95-)
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)
94-)
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)
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 Kusadasi
(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 Tour from Port of Izmir
(Ephesus Tours)
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 Tour from Port of Izmir
(Ephesus Tours)
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.
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 Tour
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 Tour
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
(Ephesus Tours)
