It was a well-rounded tour, which overall was just as promised. Although we still see some room for improvement, we were nevertheless quite satisfied.
We took the tour for Pamukkale, Ephesus, and Cappadocia starting from our Istanbul hotel pick-up. The drivers all arrived on time. The local guides were all friendly and informative. We especially enjoyed our time in Cappadocia, it was such a unique city. Pamukkale hotel was something else though, they only gave you very little bottled water in your room and charged you like 80 lira when you requested for more during dinner. There was no convenience stores near our hotel so we didn’t have much option. We were also a bit sad that most of the white pools in Pamukkale had already dried off 🙁
Some minor input, coordination between One Nation and the local guides could be improved. On our first morning in Cappadocia, were picked up 25 minutes late. Then I was informed I would be picked up around the same time for the next day. However, I was suddenly picked up in the middle of my breakfast the next day. It was quite inconvenient since I was really enjoying my breakfast spread in my Cappadocia hotel (which was a really exceptional Turkish breakfast!).
There were also some mandatory shopping stops, but we weren’t really pressured to buy anything (although some of the shop employees kept following us the entire time lol). I was actually brought to the exact same shops twice in Cappadocia, but our guide was very nice and he let us wander around the surrounding area on our own instead (and pointed out the way to a nearby popular photo spot in Pigeon Valley).
Overall, I recommend this tour agency for anyone who’s planning to travel to Turkey. Our agent, Mr. Can Berber was also very effective, always responding to our WhatsApp almost immediately the entire time. He also waited for us at the Istanbul Airport and drove us back to our Istanbul hotel at the end of our tour.
