Travel Review: Private Gudied Turkey Tour - Istanbul, Ephesus and Cappadocia

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Kerstin S.

5.1.2009

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Which Country (Countries) did you visit on this trip?

Turkey

Your overall comments on the trip and the travel company:

Perhaps not the least expensive way to travel but worth every single penny. We could have fun if we were the last two people on earth but we particularly enjoyed the flexibility of having a private guide at our beck & call. Our trip planner (and guide in Cappadocia), Ozkan, was honest, knowledgable, friendly, quick on his feet, and well worth the fee that we paid him. We would have not learned or appreciated nearly as much as we did had we not utilized private guides. Ozkan was able to connect us with all of the sights, events, restaurants, etc. that we wanted to see and shared other gems that we would have otherwise missed.

What were the most enjoyable or memorable parts of your trip?

The FABULOUS view from the hotel terrace in Kusadasi (overlooking Greece), The Ancient City of Ephesus, Hot air ballooning over Cappadocia, the Yunak Evleri Cave Hotel in Urgup, Topkapi Palace, GREAT food, the Spice Market, the Sultan's Summer Palace on the Bosphorus, dancing at Reina.

If you could take your trip again, what would you do differently?

We planned to do Istanbul on our own at the end of our week in Turkey. After spending 3 guided days in Ephesus and Cappadocia, however, we decided that the value of having a car and driver, as well as someone to explain historical significance, was simply worth the extra money. The convenience of jumping to the front of a line of 200 tourists, or access to sights that might otherwise be closed to the pulbic, is worth the money when you have limited time. We ended up hiring someone for Istanbul while we were in-country. In retrospect, we should have just saved ourselves the hassle and gone with the fully planned (but PRIVATELY GUIDED) tour.

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