Turkey

Turkey stretches from the Bosphorus in Istanbul down through the beaches of Antalya and Bodrum to the volcanic valleys of Cappadocia, giving a Gulf family a country where a single trip can move from a European-feeling city to a summer coast and on to an inland landscape unlike anywhere else nearby. Istanbul alone holds enough neighbourhoods, mosques, and markets to fill several days, while resort towns such as Marmaris, Fethiye, and Alanya suit a slower, beach-based stay.

Because Turkey is where Haqqi Tours keeps its own fleet of black Mercedes vehicles and its own guides rather than outside contractors, a family can move between the Princes Island Tour near Istanbul and the Bursa Tour inland without switching to a different local operator along the way. The same WhatsApp desk that arranges those two tours also handles every transfer, package and ticket sold on this hub, writing out the price for each city before a single payment is made.