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Full Day Private Istanbul Tour

Recommended by 100% of travelers
Istanbul, Turkey
  • 6 to 8 hours (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover Istanbul like a local on this full-day private tour. Go off the beaten track in neighborhoods like Üsküdar and Kuzguncuk, explore the offerings of Arasta Bazaar, and cap off your day with an authentic raki experience in the city (food and drink at own expense). Benefit from the personalized attention and insights of your guide, plus top tips for the rest of your visit.
  • Get the inside scoop on Istanbul on this full-day tour
  • Visit lesser-known attractions like the Maiden's Tower
  • Benefit from the insider knowledge of your local guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off ensures a hassle-free trip

What's Included

  • Guiding all about Turkey
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup point

  • İstanbul, Türkiye

    Wherever the traveler prefers to be picked up.

Pickup details

We will meet with traveler in their hotel, apart or wherever they stay close to Sultanahmet(blue mosque )or Eminönü. Who will stay far a way from those (Sultanahmet and Eminönü)districts, then we can meet in Sultanahmet square (blue mosque square)and Eminönü-Kadikoy pier( Eminönü Kadıköy iskelesi).

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Meeting point

  • The Blue Mosque
    Binbirdirek, At Meydanı Cd No:10, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye

    Exit tramway at Sultanahmet station and walk through security towards the Hagia Sophia (left) and Blue Mosque (right). In front of the Blue Mosque, you will see many benches, which is where I will be waiting for you.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Arranged start time

Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.
  • 09/21/2023 - 05/13/2027

    Monday - Sunday : 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Itinerary

1

Cihangir

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

2

KIz Kulesi

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

3

Kuzguncuk

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

4

Sultanahmet District

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

5

Cavalry Bazaar

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

6

Istanbul

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.9
based on 20 reviews
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Wonderful time in Istanbul!

Layda_F, Oct 2024
Very pleased with Mustafa!, excellent guide, very friendly, ready to answer any questions, gave us all the time we need to have a great experience during the tour. Took us to beautiful places, and never left us until he made sure we are safely back to our place. I will definetely recommend to whoever wsnts to have a wonderful time in Istanbul, book this tour with Mustafa, you won’t regret.

Response from Host, Nov 2024

Thank you for your great feedback. It was pleasure for us. We hope to see you again.

Best tour guide

Zara_S, Nov 2023
Mustafa is an incredible guide—polite, friendly, knowledgeable, and experienced. I felt like I was with a friend. Strongly recommend! 😇

Response from Host, Nov 2023

It was a pleasure for me. Thank you for your lovely recommendation. Hope see you again:)

Amazing People, Great tour

Jose_S, Oct 2023
Without doubt Istanbul is one of my favorite cities in the world now. What made this my top city in the world, is not just the city is a museum all around us, or its amazing food, or incredible transportation system, but its extraordinary people. And who better example of that, than our tour guide, Mustafa. He was not just our tour guide, but, his charisma, his knowledge, and his honesty reminded me one of my best friends. He is truly an amazing guy. We took a boat excursion through the bay of Istanbul, we saw a great performance of traditional Turkish dances and attires in the boat, we had an amazing dinner topped with the best Raki we ever drunk in Turkey (the dinner was not even included in the tour, and, all for an already pre-stablished price - free!), and all this with an incredible backdrop of the City Of Istanbul, its famous mosques, and incredible fortification walls dating centuries while crossing the historic Bosporus Strait. It was idyllic. My wife had lost a very expensive jacket that night. Mustafa went out of his way to find it, and returned to us at our hotel! I cannot have more appreciation for the people of Turkey, and special for Mustafa. Many thanks again Mustafa. And if you ever want to experience this tour we did, you won't be disappointed if you book with him. Thank you, brother, you deserve it

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thank you very much for your great, amazing and fabulous recommendation. Your recommendation is beyond the feedback for me. I can't express my feelings in words, Thank you so much. You guys are awesome. I wish that we are going to see you soon. :)

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per group (up to 4)

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

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