How we work
We are a paid advisory. That single fact shapes everything below — including what we are willing to tell you not to do.
Private Turkey Travel Advisory · Istanbul · Cappadocia · Antalya · Muğla
The process
You tell us what you are hoping for
A short form before we speak — dates, who is travelling, what matters to you, what worries you. The preparation is our job, not yours.
A paid planning consultation
One hour, by video, with the person who will actually handle your trip — not a sales desk. We ask more than we answer. If your plan is better without us, we will say so in that hour.
A written plan within 72 hours
Yours to keep, whether or not you travel with us. What it contains is listed below.
If you want it handled, we handle it
Hotels, transfers, guides, restaurant tables, clinic appointments and timing. You approve; we arrange. Every cost is shown separately from our fee — nothing is bundled to hide a margin.
We are there on the days that matter
Arrival day. Surgery day. The morning of the balloon flight. Not a hotline in another country — a person you have already met, in the same city as you.
What the written plan contains
- A day-by-day outline built around your pace — not a template
- Realistic budget ranges for each part of the trip, in writing
- Where to stay and why that area suits you specifically
- Practical timing: what to book first, what can wait, what sells out
- Named contacts: who you will be dealing with on the ground
- What we advise against — and the reason for each
That last line is the one most advisories will never write down. If a famous hotel is overpriced for what it gives, if a tour is crowded past enjoyment, if a clinic's package looks cheap because something is missing from it — you will read that in your plan, in plain language, before you spend anything.
Three ways to work with us
You have already planned it — we tell you what is wrong with it
You send us the itinerary you built yourself. Within 48 hours you get written notes: what works, what will disappoint you, what is priced badly, and what we would change. The smallest way to use us, and often enough on its own.
The full conversation and your written plan
The process described above, steps 1 to 3. A flat fee, agreed before we start. If you then travel with us, the fee is credited toward your trip. If the consultation brings you no value, we refund it.
Everything arranged, and someone beside you
Steps 4 and 5. Booked, confirmed, translated, accompanied. Priced per trip and per day of companionship, quoted in advance, always shown separately from what providers charge.
About the fee
We publish how we charge rather than a price list, because an honest number depends on where you are going, for how long and how much of it you want handled. What we can promise is the shape of it: a flat fee agreed before any work begins, no percentage taken quietly out of what you pay providers, and no commission from anyone we recommend.
If you would rather know the number before talking to us, ask on WhatsApp and we will tell you within hours — no meeting required to get a price.
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