Private Layover Tour in Istanbul with options
Description
Layover in Istanbul offers you a perfect time during your transit layover time for 8 hours by visiting Old city of Istanbul. In this private and flexible tour, you will see lots of monuments of Rome, Byzantium and Ottoman empires. Highlights Hagia Sophia, Blue mosque, Hippodrome, Palace, Basilica cistern, Galata, Taksim square, Bosphorus and more. You will have a chance to taste famous Turkish cuisine with Kebhaps, Fish, Turkish delight, Lokum, Baklava and more. And shopping of gifts and souvenirs of boutique products. Tour includes two way airport transfers which takes about 2 hours for round trip.
Tour Options
Itinerary
We will see Little Sophia Mosque, next to the hippodrome and visit interior before passing through Hippodrome and Blue mosque.
We will visit magnificent Ottoman Mosque of Sultan Ahmed.
Our tour offers you to visit bazaars of Istanbul with a chance of shopping local and boutique staff, spices, delights and more.
We will walk by the Hippodrome square and see grand Obelisk of Byzantium empire.
We visit one of the amazing symbols in Istanbul with its panoramic view of Istanbul, Bosphorus and Golden horn. Entrance fee 10 euro.
We visit walls of Istanbul and view of Bosphorus between Europe and Asia continents. Note: the remaining time is for the round tour.
We will walk through the most famous street in istanbul and see lots of shops, restaurants, church, mosque, and more. You will see local Turkish life.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We welcome at the airport arrival gate 13, signboard "G55"
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(25)
The Istanbul layover tour was amazing and guide moi was fantastic he showed me all the major attractions in 5 hours.
The Tour worked out perfectly for our short 8 hour layover. Being picked up directly from the Airport, made Everything very easy and convenient. The private ride into the city, allowed us to see the city via car and then, after meeting our guide, we took a walking tour, which was great. We were able to see life in Turkey for a short time and visit a few historical sites. And we were transported back to the Airport at the right time to make sure we made our flight.
This tour is a SCAM. Do NOT book this. There is no actual tour guide that meets you and no one we talked to knew who “Yasin” was despite that being who we we have been in contact with on Whatsapp since booking this. When we arrived into the city we were ushered off by a guy who immediately handed us over to a 14 year old boy who barely spoke English. This is not a real booking!!
Thank you for booking with us. We have options in program like museum tour or Plus guide options with different prices.
I only booked this tour because I had a 14 hour layover and wanted to kill some time by exploring the city. Yasin Yesil was my guide, and he was amazing. He was extremely knowledgeable of the local history and made this quick visit to Istanbul one of my favorites throughout my whole visit in Europe. I would love to come back and experience the city for longer than a few hours, however Yasin made sure I got to see a bit of everything in such a short time. I can't recommend Yasin enough, I will be telling any friends who visit Istanbul to book with Yasin of Viator, if able. And I would love to have him as a tour guide again when I visit. If I could, I would rate this trip and 11/10. Thank you!!
Excellent and knowledgeable friendly guide Yasin. We did a walking tour of Galata and it was a great introduction to the city. Nb. It says a full day but I actually had (and paid for) a 3 hour tour. Which was perfect! I have already seen the big sites years ago and just wanted to get a sense of the city instead.
Yasin was super knowledgeable, kind, and flexible and expertly fielded all of my questions about his city. He made me excited to return to Istanbul and Turkey in the future!
Yasin was an excellent tour guide. First, he was early when we finished with customs at the airport. He set our itinerary based our layover which was 13 hours. We were able to see all the highlights of Istanbul which is a beautiful city with a rich history. We also went to the Grand Bazzar and did a cruise around the city for 5 US dollars for 90 minutes. Yasin took us to a nice local restaurant and the food was amazing. Yasin was able to get us back to the airport on time evn though it was rush hour. I would highly recommend Yasin because he was very friendly and knowledgeable of Turkish history. I would give 6 stars.
What an incredible experience! Communication was good on pick up and drop off. Our driver was great and the vehicle very clean. Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable not only about the places we visited but gave us the history of how and why these structures are here. We discovered so much about world history and the incredible role Istanbul played. We enjoyed the ability our guide had for "streamlining" our wait times into the buildings. We loved his recommendation for lunch - such a local favorite and now ours as well. Thank you, thank you for the wonderful day!
Very nice tour and reliable service I recommended yossel to all my friends because he’s knowledgeable and will do anything needed to make sure you are satisfied with his tours.
Yasin was a wonderful guide. He was responsive to our pre-tour communication, prompt in picking us up at the airport, and very knowledgeable about Istanbul and Turkey. He helped us squeeze in as much as we could during our six hour layover in Istanbul. Highly recommend!
