Istanbul Highlights Private Tour with skip line ticket options
Description
Explore Istanbul’s iconic Old City, Sultanahmet—named after the famous Blue Mosque—on this walking tour. Visit four of the area’s top monuments, all located within 4–8 minutes’ walk of each other. Discover unique history and architecture up close, with no need for car transfers as all sights are easily accessible on foot. A perfect way to experience the heart of Istanbul!
Tour Options
Itinerary
interior visit of the Blue Mosque
visit the famous grand bazaar the biggest shopping mall of the europe
interior visit with your guide between 45 up to 90 min time
walk on the streets of ancient hipoddrome and see the ancient Columns and obelis
the largest museum of the city and house of sultans for 300 years Closed on Tuesday replaced with Underground Basilica Cistern
Lunch break 30 - 45 minutes you can choose any of the restaurant in the area
Explore the intricate art of weaving through a live demonstration by professional and exceptional weavers. This is a unique opportunity to witness master artisans at work in an informal setting, gain insight into the meticulous techniques behind each rug and even try your hand at weaving.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
we pick up from all hotels in city center, if your hotel is not within the distance to the city center pick up might be extra charged, if you are staying walking distance to sultanahmet square we may not use a car to pick you up we can meet you in your hotel easily and start the tour,
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(684)
Great tour! Our guide, Belgin, was so knowledgeable and gave us interesting facts and history about the sites. She was also very patient and engaging with our kids. Thank you!
My guide Eylem was wonderful! She was friendly, knowledgeable and passionate about her country. My husband and I had the most amazing time in Istanbul thanks to her.
Our small group tour turned out to be just the two of us. Alpin was a knowledgeable, flexible tour guide who guided us through the sea of people out for the festival and conquest day, May 29 2026. Alpin made the day.
Shaban was an amazing tour guide. It ended up just being me, my wife and him on the walking tour. He let us pick what we wanted to see and made the day how we wanted. He was super thoughtful and made sure we got to see and understand all the beauty Istanbul offered. He stopped to allow us to take pictures wherever we went. His stories and history were very nice as it gave us a more in depth view of the area we were in.
Perihan is a fantastic tour guide who met us at our hotel, told as all about Istanbul’s interesting history and got us into the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and the Basilica Cistern without having to stand in a single line. We highly recommend her 💜
kenan was a great guide He spent time talking to us and explaining the sites as we walked the town I highly recommend the walking tour with is company
Eylem Was a phenomenal tour guide there was not a single thing she did not know. She was so informative and so relaxed, and she accommodated all of our breaks and took us to a wonderful Turkish baklava bakery. It was the best tour I have ever had in Istanbul and I have been many times I would highly recommend her.
We did a seven hour private tour with Eylem Yalcinkaya. She was absolutely fabulous. Her knowledge of antiquities, including architecture, history, and religion was phenomenal. She’s extremely friendly and so lovely. I highly recommend asking for her on your tours. We will definitely do another private tour with her the next chance we get.
The tour was good but our guide (Umit) seemed to have an agenda to steer us to selected vendors. Did NOT appreciate being pushed to a rug vendor with high pressure sales tactics after we told Umit we purchased rugs the prior day. He immediately cast doubt on the authenticity of our purchase without knowing anything about the business from which we purchased the rugs. Also did not appreciate his pushing his political views on the USA He treated us casually and like a commodity - the personification of FaceBook’s business model. I don’t know if he got kickbacks from the vendors, but it wouldn’t surprise me if he did
Dear Mr Steven, Thank you for booking a tour with us and nice words to our tour, Umit is one of our most experienced guides in our team and he is an expert about the Turkish handycraft and rugs, a carpet demonstration is a choice and a part of our tour but you are always welcome to say no, we apologize again for any inconvenience
Fabulous tour guide and tour. Perihan is excellent and very warm and welcoming! She is very knowledgeable about the history of Turkey, the historical sites, and the best food, restaurants and shops! I extremely enjoyed my day with her!
