Archaeologous
Archaeologous
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Historical & Heritage ToursPrivate ToursArchaeology Tours
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Archaeologous Private Tours provide day tours in the Kusadasi region plus8 other ports in both Turkey and Greece. Goal: to share the amazing historical archaeological sites, and be of help with your 'customized' private guided day tours or multi-day tours. Whether it's a Biblical, VIP, anniversary, favorite highlights, excursion that you want, we'd like to assist. We have experience, dependability, passion, the best guides in the business and a true caring for your best vacation ever. If you are interested in tours in Kusadasi, Izmir, Istanbul, Bodrum and Dikili in Turkey or Athens, Santorini, Mykonos and Rhodes in Greece, go to our website and let's make your vacation dreams come true.
Kusadasi, Türkiye

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Michelle H
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023 • Family
Is Archaeologous legit/still operating? Booked three shore excursions months ago for upcoming trip in June 2023. They stopped replying to email, no answer (or disconnected) on provided phone numbers. Any experience?
Written 19 June 2023
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OnAir79892
3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2019 • Couples
My partner and me, booked a guided tour with Ender to all the major archaelogical sites of Istanbul. I would strongly recommend Ender (our guide) for the following reasons:

1) Ender was very knowledgeable and open to sharing information and very professional with his communication with us

2) Ender was very open to customize the tour to our needs and to accomodate us

3) Ender was very relaxed in his communication and had a great sense of humor

For all the above reasons, I rate him as an excellent tour guide. Thanks again Ender for your help!
Written 10 June 2019
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Marcela P
Fort Lee, NJ10 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2015
Talking about Archaeologus, I have to start by mentioning Ourania, the contact person, who responded to my emails promptly and booked our customized tours exactly the way we wanted and at fair prices.
For Delos, we met Demetra after we got off the tender boat and she was one of the best guides we ever had. So pleasant and mellow, amazingly knowledgeable she led us through Delos pointing out everything important about this archeological site mixed with mythology stories that made everything so easy to absorb and enjoy. I would strongly recommend to ask for Demetra when you book your tour to Delos.
The other tours were in Bodrum and Kusadasi with Ozgor, who besides his knowledge, possesses another great quality: calm; even though we had a lot to cover in a few hours each day, we never felt rushed, we saw everything we wanted at a very comfortable pace, with clear explanations. Kusadasi, with Ephesus Arcaeological site and Museum, House of Virgin Mary and St. John's Basilica should not to be missed by anybody who arrives in that part of the world.

Written 18 October 2015
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Thank you for sharing all the positive comments about our customer care staff person Ourania, two of our Archaeologous great guides, Demetra and Ozgor. We do take pride in having our private guided tours be customized to the delight of our travel clients. So we appreciate hearing that our care mattered to you. Safe travels and we'd love to see you again in either Turkey or Greece.
Written 26 October 2015
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Kmemme
Mississauga, Canada97 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2015 • Friends
We had a great time in Santorini. It was more than we expected. Four of us arrived by cruise ship. Directions giving previously were perfect as to where to meet the driver. He knew the island and the best way to see it. He pointed things out to us and gave us ample time and each attraction. At the end of the tour he showed us a spot where we could see all of Santorini and how the island had separated. We arrived back in enough time to try some local food and to get back to the tender. Perfect and memorable experience
Written 22 September 2015
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Thank you for your review of our services in Santorini. Cruise ship passengers seem to like our timely and caring services, so it's great for us to be able to read about it. We do listen to our private groups and try our best to give them exactly what they want. So, it was a pleasure and do hope to be of service again on your next Mediterranean cruise or extended vacation in Turkey or Greece.
Written 24 September 2015
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B J
Germany1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2013 • Family
Archaeologous Tours did a wonderful job. We booked a private tour for 20 of which 12 were children. John our guide for Izmir was on time and waiting for us at the port. He was entertaining and very knowledgeable. Our short schedule was accommodated with no issues and our lunch at the Hali Village was great. In Istanbul we had another outstanding guide who was very knowledgeable and patient. He was considerate to the needs of my companions who needed to rest by making arrangements for them to tour on the bus while the rest of us went on foot. Thank you Ouriana you made sure everything was in place for us. I would say to anyone planning a vacation in Turkey to use this agency. They provided everything they advertise at a very reasonable price. It was the best part of our cruise. Better than what our cruise ship had to offer.
Written 19 April 2013
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Thank you. It was a pleasure working with your private group of 20. We certainly hear a lot about our guide John and his charming knowledgeable ways. So it's good to hear that you felt the same way. I'm glad that you booked multiple ports with us and were pleased with our services. I will give Ourania your compliment as well. We hear the compliment that our tours were the best part of different vacationers cruises and it keeps us doing what we do...staying excited and passionate about sharing our beautiful country. Hope to see you again.
Written 30 May 2013
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swieninkhavard
London, UK1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2012 • Business
Our special charter required a very flexible and professional approach and we had been very let down by other agents who were not sensitive to our needs and treated us like any old cruise company when ours was a very different product. Once a year we charter one of the Windstar cruise ships and have on board the English Chamber Orchestra and a wealth of first class soloists. Every day we have concerts and recitals on board and whenever we are in port we have both a sightseeing programme and a concert ashore.
From the very first email our contact at Archaeologous, Ourania was aware of the very special nature of our charter, emails were dealt with quickly and efficiently and she recommended a brilliant ground handler in Turkey. Nilgun Sirin and her staff at Legendary Journeys did a fantastic job with all the arrangements. Hotels, Transfers, coaches, taxies, concert venues. We could not have wished for better cooperation from start to finish. We felt in good hands. During our many sightseeing trips, the guides were professional and knowledgeable and very capable of dealing with our very experienced and demanding clients. I have no hesitation in recommending them for any travel in Turkey and Greece.
Written 27 February 2013
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This was a quite complex tour arrangement as alluded to by the reviewer. The excursion covered three major cities in Turkey plus accommodations, transportation, and refreshments for both the musicians and the traveling audience. It was a challenge but the principals of the whole excursion effort were pros in their own right and made it easier to accomplish a smooth and cohesive overall program. Our appreciation goes right back to them and it was a pleasure working together. It did, once again, prove that even the most complex request can be realized when there is teamwork, trust, and timely communication. Thank you to the Eco Music Tour coordinators for your kind words.
Written 6 March 2013
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rainbowbeachman
Los Angeles, CA25 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2012 • Friends
I don't usually recommend companies-- just places, but the outstanding service of your company deserves a couple of my kudos. I had traveled to Turkey before a couple of different ways --backpacking and pensiones as a younger man, on ship cruise organized big tours, and the wife and I with a guide book. Maybe it's my age or want of less hassle and more comfort, but when my group put me in charge of our joint trip to both Greece and Turkey, I decided to find a company that offered private and guided tours that could be of 'my' choosing. I found your Archaeologous site online and then checked you out on TripAdvisor. Sounded good. My experience was 5 star from beginning to end. Friends all were thrilled at how smooth everything went (as we were going to 4 port cities you service- Santorini, Athens, Istanbul and Kusadasi) with our tour and guide service with you all.) Please share our thank yous with the office help, and your wonderful guide and company representative. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to using Archaeologous in the future.
Written 12 January 2013
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Greetings and thank you for the kudos for the, as you say, 'outstanding service of our company". We're very happy that servicing an experienced traveler like yourself proved worthy of a note of praise. It's always a pleasure for us to service and assist cruise clients with their shore excursions in multiple ports. So helping you in the four ports you sailed to (Santorini, Athens, Istanbul and Kusadasi) gave us all a chance to become closer and help you even more to tailor make your Greece-Turkey holiday. Thanks again and we'll keep an eye out for any further travels you might do with us.
Written 27 February 2013
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DOUG W
Sydney, Australia51 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2012 • Friends
If you are on a cruise and planning some excursions in Turkey / Greece it would be well worth while looking up Archaeologous.com.
When planning our cruise I was a little taken aback at the price of some of the shore excursions offered by the cruise line and so made some inquiries of local companies in various places. One that impressed us on many counts was Archaeologous, a company based in Turkey that organises private/small and large group tours and excursions in Turkey and Greece. They have a comprehensive and user friendly web site and their online communication is excellent and prompt. The cost of their trips is very competitive backed up with quality service.

Our day trip from Kusadasi to Ephasus, St John Basilica and Hali Village was done in style and comfort with an excellent guide. Even though we had been to Ephasus in 1990s the guide made this excursion a whole new experience. His knowledge and presentation was informative and entertaining. He had extensive knowledge of the history and archaeology of the region and was very generous of his time and knowledge. Thank you John (Ercan Gurel) you made our day very enjoyable.

We also used this company for our tour of Athens and even though it was only booked 36hrs before we reached Athens the company was able to accommodate our request. Thank you.
Written 8 November 2012
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Dear Mr. Walker,----Reviews such as yours are simultaneously rewarding and inspiring. Your kind words lend encourangement to continue in our efforts to offer unsurpassed service while trying to keep our prices at a minimum. At the least, your appraisal validates our goals and the policies we use in the effort to meet them. Ercan, your guide while touring Ephesus, had kind words, as well, for you and your group. It would appear that it was a positive experience for all parties involved. It was also nice for us to be able to offer our services to you at more than one port and that you were thus able to take advantage of the 10% discount that comes with multiple port bookings. In summary, it is rewarding to have all involved on our excursions to have mutual admiration.--If we would ever have the opportunity to assist you in the future, our office would be pleased to once again strive to make your experience exceptional. Thank you once more for your warm review. David Kahn Owner
Written 10 November 2012
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BigH345
Grand Cayman1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2012 • Friends
On our Mediterranean cruise we were going to the ports of Kusadasi and Istanbul in Turkey and found Archaeologous Private Tours when we searched for "Top Private Tours in Kusadasi".
Our private group of 10 were extremely happy with our choice of archaeologous.com. Everything that you advertised and that we had read in Trip Advisor reviews was exactly what we found. Good A/C vehicles,great guide, amazing history of the places,great food and a timely arrival back at port with no worries at all. Thanks for the great time!
Written 3 September 2012
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So good of you to take your time to review us here at Archaeologous. It always seems like a report card of sorts for us to see the Trip Advisor reviews. We get many personal emails complimenting our services however many people aren't Trip Advisor members, so the general public can't read about us. Turkey is amazing and we are proud to share it with our visitors. So thank you for honoring us with your business. Hope you will think of us again for your next Mediterranean vacation(s).
Written 5 September 2012
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Berge B
Long Beach, CA1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2012 • Friends
Our private group of 22 found your website, archaeologous.com to be clear, concise, informative and easy to navigate. Your prices beat anyplace else we checked. We had narrowed our choice of companies down to what looked like the top 5 and based on your personal caring manner of correspondence and prices, we chose you. From the children to the grandparents on our private tour with you we all have the same opinion. It was great, the guide outstanding, and we thank you.
Written 16 August 2012
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Thank you for sharing your good feelings/ thoughts about Archaeologous on TripAdvisor. It encourages everyone in the office to keep doing the best that we can for each and every group. Keep checking back with us as we are constantly "tweeking" our website to be even more, as you say, "clear, concise, informative, and easy to navigate". That is our goal, so thank you for saying so.
Written 17 August 2012
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