Kesif

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Turkey

7 tours. 40 cities. One country that doesn't fit in a postcard.

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Drone shot of turquoise Aegean cove with traditional wooden gulet sailboat anchored near white limestone cliffs

Gulet & Turquoise Coast

Drift the Aegean on a traditional wooden gulet — coves, ruins, and no agenda.

8 days

6–10 people

Easy

$2,840/ person

4 of 10 seats open

"We swam in seven coves and ate octopus grilled on the deck. None of us wanted to come home."

— James T., group of 9, Chicago

Hot air balloons floating over Cappadocia fairy chimneys at golden sunrise with valleys in soft morning mist

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Central Anatolia

Cappadocia Balloon & Cave

Drift over fairy chimneys at dawn. Sleep in carved rock. Watch the valley fill with light.

5 days

6–12 people

Easy

$1,960/ person

3 of 12 seats openAlmost full

"The balloon at dawn was the single most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Full stop."

— Priya M., couple, London

Steaming glass of Turkish çay tea on rustic wooden table with Mount Ararat snow-capped peak visible through window in Eastern Turkey

Kars · Doğubayazıt · Van

Eastern Anatolia Overland

Steaming çay in Kars, Ararat at sunset, the ghost city of Ani in morning frost.

10 days

6–10 people

Moderate

$3,280/ person

6 of 10 seats open

"I cried at Ani. The scale of it, the silence. Our guide gave us an hour alone there."

— Robert K., retired couple, Auckland

Istanbul

Istanbul Hammam & Bazaar

Three days inside the city that swallowed three empires — and never let go.

3 days

8–12 people

Easy

$890/ person

8 of 12 seats open

"The hammam at midnight, then spices at sunrise. Istanbul works on you like slow heat."

— Amara O., group of 11, Atlanta

Dramatic mountain landscape with deep green forested gorge and snow-capped Kaçkar peaks under dramatic storm clouds

Last Seats

Eastern Black Sea

Kaçkar Mountain Trek

Fern-dark gorges, alpine meadows, and yaylas where nothing has changed in 400 years.

7 days

6–10 people

Challenging

$2,420/ person

2 of 10 seats openAlmost full

"On day four we crossed a ridge at 3,200m. My lungs burned. The view erased everything."

— Sofia R., friend group of 7, São Paulo

Who we guide

Turkey fits differently in every traveler's hands

Group of friends laughing together on a rooftop terrace in Istanbul at sunset with Bosphorus visible in background

Friend Groups

6–12 splitting the cost

You've been planning this for three years. Airbnb budget, group chat, fourteen conflicting opinions. We handle the itinerary — you handle the playlist.

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Retired Couples

The dream trip, finally

No rushing. Small groups. Guides who know when to talk and when to let the landscape speak. This is the trip you've been saving for.

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Corporate Retreats

More alive than Barcelona

Your team has done the conference. They've done the team dinner. Give them a hammam in Istanbul, a balloon at dawn, and something worth remembering.

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"You press your palm flat against sun-warmed travertine and think: I am standing somewhere ancient and absurdly real. That is what Kesif gives you."

Margaret & David OkaforRetired couple · Lycia Gulet Tour · Oct 2025