Testimonials

Hi Liz,

From your end pulling all this together at such short notice was absolutely wonderful and I cannot sing your phrases loudly enough.

We stayed at the MDC hotel in Cappadocia, Turkey for 2 nights. Being a new hotel the facilities were impeccable, as was the hospitality and service provided by each and everyone of their staff. The manager Mustafa was friendly and attentive and more than happy to assist in any way possible to make our stay easy and relaxing. The rooms itself were beautifully furnished and comfortable incorporating the old style caves and modern day luxuries complementing each other perfectly. Our driver Numan Senol was fantastic. He was extremely warm hearted and friendly, he was more than happy to share his knowledge answering our questions and filled in gaps and provided a locals perspective that is often missed in group tours. He made the travels around the area easy and it was a pleasure to be in his company.

I cannot recommend both the MDC hotel highly enough.

I also sent the following message whilst we were travelling though to Enver when the hotel accommodation in the closing stages of the travel through Turkey was less than acceptable:

Enver, we have just touched down in Rhodes and wish to thank you very much for your assistance last night. Your efficiency and kindness in locating more suitable alternate accommodation at such short notice was much appreciated. Your attentiveness in following up with our progress between hotels, ensuring we were not inconvenienced or out of pocket in transportation and the kind gift you provided us went above and beyond your call of duty. We sincerely thank you for everything you've done to ensure our holiday continues to surpass expectations and be easy and stress free. We will not hesitate to recommend Turkey Travel to family and friends thanks to the amazing staff, such as yourself, who have made our trip to Turkey unforgettable.

Again Liz, you've been fantastic and I have spoken to a few people who are thinking of travelling in Europe to get in contact with.

Hello Michael, 

We thought you would like to hear a brief comment on our recent Best of Turkey Tour.

It far exceeded our expectations. What we experienced could not have been achieved as independent travellers. Guides in all areas were excellent..in some cases we had a private tour experience. 

To be in Gallipoli prior to Anzac Day was due to your suggestion and variation to the tour. Hotels were in great locations but our favourite was Sokullu Pasa in Istanbul. All staff there gave every assistance to any enquiry we had. A very friendly team made our stay there a highlight. Meals were excellent in all locations.

Information boards at the bus station similar to a railway station where bay changes can be seen would mean we would not have to ask the very busy staff. There were young backpackers also having a few problems locating their bus bay.

Other than that. The bus travel is excellent, regular stops, pleasant friendly staff on board and in the rest stops. Finally, we are very pleased we chose your company and hope you can pass on to the various agencies along the way our thanks for their efforts and professionalism. TJ ,s in Eceabat, and special thanks to our guide on day 2 Cappadocia who sought medical attention for me after a slight cut to my head. We are seniors in our seventies and feel very fortunate to have seen Turkey with your company. Thanks so much for all the e mail replies.

Regards

Hi Liz, 

Sadly I am back at work now, happily perfect weather here in Adelaide this week, 27 and sunny today!

Fantastic time in Turkey thankyou!! I was just heading to the shops from the Mina when I saw your office, I called in on the off chance you were there to say thankyou. 

Everything was really good, all the arrangements worked really well. The guides, hotels and transfers all good!

I guess the best praise I can give is that I would definitely book with you again and will recommend you to others as well. 

I will do a review for Trip Advisor from home too.

Thankyou again

We have finished our wonderful trip to Turkey. Thank u for organising an amazing trip. We love Turkey & hope to return. Ishan was great & sorted out a problem we had with one Hotel other than that everything ran smoothly with guides, pick up & hotels. We appreciated the flexibility of the tour having time to ourselves & tours with small numbers of people. Peri for the walking tour at Istanbul & Batak at Gallipoli from crowded house were the standout guides our stay in Kas was a highlight & the Hideway Hotel our favourite accomodation giving us a family feel, large room & home cooking. I would definitely use your company again. Thanku for a wonderful trip. 

Dear Liz,

I just wanted to thank you and TTC Travel for organising our holiday in Turkey. We loved it. And the trip went according to plan. I will do a review for Trip Advisor saying how pleased we were with the help we got and the value for money. The tours were great - we especially liked the two guides we had for the private tours in Istanbul and Ephesus. Many thanks again.

Hello Liz 

We have arrived home after a wonderful trip overseas. I would like to thank you for the outstanding time we had in Turkey.

All the tours were fantastic and the efficiency of the staff and tour guides was amazing. We had experiences we had never had before and I (Susanne) particularly loved Goreme. The quality of the hotels was exceptional. The people of Turkey are the warmest and friendliest we have ever met. 

Mehmet, who did our private Byzantine and Ottoman tour and the Black Sea tour was particularly engaging - I would love to do his gastronomical tour some day. All the guides had outstanding knowledge and took great pride in their work. The drivers were very experienced and I felt safe in their hands and knew that all would go well.

Once again, thank you very much. We will recommend your company to all our friends.

Warmest wishes

Dear Liz,

We are finally back home after our wonderful trip (we spent a week in France after leaving Turkey).

I want to thank you very much for the smooth and efficient working of your operation throughout our time in Istanbul and on the tour. Your people were unfailingly helpful, and the tour guides were friendly and knowledgable companions on all our trips. Our special thanks are due to you personally for your suggestions and advice, and for organizing such a memorable journey.

With all good wishes

Hi Liz, 

Here we are back in Australia after our travels in Turkey and afterwards in Hungary.

Our tour of Turkey was wonderful from beginning to end and the organisation was perfect at every step of the way. We appreciated the visit from Ihsan at our hotel on our arrival in Istanbul and his assurance of being available via mobile 24/7 in case of problems. I did call him twice to confirm pick up times. He was also very supportive when Ilona and I got sick in Kusadasi - we had a to miss a full day's touring the day we were scheduled to go to Ephesus but thanks to the reorganisation, we visited Ephesus with Ali the next day when we felt much better and also visited Hierapolis and Pamakkale as scheduled - so we didn't miss anything. Please thank Ihsan for us as we don't have his personal email. 

Our treatment the day we were sick was exceptional. Our guide Ayca kindly arranged for us to be taken to a clinic in Selcuk, where we were examined most efficiently and then put onto beds and given intravenous medication - we stayed there for several hours until mid-afternoon. We left with our temperatures back to normal, with antibiotics to take and feeling much better, although it took a few days to fully recover. We cannot speak highly enough of the caring and competent treatment we received at the clinic. I think the clinic is part of the West Aegean Health Service.

Istanbul was a delight for us, as we explored Sultanamet and its small streets and the Blue Mosque and Topkapi areas and then at the end of our tour, over on the Istiklal St side. Our guide took us to a Turkish rug centre, where we bought a rug we really didn't want but it will be a lovely souvenir of Turkey. Actually we bought a second smaller rug at another rug display centre on the way to Pamukkale. 

All of our guides were very good and looked after us well. At Gallipoli we had a retired professor Kenan Celik who is a world expert on that campaign and was a mine of information on what happened and could have happened. We came away with a deeper understanding of both sides of the battles there but appalled by the waste of young lives.

Hayim showed us Sophia and Topkapi Palace - very informative and friendly but left us alone with his rug merchant mate whose persuasive powers were greater than our determination not to buy. Mustafa took us to the Spice Market and the Bosporus tour and also the Dolmabahce Palace - the PA system on the boat was unfortunately poor and the commentary therefore partly missed but overall it was a good day. Ayca was terrific and took us to from Canakkale to Troy, Pergamon and on to Kusadasi - both ancient cities fascinating. He also arranged for our treatment when we were sick. Ali was also great and took us to Mary's House, Ephesus and Hieropolis/Pamukkale - also fascinating. 

Cappadocia was wonderful including the hot air balloon ride - we're very glad we went there - it's such a fascinating place and Goreme is a lovely town. Our guide was excellent. A Japanese group on our minibus had its own guide fluent in Japanese - he said Turkish and Japanese are similar!

Back in Istanbul we liked Istiklal and the Taksim district and on our last day visited the Modern Art Museum and the wonderful Van Gogh exhibition. 

Our hotels were varied but all were good. The Canakkale hotel is historic and quaint and maybe only 2 stars but it was only for one night - our room was at the front and revellers kept us awake until 2 a.m. - I think it was 18 March celebrations. The staff at the boutique hotels were very helpful and friendly.

Our tour of Turkey exceeded our expectations and we will tell all our friends how great is was. Ihsan was keen that we leave with a good impression of Turkey so please assure him that we did and please thank him for us. 

If you would like any further specific feedback I would be glad to give it. I've already passed your details to a friend whose children are planning to visit Turkey.

Hi Liz, 

Just finished last day tour and I want to give a huge rap to the people you used. Just fantastic in every way and nothing to complain about.

Thanks again for helping to make this trip so memorable.

Dear Liz, just one last email to let you know how much we enjoyed our time in Turkey and all the work you done to help our trip a memorable one.I will recommend your company to any friends or family that want to go to Turkey. We hope to be back there one day.