24 Aug 2023
We had the best day and the best guide! Yesra was full of knowledge about the area, she answered all of our questions and made it such a fun day. We had a few places that we specifically wanted to see and she was great about making sure that we got to see those. We did have to do the carpet weaving school, which was very interesting until the hard sell. It was worth it though to get to the Turkish BBQ lunch that followed. The food was DELICIOUS, and it was fun to sit out in the shade and enjoy some down time. Just a heads up - the red stuff is spicy - so don't overload your bread like I did :-) After lunch we hit one more of the places we wanted to see and learned a great deal about it from Yesra. The view from up there was amazing & she gave us some great information about the landscape and agriculture of the area. After that tour, she offered to take us to a couple other places - factories, demonstrations but she was fine when we declined. We got back to the port a little early, but it was perfect a perfect day. I would be remiss if I didn't mention our van driver as well - he was fabulous as well! The whole day we felt safe and we learned so much about an area we had never been to, but have always heard about. As Christians, it was amazing to walk where Paul & John both walked and to learn even more about those locations.
I cannot recommend this tour enough. And if you are lucky enough to get Yesra as your guide, you are in for a great day!