Travel Turkey - One-Day Tours from Istanbul
The Prince's Islands
Imagine a spot untouched by the final 100 years. A spot without cars and buses, where in fact the wooden Ottoman houses are freshly painted, the locals all know one another and circumvent their pine-forest-covered island by bicycle or horse-drawn carriage. Once the playground of the Ottoman Princes, these quaint, idyllic islands are now actually an ideal getaway for those who need a rest from the chaos of Istanbul. The restaurants serve up fresh seafood to their guest: all the المسافرون العرب. The water is clean and warm enough to swim in.
Highlights
Relax as you pass by perfectly restored houses each with their very own stories to tell, and you guide who knows how to tell them, in a horse drawn carriage. Only the clip clop of your cantering horse and the locals cheerfully greeting one another breaks the silence.

Bursa
Green is the color of Islam and the color of Bursa, and the 2 go turn in hand. A calm city that feels such as a town, Bursa is located south of Istanbul across the Marmara Sea. This place is famous for its green mountains and the المسافرون العرب تركيا tourist like it, Unrivaled Green Mosque and Green Tomb, Bursa is a popular day-trip destination. It is also a place for natural hot springs and spas, and in the winter skiing!
Highlights
Walk through the ancient silk market of Bursa, where men once sold their wares they brought from China over the Silk Road. The colors will dazzle your eyes, the sounds will fill your ears and the scent of spices will surround you as you run the hands on the exotic smooth fabrics.
Canakkale
The fighting that took put on the battlefields of Gallipoli and the straights of Anzac cove continues to be remembered every year by Aussies, Kiwis, and Turks alike. Much more than a war memorial, Gallipoli stands to serve as a training and a legacy to future generations in how it brings old enemies together in peace. Gallipoli has changed into a contemporary pilgrimage site for anyone from down under, especially on ANZAC Day, April 26, the afternoon the troops landed at Gallipoli.
Highlights
The events of ANZAC cove and the battlefields of Gallipoli will stand out through the respectful, animated, storytelling skills of your guide. By the end of the afternoon, you'll fully understand the immense sacrifice made in this place, and how those events have influenced just how we live today.
Edirne
Just two hours far from Istanbul close to the junction of the Bulgarian, Greek and Turkish borders, this former Ottoman Empire is frequently overlooked by the casual tourist, but also for those wanting to get far from the crowns and tour buses of Istanbul - Edirne can be your destination! Edirne boasts an accumulation of several of the very unique and beautiful mosques in Turkey, all within easy walking distance of every other! For individuals who prefer to walk, pick a direction and in 10 minutes you can be walking along rivers spanned by Ottoman bridges and expansive fields of corn and sunflowers.
Highlights
Edirne's lovely city center features 3 massive, yet strikingly different mosques. Eski Camii, with its dramatic Arabic script on the walls inside and out will delight photographers. Uc Serefeli Camii, with its 3 differently patterned soaring minarets, and Selimiye Mosque. Selimiye is Edirne's crowning glory, built by Master Architect Sinan who was the chief architect of the Ottoman Empire.