Best of Turkey - 10 Days

Posted By : Klausf4662
Pamukkale with the Sacred Pools and the ancient city of Hierapolis is a must for any visitor to Anatolia. The city of Antalya along the Mediterranean Sea has a great vibe, good food and its Old Bazaar has some very interesting shops.
A special thanks to our professional guide Barboros Toperlak who went out his way to make this visit a holiday to remember!
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Posted On : 2024-05-13 07:59:22

Posted By : cristinamO2924JC
It was the best decision to book this trip. We succeed to see all that we planned, the daily program was enough relaxing, enough time for everything, including free time.
Hati (our guide for the last & longest leg of the tour) and the driver were excellent, very professional, documented and enjoyable.
The balloon experience in Cappadocia was the cherry on top of the cake, I really appreciate that the agency made it finally possible for us, it was on my top 5 list since forever and I'm more than happy that we made it.
Overall a great experience and great tour, one of the best we had, thank you 🤗❤️
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Posted On : 2024-05-05 02:29:14

Posted By : jade405
Had a great time on this tour that is both well organized and professionally conducted by the wondeful guides and drivers. A special "thank you" goes to Hatice who was out guide for 6 of the 10 days.

The agency was very accomodating and managed to find us spots for a ballon flight in our last morning in Cappadocia (flights had been cancelled on acount of weather the previous 2 days), and arrange for airport transfers after the end of the trip. They kept in touch with us throughout the tour via WhatsApp advising us daily about upcoming dresscode requirements and entrance fees.

I won't repeat the list of sights, suffice to say there is something for everyone, for both history and nature-lovers, and I got the chance to fulfill one of my all-time travel ambitions by visiting Pamukkale.

The smaller group size made it more personal and allowed us to have a say in how much time we needed at various locations. All hotels we stayed at are centrally located so we could easily explore on our own in the evenings.
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Posted On : 2024-05-03 10:28:51

Posted By : V8182LYverav
Being a city girl through and through, I had several reservations about this trip, but I'm happy to have been wrong. I loved every single sight and activity that Tour Altinkum had planned for us, starting with the small group size, the guides' professional attitude, the time management that was largely left up to us, and every single meal and cultural activity they had planned for us.

I very much appreciated that the group activities ended at around 5pm, so that we weren't too tired to do some additional exploring on our own.

I especially appreciated Hatice's thoughtful organisation skills that led to less strenuous hikes during very hot days, or the warning about possible claustrophobia in some tighter places.

I don't generally enjoy group activities with strangers, especially when paired with cultural stuff, but I can honestly say that I loved every minute of the pottery and carpet weaving demonstrations. Especially with how little interest I had in either topic, before visiting the two workshops.

In conclusion: I cannot sing enough praises for this tour. Hands down I'd repeat this experience all over again.
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Posted On : 2024-04-26 02:12:11

Posted By : Meander44791321488
This tour from Aktinkum was very well organised and well supported by their team. Our guide Barbaros [Barb] was very helpful and kept us informed of key location features. We are had great travellers in our tour and enjoyed ourselves.

Overall we enjoyed this tour very much though we missed out on our Balloon flight in Cappadocia due to unfavourable wind conditions.

Istanbul, Ephesus, Pammukale and Cappadocia are key highlight locations and have a lot to offer.
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Posted On : 2024-04-23 17:42:07

Posted By : 852madaline
No time to get bored, 10 spadays flew by so quick!

Lovely guides, professional driver, clean car, everyone was accommodating to tourist needs.

Flew with a hot air balloon, had a turkish bath in the cave hotel, visited an underground city, walked on the stage for a fashion show and soaked my feet in the warm waters of Pamukkale.
Got to buy very nice things, ate diverse food and got to learn much about the local history.

Can't think of anything more I could ask for.
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Posted On : 2024-04-22 15:37:54

Posted By : krishnamohany2024
The views are amazing and the weather is good, our ride was also good, we missed indian food during our trip, only bad experience was the hotel in Istanbul.
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Posted On : 2024-04-14 07:06:53

Posted By : Meander25233387503
It was a great holiday overall. The holiday was made special by Barbarous our tour guide and driver Mithin. We customized our trip a bit from the original itinerary which was accommodated by both. They were super friendly, warm and helpful throughout the trip. Barbarous went out of his way to arrange vegetarian menu for Mahima in places where it was a bit scarce to find. The location of urgup and the hotel in urgup were the highlight for us.

Perhaps only improvement for us would have been a better hotel and location in Antalya weather in the old town or in the more hip beach area + option to fly from Urgup to Antalya.
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Posted On : 2024-04-01 09:48:46

Posted By : wongw646
The past 10 days have been an eye opening experience for us. The trip was well planned and we had ample time to slowly walk and take good pictures in the historical sites. The accommodations were good, apart from some noise issues for 2 nights. Thankfully, our awesome guide, Barb came to our rescue, by calling the reception immediately and arranging for a room swop and we were able to catch a good night rest after. We love the cave hotel at Cappadocia the most. Our guide Barb also provided us with lots of information and advice during the trip, giving us a better picture of not only the tourist areas but also how the locals live. He also recommends the best coffee stops during the trip! All in all, apart from 2 sleepless nights, it has been an unforgettable trip for both of us and definitely completing our travel Bucket List! Plus, we have to add that Barb is the Best! Whoo Hoo!! And also special thanks to our driver Matin as well who took care of us during the trip by driving us to our destinations and waiting patiently for us to return and sending us safely back to our hotels and to the airport. 🤗🤗
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Posted On : 2024-03-27 10:05:25

Posted By : eugeniapQ6795WL
Amazing tour. Ephesus, Istanbul and Cappadocia were worth the visit. A lot of history. The tour guides were very friendly, helpful and knoledgeable. Baris in Istanbul and Barborous on the rest of the tour.
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Posted On : 2024-03-27 09:23:15