Corbieco Travel

This was our first experience with KimKim or any private travel company and we would say it was excellent. Their recommendations were all good, including what tours to take and in what hotels to stay, the guides they provided were always knowledgable (some were superb) and their Corbieco Travel's communication to us was always timely and helpful.
Emrah, our local specialist was more than patient with our many questions and trying to accommodate our needs. He was an excellent resource and a wonderful person. Our guide in Cappadocia, Canon was superb as was Umut in Ephesus.

Overall, we had a great and memorable experience and would use KimKim again and we have already recommended the Turkey team to others

We had a very well organized trip with lots of activity planned in just a 3 day time frame. Our tour guide Mehmet was very knowledgable and easy to be with for 3 whole days! Buse was at our finger tips if we needed her. The drivers were on time and the rides clean and comfortable.

Hotel Review

The Artisan Hotel Istanbul

Nice spacious room. Good breakfast. Located close to Taksim Square. Staff was very polite.

Authenticity & Character

Modern hotel with nice rooms

Location

Close to Taksim square and the Bosphorus

Staff

Friendly and accomodating

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Bosphorus Dinner Cruise

İstanbul

Enjoyed the entertainment. The food and timing by the staff was on point. Something you should do once while visiting Istanbul. Enjoyed having transportation to and from the event.

Quality of Experience

Food

Food was fine for serving over 100 people at one time. Offered a variety of Turkish dishes and a choice of 1 of 3 main courses.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Two Continents tour with Dolmabahce Palace

İstanbul

Palace gets quite busy, having a guide and pushing through is helpful.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Our guide Mehmet helped to plan our day so I could actually step onto the Asia continent by taking us to a look out point park. Got to add another continent visited to my list LOL the park look out was great.

Transport

Old City Tour with Hagia Sophia and Topkapı Palace

İstanbul

Very busy day to see all this together, but worth seeing them.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Istiklal Street Food Tour with Galata Tower

İstanbul

Enjoyed getting to know a bit more about culture of Istanbul and seeing the Tower.

Quality of Experience

Food

My personal taste that some items were not too tasty.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Buse Nur was not who I interacted with as local specialist. But Emrah Pat, local specialist, who I was in constant contact with was totally awesome!!!! He was so patient with me and stayed in constant contact. He set up tours and drivers and guides that were phenomenal - everything was handled so professional, without delays, stress or any headaches. In an unfamiliar country that I don't speak the language, he was comforting, reassuring, and made me feel safe to know he was always there.
I cannot thank Emrah enough, or Kimkim, for working with my desires, budget and sporadic changes along the 10 day adventure. This is the second tour I've been able to use Kimkim and they have been consistently pleasing to work with. They are my go-to guides!

Activity Reviews

Whirling Dervish Show in Istanbul

İstanbul

A very spiritual and informative and interesting experience. Who knew??? It is unbelieveable how they can do that.

Quality of Experience

Well planned. Easy and interesting to explorethe area nearby.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Driver was on-spot! Although would have liked extra time to explore the area.

Transport

Punctional, clean, safe

Istiklal Street Food Tour with Galata Tower

İstanbul

Don't know how how you could improve this strreet tour. Guide was excellent, knowlegable, and charming. She made the trip fun and enlightening.

Quality of Experience

the guide and her choice of food to introduce us to.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Just charming people!

Old City Tour with Hagia Sophia and Topkapı Palace

İstanbul

Could not have improved, everything perfect/

Quality of Experience

Tour guide was proficient in English, professional and knowledgeable.

Food

Food was not included on this tour but had time to grab a bite to eat.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Everyone knows what they're doing, what they're talking about, and do it right.

Transport

Vans were comfortable, drivers safe. Would help if they knew some English but wasn't really necessary.

Pamukkale Tour

Turkey

This day was absolutely amazing in such a geological and historical perspective. Our guide was excellent and really knew his stuff! He could answer all of our questions and knew the location and Hieropolis stories extremely well. The driver as well was safe, clean van, and professional. Highly recommend!

Quality of Experience

All of it.

Food

No food was offered, but it was not necessary as we could eat on out own

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Very professional and knowledgeable.

Transport

Very comfortable, treated like royalty

We visited 2 places in Türkiye.
Our guide Ismael was very knowledgeable and helpful during our time in Istanbul.
Cappadocia was a surreal experience it was beautiful, the landscape balloon rides fairy chimneys and caves . Everything was amazing! Our guide Jannan was also amazing !!
Our trip was well planned the accommodations and transportation were perfect.

Worked with Emrah who helped link our trip together. My wife and I booked our own hotels in Istanbul , bodrum, fethiye and Kas. The Kim Kim team helped organize seamless private transfers and guided tours in Istanbul and other stops along the way . The guides we met were very knowledgable and went out of their way to show us a good time and gave us some great local experiences and shopping advice that were more quality and less mass market . Overall had a great experience and would recommend using their services.

Thank you for everything. Overall, everything was very well organized, and we had a wonderful trip. My family really enjoyed the experience, and it was truly one of the nicest and most unforgettable trips we have taken.

I just wanted to share a few comments that may be helpful for future trips.

Cappadocia:
We felt that three days in Cappadocia was a little too long. The third day was very short and there was not much scheduled before our evening flight. It may have been better to leave Cappadocia earlier that day and travel to Bodrum, or leave even a night before

We also would not recommend the Turkey Night show in Cappadocia. Unfortunately, we found the show boring and the food was not very good It seemed as though the food had been prepared much earlier in the day usually we love the turkish food ,
We left early and ended up having dinner at the hotel instead. Perhaps this type of experience could be arranged in another location or replaced with another activity.

The Utopia Cave Hotel was also a disappointing experience for us. The air conditioning was not working properly on the first night. We changed rooms, but unfortunately the air conditioning in the new room was still not working well. The breakfast and dinner options were also quite limited and simple. I would recommend considering other hotel options in Cappadocia in the future.
Based on our experience, I would suggest keeping Cappadocia to a maximum of two nights.
My family actually kept saying that they wished they had stayed longer in Bodrum.

Things We Loved:
The hot-air balloon experience was fantastic, and the horse riding was amazing. The tour guide was also one of the nicest guide we have ever met and made the experience even better.
Istanbul:
I know I selected the Marmara Taksim Hotel, and the location was excellent, but in our opinion it did not feel like a five-star hotel. In comparison, the Barceló Istanbul and Le Méridien Bodrum were perfect and met our expectations very well.
We also really enjoyed all of the tours in Istanbul. The guide was excellent, and everything was very well organized.
Overall, we truly enjoyed our trip and appreciate all the work that went into organizing it. These comments are simply intended as constructive feedback that may help improve the experience for future travelers.
Thank you again for everything!

Activity Reviews

Turkish Night Show in a Cave Restaurant

Cappadocia

Food

Transport

Horseback Riding at Sunset

Cappadocia

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Bosphorus Dinner Cruise

İstanbul

We loved it

Quality of Experience

Food

Transport

Mustafapasa Village Tour

Cappadocia

We enjoyed the lunch there

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Two Continents tour with Dolmabahce Palace

İstanbul

We enjoyed it

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

South Cappadocia Tour

Cappadocia

No much difference from the day before

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

North Cappadocia Tour

Cappadocia

Amazing

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Best people we met in this trip

Transport

Old City Tour with Hagia Sophia and Topkapı Palace

İstanbul

We loved it

Istiklal Street Food Tour with Galata Tower

İstanbul

Very food , but was early morning, we started it just after the breakfast, so we could not try the food options May Was better if you make it after the blue mosque tour

My wife and I visited Turkey in May 2026 having planned and booked the trip in two weeks, thanks to the team at Corciebo Travel, but special mention goes to Buse. We had the pleasure of working with Buse who was very eager to help us plan our vacation and immediately arranged a call to discuss our needs, where we would like to visit and also recommended some tours to consider. We visited Istanbul, where we were met by Ishmail (our guide for our time in the city). Ishmail's knowledge of Istanbul knew no bounds and we had a wonderful time touring the city and learning about the culture, history and food. Following Istanbul, we arrived in Bodrum, where Buse surprised us by securing an all-inclusive resort stay - perfect for us to unwind after 4 days of touring in Istanbul. We really wanted to sail the Turkish Riviera and this is where Buse's agility really helped in securing a gullet stay which my wife and I will remember for the rest of our lives. We sailed with FarOut Turkey, captained by Ahmet and his wonderful crew. My wife had done her own research and Buse was open to using a service provider we preferred, making the booking process so smooth. We wrapped up our Turkish adventure in Antalya and left Turkey with a full and happy heart. Thank you to Buse, Corciebo Travel, all the drivers who supported with transfers and the wonderful crew aboard Cheers (FarOut Turkey). We are already planning our next vacation in the beautiful Turkey.

We just returned on a 10 day trip to Turkiye.
Corbeico did a fantastic job or planning, booking and the executing the trip. We worked with Buse to plan our entire trip and tailored it to what we wanted to do. She was very patient in terms of answering my questions and making useful suggestions. We made our own hotel bookings because we wanted better quality hotels. Each pickup and drop off was perfectly on time. Their people were always at the airport to pick us up on time. We never had to wait around. Their vans were clean and the drivers were punctual. Our Istanbul guide Ismail showed us around for 3 days. We had a great day of seeing the main Sultanahment area sites- Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Bascilica Cistern, Topkapi palaceband Harem were the highlights. Ismail then took us to Dolmabacche Palace (a bit over the top), the grand Sulemaniye mosque, Egyptian Spice market, Ortakoy and a Bosphorus cruise. In between we went to Cappadocia and the returned for a day to the Asian side of Istanbul. Ismail was again our guide and took us around to Camlica hill, Uskadur, Kuzguncuk and Kadikoy. Ismail always took us to good local restaurants as we wanted to try Istanbul street food rather than eat at fancy restaurants.
We spent 3 days in Cappadocia as well. Our guide Didem was superb. The places that we enjoyed the most were the Goreme open air museum and the Zelve open air museum. The geology and cave houses, some with churches and painted frescoes. The geology in Cappadocia is truly like nothing else we have seen. An ancient volcano deposited ash over a vast area and erosion and weathering over millions of years has created a unique geology of towers, conical shapes etc. The Derinkuyu underground city was one of the highlights. It is hard to imagine how this elaborate underground city could house 30,000 people, their livestock, grain, water and have elaborate ventilation systems. Didem also took us to local restaurants to eat simple, authentic Turkish food as we requested. Some of the stops to see overpriced Pottery and semi precious jewelry was something we could have avoided. The pottery and precious stones were lovely but the prices were absurdly high. The two castles Uchisar and Ortahisar were quite imposing. The clean air, fresh air in Cappadocia was a welcome change from the hustle and bustle of Istanbul. Due to weather conditions our Balloon trip got canceled on the day we booked it as well as on the reserve day. That would have enhanced the experience in Cappadocia

All in all a very successful trip that exceeded our expectations

Activity Reviews

Chic Asian Side Tour with Beylerbeyi Palace

İstanbul

The trip across the Bosphorus on Bridge 1 was a treat. We went to Camlica hill on the Asian side from where we could see the entire city, both the European and Asian side as well as the Bosphorus strait. We then went to the Uskudar and Kuzgunchuk (spelling?) area which were quite chic and had great houses overlooking the Bosphorus. The Beylerbeyi castle though quite modern was superb. The furniture, rooms, Bohemian chandeliers and Turkish rugs were exquisite. We then went to Kadikoy to wander around and eat at a couple of local restaurants- lahmacun (a thin pizza like bread with a meat topping), Adani kebabs and of course Turkish tea and Turkish coffee

Quality of Experience

Food

Super Turkish street food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Ismail was a great guide

Transport

The van was very comfortable and the driver was skilled

South Cappadocia Tour

Cappadocia

Though the balloon ride was cancelled due to bad weather we had a good day. Cappadocia geology is terrific. The Zelve open air museum with the fairy chimneys was very interesting. The cave houses were quite amazing and being able to clamber through them was a treat.

Quality of Experience

The geology and houses carved into the rock was great. The Open air museum was well preserved and presented

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Didem our guide was superb. Very knowledgeable. She took us to good local places to eat great bebans, have the Aryan butter milk and of course Turkish tea and Turkish coffee

Transport

The van and driver were great

Mustafapasa Village Tour

Cappadocia

To be fair this was not the best part of Cappadocia and we could have shortened our trip by a day. But it was nice to be in the open air and see the magical geology of Cappadocia

Quality of Experience

Food

The local food was amazing. We had Gozleme

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Didem was superb and took us to good places to eat local food and have Turkish tea and Coffee

Transport

Comfortable van and good driver

North Cappadocia Tour

Cappadocia

The Goreme Open air museum is superb. A World Heritage Site! The geology, cave houses and churches were great considering their age!

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Didem was a superb guide. Very knowledgeable about the area. She also knew the best places to eat

Transport

Very comfortable van and a great driver

Old City Tour with Hagia Sophia and Topkapı Palace

İstanbul

The best day of the trip. The Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and Topkapi palace are the best sights in Istanbul. The architecture and history is fabulous

Quality of Experience

Food

The street food and local food was amazing. We did not go to any fancy restaurants

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Ismail was a great guide. Very knowledgeable

Two Continents tour with Dolmabahce Palace

İstanbul

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Ismail was a wonderful guide. Very patient. Took us to good local restaurants. Hiss knowledge of history was very good and accurate (I had read up quite a bit on the Byzantine and Ottoman empires before the trip)