125-)
Dear Mehmet,
My husband and I plus six of our friends arrived
home after spending a fabulous vacation on the
Noordam for a Mediterranean Adventure. While we were
hesitant to book private tours instead of using the
ship's excursions, we heard so much about your
company on Cruise Critic and Trip Advisor that I
insisted we take the chance. There was no chance
involved. The ships attempt to scare the passengers
into using their tours by saying the ship won't wait
for you if you come back late. I never saw any tour
arrive too late to board the ship. I must say that
when each of us is asked for the highlight of the
trip, we all shout Ephesus and
NADIA!
She was as knowledgeable as possible about world
history, current affairs and social mores. Her kind
and considerate nature was a delight to strangers in
a foreign land. She was patient, caring and paid
attention to our needs and desires. Perhaps the most
important aspect was that she spoke English clearly and
precisely and we understood all the idiomatic
comments and jokes.
As a revelation, Turkey was a beautiful country with
many kind and wonderful people. Nadia took us to a
local restaurant and was in charge of the ordering
for all 9 of us. We were delighted with the choices
and service provided by the Turkish people. When it
was time to leave we were all so sad that the day
had to come to a close. We all hugged and promised
to keep in touch.
I highly recommend taking this tour and seeing the
Terrace Houses. The Village of Sirince was
breathtaking with the Antique Church. The Temple of
Artemis is deservedly called one of the seven
wonders of the world. The Celcus Library and Theatre
are outstanding in their magnitude. Imagine a forum
with a capacity of 25,000!
If any of your perspective clients would like to
contact me for more information on the PO4 tour, I
would gladly provide any information that I could.
Please say hello to Nadia and we will be in touch
with her soon.
Remember to ask for Nadia for an understandable
English speaking guide.
Francine Rosen
Manalapan, NJ
Noordam
sailing Sept.26, 2009
124-)
Hi Mehmet,
WE thought our tour was fantastic. Our guide was
incredibly knowledgeable, thoughtful, nice, and fun.
WE loved being able to create our own tour with a
small group of people, we were 12. Everyone had an
opportunity to ask lots of questions, and so were
able to learn so much more. The village of Sirence
was especially delightful. We loved our restaurant
experience with lots and lots of appetizers, tastes,
and flavors, and what a bargain at five dollars per
person. We had a fantastic lunch. And the people
that ran the restaurant were such fun, and shared
some of their cooking ways. We took lots of photos,
and had a marvelous time interacting. The other
great thing about a private tour, was the
opportunity to visit the Terraces, in the Ephesus
ruins. They were a total high point. The
opportunity, to walk thru homes from 2,000 years ago,
with incredible mosaics, in almost perfect shape,
spectacular designs and colors, was truly amazing.
Bus tours, do not get to tour this area. I felt
that Samyelitravel was incredibly easy, and
professional to deal with. They were marvelous.
Pati Kelly
Celebrity Equinox October 06, 2009
(Ephesus Tours)
123-)
Mehmet,
My wife and I really enjoyed our private tour of
Ephesus with your company. While on the tour we saw
some of our fellow cruise shipmates with the big
group, and so pleased it was just three of us
touring and getting around the crowds. In addition,
because of our specific needs, the cost was the same
as on the ship's shore excursion. Eventhough, we
did not specify about lunch, Tener took us to this
wonderful coffee-tea- restaurant that was a Turkish
experience and paid for by our guide. One of the
best parts was the private car, meeting us as we
walked onto the pier, and having the guide tells
us, and answer questions pertaining, to our
interests. Thanks for your services and prompt
replies.
Paul Krumhauer
Celebrity Solstice
October 14, 2009 (Ephesus Tours)
122-)
Hi Mehmet,
Our private tour with Mehmet was excellent. We loved
Turkey, although due to time restraints on our
cruise, just a day, we only saw a small portion of
this fascinating country. We loved the beautiful
countryside, the food, our visit to Ephesus and
small villages. Mehmet was friendly, professional,
and responsive. It was a pleasure organizing our
trip with Samyeli Travel and it would be my pleasure
to refer others to your agency. Please see photos
attached.
Regards,
Marlene Walker
Toronto, Canada
Brilliance Of. The Seas
October 07, 2009 (Ephesus Tours)
121-)
Mehmet,
I
wanted to let you know we had a great time on our
Ephesus tour earlier this month. Our guide and
driver did a great job.
Mark Sebastian, WA USA
Norwegian Jade October 11, 2009 (Izmir Ephesus Tours)
120-)
Dear Mehmet
We would like to acknowledge your company for
providing us with a wonderfully competent tour guide
for our private tour of Ephesus.
Our guide, Levent, was knowledgeable, polite, well
educated and he provided us with a very informative
tour.
Everything ran smoothly from the prompt pick up at
the port, the tour itself, the safe driving and the
drop off back at the port.
This private tour was much better than doing a large
group tour with the cruise ship.
I have no hesitation in recommending your company in
the future.
Vilma
Grand Princess September 25, 2009
(Ephesus Tours)
119-)
Dear Mehmet,
We were met just off the ship by the travel agent
and he took us immediately to our driver. The
vehicle was new and very comfortable and our driver
was wonderful ! He stopped at any occassion that we
wanted to take pictures on our drive to Izmir. He
was so accommodating and took us to all the places
that we wanted to see in Izmir. Since we had been
married in Izmir 30 years ago, it was very important
for us to find the church. Mithat was determined to
find this church that has since been tucked in
amidst very small streets and buildings with alot of
traffic. When we found the church, I cried. Mithat
said to me "if you are happy, I am happy." He
seemed truly joyful that he had found our marriage
place for us. This was the highlight of our trip and
our cruise. The visit to the House of the Virgin
Mary was very emotional. We even sat down for a
glass of chai at the agency to end our day."
I would recommend Samyeli Travel to anyone going to
Turkey.
On a personal note, I would recommend Mithat to you
in very high regards. I ask that you greet him for
us.
I have attached several photos, you may use them as
you wish. Please send us a brochure if you use them
in anything so we can see if we are famous !
Thank you again for your wonderful service.
Sincerely and with gratitude,
Shelly and Stephen Stone
Minnesota, USA
Navigator Of the Seas September 24, 2009 (Rent a car
with a driver)
118-)
Mehmet,
We wanted to comment on how great Yuksel was as our
guide!! And how great Samyeli Travel were to deal
with. Everything went smoothly and without a hitch.
Marc & Patti
Celebrity Solstice
September 23, 2009 (Ephesus Tours)
117-)
We enjoyed our tour immensely. Our guide was
excellent,knowledgeable & very personable. We
absolutely fell in love with Istanbul & felt our day
was very memorable.
Thank you
Regards
Tracy Selwyn
Azamara Quest August 29, 2009 (Istanbul Tours)
116-)
Hello there Mehmet
Sorry for getting back to you that late. We had a
wonderful trip out to Ephesus, our tour guide was
very knowledgeable about the ruins and the history
of the place. We felt very privileged to have all of
our questions answered with no-one else around to
interfere, and we were able to do it at our own pace,
which was very nice. We would recommend the tour to
anyone travelling to Ephesus as the price was fair
and service excellent.
All the best to you
Regards
Marcel
Legend Of The Seas July 25, 2009 (Ephesus Tours)
115-)
Dear Mehmet,
Bulent Soysal met us at the Kusadasi port on August
27th, 2009. He provided us with such a wonderful
tour experience. His passion for and knowledge of
Ephesus and Turkey fascinated us. We were
thoroughly impressed. We have never had such an
interesting, informative tour/day and we look very
much forward to returning to Turkey.
With thanks and kind regards,
Timothy McInerney
Navigator Of the Seas August 27, 2009 (Ephesus Tours)
114-)
Dear Mehmet,
We had a fabulous time!! Please tell Hassan that we
all thought he was an amazing guide...so informative
and good-natured in putting up with all of us! We
promised him that we would be happy to be his guide
if he came to Los Angeles, so feel free to give him
my email address. Our day in Turkey turned out to be
one of our very best days, so thank you from all of
us.
Thank you again!
Michelle Connell
Costa Serena August 20, 2009 (Istanbul Tours)
113-)
Dear Mehmet,
I want to thank you for the excellent tour of
Ephesus that we had on 14 Aug with your guide,
Jinghis. We were picked up at the ship exactly as
promised, and taken in a very comfortable, air
conditioned van to Ephesus. While we were there we
visited the house of the Virgin Mary, the ruins of
the city of Ephesus itself including the Terrace
Houses, the basilica of St. John and the Temple of
Artemis (once one of the 7 Wonders of the World).
Jinghis was an excellent guide, bringing us to each
of the sites and giving us a very thorough
explanation of the site and then letting us tour the
site on our own. I much prefer this to a full
guided tour, where you must stay with the guide and
follow his strict itinerary and timetable. We had
tours like that in Rome and Pompeii, and I feel we
missed a lot by having to keep up with the group and
not being able to linger at the more interesting
spots.
Besides touring the ruins, Jinghis brought us to a
local restaurant where we had an excellent lunch of
Turkish salad (very much like Greek salad), kebabs,
meatballs and other local food.
I would highly recommend Samyeli Travel and
particularly Jinghis, to everyone.
John Harrahy
Ruby Princess August 14, 2009 (Ephesus Tours)
112-)
Hi Mehmet,
One of the highlights and most enjoyable days on our
vacation was our day in Ephesus and Kusadasi. Our
guide Gengus (Cengiz) was waiting for us on the dock.
Our driver was prompt and courteous. Ephesus is an
unbelievable site to see. Our guide was charming,
and informative. We wished he could have traveled
with us to all the sites on our trip. We will
definitely recommend your agency and we hope to
return to Turkey and see Cappadocia some day soon.
We will let you know.
Gale and Allen Lehner
Nautica, August 4, 2009 (Ephesus
Tours)
111-)
Dear Mr. Dagdelen,
I apologize for not getting back to you earlier with
comments and feedback on the Ephesus tour. On
behalf of our group of 12, I can say that the
Ephesus tour was one of the best if not the best
tour we had on the cruise. The size of the area,
the quality of the structures still standing and the
beauty of the ruins was exceptional and moving.
A definite "must see" is the terrace houses for
their unbelievable size, workmanship and quality of
the paintings, tile and marble remains.
Our tour guide, Bill (his English name) was superb.
His knowledge not only of the ruins but of the
ancient culture and the current Turkish culture and
people was superb. His stories, anecdotes and
datiled understanding made the tour all the better.
And who knew that our tour guide would be a
professional archeologist who worked on the
preservation of the structures at Ephesus!!!!! What
a bonus. He was friendly, informative and took the
time and effort to learn our names and where we
lived. He even joined a number of us for lunch at a
local "restaurant" he recommended so we could enjoy
the local food of Turkey. I would recommend the
Ephesus tour through Samyeli Travel to anyone making
the trip to the area.
I have also attached a couple of pictures of our
tour. Thank you again for a wonderful experience.
Ken Papaj
Legend Of The Seas July 25, 2009
(Ephesus Tours)
110-)
Hi Mehmet,
We thoroughly enjoyed our day with Gengis (American
spelling) and the tour he provided through the
ancient ruins of Ephesus. The day started with him
being there as we disembarked our ship at Kusadasi,
us being one of the first groups out of the port and
therefore arriving ahead of the crush of tourists at
Ephesus. Gengis was articulate in English,
knowledgeable regarding the history of this great
ancient city, and kept us going at a pace to insure
we would see everything there was to offer at this
historic site. Being that it was an extremely hot
day we were thankful for our driver and the air-conditioned
Volkswagen coach for the ten of us.
Having seen the cost of the excursions offered by
our cruise ship, we were extremely pleased that we
found your wonderful tour business and that the day
turned out well beyond our expectations and well
within our budget. We would enthusiastically
recommend samyelitravel to any group wanting to see
and hear about the treasures of the ancient cities
of Turkey and Greece.
We are attaching a couple photos of our group while
at Ephesus.
Sincerely,
Gary & Diane Giannoni,
Ruby Princess July 23, 2009
(Ephesus Tours)
109-)
Dear Mehmet,
Thank you so much for making our visit to the ruins
of Ephesus and the Terrace Houses a truly wonderful
experience! We were a group of four, and in spite
our anticipation and high expectations, your company
delivered a beautiful and memorable day, which is
saying a lot considering that our entire itinerary
was spectacular! Our tour guide, Abraham, was a
pleasure. He was knowledgeable and did a fantastic
job of working the tour around our pace, our
interests, and our questions. Your price was less
than the cruise line excursion, and when we saw the
large groups struggling to keep up with and hear
their guides, we knew we had made the right choice
by booking with you!
Outstanding! We'll recommend you highly!
Susan McGrath
Lowville, NY USA
Splendour of the Seas, July 21, 2009
(Ephesus Tours)
108-)
Hello Mehmet,
Thank you and everything went well: our guide was
extremely knowledgeable and it was great to have him
guide us through Epheseus and all the other sites.
There were 10 of us in our family and even the 4
teenagers found it all fascinating! I had been there
before and did NOT learn anything from the cruise
tour I took but so much of it was explained now. We
were very glad we added on the visit to the houses;
we really would have missed out if we had not seen
them. There is so much more to see than there was in
Athens and so much is preserved so well. Keep up the
good work!
Thanks again,
The Rand family
Navigator Of Seas
Thursday July 16, 2009
(Ephesus Tours)
107-)Hello Mehmet
We had an absolute great day. Our guide, Sammy, was
so knowledgeable and as interested in our welfare as
we were in your beautiful country. At every moment,
he wanted to make sure we were comfortable and
satisfied with our tour. Having kids on the tour is
not easy but Sammy was able to keep them very
engaged. We had the right blend of tour with
commentary and time for ourselves to explore the
sites and shopping. It was a grand time and we thank
you.
Very best regards
Dave Lenhard and family
Legend Of The Seas July 13, 2009 (Ephesus Tours)
106-)Mehmet
Many thanks for giving us an excellent guide and
safe driver. We had a most delightful and historical
day with Gehgis ( American spelling ).
I would be most happy in the future to recommend
both of you.
Murray Ginsburg
Navigator Of the Seas July 16, 2009 (Ephesus Tours)
105-)Dear Mehmet
We have arrived safely back in Canada and I just
wanted to write to thank you very much for the
service your company provided while we were in
Turkey. Our guide, also Mehmet (assuming not you)
was wonderful. He was polite, informative and
helpful in all ways. His tour of Ephesus was very
detailed and we enjoyed it very much. We would
recommend his services to anyone we know who is
travelling to Kusadasi.
Thank you again
Denise Tapiero
Celebrity Solstice July 01, 2009 (Ephesus Tours)
104-)Hi Mehmet,
We had a wonderful time on our tour of Ephesus!!!
This was one of my son's favorite stops on our trip.
I'm sure a lot of that had to do with the fantastic
tour guide, Nadia. She was very knowledgeable and
easy to listen to.
I'm attaching several photos of our tour - enjoy!
Kathy Andres
Legend Of The Seas July 01, 2009 (Ephesus Tours)
103-)Hi Mehmet,
We really enjoyed our tour with Gokhan our tour
guide.
He is so passionate about his country and
knowlegable about the ancient history and the modern
Turkey. He is very friendly, very detail, knows
everyone, and always try to keep us under the shade
in the hot weather.
I was surprised that for 4 people we got a private
guide and a driver for the tour. It was a lot nicer
than the cruise ship excursion and value for the
dollars. I definitely will recommend it to my
friends and family and will put comment on Forum.
Please thank Gokhan for the wonderful tour.
I am attaching some photo.
Lisa (from Canada)
Noordam June 24, 2009 (Ephesus Tours)
102-)Mehmet,
On our visit to Kusadasi in June, 2009, we had an
outstanding guide. He took us to Ephesus and gave an
excellent tour. Very informative. We also visited
the Temple of Artemis and St. John's as well as the
House of the Virgin Mary.
We had been to Ephesus before but did a cruise ship
bus tour. This time we did the private tour, and I
highly highly recommend doing a private tour. We
were met at the port with no problems, had great
transportation and, as I said, an outstanding guide.
I would use this tour company again!!! That is the
highest praise I can give!!!!!
Thank you.
Diane Braziunas
Legend Of The Seas June 07, 2009 (Ephesus Tours)
101-)Dear Mehmet:
I'm sorry that it took me so long to reply but we
did not comeback from Europe until June 20th and a
week later my grandson was born, we have been very
busy.
We had a wonderful time in Ephesus, everything was
great, the transportation, the sites that we visited
and specially the tour guide Nadia, very
professional, her knowledge was incredible what a
great personality.
Definetly I will recommend Samyeli Travel Agency to
all my friends that want to go to Turkey, I also
will like to tell you that we were very impressed
with your country, Turkey is a beautiful place and
the people are very nice.
I'm sending you the picture that we are with Nadia.
Thanks again for a wonderful tour.
Dania Alameda
Celebrity Solstice Sunday May 31st, 2009 (Ephesus
Tours)
100-)Dear Mehmet:
I want you to know that Ephesus, Turkey was one of
the absolute highlights of our 3 week vacation. We
flew into Rome for 3 days, took a 12 day Princess
Cruises tour through Italy, Greece, Kusadasi/Ephesus
and Monte Carlo, ending with 5 days in Venice. The
one day we spent in Ephesus was so incredible and we
owe much of the delight to Yalcin, our tour guide
through Samyeli Travel. He was engaging, polite,
extremely well educated and gracious. We loved him,
we loved Ephesus, we loved Turkey and the Turkish
people. There were 6 people in our group and each of
us has had a small sample of Turkey with the desire
to return and see more! We felt the tour fee was
very reasonable, especially split among the group.
We took several other tours, but the one with
Samyeli was by far the best. We highly recommend you
and when we return, we will book with you again.
Thank you for helping to make this vacation amazing!
Dan and Jackie Flesher
Bakersfield, Calif.
2009 Princess Cruises
Sincerely,
Jackie Flesher
Crown Princess May 23, 2009 (Ephesus Tours)
99-)We had a very enjoyable tour and would be happy to
recommend your tour company to anyone going on a
cruise in your area. Thanks for your courtesy and
providing us with a very professional guide.
Peggy Melgard
Celebrity Solstice May 10, 2009
98-)Hi Mehmet,
I would just like to say "Thank You" ,we really
enjoyed our tour of Ephesus. Our guide Hakan was
waiting for us when we arrived in Kusadasi, he was
really kind and friendly and has a great knowledge
and enthusiasm about his country and ancient
Ephesus. We have very happy memories of our tour and
will definitely recommend Samyelitravel to anybody
wanting to visit this beautiful part of the world. I
enclose a few of our photos for you to use if you
wish, many thanks, best wishes,
Judith and Mark Lindley.
Splendour Of the Seas April 28, 2009
97-)Hi Mehmet,
Sorry I haven't written before this but we just
returned a few days ago and have been recuperating
from a slight cold.
I will be happy to give you some comments on the
tour we received.
We arrived at our meeting spot a few minutes early
and Hamar was there waiting for us. What a great
pleasure for us to find out we were the only ones to
book the tour so we had a private tour rather than a
group tour. We truly enjoyed the whole tour. Hamar
was very knowledgeable and as he was educated in the
States we had no problem with a language barrier. He
was very much a kind gentleman and even impressed my
husband (who can be a bit harder to please than me)
with his knowledge. Ephesus was absolutely amazing
and one thing that made it even more special was
that Hamar sang for us in the theater (what a great
singer) and told us about the time he sang with the
Russian Symphony at the theater, it just made the
tour more personal for us. After the Ephesus tour
Hamar took us to a carpet demonstration and we very
much enjoyed the hospitality of Sam and his team and
even bought a couple of carpets.
I have to say that we didn't know what to expect
when we came to Turkey as it was our first time
there but we have decided that we will return to
your beautiful country one day soon. Your people's
hospitality and kindness really touched our hearts
and the beauty of your country we hope to enjoy
again very soon.
When we do return I will certainly contact you again
to set up another tour!!!!
Thanks again,
Debbie
Noordom April 25, 2009
96-)Dear Mehmet,
Our group had a wonderful tour with your company
while we were in Ephesus on March 31, 2009. The
private bus and private tour guide provided us easy
access and in depth knowledge about the area in and
around Ephesus. Another thing that I appreciated was
the easy communication lines between the two of us.
Everything you said you did and you accommodated us
with good service.
Thanks again Mehmet,
Ryan DeKoekkoek
AquaMarine (March 31, 2009)
95-)
Dear Mehmet,
Thank you so much for the tour of Ephesus. We really
enjoyed the commentary and the wonderful sights. I
would recommend your private tours to anyone
thinking of doing the ship excursions. The freedom
of not having to wait for a large group of people
and the personal service you provide make your tours
so much more enjoyable than any ship excursion we
could have taken.
Wendy Harding
Princess Cruises 2008 Ephesus Tours
94-) Samyeli Travel ,
This is Rex Thomas from Ohio , USA . We recently toured Ephesus on
July 28 , 2008. There were 4 people in our party,
and everyone had an incredible time. The tour was
fantastic. Our guide was Orchun, and he did a great
job in guiding us during the tour. He was very
informative, relaying much information about the
entire area. We would very much recommend this tour
for anyone traveling to Ephesus. I will send a few
pictures that we took during the tour, and you are
welcome to use them in any way that you wish. Thank
you for a wonderful time.
Rex Thomas
Galaxy July 28, 2008
Ephesus Tours
93-) Dear Sir
Our tour of Ephesus was excellent. It was the best day of our two
seek trip. Cengiz did a great job--he knows every
detail about the ancient city and the history of the
area. We were all amazed!
Pleas thank him for us.
Larry Danek
Navigator Of The Seas Augsut 14, 2008
Ephesus Tours
92-) Dear Mehmet,
I just wanted to write a quick note to let you know how much we
enjoyed our shore excursion to Ephesus Our guide,
Gengus, was waiting at the dock and was informative,
considerate and entertaining throughout the entire
tour. Not only did we see Ephesus, we enjoyed the
pottery tour, the leather fashion show and most of
all, watching the ladies hand-tie the rugs and
gather silk from the worm....fascinating!
Thanks again for arranging such a wonderful day.
Take care,
Donna Wall
Holland America Line ''NOORDAM'' May 25, 2008
Ephesus Tours
91-) Hello Mehmet,
We couldn't have been happier with the tour. Cangus
(spelling?) was incredibly friendly, funny and
knowledgeable and truly made the experience one
we'll never forget. In fact, Turkey ended up being
one of our favorite ports visited during the cruise.
Thanks for everything!
Kristen Keller
Navigator Of The Seas July 24, 2008
Ephesus Tours
90-) Mehmet,
Thank you very much for making our day in Turkey very special. Fell
free to use our picture at taken at Ephesus.
Terry Koen
Legend Of The Seas July 13, 2008
Ephesus Tours
89-)
"We booked our Ephesus tour with Samyeli Travel for our
extended family of 11 people. They delivered on
everything they promised. The guide was waiting for
us as we disembarked from our ship. He was a great
guide and very personable. Everyone in our group
loved him! He was very knowledgeable. He gave us
an insight into life in Turkey as well as the
historica sites we visited. We traveled in a clean
and air conditional shuttle bus. Lunch was
fabulous. I highly recommend Samyeli Travel!"
Nick Vleisides
Galaxy July 16, 2008
Ephesus Tours
88-)
Mehmet – We had Ibrahim as our guide in Ephesus and
he was excellent. He was a very knowledgeable,
engaging speaker. He also did a good job managing
the itinerary to avoid the crowds. I would highly
recommend him to any potential clients. In fact, my
entire family agreed that our Ephesus stop was one
of the best and most pleasantly surprising of all
the cities (Italy, Greece, Turkey) that we visited.
I have not downloaded my pictures yet, but will try
to send you a couple when I do.
Tim Butler
Emerald Princess July 18, 2008 Istanbul - July 19,
2008 Ephesus Tours
87-) Mehmet,
I can only say wonderful things about Ugur and our
driver. Both were just great and we throughly
enjoyed spending time with Ugur. The tour and the
places we visited were just fantastic. We loved
Turkey and will, hopefully get back one day to see
more of the country. We will definite give your tour
company 5 stars on the cruise boards!! I will send
Ugur some pictures when I get the chance. Thank you,
again. Natalie
Thank you again, Natalie
Celebrity Cruises ''GALAXY'' June 25, 2008
Ephesus Tours
86-) Hi Mehmet.
We had a wonderful private tour of the ancient city of Ephesus with
Samyeli Travel. Our tour guide, Naciye (Nadia)
Otar, was wonderful. She was so knowledgeable on
not only Ephesus and ancient history, but on Turkey
and the world today in general. Plus she was very
personable and a joy to spend time with. All of us
in our group (5 adults and 3 children) enjoyed our
day with Samyeli Travel. Additionally, I would like
to commend Mahmet at Samyeli Travel. He made
booking very easy, was able to handle changes to the
number of people in our tour with no problem, and he
even handed out cool wipes at the end of our tour.
I highly recommend Samyeli Travel for private tours
in Kusadasi!
Also, I've attached a couple of photos that you can use on your
website if you like.
Thanks for a great day,
Steve Hall
Princess Cruises
''Emerald Princess'' June 23, 2008. Ephesus
Tours
85-) Dear Mehmet....
I am pleased to let you know how much we enjoyed our Ephesus guide
and excursion. We could not have had a more
thorough and enjoyable visit otherwise. Our visit
to Sirince was special and the people of this small
village were extremely friendly and accommodating.
I would recommend your agency to anyone wishing to visit the Greek
Isles. I have also appreciated your website and all
of the lovely pictures. Unfortunately, my
camera gave up its last breath on our trip and I
have very few pictures to display. However, I can
clearly picture the lovely sights and remember the
happy day we had on our tour.
Thank again.
Lucy Pelland
Windstar Cruises ''Wind Sprit'' June 09, 2008.
Ephesus Tours
84-)
Hello,
We were so pleased with our day! Yulcin
(spelling?!) was a great guide and gave us
everything we asked for. We would be happy to
recommend you to anyone.
Many thanks.
Jodi Fondell
Royal Caribbean ''Spendour Of The Seas'' May 27,
2008. Ephesus Tours
83-) Dear Mehmet and Phil,
We were only in Kusadasi for seven days and of those
seven we booked four tours with "Samyeli Travel". We
both had a fantastic time and our tour guide
Feyzullah made it really special, what a gem! We
had a really special holiday.
Just to let you know it is raining really hard here
and we are missing the sunshine.
Regards Mick & Paul
Ephesus Tours
82-)
Thank you for a wonderful excursion, and for
exceeding my already high expectations! We got a
group together and booked with you instead of with
the cruise ship. Not only did we pay half as much
(since the Cruise-line didn't take a huge profit),
we were able to see the sites at our own pace AND
didn't have to stick with the 50 Costa Cruise buses.
Our guide knew everything and it made me feel a bit
lazy that I only had to learn 300 years of stuff in
American History classes. :)
Thank you again for a wonderful trip. Best of luck!
Warmly, Christina Richards, USA
Costa
Cruise Lines ''COSTA CONCORDIA'' April 07, 2008
Ephesus Tours
Ephesus Tour from
Port of Izmir
81-) Greetings Mehmet,
Very nice to hear
from you.
I cannot tell you in few words how much we
enjoyed the visit in Izmir/Ephesus. It could not
have been andy more delightful than the visit hosted
by Levent, such a nice young man. We felt like he
took care of our tour just like we were his family.
We were away from home for 23 days and we have told
EVERYONE who asked that our favorite day was in
Turkey on that tour. The day was perfect.
And your country was delightful. Our cruise
was not so special but we chose Costa primarily
because of the itinerary to Izmir. I don't
recommend Costa at all, but I recommend your tour
service with no hesitation at all. The vehicle, the
driver, and Levent's professional guide skills made
it such a wonderful day.
Please feel free to refer any potential
customers to me for comments.
I am passing your message on to my wife, she
was just a pleased as I was and may have some
additional comments.
I'm guessing you want photos attached to an
email and I will try to do that in another document.
If there is another way, please advise me.
Thank you again for the privilege of getting to
know Levent and your country. We had a difficult
day the day before Izmir, being pickpocketed in
Athens. So we were down spirited when we arrived in
Izmir. But your service made that day the best of
our whole trip.
With kind regards,
Norm Haddad
Costa
Cruise Lines ''COSTA CONCORDIA'' April 07, 2008
Ephesus Tours
Ephesus Tour from
Port of Izmir
80-)
I just wanted to let you know that we took the 12 day Old
Mediterranean Boat Tour with Princess Cruise Lines
last summer and we have told all of our friends and
family that the most favorite stop was in Turkey. We
were so pleased by the informative tour guide that
you offered us and we would use your services once
again if we were to go to Turkey in the future. We
would highly recommend your travel agency to anyone
else that visits Istanbul. We saw so much more than
other people who took the Princess Boat Cruise
package tours.
Thank you once again for your tremendous guided tour that you
provided to us last summer.
Lorne and Carol Pierson
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Princess Cruises ‘’Emerald Princess’’ July 11, 2007
Ephesus Tours
79-) Dear Friends at Samyeli Travel,
My wife and I used your guide service for a private tour in
Istanbul and the ancient city of Ephesus (Kusadasi)
in August of 2007. Both of these tours exceeded our
expectations. Our tour in Istanbul was conducted by
G. Lale Kilic, the most attentive, knowledgeable and
detailed guide we have ever had. She adjusted the
tour to meet our desires as far as time to spend in
the places we wanted to see. She kept merchants from
raising their prices above what they should have
been charging and saw to it that we had rest stops
when I needed them. She even called ahead to the
person who would be guiding us in Ephesus ,Naciye
Otar, to alert her to our needs and desires. She
arranged for cold beverages on an extremely hot day
and helped me find some mementos which I wanted to
bring home to our friends at our church. I had a
life's dream of being able to see the Haggai Sophia
and the Blue Mosque. Lale made this possible and
very informative with many answers to my questions
about each one. If we would ever be able to travel
to Turkey again I would certainly hope that we could
once again have Lale be our guide.
We arrived at Ephesus on a very hot day. Naciye saw to it that we
were not rushed and that we had plenty of cold water
to drink. She, too, was very knowledgeable
and arranged for us to have a delightful lunch in a
local restaurant which had wonderful local food and
atmosphere. My daughter and son in law especially
enjoyed this part of the tour. My wife Dianne and my
son in law Paul took many pictures which I treasure.
We also enjoyed a tour of a ceramics factory and a
carpet weaving factory and a very remote village
where we saw a very ancient church.
I will share with you that I had to have cancer surgery two weeks
after returning home from this trip. I was actually
in better shape to undergo the surgery after the
trip than I would have been before the trip thanks
to the special care Lale and Naciye took to make
sure we traveled at an easy pace. I was also very
impressed with the drivers they worked with - we had
no white knuckle experiences like we had had on a
large group bus tour in Athens. The air conditioning
on our very comfortable vans made the traveling
easy.
I would be happy to try to answer any questions someone would have
about our trip. Certainly Samyeli Travel will do
everything they promise and more. (2007)
Ephesus Tours
78-) Dear Mehmet:
We have just returned from our cruise which included the Turkish
ports of Kusadasi and Istanbul. I think our day in
Istanbul was the best of our whole cruise.I had just
awakened in the morning and opened my eyes to the
sight of The Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace through
our balcony door. Unforgettable! The success of our
experiences in those ports was due, in no small
part, to your excellent guides. We loved being able
to move about quickly, not having to wait, as you do
on official ship's excursions, for many people to
board the bus. Also, we were able to make minor
itinerary changes to suit our group. Your guides
were pleasant and well informed.
People on the ship told us they were pleasantly surprised by how
nice Turkey is, but we had already heard many
glowing reports from several friends who had
travelled to Turkey and loved it. Keep up the good
work! I will certainly recommend Samyeli travel to
friends.
Cheers, Linda Long.
Princess Cruises ''STAR PRINCESS'' November 25 & 26,
2007
Ephesus & Istanbul Tours
77-)The tour P3 Ephesus tour was terrific, we will be back to
states in a few days and when I catch up I will be
happy to send further comments to you and to the
other websites. I thank you for your quick
responses while I was looking to tour and also your
very concise information and follow-up after
booking. If other agencies were are this good it
would make booking travel a breeze! I rate yours as
the best excursion that we had this trip. Thank you
very much educational experience that you provided
with a very personable tour guide.
Bobbi Winsler
Celebrity Cruises ''MILLENNIUM'' November 23, 2007
Ephesus Tours
76-) Good morning,
We arrived back in the US late last night. We were extremely
impressed by the guide in Istanbul. She made good
use of our time and gave us thorough information and
background for all the sights and history of
Istanbul. We could not have been more pleased with
her service, she is excellent!!!!
The young lady we had in Ephuses was very good also. She did
everything we requested including trying to help me
find a curling iron replacement for the one
destroyed in Istanbul. She was very pleasant and
informed and will only improve with experience.
Please thank them both for us and we will recommend your service
and guides at any opportunity. I'm very glad I found
your service on the internet.
Susie Porto
Oceana Cruises ''INSIGNIA'' November 9 & 12, 2007.
Ephesus Tours
Istanbul & Kusadasi
(Ephesus)
75-) Dear Mehmet,
We were all so pleased with our private tour in Ephesus. Our guide,
Emre, was excellent. His knowledge of the history of
the area was great, and he was just so much fun and
a pleasure to have with us. We wished he could have
come with us to every port and been our guide. I
would highly recommend your services to everyone
thinking of going to Ephesus, and I would suggest
that they ask for Emre by name, as he truly made our
trip that much more enjoyable.
Thank you once again for making our trip the best it could be.
Gerard, family and friends.
Oct. 16, 2007 RCCL Spendour of the Seas
Ephesus Tours
74-)
Dear Mehmet,
The tour went well. As we exited the port we met with our guide
immediately. She was very informative and attentive
to any questions we had. I found the pace to be
quick but I do understand that with so much to see
time really moves fast. We could not believe it
when it came to an end.
Thank you so much! It would have been hard to do it on our own.
Esperanza
Royal Caribbean
''SPLENDOUR OF THE SEAS’' October 16, 2007
Ephesus Tours
73-) Dear Mehmet,
I could not have been any happier. We all had such a WONDERFUL
day.....I'm still adjusting to the time difference
since we arrived back home, but will be happy to
follow up on the websites that you have forwarded to
me.
Our guide made the experience the best. He was so
knowledgeable...had a genuine love for the
history...and treated us so well. We enjoyed our
unique lunch...and I can go on and on. I've been
telling agents for the past two evenings (at trade
shows) how wonderful our tour was. I'm going away
for the weekend...but will definately post comments
as you have requested. I hope to send other
clients/friends etc. etc. to what is "home for you"
and a "dream for us".
Thanks so much again,
Debbie Parrett
United Travel Inc. Massachusetts USA
Celebrity Cruisess ''GALAXY'' on Wednesday October
10, 2007
Ephesus Tours
72-) Dear Mehmet,
Many thanks for arranging a wonderful tour of the city of Istanbul
for us on October 6. We had a fantastic day and our
guide Lale was fantastic.
Thank you again,
Glenna Murray
Thomson's Cruises ''CALYSPO'' on Saturday October
06, 2007 Ephesus Tours
71-) Dear Mehmet,
Thanks for a great tour in Istanbul and Ephesus. You all are
real pros and I would be glad to recommend you to
prospective clients.
Holland America Cruise: Empire of the Ottomans.
Bob Bennett
Round Rock, Texas
Holland America Line ''Rotterdam'' October 02nd
& 3rd, 2007
Istanbul & Ephesus Tours
70-) Dear Sirs,
on October 1st we had the peasure of visiting Efeso
with one of your guides, and we want to thank you
for the wonderful moments we had and for the guide
who was very helpful and whose explanations were
really interesting, thank you again,
Warm regards, marta Gandolfo
Monarch Cruise ''BLUE
October 1, 2007 Ephesus Tours
69-) Hi,
Just want to let you know that we considered your
tour of Ephesus one of the best private tours we
have ever been on. Our guide was very
knowledgeable, and interesting to be with. We will
be recommending your company whenever we have the
opportunity to do so.
Ken McMahon
Celebrity Cruises ''GALAXY'
on Wednesday September 19, 2007
Ephesus Tours
68-) Dear Mehmet,
I want to extend our thanks for the wonderful tours
we had in Istanbul and Ephesus earlier this month.
Even with a change in our itinerary, your guides
managed to optimize the time we had to the fullest.
Our guide in Istanbul was Ayhan Uysal, a marvelous,
intelligent and engaging young man who shared his
wealth of knowledge with us. There were only four of
us and he gave us such personalized attention, never
lacking answers for our many questions. He also took
us to lunch at a local Istanbul restaurant where we
enjoyed traditional dishes. Anyone fortunate enough
to have him for a guide is guaranteed a memorable
experience.
Our guide in Ephesus was Nadia. She was also very
personable and so knowledgeable. We had a wonderful
day with her and touring the ruins in Ephesus with
her was exceptional.
Needless to say, thanks to Samyeli Travel we would
love to come back to Turkey and spend more time. It
was more than we ever expected and we will strongly
recommend your services to anyone we know who is
traveling to Turkey.
Best regards,
Barbara and Maury Slater
Celebrity Cruisess ''GALAXY'' September 8-9-10, 2007
Istanbul &
Ephesus Tours
67-) Dear Mehmet,
Our tour exceeded our expectations. Tugrul was
absolutely excellent. I was very impressed with the
education and training he had received and his
ability to answer all our questions with a depth of
understanding that exceeded any other tour guide we
had on our trip. Not only that, he was exremely
personable, energetic, and genuinely helpful. I
highly recommend him and Samyeli Travel. Please give
Tugrul our best regards,
Randy and Betty Ann Beardsworth
Princess Cruises ''ROYAL PRINCESS'' September 8,
2007
Ephesus Tours
66-) Mehmet,
Hello! We enjoyed our tour in Ephesus. The van was
nice and roomy and our guide, Genghis, was very
knowledgeable. We felt everything was well planned
and organized and the lunch was a good "taste of
Turkey" for us to try. We felt the tour was a very
good value and were impressed that you contacted us
to combine our tour with the other people to save us
even more money. Thank you very much for the tour.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Swanlund and family
Holland America Line ''ROTTERDAM'' September 5, 2007
Ephesus Tours
65-) Dear Mehmet,
I would like to extend my thanks to you on behalf of
the Montagna Singers for the first-rate service your
company has provided for us in Ephesus and Istanbul.
Our guides (Tuurul in Ephesus, and Ersin in
Istanbul) were friendly, wellspoken and
knowledgeable about the sites we toured. We felt
very welcome in our first time in Turkey and their
hospitality was commented upon by all our
participants. I wanted to tell you that, from the
initial correspondence we had last February, you
have been most considerate of our needs and patient
with our arrangements. I am pleased to recommend you
and your company to other potential clients in the
cruise critic forum of which I am a member.
Best regards, Peter Domitrovits - September 2 and
3, 2007 Carnival Freedom
Ephesus
& Istanbul
Tours
64-) Hi Mehmet,
We had a good time with your tour guides, Nadya at
Izmir had a good sense of humour. Both of them were
nice and I'm glad we booked with your company.
Thanks,
Sofia Po
Carnival Cruise Lines ''CARNIVAL FREEDOM'' September
2-3, 2007
Ephesus
& Istanbul
Tours
63-) Mehmet,
Thank you for the great tour and our special thanks
to Genghis and the drivers for making it a wonderful
day. We will remember it for a long time.
Best wishes,
John Napleton
Princess Cruises ''Emerald Princess'' August 29,
2007
Ephesus Tours
62-) Dear Mehmet,
I am writing to let you know what a fabulous time we
had in Ephesus. Our tour guide and driver were just
wonderful and so informative and they were kind,
courteous and really took care of us. Our tour of
Ephesus was one of the highlights of our trip. We
learned so much and are excited with the
possibilities of returning to Turkey soon.
I would highly recommend your agency to others and
thank you.
I have attached a picture of our day.
thank you,
Donna Garfield
Celebrity Cruises ''GALAXY'' August 28, 2007
Ephesus Tours
61-)
We did enjoy our tour with you very much. I found out about
you from
www.cruisecritic.com and I was already
planning on giving a good referral for you. We just
arrived home late last nite and have very good
memories of our trip to
Turkey. Yalcin Ikizoglu did a very good job
explaining things to us and his English was the
best!! He probably had the best English of any of
our guides on the whole
trip. Thank you very much and I am hoping to get
some pictures to you soon. We just got home last
nite so we are pretty tired. Thanks again.
Sincerely
Sandra Lamont
Celebrity Cruises ''GALAXY''
August 08, 2007
Ephesus Tours
60-) Dear Mehmet,
We have just returned home and I would like to thank you and in
particular our guide(Ms Tulip) for bringing Ephesus
to life. This is our second visit and the terrace
houses were a dramatic addition this time.
We would be pleased to recommend you to friends and colleagues in
future.
Kind regards,
Ian Walker
Celebrity Cruises ''GALAXY''
August 08, 2007
Ephesus Tours
59-) Mehmet - Thanks once again for a great tour. Jengis
Cenk was a terrific guide who we would highly
recommend. I just posted a thread on cruisecritic
and mentioned your agency. Here is a photo of our
family at the Library of Celsius. This was really
the highlight of our cruise. My brother Steve will
be posting something as well. Best of luck to you
and your guides.
David Louie
Royal Caribbean ''Splendour of the Seas'' August 07,
2007
Ephesus Tours
58-) Hi Mehmet,
The Ephesus and Istanbul trips was great and
everything worked out perfect. Congratulations on
such great services,
The best,
Salvi Folch - Princess Cruises EMERALD PRINCESS
August 1-2, 2007
Ephesus & Istanbul Tours
57-) Hi Mehmet,
We just wanted to let you know what a wonderful tour
and tour guide we had on our recent trip to Turkey.
Six of us arrived on the Splendour of the Seas on
July 24 and we were met by Nadia (Naciye) Otar. She
was informative, funny and a wonderful person. We
had a great time with her and would highly recommend
her and your company to anyone going to Turkey.
Taking a private tour with you was the best way to
see the sights!
Thanks for making our time in Turkey memorable.
Gail and Paul Dziorny (in the party of Timothy Kartisek)
Royal Caribbean Cruises ''SPLENDOUR OF THE SEAS''
July 24, 2007
Ephesus Tours
56-) Hi Mehmet,
We had a great time on our Ephesus Tour, our guide was fantastic
and we would both recommend him to others and would
request his services for other tours in Turkey. We
also requested to go to a good, traditional
restaurant for lunch and it was perfect! Thank you
very much. I will send some photos at a later date.
Best regards,
Stephanie Greenburg and Darrin Swan -
Princess Cruises ''EMERALD PRINCESS'' July 11, 2007
Ephesus Tours
55-) Mr. Dagdelen,
Thank you so much for 3 wonderful tours in Turkey. We were very
pleased with Arzu (please pardon my spelling!) in
Istanbul and Turu in Ephesus. Both were very
knowledgeable and their English was excellent. We
were also very grateful for your thorough and speedy
responses to our questions via email. Your busses
were large and comfortable. It was a pleasure
working with Samyeli Travel, and I will recommend
your company whenever I have the opportunity.
Becky Obendorf
Celebrity Cruisess ''GALAXY'' July 8-9-10, 2007
Istanbul &
Ephesus Tours
54-) Hi Mehmet,
Our guide service was terrific. He was knowledgeable, interesting,
charming and accommodating. All 6 of us could not
have been more pleased.
Ellen
Seabourn Cruise Line ''SEABOURN SPIRIT'' July 2,
2007 Ephesus Tours
53-) Hi Mehmet:
We really enjoyed our tour of Ephesus and Kusadasi area with
Yalchin. He was really great. I have attached a
few photos for you. I will definitely recommend
Samyeli Travel to anyone that I know will be going
to Turkey.
Take Care,
Scott and Robin Pugh - June 26, 2007 Royal
Caribbean ''SPLENDOUR OF THE SEAS''
Ephesus Tours
52-) Dear Mehmet,
Thank you so very much for the wonderful experience
we had touring Ephesus. Our guide was so informative
with his knowledge of the area and his enthusiasm
about the history was contagious! I highly recommend
Samyeli Travel to anyone visiting Ephesus.
Pat & Jim Burgess - Maureen & Herb Gee, Celebrity
Line ''GALAXY'' June 05, 2007
Ephesus Tours
51-) Hi Mehmet,
The Ephesus Tour you organised for us was excellent
and good value – the bus was waiting for us at the
ship, the guide was funny and knowledgeable and I
would happily recommend your services to any other
visitors to Kusudasi.
Best wishes
Alex Beeson - Royal Caribbean ''SPLEDOUR OF THE
SEAS'' June 12, 2007
Ephesus Tours
50-) Hi Mehmet,
We enjoyed the tour very much, and our guide and driver were both
exceptional. Thanks.
Jim Telepman - Royal Caribbean ''SPLENDOUR OF THE
SEAS'' June 12, 2007
Ephesus Tours
49-) Dear Mehmet,
Thank you so much for the good tours your company
provided us. It's the best tours we had, Izmir and
Istanbul, guided by your two very rofessional,
detailed and efficient tour guides. Please relay our
grateful thanks to both of them, Genchis in Izmir
and Ceng in Istanbul.
We were so impressed of the cleanliness of Turkey
inspite of the traffic we encountered. Hope to visit
Turkey again. Attached are some pictures taken.
Regards,
Cristina -
Carnival Cruise Lines ''CARNIVAL FREEDOM'' May 17 &
18, 2007
Ephesus
& Istanbul
Tours
48-) Mehmet,
We are finally home in Florida and I wanted to write to you to tell
you how much we liked our time in Kusadasi with your
tour guide and driver. I am sorry that the cruise
line misled you for our pick-up time. Fortunately,
everything worked out for us and we had plenty of
time to visit all areas.
We are very thankful that we booked our trip to Ephesus, Virgin
Mary House and Artemis Temple with you. Mr. Cenk
Cenghis was, by far, the best tour guide that we had
on our entire cruise. He was very friendly,
professional and provided much information of the
areas we visited. Also, our driver (I have
forgetten his name) was very courteous and
professional. All of the people I talked to on the
Legend of the Seas that did an excursion on a bus,
were disappointed with their tour.
I told many people on the ship about our great tour with Samyeli
Travel and I will also highly recommend you to all
the people on Fodors. com, CruiseCritic.com,
cruisemates.com, trip advisor.com and venere.com.
Thank you, once again for a wonderful day in your country. When we
return, we will certainly use Samyeli again and will
request Mr. Cenghis. If I can be of any further
help, please let me know.
A. (Alvis) Van Taylor -
Royal Caribbean
''LEGEND OF THE SEAS''
May 22, 2007
Ephesus Tours
47-) Mehmet,
We very much enjoyed our tours in both Ephesus and
Istanbul. Accept for unavoidable delays due to the
ship/traffic, we had no problems meeting up with our
guides - very prompt. Thorough coverage of tour
sites. Very knowledgeable tour guides. Friendliness
of tour guides was exceptional - we especially liked
Nadia in Ephesus. The private tour group experience
was definitely superior to the ship's large group
tours.
Thank you for making our visit to Turkey so
memorable.
A. Lisa Ty - Princess Cruises ''EMERALD
PRINCESS'' May 21-22, 2007
Ephesus
& Istanbul
Tours
46-) Hi Mehmet,
We all were extremely pleased with the tour! We were
met promptly by you and our guide Genghis and the
van you provided was very comfortable for our group
of 10. My husband enjoyed seeing the sign with my
name so much that we asked to keep it and had it
autographed by Genghis. Our driver was courteous and
careful which we all appreciated. Everyone also
enjoyed the delicious lunch. One couple told me that
of all the tours he had taken on the trip (all
others were Oceania tours) that the Ephesus tour was
by far the best. Having visited Kusadasi and Ephesus
before, the highlight for me was the Terrace houses
and I am very glad that I included them in the tour
plan. We took too long in other places we visited
to get to the Isabey mosque, but the group agreed
that it was our fault and no one minded in the
least. The shoppers appreciated the extra time to
spend their money at the sites we visited. That is
the best part of a tour that is customized; the
group has more control of the pace. In short, we
could not have been happier and would not hesitate
to recommend Samyeli Travel to anyone wishing to
arrange a private tour. I have attached a picture
of the group in front of the library – taken by
Genghis.
Carolyn Ferris -
( May 20, 2007 - Ocenaia Cruises
''NAUTICA''
)
Ephesus Tours
45-) Joseph and Dixie,
Dear Mehmet James Dagdelen,
Dixie and I highly recommend your tour. We enjoyed
it immensely. You gave us a personal one on one
experience that we will always remember and for
which we will be grateful.
Thank you again. May 1, 2007 M/V Oceanic ll - Replace Sea
Diamond
Ephesus Tours
44-) James McVey
Hi Mehmet,
First of all we did not have a tour in Ephesus with
your company, although we wish we had. Our tour was
in Istanbul. We were met as soon as we docked and
started immediately. Our tour guide was Mr
Fatih Erarslan, he was very knowledgeable. He
answered question not only about the sights, but
also the government, society, and culture. He was
very pleasant and we would certainly request him if
we ever return to Turkey. After this tour, we have
decide we will always do private tours not tours
from the ship. Thank you for your services and we
wish continued success in your business. Thank you
to Fatih also.
( March 31, 2007
- Carnival Freedom )
Ephesus Tours
43-) Joanne Hoefer
Just a note to tell you how much we enjoyed the tour and to thank
you for the "great guide" you gave us. I have posted
good reviews for you on the cruise lists and
hopefully they will bring you more business. thanks
again for the professional job ( April 30, 3007
Emerald Princess )
Ephesus Tours
42-) John Tchiang
Dear Mr.Dagdelen,
Overall, we are very pleased with your tours in both
Izmir ( Ephesus ) and Istanbul.
In both cases, your guides are very knowledgeable
and extremly detail minded.
We wish to extend our appreciations for the job well
done. We will recommend
your services to our friends.
Sincerely, ( March 30 & 31, 2007 Carnival Freedom
)
Ephesus
& Istanbul
Tours
41-) Bill & Shelley Canada
Mehmet
Shelley and I had a excellent tour of Esphesus with
your wonderfull Professional Guide "Nadia". We felt
our time and money
was well spent. We couldn't have asked for a better
guide or driver and the vehicle was very
comfortable. We will definately
recommend Samyeli Travel to other friends who are
planning to go to Turkey. November 27, 2006
Ephesus Tours
40-) Brad Barbour Kettering, OH
Mehmet,
Greetings from Kettering, OH, USA!
First of all, I would like to thank you for your
clear, quick and timely information that you
provided throughout the entire process. We planned
many private tours on this trip, all of which were
recommended through the Cruise Critic Web Site,
including yours. I appreciated your extra efforts in
putting Sheila and I in touch with the Greshams for
this private tour, as well. Thank you!
Of all the tours that we took , in Istanbul,
Kusadasi, Athens, Rhodes, Naples, Rome and Venice -
it was Samyeli Travel that FAR EXCEEDED our
expectations and provided super customer service,
quality arrangements and VALUE for the price paid.
Not only did Samyeli Travel deliver everything that
was promised, but everyone went out of their way to
ensure we had a terrific experience.
The cleanliness of the van provided, the
professionalism of the driver and the knowledge and
personality of our guide were OUTSTANDING!!! As soon
as we settle down and have time to right our review
and submit it to the Cruise Critic website, you can
be confident that Samyeli Travel will include our
highest praise!
Mehmet, we had an unfortunate experience at the end
of our trip, my luggage and camera bag were stolen
from the train at Roma Termini, other wise it would
have been my pleasure to provide you with photos of
our tour and guide.
Feel free to use these comments as a recommendation
of your services, and should someone want to contact
me personally, I would be more than happy to do so.
Please extend a warm thank you to everyone who made
our excursion and private tour a very memorable
experience!!
Take care, November 27, 2006
Ephesus Tours
39-) Karen Thomas,
Hello Mehmet
We enjoyed our tour with Cengiz very much. He was
very knowledgable and educated. His English was
good. We feel as if we got a very good history
lesson on our trip to Ephesus. The lunch we enjoyed
in the garden of the Ceramic School was very
enjoyable and it was nice to sit outside and enjoy
the atmosphere of the 'real' Turkey. October 07,
2006
Ephesus Tours
38-) Thomas & Nancy Schwab
Dear Mehmet,
I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed our private
Ephesus tour on November 5, 2006. This was a
private custom tour for just the two of us that
actually cost less that a similar group tour offered
by Princess Cruises. We were met by our guide on
the dock as soon as we disembarked from the Golden
Princess. The car was immaculate and spacious and
we had a very good driver in addition to our
guide. Our guide spoke very good English and was
very interesting and informative about Ephesus, the
Terrace Houses, Temple of Artemis, and the Basilica
of St. John. We found the Terrace Houses especially
interesting and are glad that we included them in
our custom tour. We had a tasty buffet lunch at a
very nice restaurant that also had very clean
restrooms.
The other part of our tour that was surprisingly
educational and interesting was a visit to a Turkish
Carpet cooperative school and showroom. We enjoyed
our Turkish coffee while we were shown a variety of
carpets after watching a weaving
demonstration. There was absolutely no pressure to
buy. We had contacted four other tour companies on
the web and found the best combination of service
and price from Samyeli Travel. November 5, 2006
Ephesus
Tours
37-) Marylin Reed
Dear Mehmet,
We absolutely loved our tour of Ephesus with "Nadia" on October
25th! She was delightful, and we truly enjoyed the
day with her. She was very knowledgeable about
Turkey & about Ephesus, and it made the Ephesus tour
so interesting to have her guide us through it and
explain things. She was a lot of fun, and we would
highly recommend her to anyone considering one of
your tours. The Ephesus tour was our favorite stop
on the entire cruise. As soon as I get a chance, I
will write a review on tripadvisor.com and recommend
your company. Thank you for your excellent
service. I will try to forward some pictures in the
next few weeks. Sincerely. October 25, 2006 Ephesus
Tours
36-) Nick Nickerson
Hello Mehmet,
We had a great tour of Ephesus with Or your guide. He was very
informative and even spend extra time with us. His
knowledge of Ephesus was amazing. We would highly
recommend him to anyone who wanted to learn the
history of Ephesus. Thanks... October 23, 2006
Ephesus
Tours
35-) Patricia Schmied
Hi Mehmet,
We took 5 tours indipendently from our cruise. This was by for the
best! Nadia was wanderfully informative and fun. Her
language skills were wanderfull. We enjoyed her very
much. This was the highlight of our cruise!.
WANDERFUL! THANK YOU! October 12, 2006
Ephesus Tours
34-) James Fulter
Dear Mehmet,
We thoroughly enjoyed both tours arranged for us and
the tour guides in both Istanbul and Ephesus were
knowledgeable and personable. The vehicles provided
were clean and comfortable. We also enjoyed the
meals at the two venues selected for us.We will be
pleased to recommend your services. October 03 -
04, 2006
Ephesus Tours
33-) John Fagg
Dear Mehmet,
I want to comment Samyeli Travel for the very fine tour we had on
Saturday October 7, 2006. I will recommend Samyeli
Travel and I hope to do another tour with you
someday. Our guide, Fusun, was delightful,
knowledgeable, and very patient with our many
questions. I believe the driver was Recep. He was
also very good. We appreciate the quality of your
service. Thank you, again. October 7, 2006
Ephesus Tours
32-) Linda Brasseal
Hi Mehmet,
We absolutely loved your service and Nadia was perfect for us!
She was great at Ephesus and Artemis temple and also
back in town. When I get a chance to come back and
see more of Turkey, I will certainly call upon your
services again. July 16, 2006 Ephesus
Tours
31-) Lori Seaton
Dear Mehmet,
Thank you for your e-mail. Bill and I greatly enjoyed our tour of
Ephesus, Temple of Artemis and The Virgin Mary
House. Everything about it was perfect. Ibrahim
and our driver were promptly waiting for us at the
airport and it was a blessing to have comfortable,
air-conditioned ransportation waiting for us. They
were both very friendly and entertaining tour
guides. Ibrahim was very knowledgeable about the
history of the beautiful sites we visited and we
felt as though we were getting inside information
that other visitors were missing out on. They
dropped us off at the front door of the hotel we
stayed at in Kusadasi and recommended a restaurant
for dinner. It was all a great experience and a
highlight of our whole trip. Sunday July 23, 2006
Ephesus
Tours
30-) Maureen McCracken
Dear Mehmet,
We had an incredible vacation last month that included 7
countries—and we look back on our time in Turkey as
a highlight of the trip. We credit that to our guide
Denis—who taught us more about the history of the
area in one day then we would have learned in a
semester at school. We were also made to feel
incredibly welcome—and for that reason we look
forward to returning to Turkey again in the future.
Thank you for an amazing day to remember! We would
highly reccomend Samyeli Travel to anyone visiting
the area. Thank you for providing such a wonderful
service!
August 25, 2006 Ephesus
Tours
29-) Vaveine Teves
Hi Mehmet,
Thank you for arranging our Ephesus, House of Virgin Mary and
Temple of Artemis tour. All of us thoroughly
enjoyed it. Our guide, Nadia, and driver, Necdet,
were excellent. Nadia gave a wonderful tour. We
learned a lot about Ephesus, and Turkey as well.
Hopefully, we would be able to visit your country
again someday. August 16, 2006
Ephesus Tours
28-) Michael Myers
Mehmet,
We have now returned from our cruise and would like to thank you
for an excellent tour of Ephesus. Gengis was a great
guide and we will recommend your services to anyone
we know making a similar trip. August 25, 2006
Ephesus Tours
27-) Robert Eiseman
Hi Mehmet (James),
We (5 adults & 5 children) had a terrific guide (Hassan) and were
amazed at the knowledge and the desire to detail
this knowledge by him. He truly was fun to be with,
yet maintained a sense of professionalism. He
mentioned he had toured with school groups and
therefore was perfect for our mixed aged group.
As for the value of the dollar paid, fantastic.
Excursions offered by the cruise line were either
shorter or much more expensive than what we paid per
person. A birthday cake was even arranged for my
daughter without any asking. We could have hoped
for nothing better other than more time to spend
visiting Kusadasi & Ephesus. August 02, 2006
Ephesus Tours
26-) Kay Dixon
Dear Mehmet,
I hope this email comes to you OK. All of us agree that the tours
with Cengis and you were the best part of our
cruise! Our tours with your company, 2 days in
Istanbul and 1 day in Kusadasi, were the high-point
of our cruise. Your customized service made it
possible for the 18 members of our family group to
enjoy touring together. Everything we saw was
wonderful and we are excited to have you arrange a
longer land tour to see a larger area. Thank you so
much! July 6 and 7 in Istanbul, July 9 in Kusadasi
Best Wishes, Kay Dixon
Istanbul &
Ephesus Tours
25-) Chuck
Dear Mehmet,
Samyeli Travel will get great reviews from me. Your
company was very efficient, had clean vehicles, good
drivers, and knowledgable and friendly guides. I
would recommend Samyeli Travel to anybody visiting
Turkey.
The only regret I have is that we couldn't stay in
your beautiful country for a longer time. I hope
someday to go back again. June 10, 2006
Ephesus Tours
24-) Debbie Broeckling
Dear Mehmet,
Our tour and tour guide was outstanding. We had the most wonderful
time. We especially enjoyed going to Sirrence. It
may have been the highlight of our trip. I can't
wait to enjoy the peach wine we bought there.
Thanks again for your great service and follow-up.
I would not hesitate recommending your company to
anyone going to Turkey. Looking forward to doing it
again (maybe not real soon, but some day). June
19, 2006
Ephesus Tours
23-) Debra Tucker
Hi Mehmet,
We thoroughly enjoyed our tour. The guide was well informed and
provided very good details. He made Ephesus come
alive for us. It was one of the highlights of our
cruise. The vehicle was in excellent condition and
quite comfortable. Considering the personal nature
and the big cost savings over the the cruise ship’s
excursions we would highly recommend Samyeli Travel
to anyone stopping in Kusadasi. They were a
pleasure to work with and were very timely in their
responses. June 09, 2006
Ephesus Tours
22-) Larry Barker
Dear Mehmet,
The trip was excellent. Tour guide was well informed and insured we
enjoyed the experience. Thanks from all four of us.
August 25, 2006
Ephesus Tours
21-) Fiona MacLennan
Dear Mehmet,
Thank you for a wonderful day at the sights . Ibraham was first
class guide and most informative and we were very
well looked after for the whole day. We were
delighted with the service.Many thanks...
September 17, 2006
Ephesus Tours
20-) Diana Richmond
Hi Mehmet,
Great email communication prior to service. We enjoyed ourselves
very much in your country during our one day visit.
May 09, 2006
Ephesus Tours
19-) Regina Holt-Michael
Hello,
Thank you so very much for a wonderful experience. Our guide was
perfect. I will recommend you to all my friends and
family heading to Turkey. May 14, 2006
Ephesus Tours
18-) Teresa Cox
Dear Mehmet,
Our tour was fantastic - guide (I forget her name) was wonderful,
very friendly and knowledgable. We were very pleased
with your email responses, the meeting at the port,
driver, van and guide. You do a great job. Keep it
up!! I'll be in contact again should I happen to
return to your lovely country. May 17, 2006
Ephesus Tours
17-) David Christie
Hello Mehmet,
Our private tour was excellent. Our guide
Ebru was very friendly and extremely
knowledgeable. The highlight of our tour was the
trip to Sincere and the visit to the house of one of
the local people. Sharo
was an excellent driver and we always felt safe. I
have included a couple of our pictures for you.
Thank you and Kindest regards April 26, 2006
Ephesus Tours
16-) Marc L. Dash
Hi Mehmet,
Our guide was very good, extremely knowledgeable and
very friendly and courteous. I would recommend your
company to anyone traveling to Turkey. May 09,
2006
Ephesus Tours
15-) Mrs. James
Hello Mehmet!,
We had a wonderful time in Ephesus! Our guide was
Wonderful!! Lunch was terrific!!! She was very
knowledgeable and very nice. We highly recommend
her. The vechicle as great and we had a very nice
time.
Thank you again. April 21, 2006
Ephesus Tours
14-) Brad Craven
The tour that you provided exceeded our expectations
in every way. Indeed, it was the highlight of the
entire 10 day cruise/tour for most of our
participants. The guiding, transportation, and
features of the tour were superb. We want to return
to your country! My group loved the stop at the
carpet factory and cheerfully dropped $20,000 in 90
minutes. I hope that we will be able to use your
services in the future for a deeper look at Turkey.
April 24, 2006
Ephesus Tours
13-) Bette Davis
Dear Mehmet,
We were surprised to have both a driver and a tour guide. They
were both excellent and were waiting for us as we
left the ship. Sedat was so informative and since
he is an English teacher, of course he was very easy
to understand. He was so accommodating, letting us
go at our pace and stop for pictures whenever we
wanted. The schedule was great, the car was very
comfortable, and lunch was delicious. I also want
to thank you for being so good to deal with and so
prompt in answering my questions while I was
planning the trip.
I notice you have updated the prices of the tours
on your website. The tour is still a bargain at the
new prices and I would highly recommend it and your
company. When we saw the big groups of people
following the flag around on the Princess tours,
we knew how lucky we were to have a private tour.
In a few days when things settle down here, I will
be posting comments on some of the forums. If we
are lucky enough to return to Turkey someday, I will
want to book more tours with you.
The only suggestion I could offer is to make it
clear on the web page tour description that the
price includes both a driver and a guide; I think it
would be a selling point. Thanks again. May 09,
2006 Ephesus
Tours
12-) Tom Straker
Our Ephesus Tour was excellent and very
professional. Our tour guide Nilay was very
knowledgeable. We had a great tour and enjoyed it
very much. April 30, 2006
Ephesus Tours
11-) Shawn
Hey,
I just wanted to thank you for the excursion. What a
fun experience.
We were very impressed with Samyeli Travel on our
excursion of Ephesus. The bus was air conditioned
and the tour guide was very knowledgeable. With a
group of about 45 individuals including a lot of
children they allowed flexibility in the time at
each place. I highly recommend an excursion with
them. April 09, 2006
Ephesus Tours
10-) Mark & Patrica
Dear Mehmet,
Just got back from our cruise ship on Costa Fortuna
and The Ephesus tour was unbelievable and perfect
thank you for everything.
Great tour perfect guide and we recommended Samyeli
Travel everyone.
I have already given several of business cards to
people on the ship and will give one to the travel
agent who booked our cruise. I certainly would
recommend Samyeli Travel to anyone who is traveling
to Turkey.
Thanks for a wonderful and memorable experience.
March 25, 2006
Ephesus Tours
9-) Kathy Morgan
Hi Mehmet,
I just wanted to get in touch with you and thank you
for organizing our Ephesus tour while we were in
Kusadasi for the day. It was a lovely day trip and
we really enjoyed the Sirince Village. 2005
Ephesus Tours
8-) Sam and Lisa
”The tour was unbelievable and perfect thank you for
everything.
Great tour perfect guide and we recommended Samyeli
Travel everyone.” 2005
Ephesus Tours
7-) George Carter
“It was a pleasure touring Ephesus and Selcuk with
Samyeli Travel agency and especially our driver who
was very experienced. It really was a very nice tour
we'll always remember it so thanks to you.” 2005
Ephesus Tours
6-) Klaus Giess
“The Ephesus tour you provided was excellent. We
were efficiently met at the ship by your friendly
staff. The bus you sent us was superb, but the very
best was the guide you provided us. He was so
enthusiastic about the subject! She had everyone's
attention.” 2005
Ephesus Tours
5-) John Michaels
“Dear Mehmet,
I really enjoyed the Ephesus and Virgin Mary tour
and found the history of this region absolutely
fascinating. Thank you for help in organizing this
tour for me and my friends.” 2005
Ephesus Tours
4-) Susan Sleeve
“This tour was well organized and we were met at the
port and accompanied to our buses. Ephesus was
amazing and I never thought it would cover as much
space as it did. I am glad we took the option to do
the Sirince Village tour as well as this was well
worth it and there was plenty of free time to look
around and browse the small markets” 2005
Ephesus Tours
3-) George Stevens
“A thoroughly enjoyable time and a must if you are
visiting Kusadasi via cruise ship or other. We were
picked up from the port and given a very
professional tour around Ephesus and other sites.
Thank you” 2005
Ephesus Tours
2-) Phil Thomas
“I would recommend these tours to anyone who is
interested in visiting these ancient sites. The
guide was excellent and was very enthusiastic about
this subject” 2005
Ephesus Tours
1-) John Lasek
“Kusadasi was a lovely place to visit on our cruise
and I really do suggest if you have the time then
you do a tour of Ephesus and the areas around it.”
2005
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