Private tour in Antalya Ismet S
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Ismet S.
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Hello and greetings from Antalya. My name is Ismet and was born in Antalya in 1977. I am already working as a tour guide for more than 20 years and as an english teacher I will be always pleased to introduce my hometown to you with it's historical background. I guided to various people from USA till Japan, and as a teacher I can easily find a common language with many people. I have a deep interest in history, as I grew up near by an ancient town named as Perge. Later on luckily, I have finished the course of Professional tour guiding by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey where we studied greek mythology, history of religions, history of Roman-Byzantium and Ottoman empires. For two years ın 2003-4 I guided the religous groups in Biblical sites within Turkey. I love being well-planned and punctual because I was serving as an English teacher in a military high school. My principle is ; rather than trying to solve the problem, not to let it happen! For ten years I was the chief guide of a world-wide Russian Tour operator (carrying about 4 million tourists to 26 countries in the world) I grew up in Antalya smelling, feeling, tasting, experiencing and enjoying the beauties, history and cultures of this land. May be I am new here in toursbylocals but have great experience in guiding. Will be always pleased to share my knowledge and to help you to make the most of the day! Graduate of English language and teaching from Dokuz Eylul University,1993-1998, The course of Effective Teaching Methods by EDOK 1999 (a unit of Turkish military schools,Turkey is a member of NATO) Professional Guiding Course by Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.1997, 2 years study of Russıan language in the philological faculty Al-Farabi university of Kazakhstan 2003-2004. none
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On the western coast of Antalya, lies the Taurus mountains. Behind Kemer resort place there is a special part of the mountain named as Olympos by Greeks who came to the area about 7th century B. C because at the end of this mountain, 2km from the coast, 400m from the sea level there are rocks from which natural gas comes out. I lived for 8 years with this breath-taking view in Kemer and from the peak of the mountain you feel like an Olympos God. Till 720m drive by car where the cable car starts. During the 12' journey, you'll enjoy the fascinating view of mountains and the Mediterranean Sea. Over 1000 m from sea level we see Cedars, a very rare sort of tree, and through the peak, we sometimes see the Taurus wild goats (ibex). Then, 15' drive from the lower station, there is a small Greek ancient town named Phaselis where we travel back in time to try to understand how locals lived two thousand years ago. During this tour we will get it why the ancient Greeks fell in love with this region and you will lo
- You will be picked up from the port or your hotel at 8:30. - From the port 50 minutes drive till the cable car lower station (1. 5 hours approx. to and back to top). - Then we drive 15-20 minutes to Phaselis and enjoy the beautiful small greek ancient town where once Alexandr the Great stopped to have rest on his way to the east. - Then we can drive back or if we will have time we can have lunch near a mountain river to enjoy delicious Turkish food, optionally. This is a suggested itinerary, let me know what you would like to see and do and I will customize the tour accordingly! Feel free to contact me if you would like to customize this tour!
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