After comparing several tour itineraries, packages and tours, I decided to explore the country of Turkey on my own with my family. The cost of the trip per person for 8 nights / 9 Days came upto 75K INR and this was inclusive of Flights, Visa, 3/4* Hotel stay (very close to all tourist places), vegetarian lunch & dinners, walking tours (Istanbul), ferry & Metro rides, taxi rides to airport and everything else (except shopping). So here’s a Turkey 9 day tour expense summary , that helps you budget a trip for your family at the lowest possible cost and also strictly avoid tour packages of any kind
Turkey Tour Itinerary
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Expense Summary
| Activity Description | Price in INR |
| Attraction Entrance Tickets & Walking Tours | 17,068 |
| Domestic Flights (4 flights overall) | 7,194 |
| Food (Lunch & Dinner) for 8 Nights | 3,352 |
| Hotel (8 Nights) | 10,273 |
| International Flights ( Return ticket from Blr) | 22,500 |
| Transportation (Tram,Taxi,Bus,Ferri,Metro) | 6,609 |
| Visa | 8,500 |
| Grand Total | 75,497 |
Turkey Cost of Living
(1 Turkish Lira = 13.2 INR)
| Item | Turkish Lira | INR |
| Tea | 4 | 52 |
| Coffee | 5 | 65 |
| Tshirt | 30 | 390 |
| Metro / Tram / Ferry Ride | 2.5 | 32.5 |
| Istanbul Kart | 6 | 78 |
| Water Bottle | 2 | 26 |
| Vegetarian Lunch/Dinner | 25 | 325 |
| 15 day All Museum Pass for Entire Turkey | 315 | 4095 |
| Simit (Bagel) | 5 | 65 |
Turkey Tour Packages Comparison
| Description | Self Tour | ThomasCook | SOTC | TripFactory & Other similar Tour Packages |
| Price | 75,000 | 1,50,000 | 1,44,000 | 134,000 |
| Incl of Intl Flights & Visa | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| # Nights | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| # Days in Istanbul | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Meals Included (Lunch & Dinner) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Internal Domestic Flights | Yes | Partly Bus/Partly Flights | Partly Bus/Partly Flights | No |
| Includes International Flight? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Stay in a Cave Room Suite in Cappadocia | Yes | No | No | No |
| Price includes all attractions & Leisure time activity costs | Yes | No | No | No |
| Enouh time to explore all important ttractions | Yes | No | No | No |
| Cities Covered | Istanbul, Capadocia, Antalya, Izmir-Epheseus, Pamukkale | Istanbul, Capadocia, Antalya, Pamukkale | Istanbul, Capadocia, Antalya, Pamukkale | Istanbul, Capadocia, Epheseus, Pamukkale |
Disclaimer on above pricing comparison : The pricing for self is based on my actual expenses to Turkey travelled in the last month of October. The total price for a Turkey 9 Days tour may vary depending on the cost of Airfare which contributes to a significant chunk of the expense and the no of days you stay, the cities you want to cover
Price quotes from ThomasCook, SOTC and other tour operators were obtained, inclusive of GST, . These turkey tour itinerary was studied in detail compared only post that in Nov 2019. The price mentioned in the above table for other tour companies is the least price mentioned for their tours in their respective websites. The pricing was obtained from the below links:
- If you have any queries requiring a Turkey tour itinerary for your family, do drop me a comment or mail me at hkmurali@gmail.com . Meanwhile, do check out my Istanbul 3 day itinerary here !
Thomas cook was counting on your buying package and you made them go bankrupt!
The Indian operations are going just fine i guess
Pretty informative article Karthik. Like I said earlier too, I’ve had a foreign trip yet, I’ll surely get in touch with you and Shrnidhi for my first one.
Awesome Atul