Anthesis Travel
Anthesis Travel
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Throughout centuries Anatolia has been home to numerous civilizations and their cultures. The cradle of diverse civilizations from early settlements to great empires with different faiths, Anatolia has also been the crossroads of religions. The Anatolian lands which have harbored many religious beliefs ranging from ancient cults to established religions of the present.
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Azar Z
2 contributions
Sep 2021
I went to Cappadocia with my 21 year old daughter. Because of corona virus, we took a private tour. We paid for a full day private tour and Ugur arranged our tour based on our interests and he gave us a complementary 4 hour tour the day before our actual tour. We had a great car and a very polite and helpful driver and a very pleasant and caring tour guide called Hadijeh. The group made every effort to include all the attraction sites that we had listed. My daughter and I enjoyed every minute of our tour. The only draw back was that due to the windy weather the balloon trips were cancelled. We hope to go back again. Oh and one good point to mention here is that apparently about 80 percent of the population in cappadocia were vaccinated and that made us feel more secure. As for the attraction sites, the town of Goreme is the best. The valley of dreams and the sunset in red valley, the open museum of Goreme, the ihlara valley, the undergroud city and Mustafa Pasha village were all fantastic. Recommend cappadocia to all travelers and Anthesis Travel if you want a friendly and professional service.
Written October 7, 2021
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Dear Azar ,
Greetings From the land of Beuatiuful Horses !!!
it was a pleasure to meet you and spent some time with you.
We are very thankful that you enjoyed your time with our team and our services.
The cancellation of the balloon flight is the reason for you to visit us one more time.
Hope to see you soon.
Regards
Anthesis Travel
Written October 8, 2021
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Travelbliss
Redwood City, California58 contributions
Sep 2021
I prepared our trip to Cappadocia with a group of friends by getting quotes from Ugur Gulcek, the Anthesis Travel representative, for all our planned activities: Airport Transfer, Balloon Flight, Green Tour, Red Tour, ATV Tour, Jeep Tour, Horseback Tour, Whirling Dervishes Show.
The prices were competitive and the service was excellent. Ugur was super helpful and always available through WhatsApp.
Do not miss dinner at the elegant Caverna Restaurant owned by this group. Its setting is spectacular, especially in the evening. The food is also very good and reasonably priced.
The prices were competitive and the service was excellent. Ugur was super helpful and always available through WhatsApp.
Do not miss dinner at the elegant Caverna Restaurant owned by this group. Its setting is spectacular, especially in the evening. The food is also very good and reasonably priced.
Written October 8, 2021
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Dear Andrei ,
Greetings From the land of Beuatiuful Horses !!!
It was a pleasure to meet you and spent some time together.
We are very thankful that you enjoyed your time with our team and our services.
Hope to see you soon.
Regards
Written October 13, 2021
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Michael Coovadia
16 contributions
Jun 2021 • Friends
One word to describe Cappadocia; “Breathtaking”
One word to describe the service offered by Anthesis Travel; “Remarkable”
The was one of the best trips I have had this entire year.
The service was a perfect 10/10.
Uğur has organized every details in such a methodical manner; that I didn’t even have to worry about what we will do…
All I had to do was show up.
From the moment my flight landed I was picked up by the most efficient, well dressed and well mannered diver I have ever seen!
His smile was warm enough to give you the best welcome!
The hotel I stayed in is like a dream come true! Like a magical scene from Alladin!
I was met by Shukran who ran my entire tour.
She is so knowledgeable, friendly and full of life.
I would recommend Anthesis Travel 11 out of 10 times.
Thank you!
Michael Coovadia
One word to describe the service offered by Anthesis Travel; “Remarkable”
The was one of the best trips I have had this entire year.
The service was a perfect 10/10.
Uğur has organized every details in such a methodical manner; that I didn’t even have to worry about what we will do…
All I had to do was show up.
From the moment my flight landed I was picked up by the most efficient, well dressed and well mannered diver I have ever seen!
His smile was warm enough to give you the best welcome!
The hotel I stayed in is like a dream come true! Like a magical scene from Alladin!
I was met by Shukran who ran my entire tour.
She is so knowledgeable, friendly and full of life.
I would recommend Anthesis Travel 11 out of 10 times.
Thank you!
Michael Coovadia
Written July 14, 2021
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Hello Dear Michael ,
Thank you very much for your kind review.
As Anthesis Travel team , it was a big pleasure for us to Assist you with ;
Hotel reservation , Hot air ballon , Private Cappadocia tour and activities.
we were very happy to see you in Cappadocia and we hope we can meet soon again.
Greetings from The land of Beatiful Horses.
Regards
Uğur gülçek
Written July 15, 2021
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Kara C
6 contributions
Sep 2022 • Couples
My husband and I traveled to Cappadocia for 2-3 days, we met Mr. Uğur Gulcek during our photoshoot, if you are looking for a friendly, professional and amazing private tour experience, Anthesis Travel is your go to service.
We are so glad to have him and his team to make our Cappadocia visit super pleasant and unforgettable and would have not got as much out of our trip to Cappadocia without them.
We took a half day private tour with our tour guide Mr. Abdurrahman, who is well educated, friendly and very Genuine person. He also speaks multiple languages including Mandarin, 中文導遊！
Our private transfer driver Mr. Kap ÖMER is friendly, professional and he is always on time.
His car is clean and we feel super safe and pleasant to have him as a driver.
Thank you Mr. Uğur Mr. Abdurrahman and Mr. Kap for your amazing service. I highly recommend if you are visiting Turkey use Anthesis Travel to make your visit unforgettable! 10/10
We are so glad to have him and his team to make our Cappadocia visit super pleasant and unforgettable and would have not got as much out of our trip to Cappadocia without them.
We took a half day private tour with our tour guide Mr. Abdurrahman, who is well educated, friendly and very Genuine person. He also speaks multiple languages including Mandarin, 中文導遊！
Our private transfer driver Mr. Kap ÖMER is friendly, professional and he is always on time.
His car is clean and we feel super safe and pleasant to have him as a driver.
Thank you Mr. Uğur Mr. Abdurrahman and Mr. Kap for your amazing service. I highly recommend if you are visiting Turkey use Anthesis Travel to make your visit unforgettable! 10/10
Written September 19, 2022
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Dear Kara
Thank you very much for your amazing Review !
It was pleasure to meet you and spent time with you and your husband.
Hope we will meet again in Turkey.
Kind Regards.
Written October 21, 2022
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Monica D
1 contribution
Jun 2023 • Family
We booked a sunrise hot air balloon ride with Anthesis travel for my family. It was an out of this world experience floating over the beautiful valleys. The memories will stay with us long after our trip. They were prompt, professional, and we felt safe in the hands of the pilots. We would highly recommend them to book a hot air balloon
Written June 9, 2023
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Quynh D
Prague, Czech Republic6 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
I have been in 169 cities, but Cappadocia had one of the most spectacular sunrise, I have seen. Our stay would never be so pleasant without a professional team of our tour guides Ugur and his beautiful wife Yagmur. They were knowledgable, thoughtful, precise, we had so much fun with them. Ugur had a special ability to make us all feel warm and laugh all the time. Our photographer Serkan created a unique memory by capturing the best moments. Serkan was incredibly creative with delightful artistic and fast mind. He will not put his camera away until you get the best capture of the moment. It felt like they were living that moments with us. There were more people in the team. Thank you so much, Team!
Written June 9, 2023
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catalina d
9 contributions
Sep 2020 • Couples
It was an amazing trip thanks to Anthesis travel. Ugur managed to organize all the tours and also the accommodation( Mithra hotel) in order to be above our expectations and to place this vacation on top . Considering the Covid situation the tours where private and our amazing tour guide, Ramazan, made us feel safe, moreover like in a family trip. He presented us the most beautiful and important places from Capadoccia in an unique way that made us feel in love with Turkish culture.
For sure we will come back there also in winter times.
Strongly recommend this travel agency!
With all the heart,
Catalina and Vlad from Romania
For sure we will come back there also in winter times.
Strongly recommend this travel agency!
With all the heart,
Catalina and Vlad from Romania
Written September 25, 2020
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Hi Mrs. Catalina , Thank you very much for your kind review about us. it was pleasure to host you in Cappadocia and let you use all of our facilities. we are looking forward to meet you in winter.
Greetings From Land of Beautiful Horses !!!
Kind Regards.
Written September 28, 2020
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Maria H
Doral, FL7 contributions
Nov 2022
We did a one day tour of Cappadocia and a photo session in the morning.
Ugur, our guide, was super knowledgeable, friendly and spoke really good english, If you are looking for a guide or a private tour I really recommend him because he helps you customize your day based on what you want to see/do.
The photographer also took amazing photos and he was super friendly too.
It was definitively a great experience and if I ever go back to Cappadocia I will contact Anthesis travel again.
**The agency also helped us book a hotel transfer service in Istanbul which was reliable and on time.
Ugur, our guide, was super knowledgeable, friendly and spoke really good english, If you are looking for a guide or a private tour I really recommend him because he helps you customize your day based on what you want to see/do.
The photographer also took amazing photos and he was super friendly too.
It was definitively a great experience and if I ever go back to Cappadocia I will contact Anthesis travel again.
**The agency also helped us book a hotel transfer service in Istanbul which was reliable and on time.
Written January 16, 2023
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Baransel T
1 contribution
Oct 2020 • Couples
Hello Everyone ! I booked my Cappadocia tour with Anthesis Travel Agency and it was really looking forward to the tour. As Turkey has local restrictions because of the pandemic, I contacted Mr. Uğur Gulcek from Anthesis Travel to confirm my private Cappadocia tour. They picked us up from our Hotel at the right time they have told us before. The tour guide and The transportation weichle was clean and they offer us new Masks and dezenfactations. we started to explore the beauty of cappadocia with our Professional tour guide and Anthesis Travel's Vip Transportation. The tour guide was very knowledged about Cappadocia and all the touristical sites. We enjoyed Anthesis Travel's service , their hotel , hot air Balloon ride and Transportation. Definately RECOMMENDED !!!
Written December 8, 2020
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Hello ,
Greetings From The Land of Beautiful Horses !!!
Thank you very much for your attention. It was pleasure for us to host you in Cappadocia.
As Anthesis Travel agency family we were pleasure to meet you.
Hope to see you here again.
Kind regards
Written December 11, 2020
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Ilana W
Johannesburg, South Africa1 contribution
Apr 2022 • Friends
Exceptional service and Fantastic company! They went above and beyond to make our Cappadocia Dream tour even more memorable. A special thanks to Uğer who was super helpful, kind, and responded to me any time of the day. Even when another transfer company let me down, I messaged him (panicking as we were going to miss our flight) and he was able to assist me immediately. Their expertise, attention to detail and professionalism were absolutely amazing!
Our guide, Selman, was helpful, funny, an expert in his field and gave us real insights into the culture, history and unique rock formations of Cappadocia.
I strongly recommend this travel agency!!!
Our guide, Selman, was helpful, funny, an expert in his field and gave us real insights into the culture, history and unique rock formations of Cappadocia.
I strongly recommend this travel agency!!!
Written May 9, 2022
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Dear Ilana
thank you very much for your feedback. We are proud to hear that you enjoyed your time with us.
Hope to see you soon in Cappadocia.
Kind Regards.
Written October 21, 2022
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