My son and I were recently in Turkey for a 14 day adventure and were fortunate enough to hear about "No Frills Tours". After an extremely stressful and confusing experience in Istanbul, we were absolutely delighted by the ease and comfort with which we were guided. I can't say too much about the quality of the experience and the guide.... More

We were on a cruise and went with a group of people on a self-planned excursion with no frills tours -- we got to see the terrace houses, which were amazing, and had a wonderful guide all day in ephesus and at st johns and artemis. The best part was -- as we compared our different tours with others on... More

My wife and I booked for a cruise that would visit Ephesus and also joined a popular cruise blog intended to facilitate subscriptions to "member organized" port tours. Through the blog, three members organized exactly the same "NO FRILLS" tours for 12 to 13 people from port to Historic Ephesus. Each included The Terrace House, Saint John's Basilica (John came... More

I think the absolute BEST thing about this company is they don't force you into an awkward, unwanted shopping trip. Most tours in Turkey are notorious for doing this and it is always unpleasant for me. The tour was as they advertise - just the sites and the history. Our guide was excellent. Pointing out unique things, telling us the... More

We had a private tour May 13, 2013. The day started out with heavy rain and we considered cancelling. How glad we are that we did not. We started late at 10:30am (Mehmet had special connections who guaranteed the rain would clear ... ) and finished at 7:30pm. The rain gradually cleared into a picture perfect day, we went to... More

No Frill's provided a great half-day tour with a guide who knew all about the many layers of history for the main sites and the area generally. The best part is all their local knowledge of the sites and other things to do that helps make the most of your visit.

We were fortunate to have an amazing private tour from No Frills Ephesus. From the initial email inquiry and all the booking made easy by Christine, to the incredible tour we have with Mehmet (owner and husband of Christine) and Mehment (tour guide)! This tour was amazing... they listened to what we were interested in seeing and customized the tour... More

I did the full day tour of Ephesus with my partner in May 2013. Our guide was a Turkish woman called Gamze. Despite her status as a guide in training, she performed marvellously and made sure we got very good understanding of Ephesus's history. Our driver Mehmet also took us to a local restaurant whıch served authentic Turkish cuisine which... More

This company is awesome! The staff are the best for a tour company. We LOVED that we didn't go to any "shops". Having been to India and Israel we've sat through many high pressure sales pitches and we never want to experience that ever again. Christine is the office person that is so quick to reply to emails that it's... More