Best of Istanbul 1, 2 or 3-Day Private Guided Istanbul Tour
Istanbul, Turkey
From 7 hours to 21 hours
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City Highlights
Date
Today
May 3, 2025
Time
8:00 am
8:30 am
9:00 am
9:30 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
11:30 am
12:00 pm
12:30 pm
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
What You Will Do
Visit highlights of Istanbul with your private tour guide in 1, 2 or 3 days with a flexible itinerary.
Day 1 - Highlights of Topkapi Palace Museum, Byzantine Hippodrome / Sultanahmet Square, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Grand Bazaar.
Day 2 - Bosphorus Cruise by Public Ferry, Dolmabahce Palace, Taksim Square, Istiklal Street, Cicek Passage, Galata Tower (from outside), Spice Market.
Day 3 - Suleymaniye Mosque, Fener and Balat Districts, St. Stephen Church (Iron Church), Pierre Lotti Panoramic Hill by Cable Car, Chora Church (or alternative sites).
Important Notes:
- Skip the line service is not available for active mosques - there is a queue for the entrance.
- If one of the mosques is not visited, Basilica Cistern will be visited as a replacement.
- For the tours that start later than 11 am, kindly note that you may have to skip one/a couple of sites as the sites are closed by 7 pm. Your guide will adjust the program according to your priorities.
What's Included?
- Professional Licensed Guide
- Private tour
- Guide meets you at central hotels
What's Not Included?
- Transportation (from/back to hotel, between sites unless van is booked)
- Museum/Ferry/Cable Car Tickets
- Lunch
- Gratuity (suggested)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
1
Sultanahmet District
15 minutes
Sultanahmet District
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Additional Information
This activity is operated by Guided Istanbul Tours
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- If one of the mosques or museums is not visited, Basilica Cistern will be visited as a replacement.
- On Fridays, Hagia Sophia and/or Blue Mosque will be visited in the afternoon.
- Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays can be replaced with alternatives such as Turkish And Islamic Arts Museum or Archaeological Museum or Basilica Cistern.
- Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays can be replaced with Spice Market.
- Dolmabahce Palace is closed on Mondays. Due to museum regulations, live guide service is not available at Dolmabahce Palace.
- For the tours that start later than 11 am, kindly note that you may have to skip one/a couple of sites as the sites are closed by 7 pm. Your guide will adjust the program according to your priorities.
- Grand Bazaar and Spice Market is closed during Eid. (March 30, 31, April 1, June 6, 7, 8, 9 in 2025)
- Openings of museums may be affected from National Holidays.
Guide Options
- Guide - German
- Guide - English
- Guide - French
- Guide - Spanish
Customer Reviews
Fantastic time in Istanbul
2023-11-29
A great history tour in the historical city of Istanbul
2023-11-29
The amazing history guide Fatma in the amazing historical city. I have been in Istanbul before but I still learned new things and enjoy the tour! Fatma is an intelligent and fun young lady! I will request her again when I come back next time.
Lovely Istanbul trip with Guided Island tour.
2023-11-29
We are so glad we booked this trip with Guided Istanbul tours via Expedia. Best part of the trip is our tour guide Umran. She was just an amazing person and knew very well about just any place she took us. She was on time every morning at our place and we enjoyed the time every where they packaged the trip. The guided island tour folks also amazing. They have been in prompt touches with via WhatsApp. Overall , we just loved the tour and tour company made the experience an awesome one.
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We did the "second" day first because we arrived in Istanbul from our cruise on a Friday and wanted to avoid conflicts with Friday prayers at the mosques. We had half a dozen tour guides on our trip and he was the best of the bunch. Definitely recommend him!