Private Guided 8 Hours Tour in Istanbul from Cruise port / Hotels
Description
Welcome to Istanbul, where Europe and Asia meets. Your private guide will meet with you at your hotel lobby or at Istanbul cruise port. Visit the highlights of Istanbul with your private guide. This is a customize tour so, you can decide where you want to visit on your tour day with the help of the recommendations of your guide. - You will have flexibilty to spend how much time you want in each site and make small changes on the itinerary. - You do not have to wait for other group members. - You will have a chance to make stops to have pictues during the tour. - Our Private tour rates are more reasonable than cruise shore tours. - Your guide will have pre-paid tickets to skip the lines - You will have several alternatives to taste famous Turkish Delicious foods, if you want to have lunch during your trip.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Your private guide will meet you at Istanbul port or hotel with a sign written “ Your Name “ on it, anytime you want.
After greeted by your guide, you are going to customize your private tour with recommendations of your guide due to your interests. You can decide where you will visit with your guide’s recommendations and you can pay extra for the entrance and parking fees. At the end of the tour, you will be dropped off to your hotel or to cruise port. List of places that you may visit: Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern, Grand Bazaar, Blue Mosque, Ancient Hippodrome Update for St. Sophia interior visit : Live guiding is not allowed in St. Sophia after the 15th January 2024. Guests have to have their smart phones and headphones during their visit. If guests do not have a headphone, they can buy at the entrance at the cost of 3,5-USD The system is similar to audio guide system. Guests who does not have smart phones will follow the signs and the given informations on the signs .
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up our guests from the city center hotels or from Istanbul cruise port.Suggested pick up time will be given on your confirmation message.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- During religious holidays the Spice market and Grand Bazaar will be closed. Arasta bazaar will be visited instead
- In the event of any museum closures, an alternative similar museum will be visited
- Not recommended for participants with walking difficulties
- Bare shoulders are not permitted in holy places of worship such as churches, monasteries, mosques and synagogues.
- Shoes are not permitted in mosques
- In the event of any museum closures, an alternative similar museum will be visited. On Tuesdays : Topkapi Palace replaced by Underground Cistern, On Sundays: Grand Bazaar will be replaced by Spice Market. Grand Bazaar will be replaced by Arasta Bazaar when closed. On Fridays: Blue Mosque is open from 15.00 to 16.30
Reviews(5)
Whenever we are in Turkey, Ephesus Shuttle is our first choice. Always reliable, always flexible, always great guides and always the best tour!
Hello, Thank you again for your loyalty and thoughtful insights. We look forward to welcoming you back on your next trip to Ephesus and will do everything we can to ensure another wonderful travel. We will share your kind message and opinions with your guide. We would be delighted to see you in our wonderfull country again. Curio Travel Team
We had an excellent excursion around Istanbul today. My wife and had not been to the city before and it was on our cruise itinerary, so we wanted a private tour so we could sample the main sights without large crowds and also be able to have conversation with a knowledgeable guide. Our guide Buse met us at the Cruise Terminal having messaged on WhatsApp in advance. She was super friendly and helpful, and she met up with as at 8am ahead of being taken in a car to the Blue Mosque. We got there before the crowds and she explained everything about the building and its history. From there we went to the Hagia Sofia Mosque and saw some more amazing architecture. After this we had a stop to Sample Turkish Tea before heading to the Grand Bazaar, where we had free time to shop and also sample Turkish Coffee and Baklava from one of the local cafés. All in all walking between sites and being driven back to the Cruise Terminal we had around 5 hours exploring Istanbul which is for us to sample the city was great. We highly recommend the tour and company having booked this through Venture Ashore.
Hello, Thank you again for your loyalty and thoughtful insights. We look forward to welcoming you back on your next trip to Ephesus and will do everything we can to ensure another wonderful travel. We will share your kind message and opinions with your guide. Thank you on behalf of her. We would be delighted to see you in our wonderfull country again. Curio Travel Team
My family and I had an amazing time exploring Istanbul with our wonderful tour guide Ezgi. Ezgi was very knowledgeable and made us feel so welcome. I would recommend this guided experience with Ezgi to anyone.
Hello, Once again, we deeply appreciate your long-standing loyalty and the detailed feedback you’ve provided. We look forward to welcoming you back soon. We will share your kind message and opinions with your guide. Thank you on behalf of her. We would be delighted to see you in our wonderfull country again. Curio Travel Team
Great tour with Eda. Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Hippodrome, Cathedral Cisterns and Grand Bazaar. We were picked up promptly at the Cruise Ship port by Eda and transported in a very nice van. We were well educated on the various times in Turkey’s history and culture. Everything was explained very well by Eda. We stopped at a nice restaurant for lunch (not included in our tour) for a great Donair. Great value and Eda was very enjoyable to spend most of the day with! There were no hidden fees.
Hello, Thank you so much for sharing your experience and giving us such a good note! We hope to have the occasion to welcome you back soon. Thank you for taking the time to share such a lovely review. We will share your kind message and opinions with your guide. Thank you on behalf of her. We would be delighted to see you in our wonderfull country again. Curio Travel Team
Driver and guide. Typhoon was very good. He seems to know his subject matter very well and delivers it in interesting ways. We went round foot mosques, a spice bizarre and shopping streets, called in for a coffee on the way round. Finished off with a trip to the Galatan tower. Would recommend this to anyone.
Hello, Thank you very much for taking the time to share your kind words. We are delighted to hear that your experience with us exceeded your expectations, and your compliments have been shared with our team with great pleasure. We will share your kind message and opinions with your guide. Thank you on behalf of him. We would be delighted to see you in our wonderfull country again. Curio Travel Team
