourself; we meet you at either airport with a private transfer on arrival. Tell us your flight and we will plan the first day around it.

No, the balloon ride is an optional add-on and is not part of the base package, but we recommend it. At sunrise you drift over the fairy chimneys with around 100 other balloons, and many guests say it was the highlight of their trip. Tell us when you book and we reserve it for you in advance. Flights sell out quickly in peak season, so early booking is essential.

You can message us on WhatsApp before booking. We go through the full programme with you, answer your questions and confirm the details before you commit. Once you book, your dedicated travel assistant contacts you straight away, and within 24 hours you receive all hotel confirmations, domestic flight details, pick-up times and your day-by-day itinerary as a PDF. You can still adjust the programme, for example with extra nights, a balloon ride, different hotels or a slower pace. We stay in touch on WhatsApp from booking until you are back home.

Yes. You may want more time in Istanbul, or to add the Antalya coast, Bodrum, Gallipoli or a gulet cruise; you may prefer 5-star hotels or a slower pace with more free time. Tell us your destinations, dates, budget, travel style and group size, and your travel assistant will build a personal itinerary from scratch. Contact us on WhatsApp and you will receive a custom proposal within 24 hours.

Eight days is enough for the four places most first-time visitors want: Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus and Pamukkale. This package does it with domestic flights instead of long drives, so you get two nights in Istanbul, two in Cappadocia and three in Kusadasi. Day 8 flies you back to Istanbul by early afternoon. If Istanbul is your priority, add an extra night there at the end.

The price from $2,250 per person includes 7 hotel nights with breakfast, lunch on tour days, all domestic flights, all airport transfers, a professional English-speaking guide, museum and site entrance tickets, the Istanbul old city tour, a Bosphorus cruise, the Cappadocia Green and Red tours, Ephesus and Pamukkale. International flights, personal expenses, the hot air balloon and the hammam are not included.

You stay in middle-class hotels from our own selection, confirmed by availability and with your approval before booking. In Cappadocia this can be a cave-style hotel, and in Kusadasi a hotel near the coast. If you prefer boutique or 5-star hotels, we upgrade city by city and quote the difference for your dates, so you only pay more where it matters to you.

April to June and September to October are the best months: mild weather in all four regions, good balloon conditions in Cappadocia and comfortable walking at Ephesus and Pamukkale. July and August are hot on the coast and busier at the sites. November to March brings lower prices and shorter queues, with cold days and possible snow in Cappadocia; the tour runs all year.