We have just completed a 22 day tour from Istanbul, down the west side as far as Antalya, then to Ankara and back to Istanbul. Our guide was Necat and driver was Yelcin. We couldn't have asked for a better team. Necat is so enthusiastic and patriotic about his country, so we learned so much about the history, the background story and the progress with the archeological digs. Necat is a qualified and certified guide, which means he has studied the history and sites that he took us too. He is also very easy to get along with, passionate about everything and passionate about making sure that you get to see and understand how stunning these places are and the incredible history. He also explained the stories about all the rulers between the sites too, with the seven churches, the rulers who set up the cities, built the buildings and what incredible feats of workmanship and engineering skills they had. We also learned about the mythology as well. He also loves food, so we got to eat in amazing local restaurants with fabulous food, served by lovely, friendly people. The countryside is stunning and changes constantly. We were gob smacked by the beauty of places like Pamukkale and Cappadocia. We did two short boat trips and the balloon flight in Cappadocia. We also visited the carpet and ceramic places in Cappadocia. Both worth visiting too. Necat is a true gentleman as well and looked after us well, making sure at all times that we were ok, comfortable and on time for pick ups. He is also very funny and fun to be with, so we did have a lot of laughs as well. We did 12,000 kms of driving and Yelcin never missed a beat. I am normally a nervous passenger, but I felt so safe and comfortable with his driving. We had many long days too. The van was always clean and the fridge stocked with water and drinks. The van is airconditioned and very comfortable. There are USB plugs too for charging.

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