What to do in Türkiye? Is Türkiye safe to travel in 2018?

Turkey is indeed a very suitable place to visit. Today I will tell you how to visit Turkey. Now let’s go and find out about it and see if there is any information you need. Now let's go and see it together. Safety

Many people ask me, is Turkey safe?

It is said that the situation is serious, but you can’t feel it when traveling. Everything is normal, and there are sufficient police forces on the streets of Istanbul. . Don’t go to the capital Ankara, and don’t go to the southeast, which is the part bordering Syria. Turkey’s attractions and tourist cities are not in the southeast. In fact, what you really need to be wary of is the deception of the locals. The taxi meter is authentic when it is on the rearview mirror. Turkish taxis are very cheap

It only costs 70 liras from IST Airport to the hotel in the city to go to the scenic spots. Including the traffic jam, 30 lire is almost enough

But once we were defrauded of 130 lire for a 20 lire road trip, and we should be careful not to be stolen and replaced after giving the money (this matter will be discussed in detail in the Istanbul chapter) Visa< /p>

Electronic visa. Application website: http://www.evisa.gov.tr/zh/apply/

The visa is valid for 180 days, the stay cannot exceed 30 days, and the visa can only be entered once.

Cost: US$60

Type of certification document. If you have a Schengen visa, choose Schengen. If you choose British BRP, you have to show it to the customs. If not, just select Doesn't exist.

Print out the electronic visa and carry it with you and give it to the customs for stamping.

Phone card:

Buy it at Istanbul Airport. Vodafone is more expensive. We recommend TURKCELL, a local brand in Turkey. The signal is the same as Vodafone. 6G costs about 150 liras and it takes an hour to activate. . If you are traveling from home, buy it at tb first! The cheapest price in China is tens of RMB.

Currency:

1 Lira = 1.53 RMB. You need to exchange Turkish lira. Some hotels and hot-air ballooning and other entertainment projects accept euro cash, and daily expenses for meals and taxis are lira. Itinerary

Turkey’s tourism industry is very mature and the routes are relatively fixed. Start from Istanbul and go around in a counter-clockwise or clockwise direction. However, the scenic spots are relatively scattered, and you can choose several destinations according to time and your own preferences.

Our itinerary:

DAY0 Santorini-Athens-Istanbul

DAY1 Istanbul: Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia

< p>DAY2 Istanbul IST-Kayseri-Cappadocia

DAY3 Hot Air Balloon One-Day Goreme Tour

DAY4 Cappadocia (Kayseri Airport)- Denizli Airport-Pamukkale

DAY5 Pamukkale-Antalya

DAY6 Antalya-(Istanbul IST transfer) Paris

Istanbul There are two airports, Ataturk International Airport (airport code IST) is in the European sector, and Gokcen International Airport (airport code SAW) is in the Asian sector. The latter is far away from the city center. Try to choose IST.

Similarly, the hotel should also be located in the European sector.

This arrangement is not recommended if you are specifically visiting Turkey.

The optimized route is Istanbul-Cappadocia-Fethiye-Pamukkale-Istanbul (at least 7 days)

The order of Fethiye and Pamukkale You can adjust it according to the appropriate flight. You have to return to Istanbul to transfer when you depart from Cappadocia. Your luggage is direct and there is no need to go through security check

It is actually very convenient, not to mention it saves time than taking the bus. We are very lucky I had to buy a flight that only took 4 hours. If you take the night bus, you can only go to Pamukkale first. It takes 9 hours to depart from Cappadocia at night and will arrive early the next morning. It is not recommended.

In addition, if you have plenty of time and like natural scenery, you can add the D400 coastal road from Antalya to Fethiye for self-driving. (In terms of the scenery of the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea, I recommend Greece across the sea: Santorini and Zakynthos have more beautiful scenery and a much higher sense of happiness. Guides will be released later); those who like humanities and history can add Ephesus.

Turkish Airline, book directly on the official website. Turkey’s domestic airlines are so cheap that no one has friends. Try it out:

Istanbul-Kayseri (Cappadocia) )195.5rmb/person including free luggage allowance

Kayseri-Denizli (Pamukkale) 312rmb/person including free luggage allowance

The most worthwhile stop is Goreme ( The core town of Cappadocia), at least two nights, three nights is not too much. Hot air balloons are very dependent on the weather, and temporary cancellations are common.

Internet celebrity hotel Sultan

The experience in the cave accommodation room is very average, but it is the best terrace for taking photos with hot air balloons, the originator of terraces! Even the hotel has become one I became an internet celebrity and even before I went there I knew it was called lzmir, which has the same name as the Turkish place name Izmir, and it is indeed from Izmir.

You need to book dinner in the hotel in advance otherwise you will not have a seat. You can go directly to lunch, the staple food tastes pretty good.

We recommend the Museumhotel for accommodation, which is the hotel where Sister Huahua took photos. It’s also a cave hotel, with a bit more luxury, and it’s also nice to take photos with.

We booked the hot air balloon from Butterflyballoon, the most popular company. The price is a bit higher. It is the same company as the hotel. We paid a deposit on Taobao.

The small box for 16 people is 165 euros per person. There are four grids and one grid for 4 people. The large basket is about 800rmb/person, 25 people per basket, which is equivalent to a minibus. When you get there, the front desk will refund the RMB deposit to WeChat, and you will pay the full amount in cash, euros or lira when you check out. You can also pay the full amount via Taobao in advance. There is a Chinese-speaking guy at the front desk who has lived in China for 6 years. You can add him on WeChat to book hot air balloons and airport transfers. If you book a hot air balloon drop-off at his home, it's free, and pick-up for two people is 15 euros (the round trip to the airport is 140 kilometers, which can be said to be very conscientious)

There is a Chinese restaurant in the town of Goreme: Beijing. We had two meals here. There was an episode where we asked a waiter for directions (we wanted to go to a carpet shop to take pictures). At first he didn't know where it was. After we left, we walked at least 100 meters, and he chased us out to show us the way. Later, the kid in the carpet shop asked us for 5 lire. After taking the photo, the price went up and it became 50 lire.

The following is a guide I made but did not go to all of them. It is recommended that you bring a physically hard-working travel companion to Turkey.

-Goreme not only has hot air balloons, but also many cultural monuments. It is divided into two lines, the red line is a small circle, mainly looking at various stones; the green line is farther away, including underground palaces and the like. The two prices are 45 Euro/person and 35 Euro/person respectively, but I can’t get the number right. The Sultan Hotel can be booked directly at the front desk, and there is also a link on tb.

We only went to Pasha Bay (Pa?aba?

) on the red line, which is 7-8 kilometers away from the town of Goreme. You can take a taxi back and forth. The drivers here usually The meter was used for the one-way trip, and then he said he would wait for you where he was, and the return trip would be considered cheaper. We were contradicted again, and in the end it was not cheap at all. When we refused to go to other attractions he recommended, he changed his mind and suggested that we go on our own and go through the hotel front desk. Book a car. You can ride a camel in Pasha Bay, take photos for 10 lire, walk in a small circle for 5 minutes for 20 lire, and walk in a large circle for 100 lire.

-There are also ATV motorcycles, which cost about 90 lire for a single person and 120 lire for two people (one car for two people). The coach will take tourists to several scenic spots to take pictures