6 Days Guided Istanbul and Cappadocia Tour

I worked directly with the sales person at Smart Turkey Tours, Gonenc Gorsun; he was delightful to work with. We worked with him to set up our week’s stay and itinerary a few weeks before beginning our trip. His command of English and written communication was superb. He made good suggestions and responded in detail with appropriate answers to my questions. He graciously tailored our guided tours of Istanbul and Cappadocia to cover exactly what we wished to see. He let us pick the hotels we wished to use, even changing one upon my request. He also provided a number to reach him at any time 24/7 in the event of any problem, but I did not need to use it, as we had no difficultly. He arranged all airport transfer transportation; when we arrived at IST, he had a driver met us at the airport and take us to our hotel. He arranged our two days touring Istanbul with a private guide who was great. All entrance fees were prepaid and we most often bypassed any lines to get in to the sites. For our side trip to Cappadocia he had all airport transfers and airline flights ready for us. He also had a very good guide there to show us around the area for two days. And of course our transfer back to our Istanbul hotel. I am very impressed with Smart Turkey Tours. Gonenc Gorsen did an excellent job, making the week go so smoothly and enjoyable. I heartily endorse this agent, Gonenc Gorsun, and Smart Turkey Tours.

We just came back from an incredible trip to Turkey. We visited Istanbul and Cappadocia — what an amazing country, full of beauty, culture, and history. Even though we experienced a few setbacks due to situations beyond our control, like the weather, our guides adapted the visits in the best possible way. Both of our guides, Yaya in Istanbul and Inci in Cappadocia, were extremely knowledgeable and shared their country with such enthusiasm. We can’t wait to go back someday!

We had a few tour guides while we were visiting. One of our guides was Inci throughout our visit to Cappadocia. She was fantastic. She was very enthusiastic and customized our tour to what we wanted to do. We loved how knowledgeable she was. 10/10 would recommend her!

Smart Turkey Tours expertly coordinated our visit to Turkey, with their agent Gonenc Gorsun facilitating arrangements before and during the tour. The tour company provides a very good value and fulfills its promises. First, they provide reliable pickups and transfers from and to the airport. This amounted to six taxi rides. I regularly checked by Whats App with Gonenc and he confirmed the time of these rides to reassure us. Second, during the daily tours in Istanbul and in Cappadocia, we were provided with delicious lunches which exceeded my expectations. The two guides we had were experts and very sensitive to our needs. In Istanbul, Nil provided us with a private tour (we were the only customers) for two full days accompanying us through the Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Cisterns, Grand Bazaar, Spice Market, Bosphorus Cruise, including Tram transfers, sitting with us for lunch, and bringing us to sights, stores and districts beyond the official itinerary. Nil is a Turkish national treasure. She will undoubtedly become a major guide in the touring field. In Cappadocia, Zeki was very attentive and flexible with our needs. He is a scholar with a wealth of stories and knowledge leading us through dozens of sites including Goreme open air museum, Ozkonak underground city, the Dervent Valley, the Pidgeon Valley, the ceramic workshop at Avanos, the Cavusin Village, and more including rug and jewelry vendors. If we had arranged for hotels, breakfast, lunches, transports, domestic flights, admissions and guides on our own, the tour price would have been more than we paid for the expert guidance and care provided by Smart Turkey Tours.

We went for 4 days Istanbul and Cappadocia trip, which we planned a a very short notice. Smart Turkeys Tour, really planed it very well in 1 day's notice, and all aspects of tours were very well organized, and very professionally executed. All drivers were on time, hotels were good and tour guides very friendly and knowledgeable.

Metin was very helpful and resourceful. The service was amazing. Communication was prompt. Well supported by very professional guide (safak n zekir) and the driver was also very helpful. I would recommend SMART TURKEY. I would have given them more than just 5 stars. Was given a free upgrade on our last 2 nite in Istanbul as the arrange hotel have some heating problem. That what they do to make you trip memorable. Thank you Metin and team. You guise are great 👍👍 If you all are looking at a professional tour operator, I would fully recommend Smart Turkey. 😍😍

The tour agency provided us with a wonderful experience. The hotels were nice and well located, the tour guides knowledgeable and super friendly, the places we saw amazing and restaurants were good. Overall, a great experience at a super reasonable price. Not a single thing to complain about!

The arrangement done was excellent, Hotel selection was Amazing. The stay at Solem Cave Hotel and EFE Boutique Hotel was very memorable.

The places are impressive, we enjoy the trip, we take Many photos!!!, the tour guides very friendly, gave us preferential treatment.

The times and places visited very well planned meals and top hotel..and the guide. One hundred points very clear in explanations