Testimonials about our tour guides & tours
Testimonials:
Please see the following tours feedback we received from some of our most recent guests visiting Istanbul & Turkey, including individuals, small groups and overseas tour operators.
We would be happy to put you in contact with with some of these guests upon request.
‘We had a wonderful visit to Istanbul and it was made so enjoyable by having Bulent has a tour guide. He took us to so many wonderful places and gave us very thorough explanations of the sights and the historical significant facts of each area that we had visited. We liked that he took us to shops and markets were he personally knew the shop keepers and we stayed away from those that had a number of tourists gathered about. We couldn’t have been more pleased and I have passed on your information to our Travel Agent with high recommendations to contact you if she has anybody who will be coming to your area or to Turkey.
Thank you again.
Best Regards,
S & D.S.’
Oct 2006 (2 people) USA.
'I just got back wonderful news from the group. They just loved the tours. They were so impressed by the bus the guide and how organized everything was. So I thank you for a job well done. I will make sure to recommend your company to anyone who requires tours in Istanbul and so on.
Best Regards,
EF’
July 2006, (40 people group), Canadian Tour Operator, Montreal, Canada
‘I just wanted to let you know how much fun we had on our tours with your company in Istanbul and Kusadasi.
It was a little colder than we had anticipated but we managed and appreciate your letting us adjust things to our time frame. We loved Nil, she was a lot of fun. It was truly an adventure and she was so helpful in helping us figure things out and helping us buy things and helping us to communicate.
We loved our trip to Ephesus, and especially to Sirince. What a great place to go. We had great fun with our guide Borak (not sure of the spelling) and the experience in the village was so nice. Not anyone else from our cruise was there and it was nice to see the locals making the things that they sell.
It was by far the best experience we had, on our cruise to be with our own group and the flexability was great also. We got to see things we would not have otherwise.
Thanks so much,
A.M.’
Oct 2006 (6 people) USA.
‘We were exceptionally satisfied with our private tour led by Bulent. He was superb -- knowledgeable, articulate, charismatic and thoroughly in tune with our needs and interests. We especially appreciate the care he took in wheeling our handicapped friend around in her wheelchair. It was not an easy task, but he did it happily and willingly.
As for the sights we saw, Bulent took us to everything we wanted to see. For us, the most impressive tour was in the Roman Cisterns -- really quite incredible.
We would definitely recommend your services to our friends/colleagues in the future. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you would like any written recommendations.
Again, thank you for making our stay in Istanbul a memorable experience!
Best regards,
M.C.’
Oct 2006 (4 people) USA.
‘We truly enjoyed our trip to Turkey. The guide you arranged was very knowledgeable as both a guide and driver. We loved all of the tour and would recommend all the places we visited. Ephesus was Mike's favorite, I was amazed at Pamukkale. There were no negatives! Our hotel was wonderful, nice to be in a quiet place with a beautiful view.
We would be happy to recommend your services and hope to do so to our friends.
Thank you for helping us have a great trip!
LE’
Oct 2006 (2 people) USA.
‘I'm back from vacation and was going to write to you anyway. Thank you very much for the tour! Myself and all my group enjoyed it! The guide Ozer was perfect: very knowledgeable and very polite! All aspects of the trip could be rated 10 on scale from 1 to 10, and I will definitely recommend your tours to anyone. Thank you very much!
Take care,
IZ.’
Oct 2006 (13 people) US Chess Team.
‘All of us had a great time in Istanbul and in many ways you made that possible. Thank you very much. We are all back at work, including me, despite what my friends said, and eagerly looking forward to our next holiday. We carry many fond memories of the beautiful city of Istanbul and indeed the nice times that we all had together.
Many thanks and best wishes
AS’
Oct 2006 (7 people) Oman.
‘Thanks for all that you did for us. This really was a special holiday and we will remember it fondly. Thank you also for introducing us to Turkish cuisine at its best. I will shortly send you some of the snaps.
With warm regards
SB’
Oct 2006 (7 people) Oman.
‘Not just I, but my entire group was extremely satisfied with all aspects of our tours in Turkey with your company. I think what we enjoyed most was having a guide that spoke our language and was brimming with pride of country and with all of the information about the areas we'd be touring. To be honest with you, several of our group members and their families and friends back at home were a bit frightened about visiting your country because of the unrest in that part of the world; your guides took away all of those concerns and we felt totally safe the entire time. The rooftop meal was a special treat and the view was spectacular; I suggest you include it with all tours of Istanbul! It was also great to have our guide help us nagivate with large purchases in the Grand Bazar.
There is a large travel agency that I use for our 2-3 trips per year and my agent's name is ____; I've used him for many years. I have already praised your tours to him, and with your permission, I'll forward your name and email address.
Many thanks,
LM’
Oct 2006 (10 people), USA
‘Hello, The tour was great. We were very impressed with the planning and arrangements. The tour guide was great and was able to answer all of our questions. We had a baby with us and the guide and driver were very accommodating to changes in the itinerary. I would definitely recommend your services to anyone traveling to Istanbul.
Thank you,
JB’
Oct 2006 (6 people) USA.
‘Everything was as I hoped for. I am physically disabled which is why I wanted a private tour that could move at my slow pace. Resat did a wonderful job of assisting me with my wheelchair and my wife was very pleased also with the tour. The vehicle and driver were also excellent. I would highly recommend your company in the future.
Regards,
BT’
Oct 2006 (2 people) USA.
‘We arrived sunday at Holland. All things did go well.
On behalve of the trip I like to let you know that we really enjoied the visit to Istanbul. The private tour was very good. The guide was very kind and he tried to do his best to make all things claer and did that very friendly. He also took care of all of us wenn it was possibel to lose each other.
with kind regards,
family RB from Holland.’
Oct 2006 (6 people) Holland.
‘We were very pleased with the tour at Kusadasi and Burak was very knowledgeable about Efesis and we had a great time for the entire day, and the shrine to the Virgin Mary was short and relaxing, which was my wife's favorite place, for my self it was Efesis just being at a place with so much history.
About Istanbul it was great the whole day, we enjoyed your company and the tours, my favorite place was the Hagia Sofia which was the main reason of my cruise and it was fascinating to see the magnitude of the building and the wear and tear of the building, I was amazed with how much the floors are worn out especially on the mezzanine.
We would recommend your services to any one that we know that will be taking this cruise or going to be in Istanbul on their own.
Thank you for your professionalism and knowledge you share with us about your country.
SG & EG
Riverside, California’
Oct 2006 (6 people) USA.
‘The trip was wonderful. The people that we met were unfailingly kind to us. One man in Bursa walked at least a mile to see us to our hotel and in Antalya a man sent his son in the car with us when he could not explain how to find the hotel.
The Ford Focus was a wonderful car. The roads were fine and the Turkish drivers far less aggressive than the ones in New York. They drive fast but not with the anger that we have here. We even left the big highway to take a shorter route from Bursa to Bergama. That was great because we saw how country people lived.
As for our accommodations, we loved the Yesil Ev in Istanbul. The concierges were particularly kind and took very good care of us. The location is great and its old world air is charming. We also liked the Berksoy in Bergama. Its location is perfect. We also ate there as there did not seem to be any restaurant in town that made it worthwhile going back after a long day. Also we especially liked the hotel in Kusadasi. We had a wonderful view out over the sea. Its outdoor bar is attractive, and again we ate there because we were too tired to bother to take a taxi into town.
All in all we had a most wonderful time and appreciate the arrangements that you made for us. We came away with the most wonderful impression of Turkey and its people. We would recommend your company highly.
Many thanks for everything,
EP’
Oct 2006 (2 people – Self Drive Turkey Itinerary) USA.
‘I wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed the tour in Istanbul on October 14th. We were met promptly at the pier and the van was very nice and held all of our luggage. Our tour guide, Resat was very informative and very knowledgeable. It was a wonderful tour and we were all very pleased.
I will be very happy to recommend your company to my clients.
Thank you,
SH’
Oct 2006 (4 people) Group Travel Agent, USA
‘The guide you arranged was superb and we had an excellent time. Thanks for arranging it – G.T.’
Sept 2006, (4 people), USA.
‘Hi there,
Just a quick email, I have spoken to Brent and his parents and they had the most wonderful trip and enjoyed every minute of it.
Thank you for all your hard work and efforts in making the trip such a success.
Kind Regards
DF’
Sept 2006, (3 people), UK/Australia
‘Thank you for arranging the tour with "Lombardo". It was perfect.’
Oct 2006, (2 people), USA
‘We had a very nice tour on Sunday. Thank you very much, we enjoyed our tour guide, he was excellent!
PN’
Oct 2006, (4 people), USA
‘Thank you for your email. It had been my intention to contact you once we returned to Perth. We seem to have been non-stop since arriving home. Both my husband and I had a wonderful day and cannot praise both the driver and Resat our guide enough. The vehicle was extremely comfortable and being just the two of us, plus driver and guide, we had plenty of room to spread out. Your driver was excellent and at no stage did we feel at all concerned with his driving.
We consider ourselves extremely lucky to have had Resat as our guide. His knowledge was excellent and we both learnt quite a lot from him. Resat was very friendly and obliging, nothing seemed to be too much for him and he was obviously keen to make sure we were comfortable and saw as much as we could, which I might add was the entire Gallipoli area.
We have spoken to a number of our friends about our wonderful day and would have no hesitation in recommending your company for private tours.
Should be make it back to your amazing city, we will certainly make contact with you.
Thank you and with much appreciation.
L.T.’
Sept 2006, (2 people), Australia.
‘We are back home safe. Thank you for all your fun times. We really enjoyed your tour. Regards C, C, L and D.’
August 2006, (4 people), Long Island, USA.
‘Just a short note to thank you very very much for looking after us so well in Istanbul – we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
Thank you once again,
BR.’
August 2006, (3 people), UK.
'Hi E, Just returned from trip and thought I would let you know that everything went very well. Good guides, new buses, great hotels and an all around excellent experience.
Thank you, M.'
June & July 2006, (2 different groups of 46 and 28 people) E.N. Tour Operator, Spain/UK.
'I have received an email from the client telling us that they were very happy with the tour and the local services provided. It's very nice to receive this type of comments so thanks very much for your excellent service!
Have a nice weekend,
EN'
June & July 2006, (46 and 28 people groups), International Tour Operator, Spain & UK.
‘We hope all is well with you. I just wanted to thank you for making our trip to Turkey so wonderful. We so enjoyed meeting you and having you teach us so much about all the wonders of Istanbul. You made the history come alive for us. We loved Istanbul and are already talking about trying to get back there next year. Thank you also for setting us up with the guides in Canakkale and Izmir, they were both wonderful and we enjoyed them very much. I am embarrassed that I can not remember their names right now. We went to the guides parents house in Canakkale and we had a nice visit. The people in Turkey are so friendly.
Thank you again for everything and the best to you,
BK’
July 2006, (8 people) USA.
'We had a great time and our guide was WONDERFUL! He is so proud of his country that it made us want to visit again. Everything was perfect down to the wonderful lunch he took us to. We will certainly recommend your company to our friends.
Thank you!
KB'
June 2006, (8 people group), USA.
'We just arrived home last night after almost 6 weeks in Europe. We all agreed that Istanbul was one of the highlights of our trip. We were so surprised at the reasonable prices of your services and our tour guide was wonderful. My husband had a great time at the spice market and we are now delivering our candy we bought to our friends. The one merchant our guide recommended vacuum sealed our candy and baklavah! The drivers were so polite and efficient. Our tour guide was always patient with us, on time and helped us with our every need. We plan to visit your city again in the future and will definitely use your services. We were so appreciative of our table at the Belly dance show and thought the girls were the best we had ever saw. By the way, our hotel was one of the finest on the trip!
Sincerely,
JD and TU.'
July 2006 (4 people group), USA.
'I had a terrific time on your tours. Istanbul is now one of my favorite cities and I've told every one of my friends and work colleges that they need to go to Istanbul and, of course, that they need to use your company for a personal tour. I wanted to thank you for making the tours so interesting, for answering all my off the wall questions and for showing me little pieces of what makes Istanbul and Turkey so charming. I truely fell in love with Istanbul. Thank you, again, for being such an excellent guide,
GB.'
June 2006, (4 people group and 1 person individual), California, USA.