Istanbul Highlights Private Full-Day Tour or Shore Excursion

We booked a private full-day tour and had a wonderful experience. Ezgi was our guide and was so attentive to us. She checked in with us the night before and was really tuned in to how we wanted to see the sights. She was fun, personable and knowledgeable and by the time the day was over, I felt like we had made a new friend. We saw all the main sights in the old city and she let us "be in charge" of how long we wanted to spend in different places. I would HIGHLY recommend this tour and especially our guide, Ezgi! : )

Whenever we are in Turkey, Ephesus Shuttle is our first choice. Always reliable, always flexible, always great guides and always the best tour!

We had an excellent excursion around Istanbul today. My wife and had not been to the city before and it was on our cruise itinerary, so we wanted a private tour so we could sample the main sights without large crowds and also be able to have conversation with a knowledgeable guide. Our guide Buse met us at the Cruise Terminal having messaged on WhatsApp in advance. She was super friendly and helpful, and she met up with as at 8am ahead of being taken in a car to the Blue Mosque. We got there before the crowds and she explained everything about the building and its history. From there we went to the Hagia Sofia Mosque and saw some more amazing architecture. After this we had a stop to Sample Turkish Tea before heading to the Grand Bazaar, where we had free time to shop and also sample Turkish Coffee and Baklava from one of the local cafés. All in all walking between sites and being driven back to the Cruise Terminal we had around 5 hours exploring Istanbul which is for us to sample the city was great. We highly recommend the tour and company having booked this through Venture Ashore.

My family and I had an amazing time exploring Istanbul with our wonderful tour guide Ezgi. Ezgi was very knowledgeable and made us feel so welcome. I would recommend this guided experience with Ezgi to anyone.

Great tour with Eda. Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Hippodrome, Cathedral Cisterns and Grand Bazaar. We were picked up promptly at the Cruise Ship port by Eda and transported in a very nice van. We were well educated on the various times in Turkey’s history and culture. Everything was explained very well by Eda. We stopped at a nice restaurant for lunch (not included in our tour) for a great Donair. Great value and Eda was very enjoyable to spend most of the day with! There were no hidden fees.

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Driver and guide. Typhoon was very good. He seems to know his subject matter very well and delivers it in interesting ways. We went round foot mosques, a spice bizarre and shopping streets, called in for a coffee on the way round. Finished off with a trip to the Galatan tower. Would recommend this to anyone.