Private Istanbul Tour with Guide for 1, 2 or 3 Day Options
Description
This private city tour allows you to see highlights of Istanbul with a private tour guide who is an expert on the history and culture of the city. This tour can be operated as a shore excursion tour as well from Galataport. As entrance fees are not included in the price, your itinerary remains flexible and you have a chance to customize it with your guide on the tour day. Transportation can be handled by walking, public transportation, taxis or we can arrange private van service for you upon request. A licensed tour guide has skip-the-line priority to buy museum tickets and he/she will help you to purchase them. Please remember you may need to wait in security lines. The duration of the tour is 7 hours per day, but you can keep it shorter by talking with your guide as well. The most important sites of Istanbul will be explained by your private tour guide who will be a local friend with you here. Your guide will show you the best spots to take pictures for your Instagram account.
Tour Options
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Our tour guide can meet you on foot at centrally located hotels, Galata Port Istanbul or at the Entrance Gate of Hagia Sophia. Please advise us your preference, so we can inform our guide.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(161)
A full day’s experience including doing things I wouldn’t have had the confidence to do myself (fish wrap!). I learned so much both from history and from every day life in Istanbul today. We used lots of different transport, finishing with an excellent Bosphorus cruise. Thank you for showing me such beautiful things. I’d definitely recommend this tour.
Dear Katherine, Thank you very much for your great review! We are happy to hear that you had the best tour experience in Istanbul with us. We are also glad that you enjoyed the city during the tour. Your high recommendation means a lot to us, and we are pleased to have made your trip memorable. We look forward to welcoming you back for more amazing experiences in the future in Turkey!
I loved the tours, the guide was very good and had super interesting facts, very cool, highly recommended
Estimado Jimena, ¡Muchísimas gracias! Nos alegra mucho saber que tuviste una experiencia inolvidable en Turquía con nosotros. También nos complace que hayas disfrutado de la ciudad durante el tour. Tu recomendación es muy valiosa para nosotros y nos alegra haber contribuido a que tu viaje fuera memorable. ¡Esperamos verte de nuevo para vivir experiencias increíbles en el futuro!
Excellent service. Punctual, organized, and very attentive at all times. They made the experience pleasant and unforgettable.
Estimado Maria, ¡Muchísimas gracias! Nos alegra mucho saber que tuviste una experiencia inolvidable en Turquía con nosotros. También nos complace que hayas disfrutado de la ciudad durante el tour. Tu recomendación es muy valiosa para nosotros y nos alegra haber contribuido a que tu viaje fuera memorable. ¡Esperamos verte de nuevo para vivir experiencias increíbles en el futuro!
Very good 2 day tour of the city. We were a party of 7, adults and teenage kids. It is a walking tour both days and we took trams in between. Tour guides Tolga and Sedat were great, very knowledgeable and accommodating as it was a private tour and we could tailor make it to us. Would recommend!
Dear Prina, Thank you very much for your great review! We are happy to hear that you had the best tour experience in Istanbul with us. We are also glad that you enjoyed the city during the tour. Your high recommendation means a lot to us, and we are pleased to have made your trip memorable. We look forward to welcoming you back for more amazing experiences in the future in Turkey!
Our guide was Burak, a fantastic, thoughtful person who understood each of our interests (teenagers and adults) and gave us the perfect 3 day Istanbul experience. We visited all the major sites in three days without feeling overwhelmed. Also had great local foods. Highly recommend this guide.
Burak was a very patient and knowledgeable guide. He did a great job of waiting for us when we had to slow down in the heat, and he was super super friendly! I recommend touring with him to anyone coming in the future. Our family of teenagers is a lot to handle and he showed us around phenomenally.
Dear Sienna, Thank you very much for your great review! We are happy to hear that you had the best tour experience in lstanbulwith us. We are also glad that you enjoyed the city during the tour. Your high recommendation means a lot to us, and we are pleased to have made your trip memorable. We look forward to welcoming you back for more amazing experiences in the future in Turkey!
Burak was the best tour guide I’ve ever had. He was very patient with our constant plan changes and made all the best recommendations on places to eat and where the most beautiful places to visit were. He was very generous with his time and felt like an add on to the family instead of our tour guide. 10/10 recommend!!!
We spent a few days with Burak and he was the most patient and enthusiastic tour guide you could ask for. He went above and beyond and even bought my mother a gift when she couldn’t afford it . 10/10 guide made a 10/10 trip
We had Burak as our guide, he was perfect. Knew the city very well, perfect food and shopping recommendations. Very patient and understanding. Great English too.
Sedat is a very passionate and funny guide; we even asked him a last-minute change on our private group tour, and he agreed and helped us organize everything in order to optimize our last hours in Istanbul. I would recommend him.
