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Antalya, Basilica Cistern, Bosphorus Strait, Cappadocia, Ephesus, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Pamukkale, Topkapi Palace
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Cultural, Education / Learning, Family Friendly, Hiking & Walking, Local Immersion & Homestays, Nature & Wildlife
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"Excellent service"
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Antalya, Aphrodisias, Cappadocia, Ephesus, Istanbul, Troy
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50 plus, Education / Learning
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"Our family of four, including two adult children, took the Bicycling: Day Trips to Paradise in Canada. This trip is entirely outsourced to the owners of the inn, there are no Road Scholar employees involved in the trip. Two of us have taken bicycle trips all over the world and the bicycling component of this trip was disorganized, haphazard and almost unsafe. We all filled out forms giving details regarding our bicycle fitting months before the trip. On the first day, the leader Stephen, went around the room and asked the same questions and said everyone would get fitted in the morning before we began the first ride. The morning brought a rack of bikes, all different types in various levels of readiness. There were road bikes, hybrid bikes, mountain bikes and e-bikes. The rides were all on paved surfaces and the mountain bikes were heavy and the additional suspension added weight. The bike I received had rust on the chain and rear sprocket. When I asked about it, was told they were waiting for another van to show up with tools and equipment. Once it arrived, they gave me the lubricant to spray on the rust. My wife’s bike would not shift into the high gear on the front sprocket. Instead of adjusting the derailleur, they suggested spraying it with lubricant. Our one son is over six feet and needed a larger frame bike, even though he detailed it in the bike form months ago, there was no bike to fit him. One of the guides, then went home and brought a larger bike that was a full suspension mountain bike for him. The bike was very heavy, hard to control on the road and he felt unsafe. After two days, one of the guides convinced Stephen that they could adjust a hybrid bike to fit him. Clearly there was no work done to prepare the bikes for the trip. Many of the bikes needed adjusting and all needed lubricant to function easily. For every day, there was a tray of snacks placed out for us to take along the ride. None of the bikes had any baskets or attached bags, so if you didn’t bring a small day pack, there was no way to carry the snacks. For lunch on the rides, they brought exactly one sandwich for each rider. Since most of us get hungry while doing a day of exercise, it would have been helpful to have a few extras. On one day, they ran out of sandwiches and one of the leaders that were riding with us did not get lunch. Do NOT take this trip if you are expecting it to be a bicycling trip. We have used VBT and Discovery Bicycle Tours many times over the past 25 years and they are excellent bike tour companies. Lastly, after sharing these details with Road Scholar after the trip, their response was weak at best. After doing the full reviews and having to call them, their response was to give us $200 credit after spending $8000 on this trip. Not only was that insulting, they assumed that I would take another trip with their organization."
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Antalya, Basilica Cistern, Bosphorus Strait, Cappadocia, Ephesus, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Pamukkale, Topkapi Palace
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Themes
Cultural, Education / Learning, Family Friendly, Hiking & Walking, Local Immersion & Homestays, Nature & Wildlife
What travelers are saying
"Excellent service"
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Acropolis, Ankara, Antalya, Aphrodisias, Blue Mosque, Cappadocia, Ephesus, Goreme, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Konya, Pamukkale, Pergamum, Selcuk, Troy
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Cultural, Hiking & Walking
What travelers are saying
"Very good, the waiting time on the phone was a bit too long the first time ( 10 minutes)"
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Ankara, Antalya, Blue Mosque, Cappadocia, Istanbul, Konya, Mevlâna Museum, Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
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Cultural, Nature & Wildlife
What travelers are saying
"I cannot say enough good things about Odynovo, both on the coordination end (we worked with Laura Li, who was fantastic!) to the on-site people (shout out to our airport contact in Cairo Hassan, our skilled driver Ahmed, our fun Cairo guide Mai, and our knowledgable Aswan/Luxor guide Hazem - BEST crew EVER!!!) who make your trip a seamless, safe, exciting, educational, and all-around transformative life highlight. This experience was seriously a bucket-list one for my husband and me, and I can NOT emphasize enough how important the Odynovo team was to making Egypt an infinitely easier context to navigate. If you've watched travel vloggers and social media influencers attempt to navigate Egypt on their own and complain about a negative experience, fear not - if you go with Odynovo, every. single. thing. will be taken care of. There is NOTHING to worry about, and the experience was entirely positive. The people, the food, the culture, the historical sites and stories - with Odynovo taking care of all the logistical details, these are the only things you need to focus on. I am full of gratitude for the experience I had in Egypt, and I credit Odynovo for it. I will absolutely use them in the future for other destinations, and I urge you to do the same. I know my Egypt experience would not have been nearly the same had I not gone with Odynovo. Check out our adventure here: https://youtu.be/vMlAmVk7vBY Also, a passionate recommendation from my experience: DEFINITELY make the trip to Abu Simbel!! It was a major highlight (we went in a private car that left Aswan around 9am since we'd flown in from Cairo that morning). We stopped at the High Dam first, so by the time we arrived at Abu Simbel, the tour busses were on their way back to Aswan, and we had the whole of the site almost entirely to ourselves. It was one of the most awe-inspiring moments of my life. Do it. Stay the night in Abu Simbel if you can in order to avoid the crowds. It was amazing. ✨"
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Ankara, Antalya, Cappadocia, Ephesus, Fethiye, Goreme, Istanbul, Pamukkale
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High Adventure
What travelers are saying
"We joined the Intrepid “Real Italy Food Tour” and enjoyed it thoroughly. Our tour guide, Micol, was very knowledgeable and provided us with lots of good information. It seems Micol knew many of the staff of the venues we visited, including the pasta making class we attended. Our group of 11 travelers was extremely compatible, which greatly added to the fun and enjoyment."
Health Safety +
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Cappadocia, Istanbul, Izmir, Kusadasi, Pamukkale, Troy
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50 plus, Cultural, Local Immersion & Homestays, National Parks, Nature & Wildlife
What travelers are saying
"The trip was well laid out. Tour guides were friendly and knowledgeable. The only complaint is some of our travel documents that were sent out were not in English. If your sending documents out correspondence should be in both the native language and the language of the people the correspondence to. Other than that a great first time experience."
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Ankara, Istanbul
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Cultural, High Adventure
What travelers are saying
"We joined the Intrepid “Real Italy Food Tour” and enjoyed it thoroughly. Our tour guide, Micol, was very knowledgeable and provided us with lots of good information. It seems Micol knew many of the staff of the venues we visited, including the pasta making class we attended. Our group of 11 travelers was extremely compatible, which greatly added to the fun and enjoyment."
Health Safety +
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Cappadocia, Istanbul
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Cultural, Family Friendly
What travelers are saying
"Wonderful, we really liked it."
Health Safety
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Acropolis, Antalya, Bergama, Çanakkale, Cappadocia, Ephesus, Istanbul, Konya, Pamukkale, Troy
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Cultural, Transformative
What travelers are saying
"We spent two wonderful weeks touring several of the best destinations in Portugal & Spain with a group of 16 people. Our guide (Fredy) was from Spain and intimately familiar with the region, including its rich history, attractions, and food/beverages. The tour was well-paced using a combinations of private vehicles (small buses and cabs), trains, and an airplane ride as well as a fair amount of walking to get around these two beautiful countries. We extended our stay in Lisbon to see more attractions and took a side trip to Fatima, Obidos, and Nazare that was also excellent. Would have liked to have a bit more time in a couple of the cities, but we'll just have to plan another trip!"
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Jo
Feb 2024
Completely so different to the UK. You can see the recent western influence's and the historic eastern lifestyle, so contrasting it is difficult to know where to loo...
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Angkhana
Nov 2023
Great trip and great sites, but you need to prepare for a lot of travelling on the bus! However it worth it! Alkan is brilliant, knowledgeable and friendly tour guid...
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Trusted Customer
Nov 2023
Mehmet was one of the best guides I've ever had on an explore trips. Funny, personable and very knowledgeable. He adapted things for the group as needed too. The tri...
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Nov 2023
3 star accommodation, food and transport
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Nov 2023
Great holiday and an excellent guide. Interesting sites and well explained. Would ...
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