What's included

• Full-time services of a professional Rick Steves guide and local experts who will make Turkey's fascinating history, art and culture come alive for you
• All tours and admissions, covering at least 22 group sightseeing events • Blue Mosque • Yerebatan Cistern • Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum • Hagia Sophia Church/Museum • Topkapı Palace and Harem visit • Grand Bazaar • Chora Church • Egyptian Spice Market • Bosphorus cruise • Anatolian Civilizations Museum • Atatürk Mausoleum • Göreme Open-Air Museum • Cappadocia Valley hike (weather permitting) • Kaymaklı underground city • Visit with Imam • Carpet-weaving demonstration • Caravanserai visit • Mevlana Rumi Museum • Konya walking tour • Mediterranean cruise (weather permitting) • Aphrodisias tour • Ephesus tour...and more
• All group transportation by bus, boat and train from Istanbul to Kuşadası
• 12 nights accommodations in memorable, centrally-located hotels and B&Bs (two-bunk compartments on the overnight train)
• All breakfasts and half your dinners
• A small, friendly group of 24-28 people — half the size of most tour groups
• All tips for guides, driver and hotel staff
• Free stuff including Rick Steves' Istanbul guidebook, moneybelt, earplugs and Best of Turkey Handbook
• Guaranteed tour price, locked in the moment you make your deposit
• Optional single supplements — this tour has a limited number of private rooms for solo travelers for an additional fee
• Tour alum discount of $50 for each tour you've taken prior to 2010
• 50% discount on a consulting appointment with our in-house experts to assist with your pre- or post-tour travel plans
• Flexibility should you need to transfer, cancel or interrupt your tour
• Fine print: You are responsible for the cost of your drinks and free-time sightseeing. See our Tour Conditions Agreement for important details regarding everything listed above

$2,495 + air • 24-28 people • Begins in Istanbul and ends in Kusadasi • Optional Single Supplement $625