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Istanbul Private Tour: Iconic Landmarks and Insights
4.9
18 Ratings
Fatih
Experience the best of Istanbul on a guided private tour that takes you to the city’s iconic landmarks. Learn about the history, culture, and architecture from your expert guide.
Experience the best of Istanbul on a guided private tour that takes you to the city’s iconic landmarks. Learn about the history, culture, and architecture from your expert guide.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Hippodrome - First visit is Hippodrome. It was the center of sport activities of Constantinople. Famous with 4 monuments, The German Fountain of Wilhelm II, Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column, Column of Constantine.
- Hippodrome - First visit is Hippodrome. It was the center of sport activities of Constantinople. Famous with 4 monuments, The German Fountain of Wilhelm II, Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column, Column of Constantine.
What's Included
- Meet at Hagia Sophia
- Professional licensed English-speaking guide
- Meet at Hagia Sophia
- Professional licensed English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities for guide (optional)
- Personal expenses
- Meal & Beverages
- Gratuities for guide (optional)
- Personal expenses
- Meal & Beverages
Additional Information
Discover the highlights of Istanbul on an exclusive tour that showcases the city’s most famous landmarks. The journey begins at a designated meeting point (Hagia Sophia). With the guidance of your private tour guide, you’ll gain valuable insights into Istanbul’s rich history, vibrant culture, and stunning architecture. The tour concludes with a drop-off…
Discover the highlights of Istanbul on an exclusive tour that showcases the city’s most famous landmarks.
The journey begins at a designated meeting point (Hagia Sophia).
With the guidance of your private tour guide, you’ll gain valuable insights into Istanbul’s rich history, vibrant culture, and stunning architecture.
The tour concludes with a drop-off at the same pre-arranged location (Hagia Sophia).
Places to visit:
Carpet Showroom
Leather Factory
- Topkapi Palace Entrance Fee is 1700 TRY. You can pay to guide for SKIP-THE-LINE tickets.
- The pick-up service is not included. You will meet with the guide in front of Hagia Sophia.
- Hagia Sophia Entrance Fee is 25 €. You can pay to guide for SKIP-THE-LINE tickets.
Location
Hagia Sophia
Ayasofya Meydanı
You will meet with the guide at Hagia Sophia.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(18 Ratings)
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Carjac1
Sep 15, 2024
Istanbul guided tour - Sevda provided very insightful information but most of all was extremely patient. Sevda’s kindness and flexibility made our overall experience tremendously pleasurable.
Highly recommended.
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H9294cumustafah
Aug 15, 2024
That was incredible. - This was one of the most memorable trips I’ve ever experienced. Exploring the rich culture and deep history of Istanbul truly put things into perspective. Our group consisted of 13 family members, and our tour guide, Ayesha, along with her company, ensured that everything ran seamlessly. Ayesha’s incredible knowledge and friendly demeanor made the journey even more enjoyable. She expertly answered all our questions and provided us with the perfect balance of freedom to explore and shop while keeping us on track to experience everything we had planned. It was an unforgettable experience, and I would highly recommend this tour to anyone looking to fully immerse themselves in the beauty of Istanbul.
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Ishidas
Jun 10, 2024
Istanbul Old City Tour (Private) - e took the old city walk tour and Aisha, our tour guide was on time and really informative. We cut all the long queues by raking this private tour. We covered Hagia Sofia, the Blue Mosque, Tokapi Palace and surrounding areas. We asked for Turkish Pida for lunch and Aisha kindly took us to this delicious pida place near to Hagia Sofia. Overall great tour with great tour guide.
I give 10⭐️s !!
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Getaway34405976826
Jun 9, 2024
Magical Istanbul! - Istanbul is definitely magical city. Our tour guide Aisha certainly has lots of knowledge on Istanbul, the old city and its history. I would recommend her and Turkey Tours Company to anyone visiting Turkiye!
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Izyandzul
May 8, 2024
Sevda is the best! - Sevda is very passionate with her work. She explained in every details part of the places. We walked and see a lot of history that left in topkapi palace, blue mosque, hagia sophia and so on. Eventhough the queue is super long, she willing to check on everything in case we miss it
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Erosecomm
Apr 24, 2024
Amazing Trip with Outstanding Private Tour Company - I traveled to Turkey with my family in April. It was an amazing trip from start to finish and Turkey Tours Company gets lots of the credit. We had a specific itinerary in mind and TTC structured transport, guides, and access to sites around our wishes. Their staff were professional, engaging and flexible. TTC was in regular contact with us via WhatsApp to ensure that all logistics ran smoothly. It was delightful to get to know our private guides who lived in and knew the cities and locales we visited intimately. If you are considering visiting Turkey I cannot recommend it more highly. A beautiful and historically fascinating nation with lovely, welcoming people. And do contact Turkey Tours Company. Arranging your own itinerary and private tour with this group is a terrific way to go.
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Traveler51212090627
Apr 15, 2024
An engaging, comfortable, insightful, and rewarding way to explore Istanbul - What a memorable trip! I can’t recommend Turkey Tours enough. Our logistics were spot on, our guide Sevda, was knowledgeable and engaging, and having a guide put context around Istanbul’s highlights (Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Basilica Cistern, Topkapi Palace, Hippodrome, Dolmabahce Palace, etc) was outstanding. Visiting the sites is worth the trip but having a guided tour, in a comfortable van, made the experience all the more enjoyable and rewarding for our family group of 4 (ages 20s to 70s). Turkey Tours worked hard to ensure our trip met and exceeded our expectations!
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Anninva2017
Apr 13, 2024
Exceptional Istanbul experience and service for our entire family! - Turkey Tours from my first email outreach was outstanding and really earned my trust. Serkan listened to our requests, gave excellent suggestions, and made sure each detail of our trip was perfect. Serkan is very responsive and our family group which included members aged 25 to 70 all had the best experience! Our tour guide Sevda was great with wonderful dining suggestions, excellent briefings, and amazing at covering much ground while making time for fun and relaxing breaks. Yes, you will see the top attractions with Turkey Tours and so much more, as well as have time for individual interests. Many of my friends only travel on US organized group tours and are apprehensive to book a local tour operator on their own. Turkey Tours and Serkan made every aspect of our family Turkey trip planning, booking, payment, transport, touring, and on the ground support a seamless and fully professional experience. I have traveled the world for over 50 years and Serkan and Turkey Tours are one of the best and I highly recommend the private tour option.
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Zarife_p
Aug 25, 2022
Excellent experience.... - Excellent experience. Perfect way to introduce you to this beautiful city and culture 💕 our tour guide knowledge was amazing and help us to understand a lot better.
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Kotz
Dec 28, 2021
Wonderful Experience in Istanbul - Our group of six just spent three nights in Istanbul. We had four young adults & teenager in our group and flew into Istanbul from three different cities. We already had good experience with Serkan in previous trip and did not hesitate to ask his help in preparing a program for our group in Istanbul in this trip. Serkan really took care of us well. He arranged meet and greet and pick up services at IST. He assigned Erdem to be our tour guide in Istanbul and we really like him. Erdem is knowledgeable yet helpful and caring. We maximized our short time in Istanbul by visiting beautiful palaces, historical mosques and cute neighborhoods. Erdem also took us to try some local street foods which ordinary tourists likely would not be able to find themselves. Before flying back home, Serkan helped to arrange PCR test for our return flight. He also arranged transportation to take us to the airport. Everything went smooth and as per the program. Overall it is a wonderful and memorable experience. We won't hesitate to contact Serkan for our future trips to Turkey.
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