Hello Friends,
I am a traveler and its my passion . I have recently traveled to Turkey and I want to share my experience with you guys , and would tell you how can you save your money and can easily travel in budget.
Following are the important points which can reduce your travel expenses from 30% to 40% "Yeah you read it right!".
ISTANBUL yeah! this is the first city which comes to majority of the people mind. Istanbul is a beautiful city and it has everything to offer for a tourist. My suggestions for this city is as under (If you want to save money).
- Booking a hotel in advance via online booking but if you have decided suddenly and you don't have much time I would suggest to book for a first night in the main tourist attraction area like Sultanahmat or Taksim and once you get there you can easily find another hotel for your self on cheap price. (So no need to panic there are lots of hotel). My favourite area to stay was Sultanahmat because of its location , almost majority of the tourist attractions are on walking distance like, Blue mosque, Higia Sophia, Topkapi palace and Grand Bazar . So if you book hotel in this area you can save good amount of money on transportation cost.
- To travel within in the City Use Istanbul Card (Istanbul Kart) which is valid on Tram bus or metro (It cheap as compare to paper Ticket). You can buy this card from machines which is installed on every Station/Stop including Ataturk Airport. With Istanbul Card you can save good amount of money (Humble request Do NOT USE TAXI :).
- if you want to buy something DO NOT BUY from grand bazar or sultanahmat area . as they are way to expensive you can go to any local market to buy the same Turkish delight or other gifts from almost half of the price.
- Food is also important , As per my experience food on the high street sometimes taste less , off street restaurants has more good tasty food which low cost and good environment.
As per my experience Turkish people are very friendly and helpful. so I wish you all the best for your travel and if you want to know about any other place and need information please write in comment and I would love to help . If you think you have read something valuable or informative please like the post and UPVOTE :)