bookfromlocals.com Reviews 134

TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very easy to book our jeep safari tour up the mountains. Quick responses from Olga on WhatsApp. Picked up on time. Lunch which was included was delicious. Only one small down fall was the guide gave u... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely terrible service. First when we arrive they seemd hesitant to take card as payment, because of taxes. They even said it in their language and thought we couldnt understand. Secondly they th... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Booking from someone other than your travelling agency it may feel unreliable or scary for anyone. We took a risk by booking via bookfromlocals.com and it was the best thing ever. The whole experience... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing experience going through bookfromlocals . I mesaged for late at night around 11pm to get information and book an activity for the next day. I got very quick response. Person dealing with me (... See more

Company details

  1. Travel Agency
  2. Cultural Tours Provider
  3. Sightseeing Tour Agency
  4. Tour Agency
  5. Tour Operator
  6. Travel Aggregator

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Book From Locals is a booking platform that started in 2019. We connect tourists to excursion providers in Turkey, Greece and Spain. We are a member of TURSAB (Turkish Travel Agents Association) with registration number 4278 under the name Besem Travel.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely terrible service

Absolutely terrible service. First when we arrive they seemd hesitant to take card as payment, because of taxes. They even said it in their language and thought we couldnt understand. Secondly they threaten to not drive us back if we didnt drive their atv's properly. Threats before we even started. In the listing on bookfromlocals they said you'd be able to swim in the break time, but no. There is no place to swim anything other than their little scam camp trying to sell us drinks and ice cream. Sat there for 10 minutes and we drove again. Third their service is horrible. Just terrible experience overall.

14 October 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bursa daytrip terrible

Everything was terrible. We didn't see anything from Bursa. Our guide didn't give any information. The main goal of this trip was to take the tourist from shop to shop to spend money as much is possible. When we were looking around on our own the guide was chatting with the owner of one of the shops. There was one mosque and one tomb, he didn't say anything about those, but gave information about the building of the shop and tried to convince us to go in, "just look around"... everybody knows what that's mean. They took us to some farm where they make jam and "you can buy some if you want"...

14 August 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing experience!

The food was delicious and authentic, with generous portions of classic Greek dishes. The live music and traditional dancing created such a lively, joyful atmosphere — we couldn’t help but join in! The stunning sunset view over the island made the night even more magical. Warm hospitality and great vibes all around. Highly recommend!

23 July 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing trip

Amazing trip. Our tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. The views from the hot air ballon was spectacular. Everything flowed very well and although the excursion was long it was very smooth and worth every penny.

30 July 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding service

We booked a trip to The Land of Legends through this company and they were amazing! The transfer was on time, very comfortable, and the communication was excellent throughout. Everything was organized perfectly, making the whole experience stress-free and enjoyable. Highly recommend them for their professional and friendly service!

24 July 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfectly executed experience

Booking from someone other than your travelling agency it may feel unreliable or scary for anyone. We took a risk by booking via bookfromlocals.com and it was the best thing ever. The whole experience it was absolute joy. The Buggy Safari and all the staff who facilitated us took care from the point we arrived at the destination to very end. The whole ride was well organised and safety conscious and still could get the extremes of it. After all ride, came back nothing than covered in mud, dirt and dusts and with the widest smiles on the faces. Perfect communication from anyone and thank you for making our ride even more fun.

31 July 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It was a great trip

It was a great trip, the best was rafting. Our head of the boat was very friendly. He was caring about the kids. We were well prepared, had to enter the river before boarding the boats and go in a train a couple of minutes to get used to the cold water. There were lots of splashes in the water with other boats, lots of fun with water fighting.
Kids liked the zipline.
There were magnificent mountain views to make photos of during the jeep tour.

23 July 2025
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Easy to obtain tickets

It was easy to get tickets. A simple bank payment via a WhatsApp link worked just fine. Self drive to the park is easy. But you dont get all the info.
At the park it would be nice to know where to park your car.
Use the entrance on the right hand side.
Internet bookings have to use a different counter. At the counter they could provider better information on what is included in the deal. Now we had to figure it out by ourselfs.
The slides in the park were great. The food and drinkt also great.
Good to know that money you put on your bracelet card isnt refunded afterwards if paid by card.
All and all a nice experience!

25 July 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very nice one day trip

Very nice one day trip
Waterfalls are so nice
Boat trip was cool
Antalya old city was also very interesting
We spent a great day with BEZEM TURIZM
It s really nice to gather all these points of interest in one day
Thanks also to this great and very interesting guide Ahmed who is a source of culture

21 July 2025
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

City tour Antalya with 2 waterfalls

It was good
Very informative and glad we did it at the beginning of our stay because we learnt some things that helped us later
Ahmet was funny and knowledgeable and gave us practical trips for travelling in Antalya
Ahmet was friendly and his English good

21 July 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT USE THEM !!!!

DO NOT USE THEM !!!!
Went to Kos and booked Pirates of Kos 3 island tour with them. Paid 25€ booking fee in advance. Went to boat day before to ask about remaining payment and Greek staff says they don’t work with Turkish companies and we had been scammed in price. 110€ tour would’ve cost us 160€ via bookwithlocals. Total scam.
DO NOT USE THEM!!!

13 July 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Diving tours is offered with false informations

Diving tours is offered with false promises. For experienced divers, "Book from Locals" advertises dives of 18–30 m, wreck dives, spots like Aquarium Bay and Turtle Island. We did not get ANY of this. They write operated by "Alanya Diving Center" on their website. In reality, the tour was with a different dive operator, and the only dives offered for experienced divers were rather unspectacular, shallow beach dives. The first dive a maximum depth of 10 meters and the second dive a maximum depth of 15 meters. The staff of the dive operator confirmed that the information on "Book from Locals" website is incorrect. They told me (quote) "they lie". The details are misleading and do not match the actual tour. Communication with "Book from Locals" was very fast before booking—responses within minutes—but since I raised my complaint, my messages have been ignored.

The dive operators itself were really friendly and helpful. They do a good job. Certainly a good experience for beginners, but not for experienced divers. They have often apologized to us because we don't get the tour we were promised by "Book from Locals".

7 June 2025
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