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Top Places to visit in Turkey

Monday, October 11th, 2010

Turkey overflows with historic sites and archaeological wonders set in varied and beautiful landscapes.

We have made it easy for you and picked the best sights and highlights of Turkey. What are you waiting for!!

GallipoliGallipoli
Gallipoli and the Gallipoli Peninsula is a pilgrimage destination for the thousands who travel here every year  to commemorate the ANZAC day memorial celebrations. Daily tours of the battlefields and graves operate from Çanakkale and Eceabat.

Cappadocia ballooningCappadocia
The area is steeped with mystery and the rock formations are said to be the conclusion of years of water and wind working together to create the outstanding landscapes. The cave houses and underground city date from 3000 BC and you can take trips through the underground city when you visit the area.

EphesusEphesus
The town is said to be the best preserved ancient city in the Eastern Mediterranean and one of the best preserved Greek sites in the world. Home to the Temple of Artemis, one of the seven original ancient wonders of the world, which is now only represented by one single remaining column.

PammukalePamukkale
Many travellers visit this area in order to bathe in the spectacular mineral pools and baths. The natural hot water springs are responsible for the calcium terraces that give the area it’s unique ’snow-like’ look. Skiing not recommended! ;)

BlueMosqueIstanbul
Istanbul is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and financial hub. The city is best explored on foot, as most sights are within easy walking distance of one another. If the pace gets too much, a cay bahce (tea garden) is never too far away. Check out the history and stunning architecture of the ‘old city’, Sultanahmet and the bustling Grand Bazaar if nothing else.

OlymposOlympos
Ancient Lycian ruins, an isolated Mediterranean beach, accommodation in tree houses and flames that mysteriously burn from the side of a mountain are some of the attractions of Olympos in the south of Turkey. Sleeping in a tree house is pretty unique as well!

OludenizOludeniz
Oludeniz is a beautiful inland bay and small resort village in the South West of Turkey on the Aegean Sea. Rated among the top 5 beaches in the world by travellers, the resort is also famous for its paragliding opportunities. It is regarded as one of the best (and highest) places in the world to paraglide due to its unique panoramic views.

Check out all of these amazing highlights on a Overland Trip in the Middle East or contact the team at OverlandingAfrica.com for info.

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8 Turkey ‘Things To Do Before You Die’

Friday, October 8th, 2010

Too much to see and do and only a limited time to do it?

We have the top 8 Turkey activities nailed down for you be it adventure, history or ‘chill out’ based!

RaftingRiver Rafting
Turkey has plenty of rivers perfect for rafting. The top two choices are the beautiful and exciting, but safe and easy, Köprüçay near Antalya, and the wild and dangerous Çoruh near Erzurum (for experienced rafters only).

Spelunking
Turkey is well known for its wondrous and majestic underground paradises. With vast underground lakes, churches and cisterns, stalactites and stalagmites, these caves are an entirely different world just waiting for you to explore!

Diving TurkeyDiving
The Mediterranean Coast of Turkey offers a number of dive destinations abundant with marine life, beautiful reefs, shipwrecks and cave dives for SCUBA divers of all experience levels. Dive amidst schools of Parrotfish, Moray Eels, Octopus or Amberjack and on occasion you may even come across dolphins.

Snow, Ski’s and Spas
Winter vacations in Turkey have become popular and more affordable than the ski centres of central Europe. While there are many ski resorts to choose from in Turkey, Mount Uludag, near Bursa, is arguably the one of the best.

GuletGulet Cruise on the Aegean Sea
Cruise on a Gulet (yacht) along Turkey’s Aegean or Mediterranean shores. These sturdy motor-sailers are built for comfort, not speed, with wide decks and lots of room. The crew cooks your meals with today’s fish caught fresh and infused bay leaves collected from shore.

Windsurfing
Several locations along Turkey’s Aegean coast draws windsurfers (sailboarders) from around the world because of their excellent conditions. Alaçati, at the tip of the Çesme peninsula west of Izmir, is a protected bay with a sandy bottom, very few rocks and combined with reliable, steady wind make this a windsurfing paradise.

pammukalePamukkale Day Tour
Visit the Pamukkale Hierapolis. In Pamukkale you will see the Cotton Cliffs, one of the natural wonders of the world, formed by deposits of calcareous salts. People have bathed in its pools for thousands of years and it is popularly believed that the waters of Pamukkale are beneficial for the heart, circulation, nerves, kidneys, rheumatic, and paralytic disorders, and that they condition the skin.

Underground CityExplore the underground cities of Cappadocia
There are scores of these underground cities some reaching up to 40 meters in depth. Only a few have been opened for tourists including the caves at Kaymakli, Tatlarin and Derinkuyu. You can spend the day exploring Cappadocia underground where they have discovered sites big enough to fit 50,000 people.

For overland trips in Turkey and budget holidays to Turkey or for more Turkey highlights contact the team at OverlandingAfrica.com or post your comments below.

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