Top Istanbul Private and Luxury

Amazing experience and good value for money! Very well organised crew and entertainment. Professional photography was a nice surprise. The printed photos were shared at the table within an hour. 10eur per photo or 50 eur for whole set. The traditional dance and belly dance were entertaining. Main course food can be improved.

This experience consisted of an all-day walking tour (~7 hours) with a private guide for the 3 of us traveling as a family. We visited the Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, The Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Turkish rug making, and the Grand Bazaar. Our guide was very informative, flexible and efficient in managing long queues. She spoke excellent English. We also stopped for a delicious lunch to experience a feast of Turkish foods (note lunch not included). Depending on individual interests, one could tailor their experience to focus on what you want to see. For example, the Turkish rug making could probably be skipped unless this is something you’re really intent on seeing or want to purchase a rug. There was not excessive pressure to buy a rug. It was interesting to experience their hospitality and the sales demonstration where they roll out bunch of different types of rugs for you to view. In my opinion, the Grand Bazaar is worth at least a cursory visit. Yes there is something you are particularly interested in purchasing at the Grand Bazaar, let you guide know and he or she can direct you to an appropriate or preferred vendor. Keep in mind that information you provide about yourself (ie occupation, nationality, family, personal interests) could be potentially used to inform chosen vendors ahead of your visit with them to your benefit or otherwise.

Really nice relaxing trip on the Bosporous taking in many of the key spots on the shores of Istanbul. The guide was very good and had a great sense of humour (British) and gave enough information without droning on all the time. Snacks and water provided and there was a bar to purchase additional drinks. The weather was lovely and sitting on the foredeck meant we could see everything. Nice to do the short stop in the Asian side where we had enough time to visit an old local mosque.