The best choice for any first timer, Top sites of Old Istanbul, is a half-day and optional full day private tour. Discover what has made Istanbul such a majestic and historically significant city by hitting all of the hot spots and then some!
In half day tour you can visit; Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Hippodrome, Basilica Cistern and Grand Bazaar and if you like you can have full day with adding the Topkapi Palace.
Please note if you have half day tour, entry fee of the cistern is 450 TL per person and if you have full day with Topkapi Palace, entry fee is 750 TL per person additional fee.
Posted By : Zeesh M
This is the best guided tour in town. Excellent service and very knowledgeable guide. Ask for Ozge when you make the reservations. She's amazing and very flexible and courteous as a guide. The tour went on for 8 hours and she kept us all engaged throughout. Hands down five stars!
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Posted On : 2023-12-30 11:43:24 
Posted By : JeffreyG_S
This was a great tour. Since it was private, I got to adjust it any way I wanted. Ozge, my tour guide was very accommodating and knowledgable about the city and the many mosques. We spent almost 8 hours together and I saw a lot and learned a lot. I would recommend this tour without hesitation. A+++++ Ozge!!!
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Posted On : 2023-11-28 02:01:58 
Posted By : patriciaaz2022
We only had a half day in Istanbul, but we wanted to see the highlights. Our guide, Ozge, was wonderful! She took us at our pace but got us to the main sights. She even communicated our needs for a taxi back to our hotel and then to the port. Perfect! ?
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Posted On : 2023-10-28 15:20:55
Posted By : tonyk738
The half day walking tour taking in the Hagia Sophia, the Basilica Cistern, the Hippodrome, the Blue Mosque and the Grand Bazaar was very interesting. Our guide, Odgy, was excellent, amusing, good company and knowledgeable. She spoke good English, had detailed knowledge of the places we visited and presented it with confidence. Her cheerful, friendly personality helped to make the tour memorable, a day we will never forget.
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Posted On : 2023-10-24 05:14:40
Posted By : himebaut
Istanbul is an amazing city-a kaleidoscope of color-with a rich culture & interesting history! It would have been impossible to tour the major sites without guidance. Yasin was an excellent tour guide who maneuvered us safely through the crowds with very little wait time. We enjoyed his vast knowledge of everything & his personality as well!
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Posted On : 2023-10-23 10:10:23
Posted By : sjacobus94
Excellent one on one trip. Burak is incredibly knowledgeable. Saw all the key attractions with plenty of background. Also got all the info I needed for the rest of my time in the city, and suggestions beyond Istanbul as well. Very knowledgeable about the culture in the city and general nation, both modern and historical. A very friendly tour guide as well, sure to get along with. Would book a tour again no doubt.
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Posted On : 2023-10-15 23:09:13
Posted By : Tanja_R
Jason was our guide and he was fantastic. He was punctual, got us in and out of the major sites before big crowds since we met early, knowledgeable and showed us some off the beaten path things around the city that interested us. Would highly recommend him. He also helped us with some purchases we were interested in. Thank you to Jason!
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Posted On : 2023-09-15 10:50:32
Posted By : Meredith_P
We had an amazing tour with our guide Apo! He was a wealth of cultural and historical knowledge and fun to hang out with for the day. The sites were gorgeous, the pace was perfect, it was so much fun!!!
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Posted On : 2023-07-20 02:11:59
Posted By : Sash_S
The tour guide Yasin made the experience like we traveled back in time. He is very Knowledgeable and took the time to explain things in detail.
We even had a wonderful traditional Turkish lunch together.
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Posted On : 2023-07-14 10:26:43
Posted By : Valerie_C
This was an excellent tour! Highly recommended! We were a bit nervous at first because of a miscommunication about the tour starting location, but our guide Salih quickly met us and even provided us with a free lunch later in the day. Salih was kind, friendly, outgoing, interesting, and highly personal to our interests and what we wanted to see!
We were able to visit Istanbul's highlights: the beautiful Blue Mosque, impressive and historical Hagia Sophia, and the awe-inspiring Cistern. We also learned about and visited the Hippodrone. Because we landed on a holiday, the Grand Bazaar was not open, but we were able to see the Spice Market and many little stores along the way. My wife was able to accomplish all her shopping as well (and especially sample the Turkish sweets!).
We had a delicious traditional lunch, took local transportation, and walked back along the Galata bridge.
We were very impressed with our guide, Salih. As well, I had the chance to meet the owner of the tour company, Yunus, who was extremely friendly, welcoming, and grateful to us for choosing their tour.
I tried to upload photos for those of you reading this, but as my connection on this cruise ship is spotty, I was unable to do so. Plus, I think it's more impressive to see these sites for the first time on your own.
Once again, excellent personal tour of Istanbul. Highly recommended.
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Posted On : 2023-07-04 01:59:20
