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At the head of this local and family agency, Olivier and Erke offer all-inclusive tours to discover Mongolia. Since 2016, they design tailor-made trips adapted to your desires and your budget. From the first contact to the return flight, they remain your only interlocutors and take care of absolutely everything. Their expertise covers the whole country and allows them to organize trips off the beaten track, to meet ethnic groups such as the Tsataans, and even to the west, to the land of the Kazakh eagles where Erke is from.

Mansur is a guide based in Tashkent, but he is originally from Khorezm - Khiva remains his favorite stop! - and therefore knows perfectly well the whole of Uzbekistan which he travels with his car and his tourists all year round. Perfectly speaking French, he worked for several large Uzbek agencies before setting up his own business. If you are in a group or with your family, Mansur also has a minibus, perfect to travel more comfortably with a small group. A good travel companion.

Set up in Bichkek since 2001, La Maison du Voyageur, managed by French and local guide impassioned with the country, offers about ten trekkings lasting from 10 to 20 days as well as a week horse riding. Well-trodden tours are the opportunity to meet the Kyrgyz nature, its people and its craftsmen. It's possible to reach Uzbekistan and China. But La Maison du Voyageur started with individual tourists and it is always possible to build your itinerary according to your desires or your physical capacities. The team is very friendly team and the guides are excellent. The equipment at the travellers' disposal is also up to that (Ferrino, Decathlon). La Maison du Voyageur ensures the respect of its values founders triangle: experience (that of the guides and tours' creator at the travellers' service), security (the agency is member of the alpinism club and K-2 climbing which implies continuing education and annual first aid course and first aid for its guides) and ecology (the agency is member of the combination of the guides and agencies KATO and is implied in many activities of safeguarding and training to the respect of the environment's good practices). The programming of the agency is updated and original, with themed courses (hawking and nomads in the celestial mounts of Tian Shan, woollen fabric making at the nomads' country) and festive (festival of transhumance on the shores of lake Its Koul at some 3,000 m high, festival of Norouz more than 3 times millenium with its many celebrations and traditional competitions) particularly well designed within a very qualitative approach of the Kyrgyz culture.

Since 2011, the agency also specialized in the creation of many hiking and tourist activity programmes dedicated to the family travelling with children, with in particular the implementation of multi-activity hiking adapted to the capacities, the rhythm and the taste of children. Also training modules on a daily or on a half-day basis meant for kids and adults: initiation to the traditional or contemporary archery (with Assel, the Kirghizie's champion!), initiation to horse riding (in the sumptuous setting of radiant meadows surrounded by mountains), initiation to trout fishing in river, course by bike, etc. The agency also offers constantly new services and stays. During the summer month in 2016, La Maison du Voyageur thus launched a novelty dedicated to family trips: a trekking on Tinai ground (true hiking of 2, 3 or 5 days adapted for families with child as from 6 years: duration, mileage, transport, activities, comfort, climate, etc.). And also bike rental and self-driving tour in complete freedom.

Below are the main lines of the visits that can be made to Istanbul.

Towards Saint-Sauveur-in-Chora. From Taksim, 77MT (Edirnekapı) and 87 (Edirnekapı).

From Eminönü to the Golden Horn. The 47 (Yeşilpınar) and 47Ç (Güzeltepe) completely follow the shoreline to miniatürk.

Sarıyer-Kilyos (151). To the northwest, the seaside district. Bus 40 from Sariyer and then take a dolmuş.

Üsküdar-Beykoz (15 or 15E). Near the mosque. A little over an hour. Kuzguncuk, Beylerbeyi, Çengelköy, Vaniköy, Küçüksu, Kanlıca

A travel agency on a human scale, KirghizAsia has been creating tailor-made trips since 2007. Departure guaranteed for 2 people or more. You decide the departure date, content and duration of the trip. Founded by two Kirghiz experts in French language and culture. Kalyinur began working as a French-speaking tour guide in 2003, having completed a full course in tourism and hotel management in Angers. His brother Mounarbek runs an Appaloosa horse farm. The agency owns 2 guesthouses in Bishkek and Toktogul

Tous en Biclou is a brand new structure, determined to make you discover Marseille through "slow tourism". By going at your own pace, with the possibility to really discover all the corners of the city, the bike is a great way to take your time to visit a city. And when the equipment offered is of good quality and adapted as it is here, the pleasure is multiplied tenfold. 28 bikes in total are available, half of them electric, the other half classic. Rentals for half a day, a day or several days. All formulas are possible. Guided tours in Marseille only. Tous en Biclou is committed to the decarbonization of Marseille!

Line 1 and line 2 cross the Canal Grande, the 1 outstanding more stops than 2. 4.1,4.2 And lines 5.1 and 5.2 take the belt of Venice (a type of ring road).

Since its foundation, Marseille has been a city turned towards the sea for more than 2,600 years. It is impossible not to look at the deep blue and imagine sailing there, taking a boat to the creeks or the islands of Friuli. And why not rent your own boat? If you have a boat licence, Zeboat is the right solution for you. For a getaway at sea, as a couple or with the family, Zeboat offers several options. Semi-rigid for adventurers, open to combine comfort and safety or even the stars, larger and helmed by a skipper. The call from the sea is yours! Zeboat also organizes events for companies and groups.

Who has never seen a green bus with the Flixbus logo run on the highway in recent years? Offering national and international lines from Marseille, this company offers to travel in new and comfortable buses, with wi-fi and a friendly staff (not always French-speaking, it should be known). Tickets sold from 5 euros for the shortest journeys and connections from Marseille to Toulon, Nice, Genoa, Perpignan, Toulouse, Barcelona, Lyon, Paris, etc. Travelling simply and without paying a high price is more possible than ever. It is also the most economical way to get directly from Marseille to Nice airport.

Founded in 1995, Olympic Tour Service is an experienced and structured agency and simply one of the most experienced incoming agencies in the country. It offers a full range of cultural and thematic tours (including an 11-day cultural and ethnographic tour during the Navrouz festivities). Well-tried services for reasonable rates and an advantageous quality-price ratio. OTS is also very efficient on specialized tours dedicated to ornithology, handicrafts or alternative means of transportation. A reference.

This company includes a hotel (the Caravan Saray, near the Bibi Khanum Mosque) and a travel agency. Note: Ravshan Turakulov (who speaks French), the manager of this company, is also the representative of the WTO, the World Tourism Organisation, on this part of the Silk Road. Every year, he welcomes French trainees from tourism schools who have the opportunity to immerse themselves for several months in Uzbek culture and the Russian language.

Imagine a massage session on a boat, off the coast of Marseille, in a privileged moment of pure relaxation. It's now possible with Boat Massage, which offers you the chance to escape for a while, with your loved ones to enjoy a romantic sunset, or with friends for a bachelorette party, for example. Everything is organized to ensure that you have a great time, from departure from the port of Pointe Rouge or from Frioul, to letting yourself be carried away by the waves and the expert hands of a specialized masseur.

Here is a French-speaking agency for groups and individuals. Françoise Deschamps, the manager, has been living in Greece for more than 30 years. With her team, she will concoct a tailor-made itinerary and take care of your reservations for flights, boats, cars, hotels, etc., giving you the benefit of her very preferential rates obtained from hoteliers and car rental companies. The philosophy of Profil Voyages: to make Greece known by sharing its values and respecting the beauty, ethics, history and culture of the country.

Karakol's mountain guides joined forces in 2002 to pool their talents. They offer treks for all levels, following circuits they have marked themselves or according to tourists' expectations. Equipment hire (tents, sleeping bags, camping gas, ropes, crampons and ice picks), guides and interpreters, transport, permits, meals... They take care of everything! Detailed maps of the region are on sale at the association's offices.

A stone's throw from Termini, or Via Cavour or Vicole del Bottino, a friendly scooter and bicycle rental company. You can also rent Vespa! Don't miss their interesting guided tours, in Vespa Vintage, Fiat'500 or Ape Calessino! The service is very attentive and very friendly! Here the myth of the Vespa is so much in the spotlight that the owners wanted to dedicate a real museum to it: in the Via Cavour branch you can now admire magnificent examples of vintage Vespa and even Lambretta.

Bicycles and scooters can be rented in the two Biga Bike stores, one near Largo Argentina, in the center of town, and the other in the Trastevere district. There are several rental formulas (vehicles in very good condition): half-day, full-day, or daily (24 hours). They also offer thematic tours of Rome, by bike or scooter, with an official guide: Ancient Rome, Renaissance Rome, Rome of Caravaggio, etc. Driver service and home/hotel deposit available. Website in French !

Whether you land on the European or Asian side, the Havabus shuttle is one of the cheapest and easiest ways to reach your destination. Always be there 5 minutes before departure: the shuttles are usually extremely punctual. All schedules are available on the website. From Sabiha Gökçen, go to Kadıköy (45 min) and Taksim. Depending on the traffic, the travel time can double, so count wide preferably. During busy periods, you may have to let a bus pass due to lack of space.

Cultural tours, hiking, trekking in the Caucasus mountains, guided tours of Tbilisi, heliskiing: make your choice! We offer a very wide range of group or individual tours, à la carte. Passionate about travel and one's country, Georgica Travel's responsive team designs tailor-made programs to leave an indelible memory, accommodation, transportation, qualified and experienced guides, it also offers trips including Azerbaijan, Armenia with Georgia. A good opportunity to explore the whole Caucasus!

The agency offers a wide variety of tours, regions to discover, with varying durations; Georgia in 5 days, the Wine Route in 8 days or a transcaucasian stay of 18 days ... Promethea also offers tailor-made tours: possibility of group excursions, to take a guide or a driver, on request according to your needs. The team is reactive and knows these 3 countries perfectly thanks to its collaborators who are passionate about travel and their countries... The agency offers horse riding trips or even very varied cultural tours.

Aegean Airlines, the national airline, flies from Athens to many Greek islands such as Chios, Corfu, Kythera, Ikaria, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kassos, Kos, Chania, Leros, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Rhodes, Samos, as well as Thessaloniki, Ionina and many other inland locations, which are becoming more and more numerous every year. The airplane is an increasingly popular means of transportation for the Greeks because it is, unfortunately for the environment, much faster than the ferries and surprisingly not more expensive.

Founded in 2008 in Samarkand by Janonbek Sanakulov and his brothers, Nassimjon and Jahongir. All three of them have a long experience as guide-lecturers and have created an agency in their own image, human and passionate, relying on a perfect knowledge of French, France and the expectations of travellers wishing to discover Uzbekistan. The exchange with travellers and the high cultural content are one of the strengths of the agency. Experience, know-how and know-how allow us to combine essential visits and a close relationship with the population.

A service for transporting people and goods by bike to arrive faster at destination. Well installed, all equipment is provided (gloves, Bluetooth helmet and clothing adapted for weathering), on a large bike (the Goldwing), we are sure to arrive at the time of its appointments, avoiding traffic jams, and an ecological gesture since the bike pollutes less than the car. An example of a price, a transfer to Saint-Exupéry will cost you € 60, while a walls trip in Lyon will cost you only 25 €.

Since 1981, unquestionably one of the best French-speaking agencies in Egypt. Around Sherif and his mother, this family-run agency brings together a team of highly professional enthusiasts who organize tailor-made trips throughout Egypt. They know the Nile Valley, the Cairo region and the rest of the country like the back of their hand, and together with their experienced, French-speaking and often Egyptologist guides, they can organize unforgettable experiences. They'll adapt to your every whim to create the trip of a lifetime. We recommend them 200%.

Lika, the founder of this agency, is German and English speaking. She has set up a team of guides, some of whom are also French-speaking. Meet in Georgia offers varied and specific tours, mountain treks, hotel reservations, tours including Baku in Azerbaijan and Yerevan in Armenia, Southern Turkey, the Greater Caucasus region, cultural programs. The agency is also dedicated to business tourism through the organization of meetings, conferences, festivals, professional trips... Complete and well organized

Linked to the main stations in France and Europe, Saint-Charles station offers more than 15 Marseille/Paris journeys per day, in about 3 hours 30 minutes. You can compare fares and discounts at the ticket offices and terminals or on the website. You will find all the information on the TER lines on site, not forgetting the bus station in the heart of the station. To wait, think of the heated waiting room with seats, the sunny terraces, the commercial shops, bars and fast food restaurants, luggage lockers...

The company serves the entire country. You can go from almost anywhere in France to anywhere in Turkey. The service on board is impeccable, the meals are copious and of good quality. The staff is welcoming and courteous. Kids are not to be outdone with a bunch of gadgets, toys and notebooks for games and colouring: they won't see time pass, and neither will you! Entertain yourself with a wide choice of films. For small budgets, there are economical flights that offer very affordable prices.

Lyon-based travel agency Esprit Libre Voyages sur mesure offers a wide range of services to personalize your trip. Whether you want to travel to Europe, the world's islands, North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East - Maghreb or Oceania, the Esprit Libre Voyages team is there to help you organize your stay. The agency also offers themed trips such as road trips, wellness and spa breaks, city breaks, cruises, cultural discoveries, safaris and much more. Appointments outside these times are also available on request.

This is where most low-cost flights land. It is located on the Asian side. We advise you not to take a taxi, which is very expensive from this airport, and which will swallow up all the savings you have made by travelling on a low-cost flight. Choose Havabus buses (departures from the airport every half hour from 4am to 1am, to Taksim and Kadıköy). Smaller than the other airport, you will find the post office, restaurants and bars, two banks and a currency exchange office. On arrival and departure, you benefit from the duty free shop.

This Turkish airline no longer has a catalog of destinations from London to Almaty via Miami or Tel Aviv. Affordable rates for this low cost company, and the possibility to buy extra luggage or its meal via the website for little. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The big ones may find the seats a little narrow. Do not hesitate to buy your seat on the seats next to the emergency exit for more comfort.

This airport, inaugurated for the 2004 Olympic Games, is easily accessible from the city centre by metro, bus and taxi. It also offers direct connections to the ports of Piraeus and Rafina. Well arranged, you will find restaurants, banks and parking. The airport tourist office, open from 8am to 10pm, has many leaflets at your disposal and can provide you with information as soon as you arrive. And wifi is free throughout the airport.

Climats du Monde offers a wide range of tours and also helps you compose a customized trip according to your desires and your budget (luxury hotels, ecolodges, small budget...). The agency also organizes thematic trips to meet everyone's expectations: adventure, well-being, culture, gastronomy or ecotourism for example. It is possible to request a free quote online and a passionate and professional team will answer your questions and help you create a trip that is 100% in your image.

There are two funiculars in Istanbul, with the same fare as other transportation in the city and which make the same trip between Kabataş and Taksim :

Funicular: very convenient. It connects the Zeitinburnu-Kabataş streetcar line with Taksim.

Tünel or "Old Metro". It is the second oldest subway in the world (1871) after London's, and it is still in operation. It was built by the Frenchman Eugene Henri Gavand to connect the city's business districts. It avoids the Galata slope and runs until late at night.

There are several ways to reach the city center from the airport.

ATVO bus no. 35 (Express line). Every 30 minutes from 6am to 0.20am. 10 €, 18 € A/R.

ACTV buses no. 15 and 45 for the center and Mestre station.

ACTV bus no. 5 Aerobus. Every 30 minutes from 4.10am to 1.10am. 10 €, 18 € A/R.

Vaporetto Alilaguna. Go to the pier 10 minutes' walk from the airport (covered transfer area). 15 €, 27 € return to Lido or Venice. One or two departures per hour, from approx. 6 a.m. to midnight.

Water cab to San Marco for 1 to 6 people. 110/130 € approx.

The Alilaguna company provides a connection between Marco Polo airport and Venice. Count on average 1h to 1h15 to reach the stops served in the lagoon and on the Grand Canal. It's quite long but much more pleasant than the bus ride... You will see the city opening up little by little before your eyes, right on the water... a great show! Five lines in total, the blue one (Airport, Murano, Lido, San Marco), the orange one (Airport, Guglie, Rialto, San Maria del Giglio) and the red one (Certosa, Lido, San Marco and Cruise Terminal) embody this network.

The central station of Rome was begun shortly before the Second World War, it is a modern building, close to the rationalist aesthetic of the 1930s. It houses all kinds of stores. Roma Termini serves all regional destinations (Fiumicino airport, Tivoli...) and many national and European destinations.

Luggage storage (follow the signs: deposito bagagli in Termini): located in via Giolitti.

Car rental. The main car rental companies (Europcar, Avis, Hertz...) have their counters on the Via Giolitti side.

A few steps from Termini Station, a good place to rent both bikes and scooters.

Ryanair offers two flights a day from Beauvais-Tillé airport (so far, so near). These flights serve Ciampino airport, on the outskirts of Rome, and take an average of 2h15. To get to Beauvais airport, a paying bus service departs from Porte Maillot for ticket-holding passengers. The journey takes around 1h15. Ryanair also offers direct flights from Bordeaux, Figari, Lourdes, Marseille, Toulouse and Brussels-Charleroi or Zaventem.

It is the largest airport in the country and has all the services required: wifi, ATM, catering, duty free... It is located about 20 kilometres from the city centre. Be careful, it is necessary to specify to the taxi driver, at your departure, if you are leaving from terminal 1 or 3 (sala, in Arabic). Terminal 3 is now the main point of departure for Europe. It is indeed terminal 3 and not hall 3 (beb 3, in Arabic) of terminal 1: please be absolutely clear!

The Autonomous Port of Marseille is the number one in France and is particularly used for its regular lines to the Maghreb, Corsica and its neighbouring island, Sardinia. It has enclosed and secure cruise terminals and is very easy to access, as it is served by numerous means of public transport via the Joliette, metro or tranway. Numerous cruises also stop here since the city's tourist boom in 2013.

AMT (Azienda Mobilità e Trasporti) is the company responsible for public transport in Genoa. It operates a network of 138 bus lines, 1 metro line, 2 funiculars, 1 creeper, 10 lifts and 1 boat-bus line out of a total of 900 km. Active from 4 a. m. to 3 a. m., the links are efficient and regular.

Genova Pass. 24 h AMT + Trenitalia (except Volabus).

Bus. The city is served by a large network of urban and extra-urban lines.

Subway. A 8-station line connects Brin to the northwestern end of the city at Brignole Station. It is active between 6:30 a. m. and 9:00 p. m.

Funiculars. The two funiculars Zecca Righi and Sant 'Anna and the mesh of Granarolo are one of the best ways to reach the heights of Genoa.

Ascencers. A dozen public lifts connect the city to the upper parts.

It's Navebus. A shuttle boat connects Porto Antico to the west coast of Genoa (Pegli) in 30 min at the same rate as urban transport.

Volabus. Connect Genoa to the aréoport.

There are two main train stations in Genoa, Brignole (east) and Principe (west), at almost equal distance from the center, which can be reached on foot or by bus. Luggage lockers in both. Principe is the main rail hub of the area, but most trains also stop in Brignole. The metro connects the two in a few minutes (tickets available at tobacconists). For any connection with France, change trains in Ventimiglia, from there direct trains to Nice and Menton. Otherwise, you have to go through Milan or Turin.

The city's main station and Alexandria's terminus. "Mahattat Misr" is an Egyptian National Railways station, served by trains on the Alexandria - Cairo route. Located close to the center of Alexandria, it's a convenient way to get to the west of the city, to the beaches of Agami. The railway station is about 1 km south of Midan Ramla. If you're arriving from Cairo and heading into the city center around Midan Saad Zaghloul, make sure you stay as far as this stop.

Sidi Gaber Station is one of the two main railway stations in Alexandria. It was built in the late 1850s. It is the oldest railway station in Egypt. You get off there to get more easily from the district of Sporting Club, Semouha to all the east of the city. You can take Sharia el-Horreya to the north, or to Semuha to the south. Inside the station you will find a few restaurants and cafes to keep you waiting.

Some metro stations are impressive: extremely clean and spacious, with all-marble platforms and corridors and even collections of antique finds or ruins! Main stations currently served : on line 1, Piraeus, Monastiraki, Omonia, Victoria (Archaeological Museum), Olympic Stadium, Kifissia, on line 2, Anthoupoli, Aghios Antonios, Larissa Station, Omonia, Syntagma, Syngrou, Akropoli, Aghios Dimitrios, Elliniko, and on line 3, Agia Marina, Egaleo, Monastiraki, Syntagma, Doukissis Plakentias, Airport.

Italy's railroads. Frecciarossa high-speed trains link several major Italian cities. Book in advance on the Internet to save money on these lines. To get around Rome, however, always use regional trains. They're a little slower, but often a lot cheaper! What's more, their fares don't vary according to date, but only according to kilometers traveled: so you can buy your Roma-Anzio ticket at the last minute. How convenient!

To experience at least once the sensation of crossing the lagoon in a speedboat like James Bond. In the historic center, an ordinary medium-distance trip will cost you a minimum of €69 (e.g. from Piazzale Roma to San Marco). Rates vary widely according to the route and the driver. It's a good idea to take a water cab with more than one person, as from 4 people the cost will be amortized. There are dedicated terminals, or any hotel can place an order.

Operating since 1998, Dolores Tour is an established agency with a presence throughout Central Asia. Cultural tourism, sports (rafting and trekking in Tajikistan), camel trekking or horseback riding, it covers the whole range of activities. The agency offers tours with its fleet of comfortable buses, minibuses and sedans, as well as a totally flexible operation for individuals or small groups that can combine cultural visits of the Silk Road cities with ecotourism or thematic escapades (birdwatching, jeep safari).

There's no need to introduce the international app that lets you get around any city in the world. In Cairo and Egypt, this app is widely used by both native and adopted Egyptians. We recommend that you install the app before your trip, along with your means of payment. That way, there are no nasty surprises when it comes to prices or drivers taking you from one place to another: just register your departure and arrival addresses (even if you need help from your guide or host) and off you go, Simone!