Dear Sammys Travel,

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 Ephesus Tours
 

Sammys 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 Ephesus Tours
 

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 Ephesus Tours
 

Dear Sammys Travel,

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'' Ephesus Tours
 

Hello Sammys Travel,

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 Ephesus Tours
 

Sammys Travel,

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 Ephesus Tours
 

"We booked our Ephesus tour with Sammys 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 Sammys Travel!"

Nick Vleisides
Galaxy Ephesus Tours
 

Sammys Travel

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 Istanbul - Ephesus Tours
 

Sammys Travel,

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'' Ephesus Tours
 

Hi Sammys Travel.

We had a wonderful private tour of the ancient city of Ephesus with Sammys 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 Sammys Travel.  Additionally, I would like to commend Mahmet at Sammys 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 Sammys 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'' Ephesus Tours
 

Dear Sammys Travel,

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'' Ephesus Tours
 

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'' Ephesus Tours
 

Dear Sammys Travel,

We were only in Kusadasi for seven days and of those seven we booked four tours with "Sammys 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
 

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'' Ephesus Tours
Ephesus Tour from Port of Izmir
 

Greetings Sammys Travel,

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'' Ephesus Tours
Ephesus Tour from Port of Izmir
 

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’’ Ephesus Tours
 

Dear Friends at Sammys 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 Sammys Travel will do everything they promise and more.

Ephesus Tours
 

Dear Sammys Travel,

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 Sammys travel to friends.

Cheers, Linda Long.
Princess Cruises ''STAR PRINCESS'' November
Ephesus & Istanbul Tours
 

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'' Ephesus Tours
 

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'' Ephesus Tours
Istanbul & Kusadasi (Ephesus)
 

Dear Sammys Travel,
 
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.
RCCL Spendour of the Seas Ephesus Tours
 

Dear Sammy Travel,

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’' Ephesus Tours
 

Dear Sammys Travel,

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'' Ephesus Tours
 

Dear Sammys Travel,

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'' Ephesus Tours
 

Dear Sammys Travel,

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''
Istanbul & Ephesus Tours
 

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 Ephesus Tours
 

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' Ephesus Tours
 

Dear Sammys Travel,

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 Sammys 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''
Istanbul & Ephesus Tours
 

Dear Sammys Travel,

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 Sammys Travel. Please give Tugrul our best regards,

Randy and Betty Ann Beardsworth
Princess Cruises ''ROYAL PRINCESS'' Ephesus Tours
 

Sammys Travel,

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'' Ephesus Tours
 

Dear Sammys Travel,

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 - Carnival Freedom
Ephesus & Istanbul Tours
 

Hi,

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''
Ephesus & Istanbul Tours
 

Sammys Travel,

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'' Ephesus Tours
 

Dear Sammys Travel,

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'' Ephesus Tours
 

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'' Ephesus Tours
 

Dear Sammys Travel,
 
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'' Ephesus Tours
 

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'' Ephesus Tours
 

Hi Sammys Travel,

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
Ephesus & Istanbul Tours
 

 
Hi,

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'' Ephesus Tours
 

Hi Sammys Travel,
 
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'' Ephesus Tours
 

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 Sammys Travel, and I will recommend your company whenever I have the opportunity.
 
Becky Obendorf   Celebrity Cruisess ''GALAXY'' 
Istanbul & Ephesus Tours
 

Hi Sammys Travel,
 
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'' Ephesus Tours
 

Hi Sammys Travel,

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 Sammys Travel to anyone that I know will be going to Turkey.
 
Take Care,
 
Scott and Robin Pugh -  Royal Caribbean ''SPLENDOUR OF THE SEAS''  Ephesus Tours
 

 
Dear Sammys Travel,

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 Sammys Travel to anyone visiting Ephesus.

Pat & Jim Burgess - Maureen & Herb Gee, Celebrity Line ''GALAXY'' Ephesus Tours
 

Hi Sammys Travel,

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 Kusadasi.

Best wishes

Alex Beeson - Royal Caribbean ''SPLEDOUR OF THE SEAS''
Ephesus Tours
 

Hi Sammys Travel,

We enjoyed the tour very much, and our guide and driver were both exceptional.  Thanks.

Jim Telepman - Royal Caribbean ''SPLENDOUR OF THE SEAS''
Ephesus Tours
 

Dear Sammys Travel,

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''
Ephesus & Istanbul Tours
 

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 Sammys Travel and I will also highly recommend you to all the people on www.fodors.com, www.CruiseCritic.com, www.cruisemates.com, www.tripadvisor.com and www.venere.com 
 

Thank you, once again for a wonderful day in your country.  When we return, we will certainly use Sammys 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''
Ephesus Tours
 

Sammys Travel,

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''
Ephesus & Istanbul Tours
 

Hi,

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 Sammys 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 - ( Ocenaia Cruises ''NAUTICA'' ) Ephesus Tours
 

Joseph and Dixie,

Dear Sammys Travel,
    
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. M/V Oceanic ll - Replace Sea Diamond Ephesus Tours
 

James McVey  

Hi Sammys Travel

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. ( Carnival Freedom )

Ephesus Tours
 

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

( Emerald Princess ) Ephesus Tours
 

John Tchiang
 

Dear Sammys Travel,

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, ( Carnival Freedom )
Ephesus & Istanbul Tours
 

Bill & Shelley Canada

Shelley and I had a excellent tour of Ephesus 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 Sammys Travel to other friends who are planning to go to Turkey.

  Ephesus Tours
 

Brad Barbour Kettering, OH

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 Sammys Travel that FAR EXCEEDED our expectations and provided super customer service, quality arrangements and VALUE for the price paid. Not only did Sammys 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 Sammys Travel will include our highest praise!

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, Ephesus Tours
 

Karen Thomas,
 

Hello

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.

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Thomas & Nancy Schwab

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 Sammys Travel.

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Marylin Reed

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. Ephesus Tours
 

Nick Nickerson

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...

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Patricia Schmied

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!

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James Fulter

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.

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John Fagg

I want to comment Sammys Travel for the very fine tour we had on Saturday October 7, 2006.  I will recommend Sammys 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.

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Linda Brasseal

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.

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Lori Seaton

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.

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Maureen McCracken

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 Sammys Travel to anyone visiting the area. Thank you for providing such a wonderful service!

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Vaveine Teves

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.

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Michael Myers

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.

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Robert Eiseman

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.

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Kay Dixon

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,

in Kusadasi
Best Wishes, Kay Dixon
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Chuck

Sammys 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 Sammys 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.

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Debbie Broeckling

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).

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Debra Tucker

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 Sammys Travel to anyone stopping in Kusadasi.  They were a pleasure to work with and were very timely in their responses.

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Larry Barker

The trip was excellent. Tour guide was well informed and insured we enjoyed the experience. Thanks from all four of us.

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Fiona MacLennan

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...

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Diana Richmond

Great email communication prior to service. We enjoyed ourselves very much in your country during our one day visit.

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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.

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Teresa Cox

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.

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David Christie

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 Ephesus Tours
 

Marc L. Dash

Our guide was very good, extremely knowledgeable and very friendly and courteous. I would recommend your company to anyone traveling to Turkey.

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Mrs. James

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. Ephesus Tours
 

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.

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Bette Davis

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. Ephesus Tours
 

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.

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Shawn
 

Hey,

I just wanted to thank you for the excursion. What a fun experience.

We were very impressed with Sammys 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.

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Mark & Patrica

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 Sammys 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 Sammys Travel to anyone who is traveling to Turkey.

Thanks for a wonderful and memorable experience.

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Kathy Morgan

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.

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Sam and Lisa
The tour was unbelievable and perfect thank you for everything.

Great tour perfect guide and we recommended Sammys Travel everyone.

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George Carter
It was a pleasure touring Ephesus and Selcuk with Sammys 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.

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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.

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John Michaels

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.

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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”

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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”

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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”

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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.

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