Europe and Asia Walking Private Tour

Metin did a perfect job organizing the airport pick up, private tour and cruise ship drop off. Everything was on time and as we had hoped. Our guide, Songul was the best! She met us at our hotel and took her time showing us the historic sites and explaining the history. I cannot imagine the tour going any better. Highly recommend!

We booked a 3 day tour of Istanbul - each day focused in a different area. We were met by our awesome guide Ertugrul at our hotel each day. He had such a lovely disposition, so calm and so informative. We truly learnt so much from him; not only about all the general facts about Istanbul but about culture , food and life too. He took us to all the major sites and to some of the lesser known ones too - he dealt with all the tickets for transport / entry to places - we had literally nothing to worry about We can’t thank Ertugrul enough for giving us a wonderful experience in Istanbul and for the company for all the work in the background - truly professional set up

I had a perfect 3 day visit to Istanbul because of Metin. He was patient and attentive during the planning stage and was great to work with. Would not have been so rewarding without him and his staff I would not have seen or learned so much without the excellent guide Emre. He took care of all the pre order of tickets to avoid lines, ushered us through public transportation - professional and so informative. I could not have had a more perfect guide. With only myself and brother it was a perfect personal tour. Please be assured I will be using your your company when I possibly can and recommend you to everyone I can. John B

We met our guide Ertugrul Ucar from Istanbul Guided Private Tours at our hotel in Karakoy. After a short tram ride, we exited at Sultanahmet and began a tour of the complex including the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, and Hagia Sophia. Ertugrul was deeply knowledgeable and walked us deliberately through these key historical sites, explaining their roles during early Christianity, the Ottoman Empire, and modern times. He pointed out fine details and unique aspects of the art of different periods. The time we spent in Hagia Sophia was especially interesting as many of the works of art high on the walls and ceilings of this spectacular church-turned-mosque have been well preserved and require deep explanations to understand their origins. Ertugrul is an excellent historian and art historian and his English is flawless. Would definitely highly recommend this company when setting up your tours as they are responsive and trustworthy - and Ertugrul as your guide. You will learn a lot and have a very enlightening experience.

This was the highlight of our entire trip! Our guide Ertugrul was unbelievably knowledgeable, fun to be with and made our day a complete joy. They customized our day to my specific requests. Enjoyed a delicious meal of local cuisine that Ertugrul recommended. This company arranged to pick us up at the cruise dock and at end of day take us directly to airport. Kept our luggage in their van so didn’t need to worry about that. And finally, my husband left his prized hat in the car and they found it and came back to airport with it! Highly recommend!!!

Fulya our guide was very good and informative. She gave us alot information about the sites we saw without overwhelming us. She gave us choices on what too see and wherever we went we never had to wait. The van they used was clean, air conditioned and water was supplied. Would highly recommended this tour company

Excellent experience! Kan, our guide, collected us from the hotel and with public transport we visited first Hagia Sofia, followed by Blue Mosque, Top Kapi, Basilica Cistern, and Grand Bazaar. Kan gave us a lot of interesting information about the places we visited, while managing to go through the long queues with minimum hassle. Highly recommended!!

Excellent, personalized tour. Provided abundant options and pivoted itinerary to match my interests and energy level. Keem mind and highly knowledgeable. Definitely recommend.

Great Istanbul tour with Songul! Her knowledge of the sites and history is incredible. Strong English as well. Also, working with the team at guidedistanbultour.com was great as well. Definitely recommend!

Metin gave us very helpful information to help us pick which tour to book - he was very responsive and friendly. Our guide for both tours, Songul, was a fantastic tour guide, very knowledgeable, and made our trip so memorable. We really appreciated the great tours and seeing the history and sights of Istanbul with them. Highly recommend!