Kapadokya and the ancient sites near Antalya (Aspendos!) were phenomenal. Pınar’s guiding was top-notch. My issue is the itinerary structure: Day 4 is a huge travel day—driving ALL day to Kapadokya via Konya. It felt like two days were spent just moving. Burhan’s transfers were punctual, but the drive was long and taxing.
Istanbul and Kapadokya are perfect. Antalya felt like a geographically difficult third wheel that ruined the logistical flow. The guide was amazing, and the hotels were great. I just think the drive should be replaced by a flight to save time, seriously.
Antalya is pretty, but the ruins felt disconnected from the rest of the trip’s focus. The 7-hour road trip the next day to get inland was rough, seriously exhausting. Wish we had flown to Kapadokya instead. But the cave hotel was beautiful, totally worth the trouble.
I picked this tour to see the highlights, but the long drive from Antalya through Konya to Kapadokya was utterly exhausting. We wasted a full day traveling that could’ve been spent exploring. The guide in the valleys was great, but the route is just too tight for this much driving. My back still hurts lol.
The history is incredible, but the itinerary makes you spend an entire day driving between cities. The team handled all the airport stuff smoothly, but that long road trip on Day 4 eats up precious vacation time. Konya was interesting, but no way was it worth the seven hours on the road.
