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Discover the best of Istanbul’s must-see attractions on this comprehensive tour with the monuments of Byzantine and Ottoman Empire.
| Benefits | Free cancellation (up to 48 hours) Skip the ticket line Private tours up to 8 people Tour guide in English or Spanish Ages 6 and younger do not require a ticket |
About this experience
| Where you will visit? | Hagia Sophia Hippodrome of Constantinople Blue Mosque (Opens at 14:30 on Fridays) Grand Bazaar (Closed on Sundays) Topkapı Palace & Harem (optional to enter – Closed on Tuesdays) |
| What’s included? | Entrance fee / Hagia Sophia Public transportation fee Professional tour guide |
| What’s NOT included? | Lunch Entrance fee / Topkapı Palace and Harem (47 USD per person) – optional to enter |
| What to bring? | Comfortable shoes Headscarf for women (There are available scarfs at the mosques but if you have your own, it will save us time) |
| Meeting Point | Tour guide can pick you up from the hotel if you are staying around Taksim or Sultanahmet area. If you are staying in other neighbourhood meeting point will be Sultanahmet tram station. |
| Duration | 5-6 hours |
| Highlights | Visiting Ottoman Palace which was an administrative center of the Ottoman Empire and residence of the sultans. Visiting 1400 years old Roman Church, later mosque. Explore old Roman hippodrome, public square nowadays. Visit one of the most emblematic mosques Blue mosque also known as Sultanahmet Mosque. Grand Bazaar is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops. |
| Price per person | 1 person, 200 USD 2 person, 125 USD per person 3 person, 120 USD per person 4 person, 110 USD per person 5 person, 100 USD per person 6 person, 95 USD per person 7 person, 90 USD per person 8 person, 85 USD per person If you have more than 8 people in your group, please contact us for pricing. You can reserve the tours by paying a 25 USD deposit fee. The remaining tour fees should be paid in cash. |
Tour Reviews
It was a great tour to get the know the old town of the city and learn the history. Our guide was very knowledgable and fun.
I highly suggest this tour. We visited all the historical places in the old city, we learned a lot of things. We also skipped the ticket line in Topkapı Palace and it saved us a lot of time. It was a private tour for me and my husband, we really enjoyed it.
In this tour, you can see the most important monuments of Istanbul. All the places are close to each other. Our guide, Kaan, was very knowledgeable. What I liked the most is that it’s a private tour; you are not touring with huge groups. It is more personalized and enjoyable. Will book your services again for sure.
Our family loved the Istanbul tour! The guide showed us cool places like the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia. We learned a lot about the city’s history and got to try yummy local food. Totally recommend for a great time in Istanbul!
Exploring old town of Istanbul was awesome! We saw neat places like Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia. The guide told us interesting stories, since it was a private tour, it felt like a tour with friend. If you like history, you’ll love this tour!
100% recommend. We had our tour with Kaan and it was an amazing experience. He is very knowledgeable and me and my family enjoyed learning about the places we visited. Highly recommend it.
It felt like going back in time – Istanbul has so much history and charm. I’m glad I’ve booked this tour and didn’t do the tour on my own. I learned a lot.
Thank you Kaan!
Furkan did a very good tour organization for us. Kaan was also very interested in the tour and explained every place in detail. I definitely recommend you to take the Istanbul tour with a guide.
Having never been to Istanbul, after looking at all the travel sites and YouTubes, I decided to get a tour guide for my first of five days in Istanbul. There are so many things to see and do that I figured it was a good investment to get a guided tour the first day and a plan for my remaining days here. I got that and so much more! Berat is a font of knowledge about Istanbul and Türkiye. He explained the histories of all the sites we visited, as well as explained the intricacies of the grand bazaar and spice market; we visited a few rooftop restaurants for tea/coffee which had extraordinary views of the city and the Bosporus, we ate delicious döner, and he gave me great tips on where to exchange money, where to eat and drink, and how to navigate the city’s public transit system. In addition, and most importantly, I feel like I have a friend in Istanbul. I highly recommend him.
Having a private tour is essential if time is short and I was so happy with ours. Kaan was supremely knowledgeable and so friendly what a nice person to meet. You will not regret spending time with him. We learnt a lot not just history but everyday lives,
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