Monday, November 26, 2007

Trip to Turkey

Greetings!

Here are the choices for our trip to Turkey:

The Choices:

· Pacha Tours, with a 24-day tour. (http://www.pachatours.com/Tours/ArtArchaeology/GrandTurkey/grandturkey.html) or (http://www.pachatours.com.tr/showexcursion.asp?id=122&menu_id=1), 24 days, Mercedes or Mitsubishi bus, 28 passengers in 44 passenger bus in 2004 website description, $2635.($68-$80/day average cost on comparison website page), weekly departures.

· Intrepid Travel
o Turkey Unplugged, (http://www.intrepidtravel.com.au/trips/RRG), 21 days, 1150 Australian dollars, plus 300 Euros local payment, maximum group size = 12, weekly April to October, 2008.

· Imaginative Traveller
o Best of East and West, (http://www.imaginative-traveller.com/tours/itineraries/itin.php?code=TTBO08&lid=TTBO08&lpos=2008itin-link&PHPSESSID=f83f9dbd5511a3066ffc5d135b23073e), 23 days, 1100 British pounds, plus local payment, maximum group size = 15.
o Eastern Images, (Ankara to Cappadocia), (http://www.imaginative-traveller.com/search/?combined=&durationfrom=&durationto=&pricefrom=&priceto=&phrase=0&destination=Middle+East&country=Turkey&duration=&price=&tourcode=&x=12&y=10), 15 days, 740 British pounds, plus local payment, maximum group size = 15.
o Jewels of Turkey, (Central and Western Turkey), (http://www.imaginative-traveller.com/tours/itineraries/itin.php?code=TTJW&lid=TTJW&lpos=moreinfo-link), 15 days, 699 British pounds, Maximum groups size = 15.
o Turkey Explored, (Western and Central Turkey), (http://www.imaginative-traveller.com/tours/itineraries/itin.php?code=TATR&lid=TATR&lpos=2008itin-link), 16 days, 525 British pounds, maximum group size = 16.

· Tour Turkey, with three tours which connect –
o Ancient Kingdoms (http://www.tour-turkey.com/ancient-kingdoms-tour.htm), 11 days, 10 passengers, 1525 Euros
o Eastern Turkey (http://www.tour-turkey.com/mysteries-of-eastern-turkey.htm), 16 days, 10 passengers, 2195 Euros
o Grand Turkey (http://www.tour-turkey.com/grand-tours-of-turkey.htm), 16 days, 10 passengers, 2260 Euros.

· Twarp, with two tours which connect –
o Jewels of Turkey (http://www.twarp.com/tours/jewelsofturkey.htm), 15 days, Unknown # of passengers, $1200 approx.
o Marvels of the Black Sea (http://www.twarp.com/tours/marvels_turkey.htm) 15 days, Unknown # of passengers, $1200 approx.

· Boraozkok Tours
o History and Discovery Tours (Central and Western Turkey), (http://www.boraozkok.com/), six tours during April to June, 18 days in length, $2400.

· Exodus Tours
o Highlights of Turkey, (Central and Western Turkey) http://www.exodus.co.uk/holidays/ath.html?, 15 days, $1500, maximum group size = 18.