Eleanor Wang (14-18 june 2010)

     My husband and I found Celsus Travel through TripAdvisor's forums and booked a 5 day/4 night private tour with them last month and we had an amazing trip. To start, they were very professional and efficient throughout the planning phase and communicated promptly through emails. They were even helpful when we requested for assistance outside the scope of our trip with them. They answered all our questions and adjusted everything to fit our schedule and preferences, booking hotels and arranging sight-seeing according to our requests. During our trip, they picked us up at the bus station and we were driven in a private car throughout the whole trip. We visited sites at Ephesus, Selcuk, Seringe, Priene, Miletus, Apollo Temple at Didyma, and took a day cruise to the surrounding beaches. Our 2 tour guides (Yesim at Ephesus, and Yigit for all the other sites) were both knowledgeable and professional, and spoke fluent English. We were given historical background of all the sites as well as details regarding their restorations. Yigit even explained the meaning of ancient graffiti carved at some of the sites. They were extremely accommodating and flexible with our requests, taking us to the best seafood restaurant in Kusadasi and shopping for local music CDs. When we decided to change one of our day-plan entirely at the last minute, they promptly made suggestions and arrangements without any extra charge to us. We plan to travel with them again when we go back to see the other parts of Turkey, and would highly recommend them to anyone as well.

Maria Wilson (June 16 2010)

    Guys; me and my family are very thankful for the great tour to Ephesus and house of Mary on june 16th. Especially our guide Yigit Ergen was fantastic. He was very friendly, knowledgable.We appreciate sharing his knowledge with us. We highly recommend him to any one .We hope to come back to Turkey again and again.

Marcie Ryan (May 18 2010)

    We had a fantastic time on our tour with Idyit (sp?) Ergen. He was extremely knowledgable, polite and most accommodating to our group's needs. A highlight was having him order several dishes for us to sample at the restaurant in Selcuk. We also enjoyed the Turkish Bath experience! I wrote up a favorable review of our trip on TripAdvisor, it will be posted soon. Also, I will make mention of Celsus Travel in our Cruise Critic cruise review when I get a chance. Thanks so much for your Turkish hospitality. Everyone on our trip mentioned how much they all enjoyed their day! Feel free to include my comments on your web - site or in your advertising material. Sincerely

Ana Maria CERINI (21 April 2009)

    Dear Celsus Travel
    I would like to thanks very much for the organization of the travel, it was amazing, very well organized, on time and the restaurants and hotels were OK very good choise!!. The guide Ceren is great, she was very gentil, amazing, very professional and also very cool. We spend a very good time with her company.

Gerre KLOSEK (23 April 2009)

    I just wanted to personally thank you for the wonderful tour and lunch you scheduled for us. Everything was so well planned from the time you picked us up in Izmir from the ship NCL Jade. You and our driver were wonderful! Turkey was great! Our lunch was perfect and delicious! We felt every place we visited was unique and interesting. We will happily recommend you to everyone who asks. Thank you, Geraldine Klosek and Carol Skaggs

Don HOUNSELL (29 October 2008)

    This email is to say thanks for the great service we received from Celsus Travel. The help you provided by email prior to our visit was great, and we appreciated all your advice. The travel arrangements you made were perfect – this included our flights to and from Istanbul, transfers to and from Izmir airport and the really nice Charisma hotel in Kusadasi. The day we spent with you on the Ephesus tour was wonderful and stands out as a real highlight of our whole trip. I am very pleased I choose Celsus Travel and a private tour – it was the best.

    The rug we bought at the co - op arrived today, coming safely half way around the world to us in New Zealand. We were so pleased we bought it at the beginning of our trip, under your watchful eye. It was great to be able to say" no thank you " to all the hawkers in Istanbul.

    I will happily recommend you to anybody.

Steve Solomon (04 September 2008)

    Hi!

    I just want to thank you for the fantantic day we spent with you in Kusadasi. Your knowledge of Ephesus and your many insights, helped make this tour the best of our trip. We are looking forward to returning to Turkey and having you guide us to the many other cities and sites. Thank you Steve Solomon Pinebrook, New Jersey

Jon Sheila JOHNSON (01 September 2008)

    Here are a few photos I took on the trip with you in Turkey. I have tons more if you want some.
    I want to thank you very much for our day in Kusadasi. All in our group had a great time. You had things well planned and we enjoyed it very much.
    When next I am in Turkey or know someone going, I will be sure they contact you. Excellent job.

Thanh Nguyen (9 May. 2008 )
    

    On behalf of "MY FAMILY", and our own family of Thanh & Hao & Bonnie, we would like to express our sincere thanks to your team for making our trip enjoyable and memorial. Turkey is definitely on our list of returning visit. I must say the tour arrangements for Cappadocia, Turkish Night, Ephesus, especially the night on the Istanbul were all FANTASTIC. We believe your Celsus Travel is EXCEPTIONAL in meeting all travel requirements of our Turkey visit. We appreciate your sharing the history of Turkish sites where we visited and the professionalism demonstrated throughout our travel.
    Do not hesitate to contact us when you are planning to head this way. Again many many thanks to both of you. You certainly win our referrals and future Turkish travel. Cheers.

Jerry Van Driesen (19 May. 2008)

    All Van Driesen's are safe and sound in Virginia, New York and Poland. Jenny has received her carpets and says they are even more beautiful in her house than in the showroom. She is so happy she bought them with you rather than waiting to get to Istanbul. She felt she would have been overwhelmed by all of the carpet stores there. We all loved your country and were very sad to leave. The best thing was that we started out with you. We were able to become used to the currency, the foods, the geography and the rich history of your country. You were absolutely right.

    Turkey has the best of everything - olive oil, tea, fresh vegetables, spices, history and the best guide ever - you. We have told everyone to go to Turkey and if you ever need to use us as a recommendation do not hesitate to contact us. Until we meet again, Louise Van Driesen PS. We loved the archeological museum at Topkapi.

Miguel RUIZ-USA (10 Mar.2007)

    I like to express my appreciation for everything your staff did for us. The treatment that I received was the best. Your kindness and professionalism was outstanding and proved that even though I am wheelchair bound, there are no limitations with your staff's help.

    Thanks again for such an excellent treatment. It really made our vacation one to remember.

Danette D St. John-Kearse USA

    My family and I have returned to the States. I just wanted to thank you for your professionalism throughout the transaction. Our assigned guide, Arzu, was remarkable. She is extremely knowledgeable and friendly. I just wish we had more time to explore Turkey. Again, thank you and extend my well wishes to Arzu. I will recommend your company to friends.

Diane McQuaid USA (20 Sept. 07)

    We have arrived back home, the best part of any trip is arriving back home. I wanted to touch base with you to tell you that your tour was excellent. Turkey is a beautiful Country and I would like to return for another, but longer, visit at some time in the future. As I view my video, I clearly see you have a excellent knowledge and understanding of the area. The tempature, however, was less than enjoyable.
    Thank you again, I will be sure to refer your tour company to anyone who is travelling to Turkey.

John and Aimee Stoltz-USA (17 Sept. 07)

    Aimee & I wanted to drop you a short note to THANK YOU for our fantastic Ephesus tour.  We enjoyed our daytogether very much.  We also are very happy with our rug purchase and look forward to receiving it.Thanks again.

Kathleen Calhoun-USA(3 Oct 2007)

    I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed our tour of Ephesus and the House of Virgin Mary on 25/09/07.  Sinan was awesome!  He's extremely knowledgeable and professional and the taxi was clean and comfortable.  Sinan made sure that we stayed on schedule but we never felt rushed.  On the way back to the port we stopped at a ceramics shop where we saw the pieces being hand molded and then saw the beautiful finished products in the shop.

    We were heading to Istanbul when we returned to port, so Sinan was able to give us a lot of useful information for our visit there as well.

    Thank you & Sinan for a wonderful experience.  We all loved Izmir and Turkey and hope to be back again some day when we can stay longer.  If I know of anyone that will be visiting Turkey, I will definitely give them your name!

Davin Wenner (St. Louis) (06 Oct. 07 )

    What a wonderful tour you gave us "Beach Girls" of Ephesus and surrounding area.  You were thorough, humerous and so very kind.  We were all so stunned at what a nice gesture you did for us with the champagne at the "Library" at Ephesus; and we cannot thank you enough. It was a very special moment.  You are too kind.

    Thank you so much once again.

Ginny Baird-USA (15 Oct. 2007)

    We have just returned from our cruise and wanted to thank you for the wonderful tour.  We were greeted at the ship and taken to all the places we wanted to see.  Our guide Suleyman was great.  Thank you for making our visit to Istanbul so memorable.