We had a private tour of the ancient city Ephesus, St John's Basilica & Virgin Mary's House with Hello Ephesus and it was the best guided tour we had for our entire 2 week trip. Our guide Ali picked us up from the harbour in Kusadasi, and started the tour with an entertaining history lesson, using a detailed map of... More

We have just returned from the Nautica Black Sea cruise and can confirm that hello-istanbul.com provided us with a super guide, Volkan, for a 4hour tour of DolmabahcePalace and Grand Bazaar on Oct 1st. The General Manager/Owner Ms Nilay Parlak replied promptly to all my emails even when I kept adding extra people. We had 7 people in a 25... More

We were collected from the quayside promptly by a very nice lady. Sorry I cant remember her name. She had perfect english and was very knowledgeable - without overwhelming you. We had a driver too and did the tour selected. We went to Mary's House, and as we walked up to it there was a private over air church service... More

A group of six of us arranged this tour during a stop by our cruise ship. Everything went as promised. We were met at the entrance of the port. The minibus was spacious. The guide, a young woman named Oya(?), was terrific. She took her time to explain things to us and we never felt rushed or hurried. The weather... More

We put together a small group from our cruise ship for this tour. It was the perfect sized group. Bill our guide was very knowledgeable to the point we felt very ignorant but it was still fun! The Mary House was overly crowded. Bill was able to maneuver us around Ephesus through the Terrace House, library, etc. to avoid the... More

A great tour and lunch Could have stayed a rug factory less time,however no pressure to buy More

My husband and I decided against going with our cruise ship tour and had read reviews about Hello Ephesus as an option for a private tour. We were not sorry. We were collected at the port terminal by our guide, Sardur as per the instructions and taken in a private van to places such as the House of the Virgin... More

I read many comments that Turkey far exceeded people's expectations so I was excited to go there (my first time) and thought I was prepared for it to be great. Still, our stop in Turkey was better than expected. Our tour guid Tenar was simply amazing and truly made our day most memorable. Not only was he extremely knowledgeable, he... More

We had a one day stop at Kusadasi with our cruise, so in preparation I had arranged a private tour with Hello Ephesus and some fellow passengers through the Cruise Critic message boards. Hello Ephesus had excellent reviews so we decided to use them. We were picked up promptly at the designated time just off the ship and our guide... More