Matiana Travel Turkey

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Footsteps of Legends

Matiana Travel invites you to follow the footsteps of legendary people in Anatolia, walk in the same paths they had walked and see what they had seen....
Alexander the Great   
He had his aim, to reach the “ends of the world and the Great Outer Sea” and marched on the world to get it. He is the father of Hellenism, stretched between Ionia to Himalaya’s. His courage, intelligence and desire made him one of the endless resources of art and inspiration for many world leaders. The world was not sufficient for him and now his legend is still living among us and makes him immortal...
St. Paul
Earth is the biggest temple for God and from the beginning, we all seek his existence. But some of us reach out a different recognition and try to call people to follow them in their path to reach the Lord. St. Paul is one of those who born in Anatolia and travelled to change the world to a better place. He lost his life on that way but his words are still echoes in the crowds...
Mimar Sinan   
He was the king of domes and minarets in Ottoman period and even today, his amazing structures are standing for revisiting. Before he close his eyes to this world, he had built 92 mosques, 52 small mosques , 55 madrasah , 7 darul-kurra (special madrasah for Kur’an reading), 20 tomb, 17 alms houses, 3 hospitals, 6 aqueducts , 10 bridges, 20 caravanserai , 36 palaces, 8 cellar and 48 Turkish baths.

Why Private Tour?

This is the essential question for all guests. Why? Private tours are expensive then group tours, even they do the same programs why you should spent more?  Those are very logical questions you should ask but you must continue to asking those type of questions and find out if you need private tour or not?

  • What if you want to spent 5 minutes more in some places, will you be able to do it?
  • What if you change your mind and want to see something else, is it possible to re-shape tour?
  • Is it possible to start and end up your tour as you wish?
  • Is it possible to add new places along your route?
  • Is it possible to have not regular lunch but special one?
  • Is it possible to skip the place that you didn’t want to see?
  • Is it possible to drop you off in a place where you want?
  • Is it possible to ask as much as you can to your guide and speak about some places as much as you want?

Answers of those questions will let you the chose the best for yourself. Vacations are generally once in a year rewards and it must be the best time of the year...

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

New York Times Travel Show

Matiana Travel Team will participate in New York Times Travel Show that is held between 25th to 27th February in Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York (655W 34th Street). We will be deligthed to see you in our boothnumber 466, opposite of the Turkey Stand.




New York Times Travel Show


Matiana Travel Team will participate in New York Times Travel Show that is held between 25th to 27th February in Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York (655W 34th Street). We will be deligthed to see you in our boothnumber 466, opposite of the Turkey Stand.





Istanbul Shopping Fest


Istanbul Shopping Fest, is an annual festival of shopping, culture and entertainment which will be between March 18 and April 26 2011 lasting for 40 daysThis period also includes Passover, Easter and Newroz feasts celebrated in neighbouring countries and in Turkey.

Istanbul Shopping Fest will welcome thousands of visitors during the festival with activities all around the city, shopping malls and stores, as well as grand opening and closing ceremonies. Istanbul will become the one and only entertainment center of its region for 40 days with various street carnival groups, concerts, toys and games for children, parties, contests, fashion shows and performances.

The goal is to bring shopping and entertainment together by offering tourists and İstanbul shoppers advantegous shopping opportunities in a non-sale season. Istanbul Shopping Fest aims to create attraction to bring 1.5 million tourists in 2015 to İstanbul and by doing so, to contribute to the target of “10 million tourists in 2015”.