Turkey’s Travel Budget : A Guide of How much This and That (Summer 2014)

Istanbul

Blue Mosque aka Mesjid Sultan Ahmet
Blue Mosque aka Mesjid Sultan Ahmet

Transportation :
– Jeton (Metro + Tram ride to Sultanahmet ) : 8TL
Istanbulkart ( transportation card) : 20 TL
– Bus to Bergama : 70TL (cancelled)
– Taxi from Buyuk Otogar to Sultanahmet : 30 TL
– Dentur Avasya Ferry Ride : 15 TL
– Bus to Selcuk (Pamukkale Company ): 75TL

Accomodation :
– Cheers Hostel Dorm : 40 TL (per night)
– Bella Vista Hostel Dorm bed : 38 TL (per night)

Food and Drink :
– Chicken Kebab : 3 to 6 Lira depends on place.
– Ayran : 0.5 Lira to 1 Lira
– Cherry : 3.5 Lira half a kilogram.
-Orange Juice : 1TL
– Balik Ekmek (Fish Sandwich) : 6 TL
– Simit : 1TL
– Acma : 1 TL
-Selmek : 2 TL
– Turkish Coffee : 5 TL
– Efes Beer : 10 TL
– Chicken Shish : 17TL
-Water : 0.75 (0.5 Liter)
– Churros : 1TL
-Kofte Ekmek : 8TL
-Cay : 1 TL
– Turkish Ice Cream : 10 TL (2 scoop) totally a rip off.. 🙁
– Wet Hamburger : 2.5 TL
-Adana Kebab + Coca Cola : 12 TL

Attractions and Places to visit :
Basilica Cistern : 20 TL
– Muzekart : 85 TL (Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Archeological Museum, Hagia Irene, Chora Church, Mosaic Museum)
– Taking a picture as Sultan in Topkapi : 10TL (per picture)
– Watching movie at Pink Cinema, Istiklal Street : 14TL
– Toilet : 1TL

Souvenir :
-T Shirt : 10-15 TL
-Keychain : 1TL
– Bracelet : 1TL
– St George’s Icon : 7TL
– Apple Tea, Lemon Tea, Cinnamon Tea : 5 TL (100gr)
– Turkish Delight : 5TL (per kilo)
– Fig (buah ara) : 5 TL (100 gr)

Misc :
– Detergent : 2.75 TL

Selcuk

Celsus Library
Celsus Library

 

Transportation
– Selcuk to Sirince bus: 6TL (return)
– Motorbike rent : 40 TL ( per day)
– Gasoline : 5 Lira (per litre)
– Bus Ticket to Pamukkale ( Kamil Koc) : 32 TL

Accommodation :
– Nur Pension Dorm bed : 20 TL (per night)

Food and drink:
– Cay : 1TL
– Pide : 6 TL (price depends on topping)
Water : 1.9 TL (5 Liter)
– Kofte + Ayran : 12.5 TL
– Chicken Shish + Efes : 22 TL

Attractions and Places to visit :
Basilica St John : 10 TL
Virgin Mary’s House : 15 TL
Temple of Apollo,Dydima : 10 TL
Ephesus : 30 TL
– Terrace Houses in Ephesus : 15 TL
– Turkish Bath : 50 TL

Souvenir :
Small Icon of Virgin Mary : 3 TL
Mulberry Wine from Sirince : 20 TL
Olive Oil Soap : 2 Lira (sebatang)
Mehmet Efendi Coffee : 1.5 Lira (100gr)

Pamukkale

Sunset on Hierapolis
Sunset on Hierapolis

Transportation :
Bus to Fethiye : 30 TL

Acommodation :
Artemis Yoruk Hotel twin bed room : 44 TL

Food and Drink :
-Water : 2 TL (1.5 Liter)
-Chicken Kebab : 14 TL (not recommended, most of the food in Pamukkale is relatively expensive)
– Fried Rice + Raki : 18 TL

Attractions and places to visit :
Pamukkale Traventines (incl. Hierapolis) : 25 TL
– Sacred Pool/Cleopatra’s Pool : 32 TL

Fethiye

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Transportation :
-Dolmus to Faralya : 14 TL (return)
– Bus to Goreme (Suha Turizm Company) : 70 TL
– Dolmus to Sakklikent : 20 TL (return)
– Dolmus to Fethiye downtown from Karagozler/marina : 2 TL

Accomodation :
– George House, Bungalow : 48 TL per night (include dinner and breakfast)
– V Go Hostel : 24 TL per night

Food and Drink :
– Tost (chicken wrapped with bread) : 3 TL
– Kebab + Ayran : 6TL- Efes : 9 TL
– Pide + Cola  at a restaurant near downtown : 16TL
– Adana Kebab + Cay : 14 TL
– Pide near Fethiye Otogar : 7 TL
– Cay : 1 TL

Attraction and places to Visit :
Sakklikent Gorge : 5TL
12 Island Cruise : 50 TL (include lunch)
Ghost Town of Kaya (Kayakoy) : 5 TL
– Cinema : 11.5 TL

Goreme

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Transportation :
-Bus to Istanbul (Kamil Koc) : 60TL-Dolmus to Uchisar : 5 TL (return)

Accomodation :
Dorm Cave By Travellers, dorm bed : 25 TL

Food and Drink :
-Water : 2 TL (1.5 Liter)
– Pottery Kebab : 19 TL
-Pide + Cay : 14 TL

Attractions and Places to Visit :
Green Tour : 100TL
– Goreme Open Air Museum + Dark Church : 30TL
– Uchisar Castle : 6 TL

Semua harga di atas dalam Turkish Lira (TL). Bawalah Euro atau US Dollar ketika pergi ke Turki dan tukarkan dengan Turkish Lira.

Klik link di bawah ini untuk info lebih lanjut mengenai makanan dan transportasi di Turki :

food transportation

tips hemat di Istanbul

 

 

 

 

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