John and Wil - Canada
October 19, 2007
Itinerary: Grand Tour of Western Turkey

Hello Rina:

Rina, the trip was absolutely fantastic, and quite frankly exceeded our expectations. Part of this of course had to do with the fact that Turkey is such a wonderful place to visit with famous sites, wonderful food, lovely friendly people and great weather. This trip was great because it gave us such a wide variety of experiences - beaches, ruins, mosques, museums, cities - so keep the agenda. I know that we were also lucky to travel with such great companions.

Here is some particular feedback. We both liked that everything ran so smoothly on this trip. Check in at the hotels, for example, was almost instantaneous which was sheer pleasure. Our driver Necdet was excellent, and we always felt confident with him behind the wheel. He was safe and comfortable to travel with. The places that we went to eat were awesome. I don't know who gets credit for that, but Pinar always handled the eating part of this trip with terrific skill and an ability to please. We greatly appreciated that in most restaurants we could order whatever we liked, that there was no skimping on food. And having a water cooler on the bus with chilled water readily available - and included in the trip - was a huge bonus.

Wil and I particularly enjoyed ourselves in Istanbul at the end of the trip. Hotel Sultan Zeynep was excellent. The day with Suleyman, on the other hand, exceeded our expectations once again. He was absolutely fantastic as a knowledgeable guide. He added items to the itinerary to take advantage of what was happening, and the restaurant he took us to was excellent. He is truly an outstanding guide.

I do want to mention that Pinar did add on a visit to her family is Izmir. This was truly wonderful of her, and a unique experience we couldn't of had without her. It was typical of her warm and generous personality.

Rina, our fabulous Turkey experience would not have been possible without you and Insight Travel and Pinar and Necdet, so a huge thank you to you all. Wil and I are definitely interested in visiting Turkey again some time in the future, probably eastern Turkey, or maybe in combo with Greece. Feel free to keep me up to date on what is happening with Insight Travel.

Regards from Canada
John and Wil