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Travel to Turkey
Turkey is one of the world's top 10 travel destinations and every year Turkey welcomes more than 23 million visitors. Turkey is friendly, beautiful, and rich in culture. It has a perfect mix of modern and traditional cultures to make your stay comfortable and interesting.
Our travel guide will help you plan your trip to Turkey, so that you can easily find your way around and enjoy yourself, while getting good value for your money.
There are many sights you should be sure to take in, which include Topkapi Palace, Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia), Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque, Byzantine Hippodrome, The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum, Sunken Palace Cistern (Yerebatan Saray), Grand Bazaar, The Egyptian (Spice) Market, Beyoglu, Dolmabahce Palace,and Princes' Islands. Be sure to go on a Boshphorus cruise too.
There are many special-interest activities to cater to your different moods and preferences. Turkey has a long coastline that makes water sports, white-water rafting, and yachting a firm favorite amongst all visitors. Other interesting activities to participate in are hiking, hot air ballooning, mountain climbing, skiing, and bicycling.
Turkish food is world famous for being rich and savory. The most widespread preparations used are roasting and grilling. The famous dishes to try on your visit to Turkey should be the famous Turkish kebaps, döner kebap, (the national dish) and köfte. Vegetables predominate in most meals. So, vegetarians and non-vegetarians will be equally happy to eat and relish the dishes. Turkey produces superb, skilfully scented honey of numerous varieties.
There is also a wide choice of all different types of alcoholic beverages to try. The most popular one amongst the locals is raki, which is a clear grape brandy flavored with anise and diluted with water. If you want to just relax and enjoying yourself, simply seat yourself down at a long table in a meyhane (taverna), order a glass of raki, and join in the songs and listen to the stories of the locals.
In Turkey, with our travel guides help and guidance, you will eat good food, do amazing activities, get lots of sightseeing done, and enjoy an active nightlife.
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