Private tour in Cesme Selçuk Ç

Private Half Day Cesme Alacati Tour

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Selçuk Ç.

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A WARM HELLO FROM TURKIYE! Welcome to Kusadasi and İzmir, My name is Selçuk (Selchuk) I offer private tours in Ephesus, Kusadasi, Izmir, Cesme, Bodrum. Dikili, Istanbul, Cappadocia for groups or individual travellers or cruisers. I have a license from Ministry of Culture and Tourism for whole Turkey. I also have travel agency as Step By Step Anatolia Travel (Tursab number 17803). Guidance is my full time job and I have been working as a guide in freelance since 2009. I have been serving Ephesus Shore Excursions, Ephesus Private Tours, Pamukkale Private Tours, Also Multi Day tours from Kusadasi, Bodrum, Izmir, Dikili, Antalya and Selcuk town to visit Ephesus and Pamukkale for independent travelers. My country has been used by many civilizations. In Turkiye, we hav emore than 1000 ancient cities. I have been guiding in the whole country. So, in my tours I like to tell about not only Ephesus and other ancient cities , but also the culture, religion, location, products of whole country. In my tours you will have a lot of advantages: * My private tours are more reasonable priced than cruise group tours. * We can decide when and where to start your tour. * In my private tours, I can take many pictures of you and your group. * You can ask me any question about culture, religion, history, art, flora, geography... * In my tours, the schedule is more flexible. * You can save time. Knowing the best things to see and do can be difficult, especially with limited time. On larger tours you waste time seeing things that may not be of interest. * Communication - When visiting new countries, it is helpful to be able to communicate. Private guides are locals who speak the language and can translate (I can help you everywhere) * Saving Money - A private guide can save you money by avoiding tourist traps and taking you to destinations known only to the locals. * I use insured private minivans according to size of your groups with a private driver. (Private * I guarantee: Complete the tour and back to ship on time. ** According to your request, you can skip or add some sights to the published tour programs. Please inform me about it. Also I have many possible tour options, travelers can offer or request to me. that's why if you like to visit other places please ask me that I can create a customize tour or show you some unpublished tour which are already ready to send you. Let me introduce myself to you; Lets start with my name. I have a famous name in Turkey. Not only it is a name of an old Turkish empire during the 11th century, but also it is name of a small town of Izmir which is nearby Ephesus. So, during my Ephesus tours you can see my name everywhere :) I was born in Demirci (a small town of Manisa which is in west part of Turkey). I started my education there. 5 years primary, 4 years secondary and 3 years high school. When I was 12, my dream started. That means I started to learn English. At the high school I chose foreign language part which was all English. Actually at school we learn more grammar than speaking. So, during the summer season, when schools were off, I started to go to Marmaris which is a resort town mostly for British people. I started to get practice for speaking. By the way, when I was there I was working as a receptionist, waiter or barman in the hotels. I saw some guides who were coming there with their groups. I was interested in their jobs. I said to myself "I should go to university for having that job. " After high school I went to Ankara University in the field of Tourism Guidance.I studied history and architecture of Greek,Roman,Byzantine,Selcuk Turks and Ottoman Empire ,mythology,history of religions. I finished my education in 2009 and started to work as a guide. In the other words I achieved my goal :) Now I live in Izmir the third largest of Turkey. I am married. My wife, Seher is also a guide. I have a daughter Mila. She is our princess :) We live in Izmir. We have travel agency in Izmir. We serve private tours in yhe whole country. My main goal is to provide services that meet highest expectations of you. You can check my tours or we can create a customized tour together. I am looking forward to see you in our tours as my guests. Please take a place in my hobby. . . Warm Regards, Selcuk (Selchuk) - I am a Professional Licensed Tour Guide , License number is 06474,Member of Union of Tourist Guides' Chambers. - I am the owner of A Class Tourism & Travel Agency (Member of Association of Turkish Travel Agencies, License number is 12915) In Turkey Organisations that includes transportation can only be organised by licensed travel agencies. I own an agency as a local guide in Turkiye.

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Overview of your Cesme tour

I recommend this tour to the people who wants to visit Cesme, Alacati area. You can see some historical sights. You can see Real Turkish culture. You can taste Turkish meals or cookies or drinks.

Recent Reviews

David G.United States
June 2026

Selcuk was outstanding, he knows Turkish history from ancient to modern times. We had Selcuk for 5 days in the Izmir area and each days was filled with amazing sites and his insights that made history and culture come alive. It was well worth the time to visit Cesme. He is highly recommended.

David G.United States
November 2023

A delightful time with Sel. Highly recomemded!

Sara H.United States
June 2023

Selcuk was a superb guide! His knowledge of the history of the area was great. (and so was his English). He took us all over town, showing us a lot of the out of the way places which made the day very interesting. We would highly recommend him for your guide in the area. He is such a nice guy too!

Maureen R.United States
May 2023

Very charming guide who was willing to adjust to our requests. Tour has some great aspects, some a bit less so. Perhaps due to the options of the island. Do recommend this guide who provided s very nice vehicle for transport.

Thuy H.United States
October 2022

Selcuk is very accommodating for my husband can't take long walk. He made sure the car can dropped off/ pick up at the closest possible. He found some very unique place in the island and took us there. The tour was short and sweet.

Your Cesme tour itinerary

I will pick you up from Cesme, Izmir or cruise ports or hotels and will take you to the historic town of Alaçatı with old cobblestone streets, well preserved stone buildings and delicious regional fresh food. Then, you will have a chance to taste local delicacies such as mastic flavored pastries, fresh cheese cookies and local coffee at Alacati cafes. And then, will visit a mosque which was a church before. Also, you can have some free time in local soveniour shops. We will enjoy an Aegean style lunch at an award-winning restaurant. Then we will visit Cesme Castle. The origins of the Cesme Castle date back to as far as 500 years ago. When it was constructed under the orders of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512 - Beyazit II - who intended to use the site to defend the coast from pirate attacks. Visit local ice cream shop. At the end, will go back and drop you back.

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Transport details
Type: Private Transportation / Category: Van

AC Minivan or car aacording to the size of your group.

What's included
Private Guide
Private Transportation
What's not included
Other: Personal expenses. Entrance fees to the sites Cesme Castle: 3 USD or 50 TL
Public Transportation
Food Drinks Snacks
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Meeting location

Çeşme Limanı, Musalla, Atadağ Caddesi, Çeşme/İzmir, Türkiye

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Other details
Tour categories
History
City Highlights
Tour reference number
891808
Languages
English
Turkish
Activity level
Minimal
Accessibility
Kid Friendly

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