Turkey Tour Operator for Travel Agents: Licence, Quotes, Private Tours

Get Turkey Tours is a licensed Turkish tour operator, a member of TÜRSAB with A-group licence number A-15751, operated by Viracocha Travel, and we work with travel agents on private and group tours across Turkey. Agency rates are not published: we quote each enquiry in writing, for your dates, group size and hotel level, with the inclusions and the payment and cancellation terms spelled out. If you want to see the kind of programme we run, our 8-day Turkey package covering Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus and Pamukkale has a public price from $2,250 per person. Partner enquiries start on our travel agents page.

This page explains what a Turkish incoming tour operator does for an agency, how to check any operator's licence before you send clients, the difference between private and group products, how our quotes work and what to send us so we can quote quickly.

What a Turkish tour operator does for your agency

When you sell a trip to Turkey, your client buys from you. The local operator is the company that makes the trip happen on the ground. The split usually looks like this:

• Your agency owns the client relationship: the sale, the contract with the client, international flights if you sell them, travel insurance advice and the client's payment.
• The Turkish operator plans and runs the Turkish part: the itinerary, licensed guides, vehicles and drivers, hotels, domestic flights where the programme includes them, entrance tickets where included, and help on the spot if something changes.

Within that, there are different levels of service. Some agencies want a complete programme designed and priced by us. Others have designed the trip and only need guides, transfers and day tours delivered. The first is closer to what the industry calls a destination management company; for the difference, see our page on choosing a DMC in Istanbul. The second is ground handling, described on our Istanbul ground handling page. For conferences, incentives and corporate groups, the MICE in Istanbul page explains how those requests differ.

Check the licence before you send clients

Whoever you work with in Turkey, check the licence first. It takes a few minutes and protects your clients and your name.

1. TÜRSAB membership and licence number. Travel agencies in Turkey are members of TÜRSAB, the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies, and each has a licence number. Ours is A-15751. You can check a company by name and licence number with the agency search on the TÜRSAB website or in its mobile app.
2. The licence group. An A-group licence is the category for agencies that organise tours and packages for foreign visitors. Check that the group shown matches what the company sells.
3. The name on the paperwork. The company name on quotes, contracts and invoices should match the licensed name, or the operating company behind the brand. In our case, Get Turkey Tours is operated by Viracocha Travel.
4. Copied badges. Turkish media and TÜRSAB have warned about fake agencies that copy licence logos and documents. A logo on a website proves nothing; the search result does.

Guiding is also a licensed profession in Turkey, and licensed tourist guides carry an official badge. Ask any operator to confirm that the guides on your programme are licensed.

Private tours and group tours: which product fits which client

Most agency requests fall into one of three formats. The right one depends on the client, not on the price alone.

Private programmes are where a local operator adds most value, because the day plan can change around the client: a later start after a long flight, a mosque visit timed around prayers, or an extra morning in Cappadocia if the balloon flight is cancelled.

What we handle on the ground

We keep our description to what we actually do on every programme, rather than promise services we would have to buy in for one client.

• Licensed guides. English is our standard language. Other guide languages are arranged on request, subject to availability. Pages for German-speaking, Spanish-speaking, French-speaking and Russian-speaking guides in Istanbul explain how those requests work.
• Private cars with drivers. For a private day in Istanbul, our 8-hour private driver tour in a Mercedes Vito shows the format, with a public price from $299 per group.
• Hotel pick-up and airport transfers. Our VIP airport transfer has a public price from $60 per group.
• Packages across Turkey. Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus, Pamukkale, Antalya and other regions, with domestic flights where the programme includes them.
• Contact during the trip. Your clients, and you, can reach us on WhatsApp while they travel. We tell you if anything on the programme changes.

Anything outside this, such as special events, venue hire or exclusive access, we look at case by case and confirm in writing only once we know we can deliver it.

How agency rates and quotes work

We do not publish agency or net rates on this site, and we do not quote them in general terms, because a price for Turkey only means something once the dates and services are fixed. Hotel prices change with the season and with events such as holidays and congresses, domestic flight fares change with demand, and guide fees depend on language and length of day.

What you receive from us is a written quote for the specific trip. A good quote from any operator should include:

• the dates and the day-by-day programme, with the hotels named or their category stated;
• the price basis: per person sharing a room, the single supplement, child prices if relevant, and the currency;
• exactly what is included and what is not: guide days, vehicles, entrance tickets, meals, domestic flights, tips;
• how long the quote is valid;
• the payment schedule and cancellation terms for that booking.

Our payment and cancellation terms are confirmed in writing for each booking. Our general cancellation policy and terms and conditions are published, but the written confirmation for your booking is what applies. We do not promise discounts or guarantees that we cannot put in writing.

What to send us for a fast quote

The more of this you include in the first message, the fewer emails it takes to reach a confirmed programme.

1. Travel dates, or the month and trip length if dates are still open.
2. Number of travellers and room configuration, plus children's ages.
3. Regions or sights the client wants, or the client's interests if you want us to suggest a route.
4. Hotel level: budget, standard, superior or luxury, or named hotels if the client has a preference.
5. Guide language and any accessibility, dietary or religious needs.
6. Private or small-group format.
7. Your agency details, including your own licence or registration where applicable, so we can set up the booking correctly.

Example programmes to build on

Every programme can be changed, but these public packages show the routes we run most. The prices below are the public starting prices shown on our site, not agency rates.

• A first visit to Turkey in eight days: Turkey Tour Package 8 Days: Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus and Pamukkale, public price from $2,250 per person.
• A longer classic route: Turkey Tour Package 10 Days: Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus with flights, public price from $2,800 per person.
• An Istanbul day for clients on a city break: Istanbul Old City Private Tour: Hagia Sophia, Topkapı and Grand Bazaar, public price from $200 per person.
• A small-group option: Hagia Sophia Small-Group Tour with Entry Ticket, Blue Mosque and Bazaar, public price from $120 per person.

If your client wants a trip shaped around their own interests, our tailor-made Turkey tour page shows how we build one.

Tours that cover this

Programmes that agencies most often ask us to adapt, with their public starting prices:

• Turkey Tour Package 8 Days: Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus and Pamukkale, from $2,250 per person.
• Turkey Tour Package 10 Days: Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus and Flights, from $2,800 per person.
• Istanbul Old City Private Tour, from $200 per person.
• Istanbul Airport VIP Transfer: Private Mercedes Vito, from $60 per group.

You can browse every region from our Turkey destination guide.

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