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Istanbul City and Hidden Gem Private Guided Tour
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251 Ratings
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Experience the highlights and hidden gems of Istanbul in 1, 2, or 3 days with a private guided tour. Skip the lines, customize your itinerary, and taste local food.
Duration:
21 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Topkapi Palace - TOPKAPI PALACE, the former imperial residence from which the Great Ottoman Empire was ruled for nearly 400 years. Today a spectacular museum, it is famous for its collections of treasury of the Ottoman Royal Family. You will chase the memories of the sultans and the Ottoman Empire through 400 years of the most glorious victories, happiest moments, and mournful days.
What's Included
- Local Taxes
- Private Tour
- Professional Tour Guide
What's Not Included
- Entrance Fee: Hagia Sophia 25 Euro Per Person
- Entrance Fee: Basilica Cistern 900 Turkish Lira Per Person
- Entrance Fee: Topkapi Palace 1700 Turkish Lira Per Person
- Public Transportation Fees
- Meals
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Whether you are interested in history, architecture, culture or cuisine while exploring highlights or hidden gems of Istanbul our very well-made itinerary for 1,2 or 3 days private guided tour has you covered ! Istanbul: no other city on earth straddles two continents -Europe and Asia- and has been home to three great empires (Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman). We will discover Hagia Sophia, visit Topkapi Palace, stroll through Grand Bazaar and enjoy the beauty of Blue Mosque. In a city like this, it’s important to have an experienced local guide who can help you to navigate, all the while ensuring you the most personal experience possible. We will sometimes use a ferry and sometimes subway or tram to navigate through the city. Don’t forget that the best way of exploring a new city is to use public transport or walking.
• Skip-the-Line Access to the Museums
• Well-Made Itinerary for 1,2 or 3 Days Private Guided Tour
• Customize the itinerary according to your interest
• Taste Local Food
- Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays. Dolmabahce Palace will be visited instead.
- Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays. Spice Market will be visited instead.
- Grand Bazaar and Spice Market will be closed in 2024 in the following dates; April 10/11/12-Ramadan Celebrations. June 16/17/18/19-Eid Celebrations. October 29-Republic Day.
- We have Kid-Friendly Tour Guides in our team.
- For the cruise passengers public transportation (tram) is strongly recommended due to heavy traffic in/around the old city. By the tram the old city takes only 10 minutes. Please book the tour accordingly
- If you book the tour with a private van, please beware that extra charges may apply if your hotel/apartment is located in the Asian Side or far from the city center.
Location
Adamar Hotel Sultanahmet Istanbul
Yerebatan Caddesi
In front of the Adamar Hotel.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(251 Ratings)
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Linda_s
Aug 1, 2024
Great 1st visit thanks to Ozge - I had booked this 2 day tour for our 1st visit to Istanbul & am so glad I did. I was traveling with 3 family members ranging in age from 30-69. Luckily, Özge was our guide for both days. She squeezed a lot into both days, yet we never felt rushed. She listened to our ideas of what we wanted to see & made other suggestions using her expertise. She went out of her way to help my brother-in-law find a piece of medical equipment he’d left at home & visited several shops to help my sister find just the right earrings.
We saw the highlights of Istanbul & took a ferry on the 2nd day for a food tour of Kadikoy in the Asian side.
Thank you Özge!!
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Ldavid516
Jul 9, 2024
Istanbul Walking Tour - Istanbul is a city that is impossible to take in properly without a guide and we had the best. Covid quarantine aboard a cruise ship prevented me 2 years ago. This time we detoured and flew in from Rome on our return to the US. Thankfully I still had Aytuk's contact info and arranged to walk/tram the city with his guidance.
Whatever the max. star grade on the scale add 2 more for him.
We saw the Hagia of course and the Cistern Basilica which I was desperate to see. The Grand Bazaar was awesome but more fascinating were the small off-path family restaurants and shopkeepers that only a native resident would know.
We chose exactly what we wanted to see and couldn't have enjoyed it more. He also negotiated with vendors for additional discounts, provided menu tips, and insisted on escorting us back to our hotel door when finished.
My only caveat is that I hope to return again for a longer visit and see more of this fascinating city. I will absolutely plan around his availability again . .
Aytuk on WhatsApp +90 532 293 66 54
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Ajainath
Jul 8, 2024
Istanbul Tour - Great tour. Duygu is affable and easy to get along with. She knows her history and way around Istanbul. Not only did she take us exploring Grand Bazaar, Spice Bazaar and other places, she also recommended shops for things we wanted to buy. She also made sure she took care of our boys. Overall it was a terrific experience and I would recommend her anytime…
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482chandlery
Jun 29, 2024
Mosques, Cisterns, & Bazaars - Had a great time on our tour. Our guide was very personable and knowledgeable. The communication leading up to the tour was good, as well.
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Manupuri
Jun 27, 2024
An Istanbul experience! - An excellent tour, fabulous guide, van and sights! Highly recommended! Great communication and overall experience.
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Coastal61405545421
Jun 22, 2024
Great excursion! - Great excursion, went to many out of the way places and ate a great meal in Balat. All of the forms of transportation were great too!
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Nomad03318901998
May 26, 2024
The best tour guide in Istanbul. - What a gem of a tour guide; more a friend that a tour guide. Very passionate, very knowledgeable and so personable. Duygu will give you her personal insight, none of the commercial touristy spiel. I can’t recommend Duygu highly enough. The best.
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Daves
May 18, 2024
We struck gold with our guide! - We were in a bit of a panic about the logistics of leaving our cruise terminal and getting to our hotel in another part of town in the early morning so we could begin our 3 day tour with Selcuk Eracun. He agreed to meet us at Galataport and escort us on the T1 tram to Sultanahmet to our hotel for the luggage dropoff and then begin our 3-day tour.
What a kind and generous local guy he is, with such an esteemed reputation in Istanbul among other tour guides and among the historical/architectural/archeological/antiquities crowd!
Selcuk is a fountain of knowledge and trivia and we were so lucky and blessed to hook up with him. Our 3 days were well spent with Selcuk, the “honorary Sultan of Istanbul!”
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Kathybm8934as
May 13, 2024
Istanbul with Emre - We had an extremely positive experience with our guide Emre. He came prepared with an excellent plan for our two days in Istanbul, but was very flexible. He asked us our preferences and accommodated accordingly. He had wonderful recommendations for food and called ahead for reservations to maximize our time. He was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and had a great sense of humor. His love for Istanbul was infectious. We could not have enjoyed our two days more.
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Dnavarro12
May 12, 2024
Big Hug to Ozge - I booked this tour for my parents and was a bit anxious sending them to a big city as newbie travelers but they were in such good hands with Ozge. She was so sweet and patient and had so much history and information to share. What I appreciated was that this tour started earlier than other tours so they got into the Hagia Sophia before everyone and had incredible moments to themselves. And having a private tour was great so they could make their own itinerary based on their interests and chatting with Ozge when they met up.
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