Making your own holiday arrangements has never been easier with the internet letting you search for holiday villas to rent, arranging flights and reserving car hire. One of the up and coming locations for the people organizing their own vacations is Turkey, about a four hour trip from the United Kingdom.
A choice of desired destination is wide with direct flights (both charter and scheduled) all through the summer season to airports close to all of the main cities as well as towns close to the Mediterranean Sea. This allows for a wider range of accommodation options for the more independently minded traveller.
Renting a rental property or apartment in Turkey gives you a great deal of destinations, whether or not to stay in a city, inland or even close to the ocean. You can even choose between a busy resort which is aimed at mass travel and leisure, or the smaller more remote villages. It's your choice. The smaller communities that are not focussed on travel and leisure may not have exactly the same range of facilities as its bigger neighbouring town, but you can sample the real hospitality from the Turkish people.
If you choose to rent a villa in a large city or tourist area, making your way around is not difficult. You can find generally plenty of cabs, a coach service and the Dolmus which is a kind of minibus service with certain routes. Renting a rental property in a small or remote town means you may need to hire a car. These are best pre-booked through a trustworthy car hire company before you leave the United Kingdom for your own holiday.
The option for villas for rent is wide, from smaller sized basic one bedroom lodging to large luxury family properties with many en suite rooms. The bigger properties may even include the use of a small pool. There will generally be some kitchen facilities and a bbq. In the smaller villages certainly, there may not be a wide range of restaurants nevertheless, you will be offered more genuine local meals prepared as well as served in the traditional manner.
Most of the villas for rent throughout Turkey includes a file giving additional information of the locality, places to visit, recommend great local dining places etc. Whether you are in a main city or a small town along the coast, there are plenty of historical sites as well as interesting locations to visit. Along the coastal area you will find many smaller sized or distant beaches where you can relax from the crowds.
Historically the costs of renting a villa in Turkey, or elsewhere, made the entire vacation experience considerably more expensive than the traditional package holiday. As more properties for rent become readily available, and the choice of flights expands, the costs right now are comparable or cheaper than a bundle holiday. Usually villas will be more substantial, a lot more spacious and comfy than the standard apartments on the complex offered by package deal tour operators. For many villas, the expense when split across the entire party is going to be lower than the price of a bundle holiday.
Martin Wynn
