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Istanbul, Cappadocia, Gallipoli & the Turquoise Coast with the Regional Specialists

Small Group Touring | Private Touring | 3 to 5-Star Accommodation | Gulet Sailing | Anzac Tours

An Australian owned and operated family business since 1991, Touchdown Tours has become one of the most respected and knowledgeable tour operators into the Middle East and North Africa.

With over 40 years’ experience in travel to some of the world’s most unique places, Touchdown Tours has the in-depth destination knowledge to tailor a unqiue experience for you in these inspiring lands.

Touchdown Tours specialises in creating authentic, small-group tours, tailored to give you unique experiences with a focus on personal needs. Create a magnificent itinerary for yourself, your family and friends with the specialists at Touchdown Tours.

Touchdown Tours has strong relationships with agents, ground operators, suppliers and tourism boards that enable the company to create “real experiences… from family reunions on the Nile, weddings in Santorini, to cooking tours with bedouins in the Arabian Desert”.

Managing Director, Jaqui Preketes, says: “It is our deep love for the nations we represent, for their peoples, their culture and their heritage of which we want you to become a part… We recognise travel as an avenue to open hearts, open minds, and create experiences that will profoundly touch your very soul. Combining that with relaxation, you have an experience that will remain in your living memory forever!”

As a member of the International Institute for Peace Through Tourism, Touchdown Tours works diligently to assist in opening hearts and minds through travel. Touchdown’s colleagues on the ground in these destinations are all hand-picked and dedicated to peace, security and to showing you the very best of their land, culture and traditions.

Touchdown Tours invites you to explore the wonders of Turkey

A land rich in history, culture, and some of the best cuisine you will ever enjoy, Turkey’s beauty ranges from bustling cities to white-sand beaches and soaring mountain ranges.

From the Hittites to the Lycians, the Byzantines to the Ottomans, ancient Anatolia as it was once known, can lay claim to having been ruled by and having ruled some of the world’s most powerful nations in history.

Turkey’s cultural and spiritual depth can be felt in every corner of the cobble-stoned streets in Istanbul, Ephesus, Pergamum and in the towns and villages that dot the country. Whether traveling with the Sufi mystics in Konya or following the steps of St. Paul, your journey in Turkey will be highlighted by the warmth and friendliness of the locals.

Whilst the west coast of Turkey is surely the most popular, Touchdown Tours invites you to explore off the beaten track. Regions such as Xanthos in the south, which once functioned as the capital of the Lycian League and the episcopacy of the Byzantine Civilization, is now a significant UNESCO World Heritage site. Aphrodisias, named after the Greek goddess Aphrodite, is an archaeological paradise with its myriad of well-preserved temples, agoras and ancient baths. Then, of course, there is the world-famous Cappadocia, with its mythical ‘fairy chimneys’ and underground city mazes will astound even the most spirited traveller.