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Advertised as a 5 star tour Avoid! Avoid, Avoid!
Advertised as a 5 star tour! Well unfortunately it was anything but! We booked this relatively inexpensive holiday thinking bargain! that should’ve been a red flag. Beware the glossy marketing literature! for its content is generalised & open to interpretation. We should have known better. We arrived at our destination airport with no representative from the company to direct us where to go? Finally we found a guide outside of the airport vicinity. Coach allocation proved chaotic with coach numbers getting mixed up, we were herded like sheep. After travelling all day on a basic flight with freebird it was the last thing we needed. So this was the start of the holiday. We arrived at the 3 star hotel. Dinner was served at around 12 midnight, the following morning we were up at 7 o’clock for breakfast, in the coach by 8am so we could start the day’s itinerary! We had no time to unpack clothes or rest before the excursions commenced. This must’ve been particularly difficult & tiring as most of the travellers were over 65 of age on average. First day of the tour was good/bearable, we were glad to be back at the Hotel in the evening so we could rest up. We did Visit various sites of interest, the downside was the lack of the guided actual knowledge and ability to explain the history of the region in a balanced and concise way. Rather giving sway to political bias on the various Greek - Turkish issues, cleverly manipulating the narrative to suit his own Turkish national bias. Not what we wanted to hear from the guide. The guide told us how much to tip him within our first 3 days! Several times! He was rude, bullying & obsessed with making money out of us. He took us to a leather shop, a rug shop and a jewellers, these were not cultural experiences! once inside these premises we were pounced on by swarm of hard nose sales people trying to make us purchase products. Several people felt intimidated. All the products were extremely over priced, ruthless tactics used to entice people to part with their money. On day 6 & 7 the guide sold additional excursions. I witnessed hard nosed selling & intimidation to get pensioners to buy into these extra charge days. It was disgusting to see. Health & safety on the coach and at the second hotel was poor, as was the food choices & quality of food. Definitely would not recommend this tour company. Avoid! Avoid avoid!