Kayseri Private Tours & Local Tour Guides

“Highly recommend: Thoughtful, resourceful, and deeply caring”

We hired Rose for a deeply personal day trip to Efkere and Kayseri, retracing the childhood homes of my mother-in-law's parents. This was not a typical sightseeing day — it was an emotional heritage day for our 88-year-old family member, who has dementia, and Rose handled it with extraordinary care from start to finish. She met us right on time at the airport and had clearly done her homework: she researched road conditions to a village she'd never visited, and learned about the region's Armenian history. She also picked up quickly on what mattered most to us: capturing photos and video to help our family member hold onto these memories. She shaped the day around that. When plans hit snags, like a monastery blocked off by a military fence and a locked church we couldn't enter, Rose didn't just shrug and move on. She talked to neighbors, found us a vantage point to see frescoes through a window, and kept the day feeling purposeful rather than disrupted. At the Kayseri bazaar, she took us to the old blacksmiths' quarter (nowgoldsmiths) tied to our family history. She also told us about Kayseri pastırma that was a genuinely delicious highlight. Later, the ship's restaurant staff raved about the brand she pointed us to. Dinner was a lovely close to the day: tableside mantı, yağlama, and baklava, all recommended by Rose and thoroughly wonderful. Rose combined thorough preparation, cultural sensitivity, and real warmth toward an elderly guest with memory challenges. Rose was extremely knowledgeable about the region and could answer all of our questions and shared wonderful archeological info. If you're looking for a guide who treats a trip as a meaningful experience, I strongly recommend Rose.

Rose G.

(6 reviews)

Dear Stephenie, Thank you so much for your beautiful and heartfelt review. It was truly an honor to be part of such a meaningful journey for your family. I’m very glad I could help you reconnect with your family’s history and create some special memories along the way. It was a pleasure spending the day with you all. Thank you for trusting me with such an important part of your family story. I will remember our day in Efkere and Kayseri with great fondness. Wishing your family many more opportunities to preserve and share these precious memories together. My regards Rose