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- The weird and wonderful world of cappadocia might be the most amazing place in turkey. its fairy chimneys and sprawling rocks capes look like they were cut out of a science-fiction cartoon
- You'll have the chance to take a hot air-balloon ride over the top of it all, giving you the ultimate view of this awesome landscape
- Exploring the underground city of derinkuyu is mind-blowing – it goes 60 metres underground and used to house thousands of people
- Get a dose of good old-fashioned turkish hospitality, staying with a local family in a traditional guesthouse in ortahisar
- Get to know istanbul from the inside as you get (deliberately) lost in the maze of bustling backstreets with a local leader
- Thought all the best roman ruins were in italy? think again! turkey is home to one of the best preserved classical cities in all of europe. discover ephesus just like anthony and cleopatra did 2,000 years ago
- While paying your respects, you can’t but be moved by the battles fought and lives lost at the now peaceful scene of the gallipoli coast
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