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Istanbul: 1, 2 or 3-Day Private Customizable Guided Tour

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Join a private guide and create a customized itinerary to experience the best of Istanbul such as Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, Bosphorus cruise, Dolmabahce Palace, and Fener-Balat area.

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Duration 7.0 hour - 3.0 day

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English,French,German,Spanish

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Itinerary

Explore Istanbul according to your own interests on a tailor-made sightseeing tour. Meet your guide at your hotel or port and work together to create an itinerary that suits you best, leaving you satisfied that you have seen all of Istanbul. On 1st day, marvel at monuments from the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, such as Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar, Hagia Sophia. On 2nd day, take the public ferry to Bosphorus to see both Istanbul’s European and Asian sides. From here, visit Dolmabahce Palace, Taksim Square, Istiklal Street, Galata area and the Spice Market. On 3rd day, guide takes you on a walk through the streets of Fener-Balat neighboorhood. Enjoy a cable car ride and soak up views of Pierre Loti Hill, then visit Iron Church, and see the Suleymaniye Mosque. You can create your own itinerary with your tour guide on tour day, to have an idea, here you can see our suggested tour itineraries are below; Day 1 - Hagia Sophia, Hippodrome Square, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace Highlights, Grand Bazaar. Day 2 - Spice Market, Bosphorus Cruise, Dolmabahce Palace, Taksim Square, Istiklal Street, Cicek Passage, Galata Tower (from outside) Day 3 - Suleymaniye Mosque, Fener and Balat Districts, St. Stephen Church (Iron Church), Pierre Lotti Panoramic Hill, Kadıkoy (or alternative options) Important Notes: - Skip the line service is not available for active mosques - there is a queue for the entrance. - On Fridays, Hagia Sophia or Blue Mosque will be visited from outside because of the worship. - If one of the mosques is not visited, Basilica Cistern will be visited as a replacement. - For the tours that start later than 11 am, kindly note that you may have to skip one/a couple of sites as the sites are closed by 7 pm. Your guide will adjust the program according to your priorities.

Highlights

Create a sightseeing tour of Istanbul that suits your interests
See the imperial residence of the Ottoman Sultans, Topkapi Palace
Admire the blue Iznik tiles of the Blue Mosque and great dome
See Byzantine Cistern, the underground water storage from Roman period
Go to the former church turned to a mosque at Hagia Sophia

Know before you go

Topkapi Palace and Hagia Irene Church are closed on Tuesdays Hagia Sophia entrance will be restricted during praying time Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays Dolmabahce Palace is closed on Mondays. Due to regulations, a live guide service is not available at Dolmabahce Palace Blue Mosque is closed until 2 pm on Fridays Children aged 7 and under are free of charge. Please make sure that you have passport copies for children as you have to verify their ages at museums for free tickets The skip-the-line service is not available for active mosques. There will be a queue at the entrance On Fridays, Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque will only be seen from outside because of worship If one of the mosques is not visited, Basilica Cistern will be visited as a replacement For the tours that start later than 11 AM, you may have to skip one/a couple of sites as the sites are closed by 7 PM. Your guide will adjust the program according to your priorities

Includes


Private Tour Multilingual tour guide Pickup from your accommodation on foot Transportation by van (if option chosen)

Reviews from other travelers

GetYourGuide traveler - Canada

3 /5

(Written on 2024-06-09)

We saw almost everything we wanted to see. The guide's German could have been a bit better. We could ask questions, but were apparently labeled too stupid. Unfortunately, she told us so. Our guide was (Read More) Sibel and she got very worked up, which was annoying. Unfortunately, our good mood disappeared after that. But we still saw almost everything. It was very hot that day and we gave up after about 5 hours. Sibel took us back to the harbor and we didn't even have to buy a ticket for the tram because she used her own card for us. We refunded her afterwards. Sibel was very knowledgeable, it was just sometimes difficult to understand. You really do need a lot of time in Istanbul, but many of the attractions are close to each other.

Günter - Germany

5 /5

(Written on 2024-06-07)

We had an extremely friendly and extensively knowledgeable private city guide in Mr. Bahattin Aybeck. The sights are very centrally located and most of them are easy to reach on foot. 2 days that were (Read More) really fun and we will always remember Istanbul.

Stefan - Germany

5 /5

(Written on 2024-09-29)

Toller Guide

Maria - Mexico

5 /5

(Written on 2024-07-24)

They were very patient

elodie - France

5 /5

(Written on 2024-06-03)

The whole day was really good. We were able to visit magnificent sites with our guide Enis who shared his culture and advice with us. We highly recommend this activity. A big thank you to Enis for his (Read More) seriousness and kindness.

GetYourGuide traveler - Germany

2 /5

(Written on 2024-10-12)

The guide was a bit older, which wasn't bad. However, he was unkempt and (as confirmed by all group members) smelled strongly of alcohol. He spoke good German, but not fluently. This made it difficult (Read More) to follow his descriptions. The whole coordination of the day was also poor. No suitable stops for something to eat or drink. Overall, not a pleasant experience. We regretted booking a 2-day trip on the first day. Despite the 7 hours planned, we sent the guide home after just 5 hours. On the first day, we didn't go to the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque because the line was too long. We made up for it later and queued for about 30 minutes at the Hagia and 5 minutes at the Blue Mosque. It was simply not a good experience. The only good thing was that you got a feel for the city and were a bit more confident about planning your own next few days.

GetYourGuide traveler - Spain

5 /5

(Written on 2024-06-16)

The guide Sinan facilitated the tour for us, taking into account that I have reduced mobility, we were able to reach all the places although I could not enter some of them, it was not because of the l (Read More)ack of good or no accessibility. The guide is very good

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