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Private Guided Historical Tour in Istanbul: Customized Selection of City Highlights
4.9
71 Ratings
Fatih
Experience a personalized, private guided historical tour in Istanbul with an Istanbul-born professional tour guide. Explore the city’s highlights at your own pace and immerse yourself in its rich history, culture, gastronomy, and shopping.
Experience a personalized, private guided historical tour in Istanbul with an Istanbul-born professional tour guide. Explore the city’s highlights at your own pace and immerse yourself in its rich history, culture, gastronomy, and shopping.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Blue Mosque - We visit the one of the most beautiful, 4 centuries old blue tiled Ottoman mosque.
- Hippodrome - We visit the surviving monuments of the Hippodrome of Constantinople where the Roman chariots used to race, a stadium of the time which was bigger than any soccer stadium of today.
- Hagia Sophia Mosque - We visit one o the oldest…
- Blue Mosque - We visit the one of the most beautiful, 4 centuries old blue tiled Ottoman mosque.
- Hippodrome - We visit the surviving monuments of the Hippodrome of Constantinople where the Roman chariots used to race, a stadium of the time which was bigger than any soccer stadium of today.
- Hagia Sophia Mosque - We visit one o the oldest and the greatest houses o worship in the world; a church/mosque of the Romans and the Ottomans.
- Deraliye - In a convenient time of the day, we have a lunch break and it will be the time to experience the great Turkish cuisine.
- Basilica Cistern - We visit the 6th century built spectacular water reservoir o the Romans. a real proof of the advanced Roman architecture.
- Kapali Carsi - You experience the oriental way of shopping in the oldest and the biggest indoors shopping mall of Europe with an age of nearly 6 centuries, shops of 4000 and entrance/exit gates of 21.
What's Included
- Licensed professional guide included.
- Licensed professional guide included.
What's Not Included
- All fees and/or taxes
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Basilica Cistern Admission fee
- Hagia Sophia Admission Fee
- Gratuity
- All fees and/or taxes
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Basilica Cistern Admission fee
- Hagia Sophia Admission Fee
- Gratuity
Additional Information
I am an Istanbul born and raised professional tour guide since 1997. I provide private customized tours for your needs in my city. I will be delighted to share my knowledge and experience with you in a private tour, special to you through the streets of Istanbul in which you can adjust the pace and see or to do more or less. You can enjoy history,…
I am an Istanbul born and raised professional tour guide since 1997. I provide private customized tours for your needs in my city. I will be delighted to share my knowledge and experience with you in a private tour, special to you through the streets of Istanbul in which you can adjust the pace and see or to do more or less. You can enjoy history, culture, gastronomy and shopping of the city in the best customized way with me.
- Not recommended for travelers with wheel chair or serious walking difficulties
Location
German Fountain
At Meydanı Caddesi
German Fountain, Hippodrome, Sultanahmet area, old city.
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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(71 Ratings)
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X3736duerinh
Dec 15, 2024
Perfect comprehensive day in Istanbul - Fantastic tour! Guide was SUPER knowledgeable and able to answer every single question we had! He let us adjust the tour to our needs and on what we wanted to see. The lunch restaurant he suggested for lunch was one of the best meals we had the whole trip. He even helped us book Turkish Baths the following day. This was a great, comprehensive tour of Istanbul. Even my 9 year old daughter had a great time and learned a TON! Highly recommend!
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Dc327
Dec 3, 2024
Great full day tour of Istanbul! - We had a great full day guided tour with Selcuk! He took us all around the old city to see all the major sights (the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sofia, Topkapi Palace, Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar) and provided a lot of interesting historical and cultural information.
He also took us to a fabulous Turkish lunch! He was also really good with our kids- 12 and 8 years old. We all had a fabulous time. We'd highly recommend taking a tour with Selcuk!
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Jenfaws
Oct 31, 2024
Very informative Tour of Top Sites in Istanbul - Sel was terrific and very knowledgable. Regretfully our ship was late getting into port so we had to adjust the plan of what we were going to be able to see on the fly, but he was very helpful in providing information about when and how to get into the sites we had to eliminate from our time with him. It was helpful to learn toward the beginning of the tour that he would lead us to the best places to take photos in more crowded venues (eg., the Hagia Sofia). All in all, a great tour.
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Curious527627
Oct 19, 2024
Istanbul private tour - Sel was a wonderful host on our day in Istanbul, knowledgeable & congenial
Excellent communication and English clarity
Contacted us day before tour start which is very reassuring
Pivoted easily to our requests, we had an delicious lunch & he got us to our next stop at tour finish..thank you Sel!
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Dream362453
Oct 10, 2024
Cannot say enough great things about our time with Sel! - Sel took us on a day and a half tour of all the wonderful sites of Istanbul, recommended a great hotel and fed us amazing food. Informative, generous and fun to be with!
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Pearsong2024
Oct 8, 2024
Perfect Experience - Sel was amazing. So knowledgeable and good spirited. Took us to great sights, and gave great recommendations for things to do and places to eat both before and after our actual tour. I will recommend Sel to any friends that come to Istanbul in the future
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Gregory
Sep 22, 2024
Excellent Private Guide - Sel is everything you want in a Private Guide - very knowledgeable, easily understood, excellent English, understandable accent, flexible, considerate, pleasant personality. We spent a pleasant, informative day touring Old Istanbul with Sel. He was everything we wanted in a private guide and we felt very secure and well informed. We highly recommend him.
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Jbock1234567
Aug 31, 2024
Best Istanbul tour Guide! We loved our day! - We had the best tour with Sel. He was extremely organized and we were able to see all of the major sites in Istanbul in just one day!
He met us right outside of the cruise terminal which was so helpful.
He knew which ones to do in which order so that we minimized lines and he was so knowledgeable and we learned we so much on the tour about the history of the city. He also took us to the best Turkish lunch and my whole family loved it! He found us a great rug shop as we were interested in buying a rug. It was super cool to see how they make the rugs. Also, at the grand bazaar he was able to direct us to reputable shops as well which we really appreciated as it would be impossible to navigate the Bazaar alone.
We are so thankful that we had Sel guiding us and we highly recommend him to anyone who is visiting Istanbul for an unforgettable day! My whole family agreed we had the best time!
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Renandiass
Aug 8, 2024
Amazing tour with Sel - The tour was amazing! Sel took us to the best historical places in the city. He is very nice, friendly and professional. It was great to have him as a guide, as he gave us a lot of knowledge and answered all our questions. Highly recommend a tour with him!
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Curiosity23007334111
Jul 13, 2024
Selcuk - a great guide - Our tour with Selcuk took in the Blue Mosque, the Hippodrome, Aya Sophia and the Basilica. Selcuk was interesting and very knowledgeable with a unique way of bringing the history of Istanbul to life. It was a pleasure to spend the day with him and obtain a real insight into the culture, politics and way of life of the city’s inhabitants over the ages. We would definitely recommend him to anyone looking for a guide.
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