Private Guided Istanbul Tour


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From $175.00

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Departs: Istanbul, Istanbul

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Private Guided Istanbul Tour is excellent opportunity for people who have limited time just to understand city in overall view with main highlights. At a Glance, Istanbul is a huge city located both on Europe and Asia. Therefore, it is not easy to explore and understand the city in a day. That is the city where had been the capital of big Empires for 1700 years. So we can say; it is the city of mystery with impressive Architectural Palaces, churches, mosques, synagogues, souks and many other things.
Our local guides are highly experienced and knowledgeable about Istanbul and Turkey. We tell our guest to stop being a tourist and explore Istanbul like a local with our guides. Speed of tour, details of information, where to visit are all decided by our guests up on time of availability.


What's Included

Private Guidance

Public Transportation

What's Not Included

Admission Fees of museums

Private transportation

We do not provide any meal, food drink during our tour


Traveler Information

  • TRAVELER: Age: 0 - 120

Additional Info

  • COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
  • COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Cancellation Policy

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

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Hagia Sophia Mosque
Second stop will be Hagia Sophia sight museum. It was built as biggest Basilica Church of the world in 6th century and converted to a Mosque in 15th century. In 1936, it was converted to a museum as a decision of Atatürk. But it was converted to a mosque in 2020 again. Hagia Sophia Museum is in the list of UNESCO as a World Heritage. Hagia Sophia is a very impressive Architecture of early Byzantine period.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Topkapi Palace
• Topkapı Palace with Harem: After meeting with your guide, we will start from Topkapi Palace. Treasury, Holy Relics, Pavilions in third inner garden, Kitchens, Audience Hall (Private office of Sultan), Ambassador Hall of Topkapi Palace are the main places must be seen there. Also Harem is in Topkapi Palace as well where has to be visited at the same day if guest is interested in to visit. It takes time (min 2-3 hours) to visit whole palace.

3 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque (SultanAhmet Mosque) which is very famous with blue quartz tiles of 17th century is only mosque in all over the world with six minarets on.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Grand Bazaar
Grand Bazaar where has 4500 oriental shops inside. Shopping is a kind of culture in Grand Bazaar. So we advise to walk around with a guide first to explore and get the sense of shopping there. And then our guests will be on safe side and it will be more enjoyable. Otherwise it comes so overwhelming in a short time. After walking around in the Bazaar together, our tour will be ended there.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Sultanahmet Square
Hippodrome is the square where there was an ancient Hippodrome which includes Egyptian Obelisk (3600 years old), Serpentine Column (dated back to 486BC), Constantine Column from 10th century and German fountain.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free






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