Exploring Turkey

Turkey’s rich history is one if its main attractions. Having your own transport makes the seemingly never ending shore line laced with charming villages, pristine beaches and bustling resorts easily accessible.

The Gallipoli battlefields north of Istanbul serve as a living history where WW1 massacre victims made the ultimate sacrifice. Visitors including their brethren ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) servicemen pay homage at these hallowed grounds.

Nine ancient cities from as far back as 3000 BC make up the excavated site of Troy on the far side of the Sea of Marmara. The most regal and least decayed of them is Ephesus further south, where one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World lies in the Temple of Diana.

Turkey’s west coast is ornamented with numerous towns. The Greek island of Kos can be reached via the ferry port of the South Aegean’s Bodrum, a lovely resort also boasting a yacht harbour.

On Turkey’s south coast is its chief resort area of Antalya, not the most tranquil of the area’s coastal spots, but a historical experience in its own right and a practical hub from which to explore the countryside and coast.

Northward in central Turkey are the enrapturing Cappadocian valleys, displaying curiously carved volcanic cones, cave dwellers, and churches of rock.