Private Guided İstanbul City Tour

This tour is amazing - not just for the incredible sites you visit but also because of Zeynel the guide. He was fantastic. Not only is he knowledgeable of the history both ancient and modern he is funny, witty and 100% charming . He likes a good joke and enjoys difficult questions with ease. This tour is THE best way to see the sites around Sultanahmet as the sites are still crowded with long long entry lines. Skip the queue is brilliant here. Be aware the Haga Sophia is under renovation atm but still magnificent. Zeynel picked me up at 9 am at my hotel. We walked 16000 steps. He dropped me back at 3 pm and it was great. Even though I’m 63 and not overly fit I felt good. Zeynel gave me breaks when needed. He took photos all day. Nothing was too much trouble. I had the best Istanbul experience I could have hoped for. Highly recommended.

Had a great time with the guide. No rush. Only reconmendation get them to take you back. The taxi driver dumped us and took hour to find our hotel.

Ozgur(Ozzy) is the best guide we had in many years of our travels. I and my wife with Ozzy spend about 8 hours together talking, walking and eating. Ozzy showed and explained a great story of Istanbul, shops and restaurants. I was feeling like I am with a longtime friend that I haven’t seen him for a long time. and my long time friend shared his knowledge of the city and it’s history. Overall, it was exactly what we were looking , wishing for ^^^. I felt instead of we hired a guide rather we had spent the day exploring Istanbul with a friend. We highly recommend booking a tour with him.

Ozzy was an amazing tour guide! Super knowledgeable and made it understandable and interesting!

We did a tour with Oscar that was spectacular! He was timely, picked us up right at our hotel, helped us learn to navigate the public transportation system, and had great knowledge of the sites. He allowed us to customize our tour on the go (lunch stop, spice bazaar, etc) and was overall an excellent guide! He was also very helpful and accommodating when our flight was delayed and we had to make last minute changes.

Ozgur Karadeniz (Oz) is an excellent guide. Knowledgable, friendly, adaptable and easy to talk to. He took the time to find out exactly what we wanted from our excursion and delivered expertly. We had a wonderful day. Highly recommended.

By every measure our introduction to Istanbul with Serkan Elbasan exceeded our expectations. At every venue we were able to ‘skip the line’ with the tix he secured in advance. He adjusted the itinerary in accordance with our requests. He suggested an outstanding outdoor cafe with authentic Turkish food near the end of our experience. At all sites Serkan went into depth about history and cultural significance - indeed, the elapsed time went beyond the 7 hours promised (a good thing!). The next time we are in Istanbul, we will schedule a private tour with Serkan!

Tailor made based on your interest. Our guide, Kerim, was incredibly knowledgeable. He adapted his tour as we went along based on our feedback and made our day in the historical part of town so special. Thank you.

Ozgur’s Istanbul Old City tour was outstanding. His knowledge of Istanbul’s history was genuinely impressive—he didn’t just point things out, he explained the stories, context, and significance behind each site in a way that made everything come alive. Visiting the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia with him was especially memorable because he helped us understand what we were seeing beyond the surface. We also explored the Spice Bazaar and the Grand Bazaar, and his guidance made the experience so much easier (and more interesting) than trying to navigate on our own. The tour covered a great mix of iconic landmarks and city highlights, including Taksim Square and the Galata Tower. If you want a guide who’s organized, engaging, and deeply knowledgeable about Istanbul’s past, I highly recommend booking with Ozgur

I and my husband did visit Istanbul in september and we hired Ozzy as our guide because we wanted to use our time efficently.He did a great job and made our day memorable.Skip the line, listen the history and have stress free day with a local.Lunch recommendation was great.Dont look for anyone else.Ozzy is the one!