Istanbul Shore Excursion: Best Seller Private Istanbul Tour

Experience the best of Istanbul with our personalized and immersive private guided tour. Discover the authentic culture, history, and beauty of the city with our knowledgeable local guides.

Duration: 7 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hagia Sophia Mosque - Hagia Sophia Museum / Ayasofya / Santa Sofia Built in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian, played a very important role in the Christian and Islamic World.. It has been chanched its regulation for non belivers visiters! with your ticket you will get headset provided by Mosque. when visiting Istanbul, one must make sure to…
What's Included
  • Transportation - From Cruise Port (Pick up/Drop Off & TOUR)
  • Discover Turkish Handcrafts: Carpet, Leather, Ceramic, and Jewelry
  • Skip the line tickets for Topkapi Palace and Basilica Cistern
  • Professional Licensed Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratitude (suggested)
  • Admisson/Entrance fee - Topkapi Palace
  • Admisson/Entrance fee - Basilica Cistern
  • Transportation by VAN - UNLESS OPTION SELECTED (Pick up/Drop Off&Tour ALL DAY)
Additional Information

-Personalized Istanbul Shore Excursion
-Guaranteed On-Time Return To Your Ship
Whether you’re interested in art, food, or history, customized Istanbul shore excursions allow you to delve deeper into your interests. Expert guides can tailor your journey to include off-the-beaten-path attractions and hidden gems of the city. Discover Istanbul at your own…

Location
Hagia Sophia Mosque
Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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130gemmae
Sep 26, 2024
Top Notch Turkish Experience! - Furkan gave us a wonderful tour of Istanbul. He is very friendly, knowledgeable and speaks very good English which was very helpful. Highly recommend Furkan for your tour guide.
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Pepstay
Sep 21, 2024
Thanks for an awesome time in Istanbul - The tour was amazing! Me and my friend enjoyed it a lot. We found out some interesting facts and hidden jams of Istanbul which was really great. Thanks to the guide, he was very friendly and helpful. Never thought that history can be so interesting 😄
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320k6rkozy
Sep 19, 2024
Fascinating Trip with Caglar - Istanbul was truly a fascinating city. It was one of my favorite places. Our guide Çağlar was a versatile, knowledgeable and creative guide. We were too full to visit the place we were in. I think you don't need to think at all and I hope you can visit this fascinating city with Caglar.
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Nadia_j
Sep 17, 2024
Great day in Istanbul with Erdem - A fantastic day of history telling and information shared by Erdem Yildiz. He was incredibly knowledgeable about what the tour involved. His explanations were clear and precise. We highly recommend if anyone is thinking about taking this tour to have Erdem be your guide. Nadia and Doug J.
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Suzanne_b
Sep 15, 2024
Great tour! - Our tour guide (Furkan) and driver (Mehmet) were both great. Furkan was very informative and it's clear he knows a lot of history about Istanbul. He's also flexible and customizes your tour based on your preference. Mehmet's vehicle (Mercedes minivan) was spotless and even had WiFi. Please note even though you are hiring a vehicle, there is still a lot of walking because cars cannot enter the main tourist area. If you are fine with walking, then I highly recommend this tour and hopefully you are lucky to get Furkan and Mehmet as your guide and driver!
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Onzes2024
Sep 10, 2024
Definitely recommend - especially having limited time - Istanbul was truly an incredible city. It is a perfect place with so much history, being the capital of the synthesis of ancient, modern, eastern and western civilizations. Of course, we would like to thank our guide Caglar for giving us this awareness. In addition,For Istanbul, this company is a very reliable agency for shore excursion, our ship schedule was quite short in Istanbul, but Caglar and his team gave us a wonderful half day. He prepared a special tour program for us, which was a great tour program. I would definitely recommend this tour, especially if you have limited time and want to enjoy this city in the optimum sense
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Felicedad585
Sep 9, 2024
Feeling very special Istanbul day - I would like to thank you for the communication before the tour and the quick response I received to the questions I asked. My guide Erdem picked me up from the hotel on time. Since my hotel was in the historical area, we took a walking tour. Erdem was a very intelligent, knowledgeable and beyond wonderful guide. Thanks to him, I learned and understood a lot. I would like to thank my guide who made this city very meaningful to me. Also, I felt very special during the tour program. Because we did not wait in line anywhere we went to enter or buy tickets, so we used our day very effectively. I would also like to thank Mr. Caglar, the agent manager with whom I was in contact, for recommending this restaurant to me, where I wanted to experience Turkish food, especially the historical old palace food, after visiting historical places. Tour this beautiful city and eat its food. But be sure to choose a tour company where you can get this service. In this context, I recommend this company to you!
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Paulinekentm
Sep 6, 2024
Spending Wonderful Time in Istanbul - The shore excursion we spent in Istanbul was a wonderful experience. Our guide Erdem was very knowledgeable, but he did not bombard us with information, he explained enough for everyone to be interested and made the tour very enjoyable. It was a lot of fun for me to drink Turkish coffee, then close the plate, open it again, look at the shapes made of coffee grounds inside and tell my fortune. It's been a day where I've laughed a lot for a long time. We also had the opportunity to attend a workshop on Turkish culture. I learned how the Iznik tiles inside the Blue Mosque were made and what the figures meant, and this was a great experience for me.
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Lhoverseas
Sep 6, 2024
Private Istanbul tour - My husband and I (both active 68 year olds) just completed 2 days with Aydin our private Turkish guide who showed us around the amazing city of Istanbul. We were met at our cruise ship terminal (Galataport) and escorted by foot, tram and train to all the main highlights you can possibly see in a limited time frame. It was an amazing experience in beautiful sunshine and we ticked off every amazing site that we wanted to visit in depth. Aydin was an amazing guide and listened to what we wanted and guided us perfectly. Do not hesitate to book this tour company if you are lucky enough to be visiting Istanbul
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Daytrip745310
Sep 5, 2024
Definitely recommend for those coming by cruise ship - The Istanbul Shore Excursion we attended with our friends was very enjoyable. First of all, we would like to thank the guide Erdem for his friendly approach and nice explanation. Secondly, we would like to thank Caglar for creating an extraordinary program for us. We were a large group with various interests and we would like to thank him for creating a travel plan that met everyone's needs and for being flexible. It is a tour that I can definitely recommend for those coming by cruise ship. We were at the port just in time. If I decide to come to Turkey again, I will definitely travel with this agency.
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