Private Full-Day Layover Tour in Istanbul: Explore the Old City and Savor the Turkish Cuisine

Make the most of your layover in Istanbul with a private full-day tour of the Old City. Explore historical landmarks, savor delicious Turkish cuisine, and indulge in shopping for unique souvenirs. Airport transfers included.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Little Hagia Sophia - We will see Little Sophia Mosque, next to the hippodrome and visit interior before passing through Hippodrome and Blue mosque.
  • Blue Mosque - We will visit magnificent Ottoman Mosque of Sultan Ahmed.
  • Grand Bazaar - Our tour offers you to visit bazaars of Istanbul with a chance of shopping local and boutique staff,…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • On-board WiFi
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Airport transfers two way
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Galata Tower: Entrance fee 15 Euro
Additional Information

Layover in Istanbul offers you a perfect time during your transit layover time for 8 hours by visiting Old city of Istanbul. In this private and flexible tour, you will see lots of monuments of Rome, Byzantium and Ottoman empires. Highlights Hagia Sophia, Blue mosque, Hippodrome, Palace, Basilica cistern, Galata, Taksim square, Bosphorus and more. You…

Location
Little Hagia Sophia
Küçük Ayasofya Camii Sokagi
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Aj_h
Nov 3, 2024
Great Experience, even greater Tour Guide - I only booked this tour because I had a 14 hour layover and wanted to kill some time by exploring the city. Yasin Yesil was my guide, and he was amazing. He was extremely knowledgeable of the local history and made this quick visit to Istanbul one of my favorites throughout my whole visit in Europe. I would love to come back and experience the city for longer than a few hours, however Yasin made sure I got to see a bit of everything in such a short time. I can't recommend Yasin enough, I will be telling any friends who visit Istanbul to book with Yasin of Viator, if able. And I would love to have him as a tour guide again when I visit. If I could, I would rate this trip and 11/10. Thank you!!
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Sophie_b
Oct 30, 2024
A great intro to Iatanbul - Excellent and knowledgeable friendly guide Yasin. We did a walking tour of Galata and it was a great introduction to the city. Nb. It says a full day but I actually had (and paid for) a 3 hour tour. Which was perfect! I have already seen the big sites years ago and just wanted to get a sense of the city instead.
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Savannah_v
Sep 1, 2024
Great Layover Experience with a Knowledgeable Guide - Yasin was super knowledgeable, kind, and flexible and expertly fielded all of my questions about his city. He made me excited to return to Istanbul and Turkey in the future!
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Greg_g
Jul 12, 2024
Yasin the great - Yasin was an excellent tour guide. First, he was early when we finished with customs at the airport. He set our itinerary based our layover which was 13 hours. We were able to see all the highlights of Istanbul which is a beautiful city with a rich history. We also went to the Grand Bazzar and did a cruise around the city for 5 US dollars for 90 minutes. Yasin took us to a nice local restaurant and the food was amazing. Yasin was able to get us back to the airport on time evn though it was rush hour. I would highly recommend Yasin because he was very friendly and knowledgeable of Turkish history. I would give 6 stars.
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Rachelle_r
May 14, 2024
Exceptional tour! Beautiful experience. - What an incredible experience! Communication was good on pick up and drop off. Our driver was great and the vehicle very clean. Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable not only about the places we visited but gave us the history of how and why these structures are here. We discovered so much about world history and the incredible role Istanbul played. We enjoyed the ability our guide had for "streamlining" our wait times into the buildings. We loved his recommendation for lunch - such a local favorite and now ours as well. Thank you, thank you for the wonderful day!
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Steven
Apr 22, 2024
Nice guy excellent service - Very nice tour and reliable service I recommended yossel to all my friends because he’s knowledgeable and will do anything needed to make sure you are satisfied with his tours.
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Roger_c
Apr 5, 2024
Excellent IST layover tour - Yasin was a wonderful guide. He was responsive to our pre-tour communication, prompt in picking us up at the airport, and very knowledgeable about Istanbul and Turkey. He helped us squeeze in as much as we could during our six hour layover in Istanbul. Highly recommend!
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882saadiai
Feb 23, 2024
Highly recommend! - Yasin was excellent and very knowledgeable! We had 8 hours on 2 different occasions and he knew all the right places to take us around. We didn’t waste any time. He is very easy to talk to, dependable and friendly! I will definitely be reaching out when we come again! Thank you so much!!
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Hadiaf2020
Dec 2, 2023
Best trip. - We had a very pleasant time in İstanbul because of them. They are very professional and they were guiding us through everything in detail. Because of them we were able to see a lot of places in such a short time.
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M4150wjtomp
Nov 11, 2023
Great Istanbul Layover Tour - Fabulous layover tour. Istanbul is a city you shouldn’t miss if you have the time and Magic Way gave me rhe perfect tour of the city along with a good lesson on the history.
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From $98
up to 13 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).