Pkg tour company for these cities/countries in Eastern Europe & Turkey??
 

My family is planning a trip in August, 2008 to Eastern Europe, and need to find a company that can put together a tour pkg for us.

We are interested in going to many (if not most or all) of these cities: Prague, Budapest, Vienna, Istanbul (and/or other cities in Turkey), Athens (and/or other cities in Greece), Rome (and/or other cities in Italy), maybe a city in Poland...

From NYC, 2-3 wks, will have a 5 year old and possibly a 10 year old coming along, my parents will also join us.

I found companies that provide a pkg for Prague, Vienna and Budapest (about one week, r/t air included from NYC under $1500/pp) but not in combination with Turkey or Italy or Greece.

I'm a bit overwhelmed with how to plan for this big vacation... Any tip will be appreciated! Thank you!

Polite suggestion: Secure an atlas and plot out your desired route. Note Europe...Iceland to the Urals. Find tour companies using 'search'. Try a search with each city you want to visit. Buy a map of Europe, mount it to a cork board and then locate and connect your cities.
Use the library atlases to get information. Best of all...establish a trip theme. WWII sites, churches, sports venues etc. Use local information, Kiwanis and Rotary club connections.

I thought maybe there is a company that can arrange a pkg for many of these cities for us. Either that or I have to buy 2 or 3 separate pkgs...

Prague-vienna-budapest by train, flight over to 2nd leg of the trip (Aegean cruise that covers Greece and Turkey)? I realize these cities are all over the map and we can't fit all of them. Just trying find an ideal combination...

I would suggest visiting Eastern Europe ( Prague, Budapest, Vienna) OR Turkey and Greece, but not all the places listed. It's pretty much impossible anyway in a 3-week time period, unless you're going to do one of those horrible "If it's Tuesday, it must be...." tours. Plus, you're taking the kids. Make it enjoyable for them, and for yourselves. SIMPLIFY.

Remember to ask whatever tour company you eventually decide to go with about age requirements - the 10 yr old maybe, but a 5 yr old might be an issue if you're thinking of an escorted or hosted tour.

If you go to the Travel and Leisure magazine website (www.travelandleisure.com)you can do a search for a travel agent by trip type or country of specialty.