They did it with us !

* Australian Defence Force Academy
* Australian Military High School

Individual comments 2004;

Tina ROWE / AUS : This is the best tour I have been on. I love the tour guide , driver and assistant They were all crazy..!

Merveyn STEWART / NZ : had a great trip did not realise that turkey had so much to after

Antony YOUNG / NZ : we have enjoyed a wonderful experience in turkey

Kristen ADNUM / AUS : brilliant tour

Hally ROWE / AUS : The anzac day gallipoli trip has to be one of the most amazing experiences of my life.

Nikki PAYNE / AUS : Fantastic tour and guide..! Our guide was fantastic very informative and funny. Bus driver and his assistant were great. Always felt safe.

Shane BREEN / AUS : Best tour I've ever done. Looking forward to doing another

Brendan MILLS / AUS : Excellent guide and drivers. Couldn't I've asked for any better.

Carly GILES / AUS : a great tour thanks..!

Claire LANDERS / AUS : thanks for a great time

Sarah JONES / AUS : anzac day memoriel services-fantastic experience - would love to come back.

Meisha CLARK / AUS : really enjoyed the tour would recommend the company

Amanda RAFTERY / AUS : tour was fantastic had a great time I saw everything I wanted to see

Melissa DUNN / AUS : It was a fantastic tour the EKOL staff were great so were the sights I am definately going to recommend ekol to people at home

Melinda HOLMES / AUS : had a great time would recommend this trip to anyone

Kimberley WATT / AUS : best thing I've ever done and have really eyjoyed the turkish beer.

Brett McCARTHY / NZ : bloody good trip our guide was excellent. My best turkey trip ever

Alan ANDERSON / NZ : fantastic trip , boat cruise was great

Robyn JOBSON / AUS : well organised great trip

Kay WILSON / NZ : well planed and organised tour. We will recommend EKOL travel to our friends many thanks.

Ross JOBSON / AUS : tour was vell organised and went to plan

Joanne RAMSELAAR / AUS : the tour was absolutely brilliant, and I thought it was very well organised thought out.

Sarah CROCKER / AUS : very well organised tour

Jeffrey NEWELL / AUS : brilliant tour , excellent guide and thank you very much

Maryanne MCGILL / NZ : generally excellant

Lauren WALKER / AUS : most awsome holiday ever..!

Loise HENN / AUS : my trip to turkey was me of the best experiences I've ever had.

Natalie MAIDEN / AUS : tour was well organised, guide was fantastic his knowledge of turkey and history was amazing and increased enjoyment of trip for everyone

..........................

.............................

Individual comments 2003;

Tim Whittington /AUS:  I feel honoured & grateful for the respect & friendship of Turkish people for the Anzacs . Thank you ! 

Amanda Graham / NZ:  Wow ! What a wonderful trip.I have brain strain from the amount of information Mustafa (Guide) has given me !A huge thank you all..

Pip Borgelt / AUS: Fantasticaly run tour.Very proffessional from the start(booking) to finish. 

Tammie West / AUS: The service provided by EKOL TRAVEL  was eccellent and problems were dealt with swiftly..

 Helena Vanevery / AUS: Turkey,our Anzac Day memories now have a special place in our heart.Thanks again !

 Scott Howell /  AUS: Our trip was definitley made all the better by using EKOL !

 Simone Hazelman / AUS: EKOL staff fantastic especially in moments of crisis!Thanks for a great holiday..

 Christine Ware / AUS: EKOL provided a fantastic service !

 Kerryn Fowler / N.Z:We always seemed to be one step ahead of other tours ( Like at Anzac Day ).......

 Tracy Bashford / AUS: Excellent trip. Loved everyminute !

 Pip Sutton  / N.Z: A HUGE thanks to both driver & tour operator for making my time in Turkey the best..

 Daniel McCowan / AUS:   Tour was excellent.We had a great time!

 C. Royce Borgelt/  AUS:      We have had a excellent trip.

 Chris Phelan /  AUS:      Itınerary was realy well planned & coordinated.

 Tanja ten Have / AUS:      I would  just like to let you know that I had a amazing time in Turkey..

Matt Terry / AUS: An excellent program.Thank you ! 

Andrew Clouting / AUS: Very entertaining & informative organisation .Great !

Patrick Mahony / AUS: Our Australian travel agent was very much unprepared for Anzacday but Ekol travel connection has been great,arranged everything,smoothed the lack of info from Australia..

Shaun Ansell / AUS: The tour was great !

Mary Miller / AUS: Fantastic tour guide&driver.Very well organised !

Sean Smith / AUS: Had an excellent time in Turkey !

Lisa Kavacs  / NZ : Fantastic tour! Our guide was excellent !

Shane Hickey  / AUS: Good food,good beer,good people,good fun !

Nicole Hickey / AUS: Excellent tour !

Renae Criddle  / AUS: A wonderful,informative & interesting tour !

Sarsha Wilkins  / AUS: Lots of fun,very informative & interesting !

Kate Britt / AUS:      I have enjoyed this trip heaps !

Paul Smith  / AUS: Had a ball, learnt a shit load !

Tomas Hall  / AUS: The climax of ANZAC day is a truely amazing experience !

Lynda Muller  / AUS: The tour was fabulous and our guide was the best !

Joanne Abbott  / AUS: Had an amazing time with EKOL TRAVEL ,thank you for a perfectly organised ,friendly,informative tour..

Jason Clarke / AUS:  The best organised tour I've had..

Nicole Simpson  / AUS: Thank you for a wonderful trip.I had so much fun !

Sarah Horsley  / AUS: I had a fantastic time and wish I didn't have to leave early !

Paul Lindley / AUS:    Had a cracking time !

İsla Emery  / NZ:  The tour is well organised .

Jeffery Gaskin  / AUS:  Had a very enjoyable & fun time on the tour !

Daniel Clark  / NZ:  Had an excellent time,good velue for money !

Heather Stratford  / NZ:  Excellent,had a blast,tour leader was wonderful..

Kim Lacey  / AUS: The group was a good size and all aspects were wll organised !   Well done...

David John Evans / AUS: A most extra ordinary experience !

Dougal  Mcfarlane / AUS:  Excellent trip, Well organised under diffucult conditions ..

Kate Van Nanren  / AUS: Thank you for an amazing&memorable ANZACDAY tour.

Tracey Andrews / NZ: Great trip ! Thanks for help with our ongoing travel arrangements..

Carolyn Gromball / AUS: Very well organised.Tour guide very informative.Thank you for a great experience!

Katrina Lamberton / AUS: Had an excellent tour.I was able to participate in something truly unique..

Lisa Colenso / AUS:  Quite well organised..

Tim Bransdon / AUS: Tour was fantastic ! Great, informative & extremely helpful guides ..

Emma Weatherstone / AUS:  The tour was structured well . I loved it.

Larissa Streeter / AUS:  A realy enjoyable tour.Guide was fluent in English which we found very important..

Catherine Littlefair / AUS: The Anzac experience was memorable, EKOL looked after us well..

Daniel Rose / AUS:  Anzacday was well organised and sight seeing in Istanbul was amazing. I was truly satisfied with the whole trip..

Sian Joseph / AUS:  Loved Anzacday. The buses were in good condition.Tour was great !

Tony Andrews / NZ: Well organised caos , everyone very helpful.Thank you !

Ana Duncan / NZ: Anzacday was owesome.Everything I wanted it to be. Thanks.

Sharen Ryan / AU: Well organised, interesting and safe tour group.Thank you!

 Some individual comments 2002 -2001-2000-1999 - ............;

* Tom Hinds / AUS: Our Guide Volkan was very professional, personable, flexible and enthusias'tic. He made the trip excellent.

* Andy Young / AUS: Very Good.

* Tracey Blackmur / AUS: Very enjoyable & informative tour.

* Maggie L'estrange / AUS : It has been great. Really interesting and enjoyable. Tour guide Baran has been very helpful. Thanks.

* Rebecca Kenworthy / AUS: Fantastic ANZAC experience with all the pleasures of Turkey & it's wonderful people.

* Scott Morrison / AUS: A wonderful tour, lovely sights, friendly people and a generous friendly guide who was excellent in everything he did - organising, commentary etc. He nade the tour one to remember.

* Jacelyn Craig / AUS: It was a brilliant tour and fantastic experience. Our tour guide was excellent !!!

* Lucy Glover / NZ: BRILLIANT ! Tunch & Ali were fantastic and had the best week. Thanks!

* Kate Bartkevicks / NZ: Had an excellent time, would definately recommend! Brilliant guide - very informative & lots of fun!

* Kerri Cook / CAN: The driver should be introduced becAUe, he is an essential part of the tour.

* Paul Boschetti / AUS: Very enjoyable tour, fun by all.

* Brad Myers / AUS: Bloody fantastic !!!

* Aaron Cook / AUS: Great time, it is good to see both sides of Gallipoli story, The Turkish people are great!

* Civant Holden / NZ: Very informative tour with great sightseeing etc. Esp. enjoyed Gallipoli & also the Ephesus ruins so far. Still to see Istanbul attractions at time of writing this. Also Turkish Night was great fun. Thanks a lot.

* Ben Targett / AUS: This trip has been excellent. Brilliant guide and bus driver.

* Joanne Bryant / UK: (Wannabe AUtralian) I've had a great trip. Our tour leader & driver have been super. They made the trip an experiance to remember.

* Anne Howe / AUS: Fantastic tour. Especially ANZAC Day service.

* Ben Francis / AUS: Well organised with great tour guide & Bus driver. Thoroughly enjoyed ANZAC Day & the old ruins. A lay day in the middle would have been good.

* David Kretscmmer / AUS: FANTASTIC TRIP! - Definately the best 8 days of my life!!. This tour was definately the best way to see the amny faces of Turkish Culture. Thanks to Volkan (our tour guide) for a very enjoyable and extremely entertining trip + also for his hard work making sure we all get ted!!!

* Katryn Douglas / NZ: An excellent tour that included everything & wanted it to. I tought it was well organised and everyone really appreciated everything Tunc did for us. An brilliant tour guide and tour. Thanks Tunc!

* Craig Friend / NZ: Fantastic trip run by Al and the bus driver. Very informative. Gallipoli Boat Landing was certainly a highlight. Ephesus was brilliant - Al is extremely knowledgable on history. Overall a fantastic week and fantastic group of people and extremely well organised by your company. Thanks.

* Andrew Taylor / NZ: Excellent trip. Maybe a little rushed. ANZAC Day was very special and will be remebered for a lifetime. Special thanks to Al & Muhammed (Bus Driver) who both made the trip one of the best. Well Done !!! Will be recommending to others.

* Alan Goldsmith / AUS: The tour was great. Izzet was a great tour guide.

* Kathlyen Marshall/ AUS: A real Turkish experience. The wat that ANZAC Day was dealt with was fantastic.

* Hayley Munkittrick / AUS: Baran has been an exceptional tour guide, very informative. All the ancient sites and history tours have been very interesting. Hotels have been good and organisation of time spent doing activities well kept