Istanbul Two Continents Half-Day Afternoon tour

Decided to do this on our arrival day in Istanbul. Sevilay was a great guide and great company for the afternoon. She was a huge help in the Spice Bazaar as well, taking us to all of the best spots in there.

Istanbul offers so much wealth in your city, certainly one of my favorites. I returned after 22 years and it was very pleasant to see how the Country has advanced, the City impressed me by how clean this and the Bazaars has not passed the time. What if I regret is not seeing the beauty that I remembered from the Blue Mosque because both it and the Santa Sofia are under repair and well, what can be done. Dolmabahce Palace is a must, as well as the Bosphorus Walk!!!

<p>Overall not a bad tour, but not the most interesting topics. Might not do again.</p>

<p>It was a great bus tour but the resistance to let me use my mobility aids limited the trip because the driver wouldn't let me use my wheelchair. He was very upset that I wasn't 100% physically fit and able to run a marathon. I could not find anyone who spoke English to explain why the risk of the palace in plastic shoe covers is extremely dangerous for falls and wondered if they had safer options. I saw the English guide for about 30seconds and was told to sit in the corner at the Palace because he had to get going. No one else spoke English. He didn't apologize, ask if he could help out at all, nothing. He told me I couldn't go on his tour, but needed to take the spice market tour instead, which wasn't my interest. I suspect it was just his attitude. I opted for the French and German speaking bus rather than fight with the English guide or take a tour I didn't need.</p>

<p>Good short half day tour. We were picked up and dropped off at our hotel. We started by going to Asia. Had some time to take pictures and walk around. We then went to the palace, which was great. The tour guide could have been a little bit more personalable. He seemed somewhat robotic, but nice.</p>

<p>Nice to see a different part of the city and good overall views. Would be best done on a clear day. Excellent guide</p>

<p>While the tour was short, it was a great opportunity to visit the Asian side of Istanbul. The temperature was a bit cooler than the European side and it has beautiful palaces and vista outlooks. We also had an opportunity to taste delicious Turkish ice cream made with goat milk and Orchid powder1</p>

<p>Unfortunately it rained heavily on the day of the tour and we saw very little, but enjoyed the Sumer palace</p>

<p>It was nice taking a trip over the Bosphorous, but this could have been so much better.<br/> Aziz was a great tour guide, explaining the history and taking you around.<br/> This trip was really only 2 hours not a half a day, add in another hour of picking up and dropping people off.<br/> You start off with some free time up at the highest point on the Asian side, really nice views. Then you drive around, I forget what places we stopped at except the last stop which was the Sultans summer palace. Really nice palace. This trip could be so much better however. Suggestions: Spend more time in other Asian parts and also make a stop at the Dolambache palace - that would have been really nice.</p>

<p>We seemed to join another tour at the halfway point, the place was good but the rest of the trip.seemed a bit pointless</p>