The itinerary and everything going to Turkey was excellent. The accommodations were comfortable and the food was superior and gave us a taste of the Culture. Would have liked to had more evening time to enjoy the hotel accommodations instead of just sleeping and leaving. Also in the packing list and things to know - it should have been stated that we needed to bring bathing caps and that the pool cost extra. It was disheartening to know I was lured by the excellent hotels BUT needed extra money and time to enjoy the pool. Other than paying for the pool and not enough time to enjoy, everything else in TURKEY was beyond what I expected and set the expectation for the Greece Portion of land trip. BUS Driver and GUIDE were Masters! Bill is excellent at giving a balance of knowledge, timely, friendly and respectful of our time for Pastor Troy to do our teachings. Bill is an excellent Guide and People person. We all felt important and respected on this portion of the trip, which led to a great disappointment when we switched to Eva in Greece. If I ever signed up to go again and had Eva as a Guide I would cancel. The Greece Portion of the trip started with us getting off the plane and she had sent the bus away to wait for us somewhere else. It was late and we were tired standing outside waiting for over 30 minutes for the bus to come back. Then we get to the hotel 10 PM, only to be repacked and out by 8 am and did not get supper - we had small plate of cold cuts placed in our room that we did not eat since it had been sitting out. SO no meal as promised for that hotel. Here in Greece we had to pay for our water. in Turkey Bill had a bottle of water for everyone everyday. When I asked about a bottle of water on the bus, Eva was snippy and told me it cost 50 cents. I believe I missed that part of her constant rude talking that i had to pay for the water on the bus, but still did not deserve to be sniped at - we all believed that by the end of the trip she HATED us.. Right away she set the tone and I was so glad to get away from her. Her constant talking was a Semester History class in 3 days - acted as if none of us were educated. I was exhausted, overwhelmed with the constant lecture and being treated like we are stupid humans. Most of us our educated and have some Greek History in our background. She talked sooooo much that she did not hand out the "whisper headsets" until AFTER we got to the first site, which then took up time for exploring and we were already eager to get off the bus as she handed them out and lectured on the use. Eva went to sites out of order and so choose to go to let us play on the beach site BEFORE going to next site. The group was prepared for other way around and was planning on end of day swimming and napping - not wet and uncomfortable the rest of the day. This Tour knew about group plans and permits were not asked for in advance to have guitar and 2 songs of worship at sites. Needless to say Guitar was carried to several sites or taken away at gate. Eva Talked so much standing at one place that it jeopardized the time left to explore the site and for Pastor Troy to give his teachings. Soon some of us began leaving the group so we could at least SEE the areas that we came to see. She then started making comments to other tour groups "Where has my group gone? They are so hard to keep together" . Passive aggressive behavior intending to let others know we were not under her control. She had NO consideration of the dynamics of the group and that some are older and not as mobile. When crossing the street ' She yelled at us: "Why cant you all cross the street at the same time?" Once again speaking down to us as if we are stupid. When we were at a historical site - she stood in the center of area that was impossible to get a picture without her in it (Unlike Bill who would give information from the side so we could get full view and pictures). Not only did we put up with Eva all day and exhausted with her consistent lecturing and hatred toward us, we go to a different hotel that was not on the agenda - not as nice as describe and the food was HORRIBLE, not even Greek. They seemed to feed us what they thought Americans eat - pork and beans and limited choice of food. Even for the hotel room we had to buy our water. so Happy to get out of there and onto Cruise. The guide to meet us for cruise - was NOT a guide. He only hosted; directed us from one place to the other when he didnt sleep in and forget about us. He even was upset after trip that we did not wait at ship dock outside of ship for group , BUT dock security had us move so we were not blocking other people getting off the ship or traffic of vehicles getting supplies to the ship. As a host he was not helpful. Why was Ephusus on agenda twice? When planning this tour it should have been caught that this was a duplicate. Will be waiting to get my refund of the cancelled trip. All Port fees were to be included and then we get there and have an Extra charge. This was NOT a last minute charge, this port fee increase was implemented in July 2025 - so this was NOT a sudden adjustment, but a hidden fee and extra charge for this trip. Knowing we had to go through security and navigate the Istanbul Airport, the flight scheduled was a tight transfer. With some of the elderly people running and trying to keep up to get to next flight was extreme hardship and I was very worried for their health. Overall, the experience was good for me to be with this group, hearing the teachings from Pastor Troy and having excellent group support surviving the time in Greece at last hotel and Eva. Enjoyed the group I was with and if I was to decide to travel with a group again, I will have to give it an extra thought to be sure that the guides they employ are truly professional and that the agenda allows more than sitting on a bus, adequate time at the sites to explore and being back to hotels so that we are not exhausted from one day to the next, and all guides to be like BIll in Turkey who made us feel like our money was well spent, no hidden fees and constant direct and passive disrespectful attitude from Eva. I have gone on other group tours in the past and if it wasn't for the Greece experience - I would have rated this a 5 star. Would like to get the reimbursement for the extra charges of the ports and the Ephesus Excursion that was cancelled. Evelyn Sartin 208-866-7993

What an amazing trip from beginning to end. Everything was perfectly organized. The small group made for a family like experience. The hotels were very comfortable, the guides were amazing! Peru is beautiful and should be on everyone’s travel list.

I have a fantastic time. Food was great . Hotels were beautiful and the people were friendly. Great experience . Thank you!

Johanna is fantastic. We have never been disappointed and I was not this time either. The food was wonderful and the tours were superb as well as the accommodations.

This trip was incredible! Every detail was well thought out and the entire trip was very organized. Kudos to Johanna for her leadership and advocacy, and Fabi & Washington were AMAZING tour guides who went above and beyond to make this trip unforgettable. 12 our of 10 would recommend!!!