You Can Get a One-Week, Air-Included Tour of Turkey for Only $1,439 This Winter

One of the great values of winter travel is an air-included, meals-included, two-week motorcoach tour of Turkey for about $1,699, offered by several of the specialists in tours to that country (I've written about that travel deal on several occasions). Now, Friendly Planet (tel. 800/555-5765; www.friendlyplanet.com ) has added to the options a one-week, air-included motorcoach tour of Turkey for only $1,199, and it's another fine opportunity for travelers with less time for a winter vacation (taxes and fees add on roughly $240 more).

[image error] Photo Caption: Library ruins in Ephesus, Turkey. rh/Frommers.com Community

What's most attractive about Friendly Planet's offer is that it goes to three important Turkish locations (Istanbul, Kusadasi and Pergamon) and visits several others (including Troy and Canakkale), includes air transportation from New York (round-trip to Istanbul, via Turkish Airlines), or from Washington, D.C. for only $100 more (Chicago for $300 more), and also includes fuel surcharge. You receive all ground transfers, superior first class hotel accommodations for six nights, daily full breakfast and 3 dinners, and a local, English-speaking guide throughout, with all sightseeing admission fees also included.

The deal is available for bookings made prior to October 12, on two departure dates: January 18 and February 1, 2012.