Doesn’t matter which town you will go to, you will be offered a standard number of excursions. Only you decide where and who to go with. There are the most popular tours: Pamukkale, Ephesus, Capadoccia, Troy, Istanbul. These are informative. For the entertainment you will be offered safari, diving, rafting and of course visit a Hamam. A lot of arguments appear where to buy the excursions: from the street guides or the hotel ones? Well, let us take a good look at it together.
The street guides offer the cheaper excursions. The difference between the prices can reach 50%. What are you going to receive on that money? In principle, it is the same excursion. But! Nobody responds for you. The guides accompanying you speak generally English or German. For those who speak these languages it isn’t any difficulty. But as for the rest… Usually there are people of different nationalities in one bus. So 2 guides accompany you, one is English-German-speaking and the other is Russian-Polish-speaking. During the entire trip you have to listen to your guide and then the same text on other languages. Usually when you arrive you are met by other guides who operate a tour at that place. Actually, when you buy the excursion from the hotel guides they affirm there will be the qualified historians and certified guides. It is unknown who conducts the excursions offered by the street guides. Although neither in the first case not in the second the certificate isn’t checked. So, take on trust. Once again about the safety: especially during the busy season there is lack of the bus drivers. The drivers are known to be driving without having a rest for two nights.
What’s for buying the tours from the hotel guides you can be sure by buying the more expensive tour you will have the guide from the host. He responds for your safety and is obliged to solve all the problems on way if there are any. There will be people speaking the same language in your group. The guide perfectly speaks your language. The bus can be more comfortable, the service during the trip is higher. As was written upper at the place you will be met by a qualified expert. But nobody refuses that the same specialist makes some money on the side of the street guides. All can exist. So, the decision is up to you.
