{"id":28617,"date":"2018-08-15T01:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T15:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=28617"},"modified":"2025-03-20T02:23:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:23:34","slug":"solo-travel-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/solo-travel-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"What it&#8217;s really like visiting Turkey solo on a group tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What better way to immerse yourself in a culture \u2013 leaving behind all fear and plunging into an adventure \u2013 than to travel solo?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a firm believer in this, that\u2019s why I prefer to travel solo and have since I backpacked Europe solo as a teen. And, I\u2019m not alone; more than half of Intrepid Travel\u2019s bookings are from solo travelers and the number seems to be growing.<\/p>\n<p>Between the chaos of a strange land and the madness of learning a new culture, traveling as a solo female may seem intimidating, but every time I venture into the world solo I come away with a deeper understanding of the countries I visit and my place within them.<\/p>\n<p>When I travel alone, I leave behind my North American life to integrate in a different culture.<\/p>\n<p>My most recent adventures took me on a three week solo adventure to Turkey. By the end of the <strong><a href=\"\/turkey\/best-turkey-160171\">Best of Turkey<\/a><\/strong> tour I was broke and owned more Turkish towels than clothing, but I&#8217;d experienced a country so comforting to a solo female traveler that I felt broken-hearted getting on the flight home.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28628\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/turkey\" data-wpil=\"url\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28628\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Turkey-photo-1-002.jpg\" alt=\"solo travel Turkey\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Turkey-photo-1-002.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Turkey-photo-1-002-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Turkey-photo-1-002-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Turkey-photo-1-002-585x439.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The dazzling Turkish coastline<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here are the top five things I learned \u2013 and want to share with you \u2013 while traveling as a solo female in Turkey:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>In Turkey you\u2019re beautiful<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s a title to a book, but I believe it summarizes Turkey well. As a female foreigner, there are few places in the world you\u2019ll visit where locals don\u2019t stare as you walk past. Turkish people, however, are very friendly and accustomed to social interaction.<\/p>\n<p>They may smile, they may ask where you\u2019re from, but that\u2019s all I experienced. I would smile back and I found I was never barraged with questions, instead left to be. I felt comfortable wherever I went: from small coastal towns to the bustling Istanbul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/turkey\" data-wpil=\"url\"><strong>BROWSE INTREPID&#8217;S RANGE OF SMALL GROUP TOURS IN TURKEY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u2026 but, dress appropriately<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In the metropolitan city of Istanbul, the dress is comparable to in North American culture, though it&#8217;s worth keeping shoulders and knees uncovered. High heels are an option\u2026 if you want to tour around a large city in heels (not for me; running shoes, please). Away from the big Turkish cities, women dress more modestly, true to Middle Eastern culture.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28619\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/turkey\" data-wpil=\"url\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28619\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Turkey-photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"solo travel Turkey\" width=\"750\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Turkey-photo-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Turkey-photo-1-322x300.jpg 322w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Turkey-photo-1-585x544.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My amazing Intrepid group<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Regardless, I found it\u2019s easiest to blend in and dress conservatively wherever you are. I brought headscarves for the mosques and always wore flowy knee-length skirts and T-shirts, whether I was in Istanbul or small cities like Antalya. The flowy clothes also helped with all the delicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/our-ultimate-turkish-food-guide-5-places-to-get-the-best-grub\/\">Turkish food<\/a> I ate \u2013 so that\u2019s a bonus.<\/p>\n<p>When packing for a trip here, it&#8217;s worth reminding yourself that as a traveler you have a responsibility to be respectful. And it&#8217;s by blending in that you are much more likely to understand the culture and people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/best-food-in-turkey\/\"><strong>READ MORE: 6 DELICIOUS DISHES YOU CAN&#8217;T LEAVE TURKEY WITHOUT TRYING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>I<strong>t\u2019s easy to meet friends<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The first morning of my trip, I walked into the fourth-floor dining room of my hotel. My flight was delayed the night before (a long story that includes lost luggage in Germany), so I missed the welcome meeting. I saw a group of travelers sitting at a table and walked up to them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHi, are you on an Intrepid Travel trip,\u201d I asked? After a bunch of yeses in all sorts of accents, they asked me to sit with them. It seemed instantly we were talking about where we were from, what brought us to Turkey and, like that, I knew I found a group of travel companions and, more importantly, friends.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28629\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/turkey\" data-wpil=\"url\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28629\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Turkey-photo-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"solo travel Turkey\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Turkey-photo-2-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Turkey-photo-2-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Turkey-photo-2-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Turkey-photo-2-1-585x439.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoying Cappadocia with my tour group<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say \u2013 ask any of them, I\u2019m not just writing this \u2013 that, by the day, we became closer. We spent all our time together at local hammams, hot-air ballooning over Cappadocia at sunrise, sleeping on the bow of a sailboat on the Mediterranean, and simply drinking a beer at a local bar.<\/p>\n<p>As a solo traveler, I\u2019m more open to conversations with others and their stories than I would be traveling with a friend (who&#8217;d keep me in my comfort zone). I spent time getting to know other travelers, they did the same. What makes Intrepid Travel so special and easy for solo travelers is its small group sizes; you don\u2019t get lost in a crowd of tourists. Instead, you\u2019re able to have intimate conversations with the other travelers and leave your trip with a new group of friends.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/subscribe\" data-wpil=\"url\"><strong>SUBSCRIBE TO INTREPID&#8217;S NEWSLETTER FOR TRAVEL TIPS, COMPETITIONS, GIVEAWAYS &amp; MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>To acknowledge the little things<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>After leaving the group with a tearful goodbye (yes, there were tears from many of us), I spent another night in Istanbul solo. After checking in to my hotel, I walked to a rooftop bar to reminisce on my trip. A local was sitting beside me, sipping on the local beer, Efes, and he said: \u201cDo you see that river,\u201d pointing to the river ahead? \u201cThat\u2019s the Golden Horn River, which separates the European part of Turkey from the Asian part.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/turkey\" data-wpil=\"url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-turkey_istanbul_night-river.jpg\" alt=\"solo travel Turkey\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-turkey_istanbul_night-river.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-turkey_istanbul_night-river-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-turkey_istanbul_night-river-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Intrepid-Travel-turkey_istanbul_night-river-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>Here I was, sitting at the crossroads between two continents in one country, completely stunned at this little \u2013 yet large \u2013 detail of a country I fell in love with. Then I got to thinking, as only a cynic could, if I was with someone else, would this local have started up conversation with me? Would I have learned about this \u201clittle thing\u201d if I was with someone else?<\/p>\n<p>I want to say no, but I guess I\u2019ll never know. However, what I did learn is that when I\u2019m traveling solo I pay attention to everything, even the little things, because there are no distractions. And, those little things make the countries I visit all the more special.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/what-to-do-in-istanbul\/\"><strong>READ MORE: WHAT TO DO IN ISTANBUL, FROM MUST-DOS TO LESSER-KNOWN GEMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>You need a local leader<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I couldn\u2019t have traveled Turkey solo without a local leader. The locals only speak Turkish and I can\u2019t speak Turkish\u2026 shockingly. The country is vast in a history I would\u2019ve known little about without Salih, my local leader. The tour also have us local experiences \u2013 like eating a meal in the floor of a cave home with a family in Cappadocia \u2013 that I wouldn\u2019t have had access to otherwise.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28622\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/turkey\" data-wpil=\"url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28622\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Turkey-photo-3-e1533522497603.jpg\" alt=\"solo travel Turkey\" width=\"550\" height=\"733\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Memorable local experiences in Turkey<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Intrepid Travel\u2019s leaders are experts on their country; they make the trip seamless, so you don\u2019t have to worry. Who would\u2019ve thought I didn\u2019t have to worry when traveling solo in Turkey?<\/p>\n<p>As I write this love letter about my time in Turkey, I\u2019m reminded that I traveled solo but I wasn\u2019t alone. I fell in love with a country and a culture, the group of travelers and the entire experience. The country will never leave my heart and neither will all the people I met along the way.<\/p>\n<p>I immersed myself in Turkey and I felt it.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why I love to travel solo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to experience the magic of Turkey for yourself? <a href=\"\/turkey\" data-wpil=\"url\">Check out Intrepid&#8217;s range of small group tours there.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><em>(Image credits from top to bottom: Intrepid Travel, Kasi Dundas x3, Intrepid Travel, Kasi Dundas.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By the end of the Best of Turkey tour I was broke and owned more Turkish towels than clothing, but I&#8217;d experienced a country so comforting to a solo female traveler that I felt broken-hearted getting on the flight 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