Exclusive Guided Best of Istanbul
Description
Your tour guide will meet you at your hotel and you will visit, Hagia Sophia , Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, and Grand Bazaar. Your tour guide will be with you from the start of your tour to the end. This is a private tour, there is no rush on your tour we are there for you if you have any specific requirements. Please note; Hagia Sophia is opened to the public and has NO skip the line
Tour Options
Itinerary
Beautiful Hagia Sophia
Blue Mosque
Topkapi Palace from the Ottoman era
The famous Hippodrome
Shop in the maze of the Grand Bazaar
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pickup / drop off service is provided from / to centrally located hotels at European side of Istanbul
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Car Seats are available on request
- Due to the COVID-19 Virus
- Topkapi Palace is closed on tuesdays.
- Grand Bazaar is closed on sundays.
- Dolmabahce is closed on mondays.
- This is a walking tour.
Reviews(5)
We were impressed with the depth of understanding of the history, religion and culture of Turkey our guide provided. We loved the walking tour of the Sultanahmet but did not appreciate being guided into select shops with the subtle expectation we should buy something from the shopkeeper. So much more to this beautiful city that was not a part of this half day walking tour. The title of the tour “the best of Istanbul” is a bit deceiving.
Thank you very much for your valuable feedback. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your guide’s knowledge and your time in Sultanahmet. At the same time, we appreciate your comments regarding the shop visits and the tour description. Your feedback is very important to us and will certainly be shared with our team for future improvements. Thank you once again for choosing us, and we hope to welcome you back to Istanbul in the future.
Loved Istanbul. I fiund it to be a clean modern/ancient city. Easy to get around on the tram. The Blue Mosque and Hagia Sofia were quite beautiful and well preserved and I found the Badilica Cistern fascinating. Our guide was knowledgeable and personable and made our tour memorable.
Dear Betty , Thank you so much for your detailed and kind review! Your feedback is greatly appreciated, and we hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back on another tour in the future. Warm Regards,
Our tour guide was fabulous and both stars are for him. This was incredibly overpriced for what we received. It’s advertised as “priority entrance to all sites- no lines”, yet we waited 45 ish min in line to Hagia Sophia. Blue Mosque is under renovation so we went inside for 10 minutes to look at scaffolding and boards. We found out at the END of the tour Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays so we wouldn’t be going. Why would 1) they sell a tour they knew they couldn't fulfill 2) not give us a heads up (I know why- they didn’t want us to cancel) ? Since we stayed on the Asia side it didn’t provide transportation (this was stated before I booked), but because of this, we way overpaid for what we received. $500 for a tour guide for 2/3 sites we paid to see. Will never book with viator again.
Dear Stephanie, First of all, thank you for your comments about the service; but we would like to explain some details with important notes, to see your comments from different angle: - Hagia Sophia was a museum, but this year it has been converted to a active mosque and open to public. So there is always the queue front of the most popular sights, around the world. - Blue Mosque is under the renovation, it's not under our control, we would like to make our guests happy by showing Blue Mosque from outside and inside even it's under the renovation, because it's one of the most popular. You had the chance to tell your guide that you do not want to visit it. - Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays; it's clearly mentioned on the details. But of course there are so many places can be visited at Old City area, so the tour can not be closed to sell because of Topkapi Palace is closed; the tour guides always offer an alternative, because we always tell them in this way. - You were informed few days ago about the meeting point; because the service does not cover the pickup / drop off service from / to Asia part of Istanbul. Because Istanbul is a huge city it's not possible to arrange this kind of services from every corner of Istanbul. You had a chance to cancel it, but you said that you will come to the meeting point. If you said that you would like to cancel the tour, we would assist you on this issue, without any penalty, but you did not. Put in a nutshell, this service is a customized tour service, you have chance to change the visits / sights by discussing your tour guide while you are on the tour, also private basis and you can visit where you would like to see and the tour guide assist you according your request. Frankly, there is not a specific issue taking its source from our compamy and Viator. We hope to see you again in Istanbul / Turkey next time and will be pleased to be at your service again. Thanks, Kind Regards, Gokhan ALKAYA
Very informative and interesting tour. Friendly guide. Definitely recommend. So much insight into history
Dear Davron, Thank you for your kind sharing of your valuable thoughts and comments. Your comments will absolutely assist someone who would like to travel to Istanbul with Ada Vegas Travel. We are very happy to hear and pleased that you had wonderful memories and times during the tour with our services
Great tour on the Fener and Balat area. Tour guide made it possible to have an amazing experience. Great communication with their office . Highly recommend
Dear Miriam, Thank you for your wonderful review and I am glad we did our job to meet your expectations and you had a great time. We hope to see you again sometime in the future.
