Thanks Nejo for arranging an Unforgettable holiday for us.It is not easy to plan for 12 pax, but you did it! We like your personal touch,taking us to the best local restaurants in Istanbul. We had a good guide, and van and we travelled at our own pace.Our favourites are...
My wife and I had a marvellous tour of legendary places in Turkey. Our driver, Engin, drove us safely from Istanbul to Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamum, Ephesus, and Pamukkale finishing up in Antalya. We flew back to Istanbul to stay overnight before flying out the next day. Chora had arranged a transfer to the airport the next day and to our surprise Engin arrived to take us to the airport, he had driven back form Antalya overnight.
The whole experience with Chora went without a hitch. The hotels were good and Engin was a willing and helpful companion finding some interesting places to eat and see.
We had initially stayed in a hotel in Istanbul which I booked myself. It was lousy and Yousef, of Chora Travel, found us another much better hotel to stay until we went on tour.
I recommend Chora travel to anyone visiting Turkey
Maureen & John - Australia
We've attached a photo I took of you and Alan during one of our breaks on 19th September so that you can remember who we are! We had an incredible trip around Turkey, returning home on 4th October and taking many many days to come down to earth and adjust to our routine home life!
Cappadocia was our first stop after leaving Istanbul and we were so enthralled with everything you showed us in this area - the geography/topography, the ancient history and the culture. You made it all come to life as you shared your knowledge with such enthusiasm. Your lovely sense of humour and endearing personality really made our two days with you very memorable.
We were so impressed with your ability to organise efficiently without any fuss and how you handled difficult situations such the noisy and disinterested South American members on one of our days with you, as well as your dealing with other tour guides who tried to push in and then rush your presentation during your allotted time in constricted sites - well done!
After leaving Cappadocia we went via Konya to visit Antalya, Fethiye, on to Pamukkale, Kusadasi and Cannakale and back to Istanbul after visiting Gallipoli. Turkey exceeded all of our expectations in every way. We have suggested to interested friends that they consider doing the same trip in reverse with Cappadocia at the end as a fitting highlight before returning to Istanbul.
Thank you so much for making Cappadocia an unforgettable highlight of our wonderful visit to your fascinating country.
With our very best wishes
Alan and Marcia Walsh
Johannesburg, South Africa
Alan and Marcia Walsh - Johannesburg, South Africa
Kath and I are finally back home after having had an absolutely fantastic trip. We were only home for 2 days when we headed off again for some more time away for my eldest son's wedding.
I must say that our time in Turkey, especially the days we spent with you, were very special. I have no doubt that having you as our driver, guide and friend for the twelve days greatly increased our enjoyment of your wonderful country. We very much appreciated the way you made sure that we experienced some of the real Turkey and not just the normal tourist sites and restaurants. One reason we opt for private tours is that it gives us an opportunity to go beyond the standard tourist trails so what you provided for us was just perfect. We loved the small roadside restaurants and enjoyed sharing many of our experiences with you. Yes, even the walk through the valley near Goreme where we picked up rubbish along the way was very special. Our carpet was waiting for us when we arrived home so next time you are speaking to your friend please thank him for us.
Kath and I just loved the food in Turkey so I am highly motivated to try some of the recipes in the book I bought. I do the cooking for us both and like to try food from all around the world. We especially enjoy Vietnamese cuisine and will now add Turkish food to our favourites. I am going to try making gosleme and the bread that puffs up like a football (not sure what it is called) if I can find a recipe. The lunch we had with you and your parents was also a highlight. It was very good of your family to welcome us into their home. The food was delicious! Please thank them once again for us when next you are speaking to them.
I was very interested in your hotel project and hope that you have been able to get it underway. I would be keen to see some photographs once building work starts. This is what my business partner and I do here - not so much hotels but we restore old buildings (mainly houses) and have also built new ones. The rental market is very strong where we are so all our properties are currently leased.
I hope that your travel business continues to prosper. Of this I have no doubt given the special attention you gave us. With Yousaf and your wonderful team of drivers and guides you have certainly hit upon a winning formula. I will absolutely be recommending Chora Travel to anyone I come across who is contemplating a visit to Turkey. I will also be doing a Trip Advisor review in the next few days and promise not to include the photo of you "sleeping on the job".
Hopefully we too can fit in another trip over the next few years. It is a pity Australia is so far away.
All the very best to you.
David and Kathryn
David and Kathryn - Australia
We imagine you are up late responding to business emails so just wanted to say again how much we enjoyed our tour with you in Turkey. We weren't sure what to expect but our two weeks were better than we had hoped for. We loved all that we saw, the food we ate and mostly the people we met. We consider ourselves lucky to be part of your once a year tour. Please thank all your guides and drivers for us - you are building a great company as they were all reliable, friendly and professional. Again, also, we would like you to thank your family for their generosity in inviting us into their home and sharing a meal with us.
We are now in Sicily and have had a great day climbing part of Mt. Etna. Interestingly, our guide here also married a woman from Japan and lived in Japan for some years. We told him your "yoghurt" joke which he liked very much.
We won't be home in Australia for another month so will fix up the trip adviser review etc. then.
All the best wishes to you and hope we get to catch up again someday. We will definitely treasure the memories of our time in Turkey and with you.
Lyndall, Laurie, David and Kath
Lyndall - Australia
It was our luck to find Chora Travel Agency on the net. We are really happy and pleased with your service and with the whole experience. We are telling ours friends how amazing the trip is. Istanbul is so beautiful, Cappadoccia is a wonderful place, Tafoni Evleri is a beautiful and the warmest boutique cave hotel, we loved this place in Ortahisar, Nevsehir; Goreme, Efesus, Pamukkale, and Kusadasi are unforgettable. Thank you so much
Sonia & Erix - Colombia/ Boigotá
Herewith I would like to thank you for being the best travel service I have ever worked with! From the very 1st email to the very last mail, you were very kind, patient, friendly and most helpful. You knew what you were talking about and why you suggested certain things to us, although we had never met before.
Some of the people in our group were very skeptical about my trusting you after only working through the internet. But you were true to your word every time! Our entire group was very, very impressed with your arrangements and your punctuality and the people and guides you work with. We could not have asked for any better. Thank you so very much for making our experience of Turkey and your people so pleasant. Our hotels were just great and our guides super people with whom we learnt and laughed a lot. The car-bus you arranged for us was just perfect too!
So once again, Nejo, thank you kindly from all of us, for a job well done. We wish you could also arrange our tours elsewhere in the world too!!!
We have wonderful photographs of our trip with beautiful ones of the wonderful landscape in Turkey, which will help us remember the great time we had there.
I will send some photographs for you of the guides etc that you may find useful.
Marike Hendriksz - South Africa
My parents and I are so pleased with your service and we can't stop telling people how smooth and beautiful the whole trip is. And turkey is so beautiful that i would love to go there again for my honeymoon next year. I would like to thank u nejo for all your help. We really enjoyed the trip you have carefully planned for us. I cannot thank u enough. U and the tour guides we had are excellent and very friendly. I must say it is the best holiday for us so far and thank u nejo!
A very happy customer Rabiatul and family
Rabiatul Rahim - Singapore
We enjoyed our stay in Istanbul very much and appreciate your good service :)
All tours were good, except that regrettably the cable car ride in Bursa was cancelled due to the very windy weather then (but that was beyond anyone's control, so it was just our luck - or no luck!! haha)
The guides were good, we especially like Burak Kabas. He was very polite, well-informed, attentive and helpful. He was also very friendly, we truly enjoyed our 2 days with him!
I would like to thank you and Chora Travel for making our stay very pleasant. I hope we didn't cause you any trouble!