Private Turkey Tours from Canada: Visa-Free Entry and Routes

Private Turkey tours from Canada start without a visa: Canadians with ordinary passports enter Turkey visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. After the long flight, you land in Istanbul, and from there your own guide and driver take you to the balloons of Cappadocia and the marble streets of Ephesus. We plan the whole trip around you, from the airport to the last day.

Do Canadians need a visa for Turkey?

No. Holders of ordinary Canadian passports are exempt from a visa for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Holders of official passports, by contrast, need a visa. Your passport must stay valid for at least 60 days beyond your stay. Visa rules can change, so we go through them with you before you book.

Routes that suit a trip from Canada

Because the flight is long, a trip from Canada is best planned for ten days or more, with an easy first day. A classic route joins Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus and Pamukkale, as on our classic Turkey tour in 10 days. With more time, you can add the coast. For two, our Turkey honeymoon tour ends on the Lycian coast at Kaş.

• Spring and autumn: the best months for the sites, warm on the coast and pleasant inland.
• Summer: the coast and a boat on the Aegean or the Mediterranean.
• Winter: Istanbul’s museums and markets, and snow on the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia.

A licensed guide in your language

In every region, a licensed guide in your language joins you, in English or in French, and a private driver takes you from place to place. By Turkish law, only licensed guides may guide, so we work only with them. We book the hotels you choose, the domestic flights and the entrance tickets.

A licensed agency in Istanbul

Turkey Your Way is a licensed travel agency, TÜRSAB No. 4744, with our office in Beyoğlu, Istanbul. So we are on the ground in Turkey for your whole trip.

What shapes the cost of your tour

Every tour is private, so we quote it for your group. The quote depends on the days, the hotels and the vehicle, and extras such as a balloon flight add to it. Send us your dates and how many of you are traveling, and we reply within 24 hours with a tailor-made plan.