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Istanbul Walking Tour with Joseph Stanley GroupToday I had a half day walking tour with Joseph Stanley Group. I picked them from their hotel in Cihangir which is a trendy neigbourhood. We walked down the hill to Findikli and got on the tram to Oldcity and Sultanahmet district. Had Doner Kebap Wrap (Gyro). Visited Hipodrome, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Local Markets and Spice Market. Sampled some Turkish Delight in Spice Market and had some baklava at a local Baklava store in Tahtakale. Enjoyed some Turkish cofee and tea and had a rest there. During the walk to the Spice Market. Local Municipalities had an electronic booth where people can learn about events in Istanbul and also an opportunity for a memory picture. We had a try if it works. Below is the result :) Afterwards we continued our tour, walked on the Galata Bridge in front of fish restaurants. Walk through Camando stairs by the Criemean War Seasmens Hospital to Galata Tower and to Serdar-i Ekrem Street. Enjoyed great photo opportunities of 19th century houses. Walked on Istiklal Avenue. Visited Pera Palace Hotel. Stopped by St. Anthony Church and smapled hot halva at Koska. Walked through Beyogle Fish Market and Navizade Streets.
It was a little bit cold but an enjoyable day. I will continue touring with the smae group on Tuesday. We will do a fullday tour of Grand Bazaar, Bosphorus Cruise, Asian Side of Istanbul, Camlica Hill and Beylerbeyi Palace. If you would like to do such a walking tour of Istanbul. I will be in Istanbul till May 7th. For more information please visit: Walking Tours of Istanbul. Denizhan Pekoz Tour Guide
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Recent Tripadvisor Review about our Tour Guide: Mrs. Yesim KulakWe have received the following comments about one of our tour guides Mrs. Yesim Kulak. The referenced review is published on Tripadvisor. We are proud to share this with you: I cannot recommend Ephesus Tours more highly if you are wanting an excellent day Lonely Planet`s listing for Spice Market and Hagia SophiaLonely Planet has now listed the Mısır Çarşısı (Spice Market) as number five on its Best Fresh Food Markets List. And just last July the Hagia Sophia made it on to the same organization’s list of the Ten Most Beautiful Buildings in the World. Lonely Planet`s list for Ten Most Beautiful Buildings of the World: 1. Guggenheim Museum in Bilboa, Spain 2. Potala Palace, Tibet 3. Library of Alexandria, Egypt 4. Sagrada Família, Spain 5. Taj Mahal, India 6. Imam Mosque, Iran 7. Winter Palace, Russia 8. Crac de Chevalliers, Syria 9. Church of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul 10. Museum of Oscar Niemeyer, Brazil To see two of the above mentioned places Spice Market and Chucrh of Hagia Sophia contact us for your personalised private tour program. Passeios de Efeso para os brasileiros por Portugues Falando guias turísticos locaisOferecemos passeios privados de Ephesus para os brasileiros que viajam para Efeso. Todos esses passeios são conduzidos por guias locais de língua portuguesa licenciados. Você quer conhecer Ephesus de forma especial? Oferecemos passeios privados de Éfeso e da Casa da Virgem Maria. É uma boa maneira de conhecer a cidade, com o apoio de um especialista local que fala fluente português. Você estará no topo do que está acontecendo na cidade e você poderá fazer perguntas e obter as melhores dicas dos guias amigáveis. Passeio de um dia em Efeso e a Casa da Virgem Maria saindo de Kusadasi, Izmir, Sirince e Selcuk. Os passeios podem começar de Kusadasi, Izmir, Selcuk, Sirince Hotels e do aeroporto de Izmir e do porto de Kusadasi e Izmir. Para mais informações, por favor clique no seguinte link ou contate-nos.: Excursões Privadas de Éfeso com Guias de Língua Portuguesa Unbiased Ephesus Tour Reviews about our servicesExcellent tour with and excellent guide! Denizhan explained us everything very clearly, he knows his stuff very well. Thanks for sharing that with us, we really enjoyed it.
Best of Ephesus Tours, Kusadası, Turkey Joanna Hebermehl, United States Jul 19/12 We arrived at noon in 100 degrees but our guide gave us a great tour in excellent English. We went to old Ephesus also plus a local village. It was so much nicer for 10 people on a smaller bus and we saw so much in a shorter time. Our cruise ship landed later which kept us from seeing Ephesus during the early morning. The price we paid was better than the ships by a lot Archeological Ephesus & Sirince Village, Ephesus, Turkey Chris Horton, United States Jul 16/12 We were meet promptly and our guide was clearly experienced. We were led through the sites in the reverse order to the big tour groups to avoid the peak times/ crowds, and were able to complete the tour well within the time allocated. Our guide provided knowledgable commentary throughout and was polite and friendly. We appreciated that he also paid the parking fees as we had no Turkish Lira and that we were able to reimburse him in Euro. Half Day Tour - Ephesus & Terrace Houses, Kusadası, Turkey Garry Barrows, United States Jul 4/12 Dennis was excellent. Met us as arranged at cruise ship port. Was very knowledgeable of everything Turkey including customs, lifestyle and reality. Was able to answer complicated and simple questions with equal ease and courtesy. Knowledge of Ephesus is impressive including Christian customs and life of the times. Command of English outstanding. Completely understandable. Shopping stops may NOT be bargain oriented. Would happily choose Dennis again to guide us as we travel. Kemeralti Bazaar, Ephesus and Lunch, Izmir, Turkey Mary Ekiss, United States Jun 16/12 Denizen covered a lot of ground and information with us while allowing us to spend more time in our places of interest. He shared his knowledge while making the day a pleasure! Tip: Go to Sirince Village! Ephesus & Villages Tour from Kusadasi Port, Kusadası, Turkey Rick Heydel, United States Jun 10/12 Very prompt, courteous, and knowledgeable. Spoke English extremely well. Car was clean and comfortable and driver was very nice. Took us to very nice local restaurant for lunch and helped us order. Highly recommend. Biblical Ephesus Tour from Kusadasi Port, Kusadası, Turkey Reiner Brasch, Turkey Jun 9/12 Very knowledgeable and enjoyable to be around. He was also very flexible in what he showed us so as to not waste our time on things we may not be as interested in. Highly recommended. Christian Ephesus Tour from Izmir Port or Airport, Izmir, Turkey Monique Westra, Canada May 27/12 Helpful and well informed guide who was especially considerate of the difficulties of a partially handicapped person. Responded well to questions. Tour #10905, Half Day Tour of Ephesus from Kusadasi Port, Kusadası, Turkey Des O'Neill, United Kingdom Feb 18/12 Denizhan was a great guide and enabled us to have a very enjoyable and interesting tour. He is extremely knowledgeable and informative and was always a most friendly and amenable person to have as our guide. Highly recommended. Walking Tour of Istanbul Highlights, Istanbul, Turkey Aaron Cooper, United States Feb 15/12 Denizhan braved the cold weather and snow to provide us with a detailed tour of Istanbul. He made the most of our off season timing, customizing our tour by suggesting additional stops in the "New Town". He knows many people in Istanbul, so we were warmly greeted for lunch and in the Spice Bazaar by his friends. Denizhan taught our families well, not just pointing out the obvious, but answering questions and providing details that made the tour both educational and fun. Walking Tour of Istanbul Highlights, Istanbul, Turkey Aaron Cooper, United States Feb 13/12 Denizhan is a wonderful guide. He is very knowledgable, so we learned much in Ephesus and the surrounding area. Additionally, he has relationships with local businesses, such as a ceramics shop, rug maker and restaurants. This enhanced our private tour greatly. If we could give him 6 stars, we would! Christian Ephesus Tour from Izmir Port or Airport, Izmir, Turkey Ravi Shukla, Manlius, United States Dec 30/11 The tour went exactly as planned and scheduled. Denizhan greeted me at the Airport and we travelled to the old city of Istanbul. Denizhan is knowledgeable about the history and architecture of Istanbul and Turkey. His friendly attitude made the tour even more enjoyable for me. He took the time to show the Grand Bazaar as well as the Spice Market. Overall it was a five star experience for me. Half Day Walking Tour of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey Howard Lien, United Kingdom Nov 5/11 Had a wonderful time. Especially enjoyed the lunch at a local resturant Thank you, Denizan, for making our visit special! Biblical Ephesus Tour from Kusadasi Port, Kusadası, Turkey Errol Meyerowitz, Australia Sep 5/11 5 star. Our guide met us on time. He was exremeley informative and very friendly. Much better than the organised cruise tours. Half Day Tour of Ephesus from Kusadasi Port, Kusadası, Turkey Morris Fine, United States Sep 3/11 Deniz arrived on time and tailored a tour of Ephesus that was tailored for us. He imparted, in totally fluent English, a tremendous amount of interesting information about the discovery and restoration of the ancient city and the life that people led there. He took us to other temples and mosques as well as schools dedicated to transmitting the ancient crafts of pottery and rug making. If we ever get back to Turkey we would hire this guide again to see more of the country. Half Day Tour - Ephesus & Terrace Houses, Kusadası, Turkey Mary Mason, United States Aug 18/11 What a wonderful day. Denizhan was professional, right on time at the dock. Outstanding tour, very flexible. Ephesus became the unexpected hightlight our of vacation. Highly recommend, especially with kids! Half Day Tour of Ephesus from Kusadasi Port, Kusadası, Turkey Carmel Spiteri, Malta Aug 17/11 The tour was fantastic. The guide was very informed and new his history very well He had some information for us coming from Malta that we did not even know. All in all it was a great tour. Very recommendable. Christian Ephesus Tour from Izmir Port or Airport, Izmir, Turkey Thomas Marchok, United States Aug 5/11 Denizhan led us through a wonderful tour of Ephesus, a local mosque, and a local mountain town (Serinche). He is very knowledgeable, and his style kept our group of 10 (spanning in age from 11 to 60+ years old) entertained and informed throughout. Following the tour, each of us felt like we got an authentic glimpse of Turkey, and made the most of our time there. Ephesus & Villages Tour from Kusadasi Port, Kusadası, Turkey Keith Jackson, cremorne, NSW, Australia Jun 29/11 Denizhan was ill but he seamlessly arranged an excellent substitute Halil 'Sem' Semih, a former academic specialising in archaeology, to guide us around Ephesus. This, our first ToursByLocals experience, cemented the reputation of the organisation as a first class operation. Half Day Tour of Ephesus from Kusadasi Port, Kusadası, Turkey David Egilman, foxboro, MA, United States Jun 29/11 The best tour guide I have ever had. He was fluent in colloquial English. It was like spending a day with 3 of the best faculty at any US University all wrapped into one very nice person - a Religious studies, historian and Latin/Greek scholar. The tour was informative, and he encouraged all types of questions. He took us to a local village to experience "real" life there and he arranged a delicious dinner with a family who opened for us alone. A great experience. And it was reasonably priced. Ephesus & Kirazli Village Tour from Kusadasi Port, Kusadası, Turkey Annette Bauman, United States Jun 24/11 Our children and grandchildren took your Ephesis tour last month and loved every minute. We previously took some of your asia tours in march-april and were likewise pleased. Ephesus & Kirazli Village Tour from Kusadasi Port, Kusadası, Turkey Helen Belkin, United States Jun 9/11 It was one of the most memorable days of our trip the day we spent with Denizhan. Thank you!!! Half Day Tour of Ephesus from Kusadasi Port, Kusadası, Turkey Steve Temlock, United States May 23/11 Excellent tour guide. Knowledgeable and friendly. Excellent English. Nice person - you will ike spending time with Dennis (Denizhan). Ephesus & Villages Tour from Kusadasi Port, Kusadası, Turkey Stewart Bennett, United Kingdom May 14/11 Denizhan was waiting at the bottom of the gang plank as we disembarked. The transport vehicle was a short walk away and he began giving us information about Kusadasi as we walked. After a very comfortable ride to Ephesus we began the tour which was extremely informative. We had an elderly person in our party and Denizan made sure he could cope with the terrain. Denizen is a very personable and knowledgeable young man. Half Day Tour of Ephesus from Kusadasi Port, Kusadası, Turkey Gary Bluhm, United States Apr 22/11 Denizhan's knowledge of Turkey and of ancient Christian and Islamic history was so informative. He brought to life for us the once thriving city of Ephesus. And how we delighted in our visit to the charming village of Sirince, where we had lunch among the local people. It's clear that Denizhan loves his country, and we fell in love with Turkey, too. Ephesus & Villages Tour from Izmir Port or Airport, Izmir, Turkey Lena Wong, Canada Feb 18/11 . Private Ephesus Tours with Russian speaking licensed tour guidesRecently we had many enquiries for Russian speaking tours of Ephesus. We are proud to announce you that we have started operating private tours of Ephesus with Russian speaking tour guides. Due to limited number of Russian speaking tour guides in the area. There is an extra charge of 50 Euros for Russian speaking tour guide requests. We also built a Russian web page for private Ephesus Tours to help travellers to plan their day in Ephesus. For more information please visit the following link: Индивидуальные туры Эфес с русским языком экскурсоводов Visitar Éfeso con un guía turístico privado es una experiencia única.Ofrecemos tours privados de Éfeso desde el puerto de Kusadasi, puerto de Izmir, el aeropuerto de Izmir, hoteles de Kusadasi y hoteles de Izmir. Nosotros sólo ofrecemos tours privados de Efeso con mejores guías turísticos de la zona de Éfeso. Todos nuestros guías turísticos tienen licencias del Ministerio de Cultur de la República de Turquía. Tours privados funcionan con los nuevos vehículos con aire acondicionado, impulsados por choferes profesionales.
Para obtener más información acerca de nuestros tours privados de Efeso, por favor visite: http://www.excursionesefeso.com/ Two Days Ephesus and Pamukkale Tour for Ashok Family from IndiaFor today and tomorrow, we had a booking of 2 days private tours of Ephesus and Pamukkale. Our tour guide Mrs. Yesim Kulak is assigned for Ashok Family of 16 from India.
Today, they had a fullday tour of Ephesus, Temple of Artemis, Sirince Village and Isa Bey Mosque. Tomorrow they will be going to Pamukkale. With our recommendations, they stayed at Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel located at downtown Kusadasi. Private Ephesus Tour for Norwegian Jade PassengersToday, Norwegian Jade of NCL Cruises is docked in Izmir. We have a group of 7 who booked a private tour of Ephesus, House of Mary, Basilica of St. John and Terrace Houses. One of our tour guides Mr. Orcun Kamit is assigned to take them around. If your cruise ship will also call either to Kusadasi or Izmir port. It would be our pleasure to be in service to you too. For more information please visit: Private Ephesus Tours
Visites privées d'Ephèse avec des guides francophonesEphesus Travel Guide vous propose un voyage de rêve dans la ville antique d'Éphèse et ses environs. Promenez-vous dans d'anciens temples, théâtres, agoras, églises et mosquées: temple d'Artémis, basilique Saint-Jean, maison de la Vierge Marie, ancienne ville d'Éphèse ... Un voyage à Éphèse est incroyable et riche en culture! Excursions d'Ephèse |
Nous organisons des visites privées d'Ephèse. Nous ne voyons pas notre clientèle comme des touristes mais comme nos invités. C'est pourquoi nous préférons prendre soin de chaque personne individuellement. Une ancienne ville magique: Éphèse était l'une des plus grandes villes de l'empire romain et une ville portuaire située à la pointe du continent asiatique. Avait une population de 200 000 personnes. Mentionné dans le Nouveau Testament. Pour plus d'informations sur nos visites privées, veuillez nous contacter. | |
Mr. Benjamin Esquinazi's tour review on toursbylocals:
Denizhan not only deserved 5 star, but a lot more. He was an incredible guide
and his knowledge let us know understand a lot of the Husadasi old times. The
breakfast was amazing, we really enjoy this tour and we have no doubt that this
was one of the best two tours we have in all our trip. Thank you Denizhan again.
Beny
It takes approx. 2 hours to drive from Kusadasi to Birgi. Travellers feel like being in an open air museum during their walks through the historical streets of Birgi. First inhabitance dates back to 2000BC, Phrygians, Persians, Romans, Byzantines, Aydinogullari Emirate and Ottomans ruled the town. The town had many names. During the Roman period the name of the town was Pyrigion (meaning fort in Ancient Greek). The word Birgi is derived from this name. In the 14th century, Birgi became the capital of Aydinogullari emirate. During this time many mosques, baths and schools were built in the town. Majority of these builidngs were made of local stone and still standing. The most attractive building in the town is Cakiraga Konagi. 250 years old mansion with ornate wall paintings. This house is one of the highlights to be visited in Birgi. Travellers may enjoy walking through the streets of Birgi. A lunch at a local restaurant which serves home-made Turkish food can also be enjoyed. Since 1996, Birgi is under preservation of Turkish Government and also a candidate to be a Unesco Heritage site. Visit to Birgi town can be combined with Ancient City of Sardis. Sardis is an hour drive from Birgi or if it is tuesday, Tire Farmers Market can be visited. For custom private tours of Birgi, Sardis and Tire, please contact us. |
Today we had a family of 4 from California, USA who booked a private tour of Ephesus and private airport transfer from Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport to Gullu Konak Hotel in Sirince Village. We visited Temple of Artemis, Ancient City of Ephesus, Kirazli Village and the Archeaological Museum of Ephesus. Guests stayed at Gullu Konak Hotel in Sirince. Gullu Konak is located in the heart of Sirince Village. It is a cozy boutique hotel offering high standards of accomodation. For travellers who would like to have a Turkish Vllage experience, we recommend to stay in Gullu Konak Hotel in Sirince Village. Sirince Village takes an hour drive from Izmir Adnan Menderes airport. It is not easily accesible by train or bus. We recommend to book a private transfer service from Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport to Sirince Village. |
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Ephesus Travel Guide by TransBalkan Tours is a fully licenced tour operator and a member of TURSAB. License: A 776.