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Good tour but some sparkle missing

A generally good tour of Romania and Bulgaria. Great mixture of people. Whilst the guide was very good (great knowledge and emphasis on keeping us together/safe) unusually they were a freelancer. Unfortunately the communication between them and Traveltalk didn’t seem great. They seemed to lack the ‘icing on the cake’ that other guides have had such as organising dinners in the evening (the group dinners weren’t honoured) and also advice on how to get back to the airport at the end.

Date of experience : 02 November 2023

Don't trust Traveltalk!!

Traveltalk was happy to take my deposit last 31st August 2022 but 8 months later cancelled the tour for tOctober 2023. With flights and hotels booked before and after of the tour, the cancellation (after our correspondence with Traveltalk was stamped CONFIRMED) left us loosing money and we had to rebook with another company to try and match the dates and had to pay $3000 more. This has left us disgusted with the service. Don't put your trust in the company!

Date of experience : 18 May 2023

Essential Turkey 9 Day Tour

Cannot recommend this tour enough! You get to see a wonderful cross-section of Turkey and not feel too rushed. There is no obligation to see all of the planned sites and we were given options if there were alternatives we could do instead. Whilst there are a couple of days with long bus rides, these are well spaced with breaks, lunch, and usually a site seeing location. Mus is hands-down the best tour guide due to his organisation, care, and excellent sense of humour.

Date of experience : 29 April 2023

The 9 day essential Turkey tour is…

The 9 day essential Turkey tour is hands down the best trip I've done. I do believe this is due to Mustafa being our tour guide and the amount of knowledge he has regarding Turkey. Nothing is too big or small and he is happy to answer any questions you may have. Hot air ballooning in Cappadocia, as well as Gallipoli are definitely my highlights. You won't regret doing this tour, and all the hotels are amazing.

Date of experience : 20 May 2023

Incredible 10 day Anzac Tour

Incredible 10 day Anzac tour led by the amazing Mustafa, he truly made the trip!! Saw so many wonderful sites around Turkey! Highlight was definitely the dawn service at Anzac cove and the hot air balloon ride over Cappadocia. Met some incredible people and made memories that will last a lifetime!

Date of experience : 18 April 2023

Turkey essential Tour

First timers on a tour, wasn't quite sure what to expect, turned out to be an amazing experience. The itinerary was very well thought out and the trip covers interesting places and amazing areas like Pumakkele and Troy. Without a doubt, our Tour guide Mustafa made our tour, he made himself available and was always happy to help, his attention to detail was exceptional and he looked after us at all times and, of course, many Dad Jokes to keep us all entertained. Made our Tour! We thank Mustafa for showing us his Home and welcoming us as well.

Smooth, Informative, and Fun 🥳

Completed the 9 day Essential Turkey tour and it was amazing. We normally like to do our own thing when travelling, so were a bit hesitant about the tour but it did not disappoint. Our guide, Mustafa, was a blast and made the whole experience smooth, informative, and fun! Recommend this tour and look forward to doing many more.

Date of experience : 28 May 2023

Amazing Turkey Tour!!!

First time using the company Travel Talk Tours after being recommended it by a friend. The tour covers the highlights of Central and Western Turkey. Ample time to explore all the areas. All hotels were excellent. The tour with our guide Mustafa has been an unforgettable experience. Mustafa has gone above and beyond to make this experience as smooth, interesting and enjoyable as possible. He is well informed, hilarious and easy going. It's the little things such as making sure everyone has ordered the correct meals and has started eating before he sits down for his meal. The company looks after their employees and the coach provided was clean (cleaned daily by the drivers), modern and comfortable.

Date of experience : 03 June 2023

We did the 9-day Essential Turkey tour and had THE.BEST.TIME! The sites visited were awesome, our tour guide Mustafa was incredibly knowledgeable, helpful and an absolute crack-up and the bus drivers were lovely also. The highlights for me were definitely the hot air balloons and Turkish bath in Cappadocia. There were of course some long bus journeys, but were manageable with lots of stops along the way. For anyone on the fence about visiting Turkey on a Travel Talk tour, you absolutely must do it!!

Date of experience : 13 May 2023

Essential Turkey - 9 day classic overland

The itinerary was well planned and full of activities! The tour guide (Mustafa) was friendly, knowledgeable and always on hand to answer any questions. There were a few long days travelling via bus but was necessary and had several rest breaks to break up the long journeys. Highlight was visiting Gallipoli and Troy!

Date of experience : 06 May 2023

Essential Turkey

I just did the 9 day Essential Turkey tour and would highly recommend it! Mustafa was honestly the best guide you could ever imagine, he goes above and beyond any expectations The places we have visited have been incredible. My highlight was hot air ballooning in Cappadocia 💓

Essential Turkey Tour

The essential Turkey 9 day tour was fantastic from start to finish. Mustafa the guide was excellent, he has a fantastic way of engaging with everyone. I learnt so much from him, super informative. We had plenty of time to take photos without feeling rushed. Everything was extremely well organised, l would highly recommend this trip to anybody. It covered all that was in the itinerary and extra; adapting to us and what we wanted. 10/10 👍🏼

Already looking forward to another travel talk tour

Highly recommend the 9 day essential Turkey tour. The tour has been very well organised allowing us to get to many sights before other tour groups arrived. Big kudos to our guide Mus + the bus drivers. Mus has amazing knowledge of his country and has gone above and beyond to ensure the trip goes smoothly. I’ve loved learning about Turkish culture and life along the way. Trip highlights included seeing sights of Istanbul and waking up to watch the hot air balloons in the beautiful scenery of Cappadocia. The couple of long days on the bus have been broken up by stops along the way, lunch at Turkish restaurants and interesting facts. I’m already planning my next travel talk adventure and highly recommend this trip to anyone wanting a taste of Turkey.

Informative, comfortable and a great trip!

I have just done the 9 day essential turkey tour and would definitely recommend. I was hesitant due to the large group sizes but our guide Mustafa was so good at organising everyone and ensuring everything ran smoothly. We got to see so many fantastic sites and Mustafa was so engaging and informative about everything there was to know about the areas. His dad jokes are on point! These really helped with getting through the long bus journeys. The hotels we so nice and definitely not places I would usually get to stay. Thanks for a fabulous trip!

Date of experience : 27 May 2023

I recently went on the Essential Turkey tour with Travel Talk and it was such a great experience! First and foremost Mustafa was an outstanding guide - knowledgeable, passionate, thoughtful, funny and all round a great guy. They say the tour guide makes the tour, and this is so true! Good hotels (most with saunas/pools/well equipped gyms), a good amount of free time and a great variety of locations/activities. Definitley recommend this tour for a taste of what Türkiye has to offer!

Best Tour company I’ve ever used! 10/10 recommend.

Coming to the end of the 11 Day Travel Talk Anzac special tour and this is hands down the best tour I’ve ever done. Our guide Mustafa has been an absolute gem and made everything such a breeze, an awesome person who is full of knowledge and very passionate about what he does. The tour itself has the best of Turkey included in it. Highlights were hot air ballooning in Cappadocia, Pamukkale and the Anzac service. 10/10 would highly recommend to anyone!

Date of experience : 25 April 2023

Fun and well thought out

My partner and I normally plan our trips on our own but decided to go with a tour this time, and we would absolutely do it this way again. Our guide Mustafa was friendly, engaging and generous with the knowledge he’s obtained over the years. He was helpful in every way possible, super passionate about making travelling easier for tourists, and always available to contact. The sites we went to were all well picked out and in my opinion we had the right amount of time spent at each one. Great food, solid hotels, comfortable + clean coach with kind and careful drivers. Honestly a great experience, highly recommend.

Date of experience : 26 May 2023

ANZAC 12 Day

The 12 day ANZAC tour was incredible, an absolute must for any Aussie or Kiwi! Turkiye has completely exceeded my expectations, with so much to see and do. Not to mention our amazing guide Mustafa who went out of his way to ensure we saw everything and had the best experience possible. I could not recommend this tour highly enough, and if in doubt suggest the 12day tour above the shorter options so as to not miss out!

Date of experience : 26 April 2023

Essential Turkey 9 day tour

Accomodation was amazing. Food was delicious. Tour guide Moose was hilarious and gave us a lot of cool information. He made the long bus rides entertaining. Cappadocia and Pamukkale were my favourite places to see: But all of the places we visited were scenic and beautiful. I’ve had the best time and everyone on the tour was so friendly.

fantastic turkey 6 day tour

I did the fantastic turkey 6 day tour. The first welcome dinner was at a lovely restaurant with amazing views of Istanbul city & our guide Mus made us feel very welcome, there were a couple of days with a long coach ride but it was broken up with some stop and authentic Turkish food on the way. We got to see all the main tourist points and the high light was def the hot air balloons in Cappadocia. Mus was great the whorl way through funny and engaging . Highly recommend this trip and travel talks as a tour company