Full Day Istanbul Tour: Explore Highlights with a Private Local Guide

Embark on a full day Istanbul tour with a private local guide. Explore the city’s highlights, skip the lines at museums, and immerse yourself in the old city’s charm.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Topkapi Palace - The Topkapı Palace is a large museum in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans.
    *Topkapi Palace is closed every Tuesday. The Basilica Cistern will be visited instead of Topkapi Palace only on…
What's Included
  • Entrance Fees for Topkapi Palace
  • English speaking guidance licenced by Ministry of Culture and Tourism
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Drinks
  • Tips
  • Lunch
  • Pick up and drop off
  • Entrance Fee for Hagia Sophia
Additional Information

Discover the highlights of Istanbul in a single day with ease. Your local guide’s detailed information will leave you fascinated by the end of the tour. With pre-purchased tickets, breeze past long lines and begin your museum visits without delay. The tour highlights are within close proximity thus making it a walking tour, allowing you to fully absorb…

Location
Obelisk of Theodosius
If your hotel is located out of the old city area, you will meet with your guide at a meeting point.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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479ambikac
Sep 18, 2024
Amazing tour and experience! - The tour guide, Berkin, was well informed and detailed with his explanations. Offered to take photos of me. Was very friendly and answered any questions I had! Was very pleasant company and helped me understand the sites and Turkish culture. 10/10 would recommend him as a guide.
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Meera
Feb 27, 2024
THE BEST VISIT TO TURKEY WE HAVE EVER HAD. NEVER FAILED TO SURPRISE US WITH AMAZING PLACES AND DELICIOUS FOOD SRSLY. - It was a great experience travelling with this agency. The guide was so friendly, kind and had a lot of patience with us. We are always thankful for it. Tour guide explained our visits very well and made us understand the Turk’s culture and old and new lifestyle very well. We had a blast on trying variety of Turkish’s food and it was DELICIOUSS. They brought us to the best local restaurants and we tried mouth watering delights. Travel guide shared some tips to be safe in turkey and really did their best to full fill our comfort. Conclusion, yall shud really choose this travel agency if you’re going for a vacation to Turkey as they serve the BEST!!!! Really worth it!🔥🔥
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Freedom20964243639
Nov 5, 2023
Istanbul 2 days Fantastic trip! - It was a fantastic two days in Istanbul! Thanks to our agent Mr. Bahadir who was very attentive in the entire management from transportation to the tours. Thanks to our guide Mr. Tolga very charismatic! . It was a very beautiful walk, Istanbul is a very beautiful city, I was dazzled by the castles. Definitely if I return, I would contact them again.
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Avyukta123
Oct 23, 2023
great experience -recommend Metin - Metin was very helpful and available to resolve all our queries with patience. We had a great experience in the wonderful country
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920carmeni
Oct 17, 2023
Amazing Experience! - This was a wonderful tour. Our guide, Perihan, was very knowledgable and friendly. She managed our time perfectly. Our cruise asked us to be at the ship at 5PM, when we were supposed to stay until late because the ship would stay overnight. We moved around in the Tram (which is great BTW) and saw all the sites we had planned for the day. The next day we started early and finished visiting every spot we had planned. This is our second tour with Smart Turkey Tours and I highly recommend them.
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Heathersa3326mt
Sep 25, 2023
Istanbul & Ephesus Tours, Gulet boat trip AND Airport Transfers - Just Awesome!! - This group is just such a pleasure to deal with. We had 22 people and they made traveling from Istanbul, to Bodrum & Ephesus just effortless. Metin & team were so responsive, knowledgeable & reasonable on price. The tour guides offered private, detailed experiences. The transfers were very comfortable and high-end. Every detail was attended to, and they always checked in to ensure it was to our liking. HIGHLY recommend this great local outfit!
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Michaelrx8097bw
Sep 1, 2023
Great guide for an awesome tour of Istanbul - Kenan was an excellent guide with vast knowledge of the history and particulars of the various areas of the city. His knowledge of the local area resulted in us taking the tram instead of buses that needed to take a longer route due to road repairs. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour
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206induk
Apr 4, 2023
Amazing and outstanding service - Yeliz was the best. Her service was outstanding: She made us feel safe and secure as it was a girls trip She made our Turkey trip the best trip I have ever had. Totally recommend her. Prompt response and efficient:
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271suec271
Mar 5, 2023
Fabulous Travel Company - We had a great two days with Nese as our guide. She was very knowledgeable, gave us loads of history, really listened to what we wanted to see, do, and even eat, and made the whole tour easy to enjoy. The company was also very responsive to Whatsapp messages. We highly recommend them to anyone that would like to see Istanbul.
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Bigmamarocks
Oct 3, 2024
Informative and enjoyable - Our guide Okan was very friendly. He was able to answer all our queries in the historical aspects. The most interesting places were at Hagia Sofia and Topkapi palace. Lunch places were good with fish at Kadikoy. Prepaid entrance fees help with avoiding long queues.
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From $100
up to 15 guests
2 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).