Balbius Travel, an expert  tour operator in cultural and adventure trips, was founded and is run by the Usta family. Balbius bears letters from the names Bahar and her beloved son Alp and daughter Bilge.  Huseyin, father of the family, made his contribution with "us"  from his family name Usta, skilled and experienced in Turkish.  Balbius Travel is based in Antalya, on the southwest coast of Turkey.

Members of the Usta Family:

With an M.Sc. from Oxford and a doctorate in Forestry from Istanbul University, Huseyin is an accomplished outdoorsman and a passionate environmentalist. He has been in adventure and cultural travel business since 1987. 

Bahar's study in banking and insurance is different than her husband Huseyin's but they have completely common  interests in history and nature. She takes part in trip planning besides financial affairs of Balbius Travel . 

Alp is an enthusiastic and energetic trip leader and a nature lover. As being an industrial engineer he also works to optimize the organization and activities of Balbius Travel.

Bilge, a classical archaeologist, is the youngest of the Balbius team. She both leads the trips of Balbius Travel and deals with tour operations. She loves what she is doing.

The main policy of Balbius Travel, culturally and ecologically, is to be conservative with  minimum  impact  on  the  environment.  Turkey  has  an extraordinarily rich history, culture and nature and we would like her to sustain all those values. That's why we seek a similar approach when we cooperate with any establishment for our trips.


Your safety and security, as well as meeting your trip expectations are our most important tasks. Each of our unforgettable trips is very carefully designed for small groups to fulfill all these tasks in a friendly atmosphere.