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Fez Travel Ltd Akbiyik Caddesi No:17, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey Tel. : +90 (0212) 516 90 24 Fax : +90 (0212) 638 87 64 Emergency Contact No's.:- Canan: +90 532 374 49 51 Mehmet: +90 533 280 77 39 feztravel@feztravel.com

TROOPER TOURS - pre departure info

Congratulations! You have chosen the best way to experience Turkey - with Fez Travel! If you booked pre-tour accommodation through us we will transfer you to the tour starting point

Please note that TP444, Daily Gallipoli Tour, customers can meet at the Fez office as above or we can pick you up from your hotel. Please advise us of your hotel details if you wish to be picked up.

• Tour specific information
• In what area should I stay?
• how do I get to Sultanahmet and the Fez office?
• General Turkey information

Tour specific information

In what area should I stay?

Sultanahmet is the place to stay and there are plenty of hostels to choose from. Sultanahmet square is the heart of the old city and contains sites such as the Aya Sofya (Hagia Sophia in Greek, Sancta Sophia in Latin, Aya Sofya in Turkish), Blue Mosque, Topkapi palace, Hippodrome, Underground Cistern and ancient city walls.

How do I get to Sultanahmet and the Fez office?

A taxi is the easiest but most expensive way to Sultanahmet. A taxi should cost around £8 with 'gunduz' (day time rates - from 7 am till midnight). Every 30 seconds the taxi meter should flash 'gunduz'. This means the meter is charging day rates. If the driver sets the meter to night rates, 'gece' (night) flashes up and you will pay double. If this happens, try repeating the word 'gunduz' (goondooz) a few times and hope for the best. If you get a taxi driver that has done the right thing with the meter and helped you with your bags, a tip of £1 will be appreciated and hopefully encourage such behaviour.

The best way to the Fez office is to take the Metro from the airport. Go out the front doors and you will see signs to the 'light rail system'. Cost is 1.30 YTL (50 p), and there is only 1 line. Once on the metro you have two options:

• You can take this line to the end stop, Aksaray. From Aksaray, you can transfer to the tram and catch it to the Sultanahmet stop or jump in a taxi to your hostel/hotel (in Sultanahmet) which will cost around 5 YTL (£2-3).
  
  
• Or you can change from the light rail to the tram at Zeytinburnu and catch the tram all the way to the Sultanahmet stop.

From the tram stop, walk down the wide promenade in between the Blue Mosque and Aya Sofya (hard to miss). As you pass all the touts and the Aya Sofya, you come to a T inter section where you should go left. You will come to an entrance for Topkapi palace where you must follow the road down the hill and around to the right. Take the second street on your right and as you walk down it, you will pass the Sultan, Orient and Universal hostels/guesthouses. The Fez office is right between the Sultan hostel (www.sultanhostel.com) and Orient hostel (www.orienthostel.com). These hostels can be found in most guide books.

The Fez Office in Istanbul is located at :-
Akbiyik Cad. No: 15
Sultanahmet
Istanbul.
General Turkey information

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