Ephesus and Pamukkale Tour from Istanbul by flight with hotel

We had a very convenient travel arranged impeccably by Ms Meltem. She went above and beyond to make sure all the challenges we met during the travel were sorted out. The guides were also very helpful throughout our journeys. I would like to specially mention our guide in cappadocia Mr Oghuzan who was fun, knowledgeable and very helpful. Strongly recommend Neopolis Travels

Ephesus tour was great except for the visits to the leather shop and the carpet cooperative. Both are just hard-sell tactics which we did not want and did not appreciate. The Pamakkale tour was a disappointment as Rafet the guide didn't provide much explanation, the lunch was cold and tasted mass-produced and we had stops at a mysterious dilapidated cafe? motel? to pick up passengers! Information provided was pithy and we were left to our own devices in what seemed like a tourist trap for 2.5 hours. Total waste of a sunny afternoon. Private walking tour of Istanbul with Didem was informative but again we were railroaded into a carpet workshop which was more like a sellshop, if you know what I mean. Lunch at a nearby restaurant was good though. Final tour of Capaddocia with Ulsan was the best of the lot - no hard sell of anything, he was super well-informed, comparing facts and figures about Turkey with similar aspects of countries that the group came from (Brazil, US, Singapore etc). He took us on short walks through Monk's Valley and one other spot and generally, was an excellent guide.