To appreciate what Istanbul Old City had to offer, we booked a private walking tour. Togay our guide meet us at the hotel @ 8.40am. He speaks perfect American English. We are glad to have started early as we are always the 1st in the line. Trust me the line does get very long after noon. We did Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Tokapi Palace, Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cistern, Toray managed to explain the complex history of Turkey, the culture, the religion in a very simple manner that is easy for my 11 years old to take in. He is not intrusive. Arm with the background, we managed the next couple of days on our own revisiting the places and really appreciate the beauty of Istanbul Old City.

Oz was fantastic with arranging our tours within Turkey. He responded quickly and thoroughly to my many questions via and email and everything went seamlessly!

In Cappadocia, Benjamin, a local guide, was extremely attentive and knowledgeable. He provided wonderful insight on the area, its people, religion, and politics. The tour of the one of the Underground Cities and the surrounding area was everything we could have asked for. Our car and driver were perfect. The tour provided lunch at a place that had 7 huge tour buses parked out front. We were disappointed that our quite-costly private tour that would stop at such a tourist factory. We asked Benjamin if we could go to somewhere smaller and local and he was very accommodating, taking us to a charming little place in town that we adored.

In Istanbul, Zeyneyp guided us through the Aya Sofya, the Blue Mosque, and the Grand Bazaar. She was insightful, intelligent, and overall, a fantastic memory for an amazing trip.

I enthusiastically recommend Travel Atelier.

We booked with Atelier and from the start of the booking process to returning home was completely fuss free. All accommodation was as requested and to the expected the standard. The pick up vehicles were excellent and the drivers well dressed. The guides used were again excellent,/ We came to Turkey two years ago and did not know of atelier. How i wish we had the experience with Atelier was so much better and professional. my thanks to Orsan who even managed to change our flights at the last moment for going home. many thanks Orsan