Special Requests, Groups & Accessibility

Yes — honeymoons, anniversaries, birthdays, engagements and proposals are among our most rewarding bookings. Tell us what you are celebrating at booking time and we coordinate the hotel and guide.

• Room decoration: Flower petals on the bed, candles, champagne setup — free at most partner hotels when requested 72+ hours ahead.
• Birthday or anniversary cake: €20–40 coordinated with the hotel; delivered to the room or at dinner.
• Romantic dinner: Private terrace table in Cappadocia cave hotels, Bosphorus restaurant in Istanbul, thermal-pool-side in Pamukkale.
• Proposal on hot air balloon: Private balloon with ground-crew signal and landing-field photographer — see the balloon FAQ for details.
• Personalized touches: Banners, engraved certificates, custom Turkish calligraphy gifts — priced individually.

Tip: The single highest-impact upgrade for honeymoons in Cappadocia is a cave hotel room with private terrace and valley view. Balloon morning coffee with your partner on that terrace is what people remember 10 years later. Book middle-class or high-class hotel tier if you want to guarantee this room type.

Partially. Most of our destinations have significant cobblestones, steps and uneven marble paths. With advance planning, travelers with limited mobility can still enjoy an adapted version of every tour — but we need to hear from you at booking.

• Istanbul: Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace have some ramps, but cobblestone courtyards are difficult. Private tours with a wheelchair-accessible vehicle and step-free route planning are available.
• Cappadocia: Göreme Open Air Museum has uneven paths; some valleys are rocky. We can replace walks with panoramic viewpoint stops and open-air vehicle loops.
• Ephesus: Marble roads are uneven and slippery; the ancient city has grades. A private guide can arrange a shorter route and skip the steepest terrace section.
• Pamukkale: Travertines are slippery and require walking barefoot. Alternative routes skip the walk and use a vehicle road to the viewpoint.
• Hotels: Ground-floor rooms and elevator-served floors at middle-class and higher hotels. Some cave hotels have steep stairs — we avoid these for mobility-impaired guests.

Tell us at booking: wheelchair needed, walking stick used, or specific condition. We build a custom itinerary that works safely — sometimes with minor extra cost for a wheelchair-accessible vehicle (+€30–80/day).

Tip: Turkish heritage sites are generally older than accessibility standards. A private tour with a vehicle that follows the walking route is almost always the best setup for limited mobility — it lets you ride between viewpoints instead of walking the long path.

Yes. Our tours work well for children aged 5 and up; younger kids need a bit more planning but are welcome too.

• Ages 0–4: Free of charge. Parent-held on flights and in the vehicle (no car seats on tour vehicles). Best fit for city tours with short walks, not full-day archaeological sites.
• Ages 5–8: Great for Istanbul (Blue Mosque, Bosphorus cruise, boat trip) and Cappadocia (fairy chimneys, underground cities). Long walks at Ephesus can tire them.
• Ages 9–12: Ideal age — they love the history, enjoy balloon rides (6+), and can handle a full tour day.
• Teens: No restrictions. Same tour as adults.

Child discounts apply automatically at booking (see booking-and-pricing FAQ). We can also coordinate:

• Child car seats for airport transfers and private tours (€10–15/day rental; book 48h ahead).
• Strollers at select hotels on request.
• Kid-friendly meals (pasta, chicken, fruit) at tour lunches.
• Extra break points on long days; private tours let you move at the child's pace.

Tip: If this is your family's first time in Turkey with kids, choose a private tour over group even if the budget is tight. The flexibility to stop for an ice cream, a bathroom, or just a rest is worth the 10–15% price difference for any parent of a 5–8 year old.

Our group booking flow uses a shared group reference number so members pay separately but stay together.

1. The first person books online — same tour, same start date. At checkout they receive a group reference number.
2. They share that reference with every other member (WhatsApp, email).
3. Other members book the same tour and start date and enter the group reference number in the special requests field at checkout.
4. We link all bookings: same hotel, same vehicle, same guide, same schedule. Group discount tier (6-10 = 5%, 11+ = 10%) is applied automatically to everyone once the full group is linked.

Everyone pays individually for their own deposit and balance. The first person isn't liable for others' payments.

If you'd rather have one person pay for the entire group, the lead person books for everyone as the payer and provides passport details for all members later.

Tip: Start the booking chain 4–6 weeks ahead of departure for groups of 6+. Aligning flights, rooms and a single vehicle gets harder the closer you are to the date — especially in high season.

For 12 or more travelers, skip the self-service booking and WhatsApp or email us directly. We build a custom quote that almost always beats the 10% automatic discount by bundling logistics we can only optimize at group scale.

• Dedicated coach or two minibuses chosen to fit your group size — no strangers.
• Dedicated guide for your group only, speaking your preferred language where possible.
• Hotel block at a single property with same-floor or adjacent rooms when available.
• Group meals: Private restaurant table(s) with a set menu that honors any dietary mix in your group.
• Free tour leader spot on many itineraries: every 15th traveler is free (1 organizer per 15 paying adults).
• Flexible payment: One invoice for the organizer, or individual payments linked to one group reference — your choice.

Ideal use cases: family reunions, corporate incentive trips, university alumni groups, church or community groups, destination weddings.

Tip: Give us your rough dates, preferred hotel tier, number of travelers and any must-haves (balloon for all, one wheelchair-accessible seat, dinner Bosphorus cruise, etc.). We usually return a full proposal within 24 hours, and we can hold the quote for up to 14 days while your group confirms.

Yes. English is our default, but guides in other languages are available on request for private tours or arranged groups.

• Widely available (2+ weeks lead time): Spanish, Italian, French, German, Russian.
• Available with longer lead time (4+ weeks): Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Mandarin), Portuguese, Arabic.
• Less common — ask us: Polish, Dutch, Czech, Turkish sign language.

For group tours, the shared tour guide is English-speaking. We can add a second personal guide-translator for your group at roughly €100–150/day, or switch you to a private tour where the entire guide is in your language.

Quality is strong: Turkish non-English guides are typically university-trained in the language they work in, not just fluent speakers. Many have lived abroad for years.

Tip: If someone in your group is fluent in English but others aren't, a private English guide with the fluent member translating often works beautifully and costs less than a specialty-language guide. You also get a guide with deep local knowledge rather than a purely language-driven match.

Yes. Turkey has extraordinary religious heritage and we build custom itineraries for pilgrim groups, heritage travelers and people of faith of all traditions.

• Christian heritage: House of the Virgin Mary (Ephesus), Basilica of St. John, Seven Churches of Asia (Pergamon, Smyrna, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea), Cappadocia cave churches (Göreme, Ihlara Valley), Hagia Sophia, Chora Church in Istanbul.
• Islamic heritage: Blue Mosque, Süleymaniye, Eyüp Sultan (Istanbul), Mevlana Museum and Rumi's tomb (Konya), Hacı Bektaş complex (Cappadocia), Ottoman-era mosques across the country.
• Jewish heritage: Neve Shalom and Ashkenazi Synagogues, Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews, Jewish quarters of Balat and Galata (Istanbul); Sardis Synagogue archaeological site.
• Interfaith tours: Istanbul's "religions across centuries" walking tour passes churches, mosques, synagogues within 2 km — eye-opening even for non-religious travelers.

We pair these itineraries with guides specialized in each tradition (iconography for Christian, Islamic calligraphy and architecture for Islamic, Sephardic history for Jewish). Ceremony participation or mass attendance can be coordinated with local clergy on request.

Tip: The Ephesus + Seven Churches itinerary is a 4–5 day Aegean pilgrimage that fits between Istanbul and Cappadocia beautifully. For Christian groups, combining Ephesus + House of Mary + Pamukkale (site of Hierapolis / Philippians' region) on the same Aegean leg is a highlight.