Full Day Istanbul Tour: Explore Highlights with a Private Local Guide

Embark on a full day Istanbul tour with a private local guide. Explore the city’s highlights, skip the lines at museums, and immerse yourself in the old city’s charm.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Topkapi Palace - The Topkapı Palace is a large museum in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans.
    *Topkapi Palace is closed every Tuesday. The Basilica Cistern will be visited instead of Topkapi Palace only on…
What's Included
  • Entrance Fees for Topkapi Palace
  • English speaking guidance licenced by Ministry of Culture and Tourism
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Drinks
  • Tips
  • Lunch
  • Pick up and drop off
  • Entrance Fee for Hagia Sophia
Additional Information

Discover the highlights of Istanbul in a single day with ease. Your local guide’s detailed information will leave you fascinated by the end of the tour. With pre-purchased tickets, breeze past long lines and begin your museum visits without delay. The tour highlights are within close proximity thus making it a walking tour, allowing you to fully absorb…

Location
Obelisk of Theodosius
If your hotel is located out of the old city area, you will meet with your guide at a meeting point.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Kbwort
Sep 3, 2025
OUTSTANDING!!! Our guide Kardelen was the best! - I can not say enough wonderful things about this experience. Our private guide Kardelen was outstanding! She shared her love for her country, and her lively and engaging personality truly made our 2 days in Istanbul special. We will never forget it! And we won’t forget her!! We cant wait to return. She had suggestions for stops we didn’t have listed and customized our days perfectly to our desires. She took us to out of the way places to eat that were delicious and less expensive than the main tourist restaurants. We had so much fun!! Words can not do my review justice. This was a 10 star experience!
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Trip16956460828
Aug 12, 2025
Fantastic visit - It was a wonderful visit where our guide Berkin explained wonderfully and with fantastic treatment, we learned a lot from the culture and history of Turkey, we will come back with more time to learn more. THANK YOU again to Berkin for everything.
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B3723omangelaa
Aug 1, 2025
Amazing tour by Berkin!! - What a wonderful day!!! Berkin was a first class tour guide! He kept us on track and ensured we did all of the unique Turkish experiences, from visiting religious sites to shopping in the spice and Grand Bazaar….and shopping for Turkish rugs, delights, pottery and tea! Our driver was also amazing and knew the city so well! Would definitely recommend Berkin to anyone wanting to get the full Istanbul experience!!
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Joirve_211
Jul 18, 2025
Berkin a 100 total, very good tour!! - Very good tour, Berkin our guide, very friendly and attentive, with enough knowledge in the history and details of the places visited, recommended 100%!!!
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Jennisa2025
Jul 15, 2025
Highly recommended. Berkin is an excellent guide! - A tour of 10 thanks to our wonderful guide Berkin. Clear and very interesting explanations. Even if it seems like many hours, it doesn't get long at all! Istanbul is a beautiful city with a lot of history. Thank you Berkin for your explanations and recommendations. It's been a pleasure having you as a guide.
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Yerayapple
Jul 10, 2025
Super experience in Istanbul with Berkin - Berkin was SUPER GREAT!!! He was nice, patient answering everything, and giving super good advices. He connected with people so easily! I recommend him if you go to Istanbul!
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479ambikac
Sep 18, 2024
Amazing tour and experience! - The tour guide, Berkin, was well informed and detailed with his explanations. Offered to take photos of me. Was very friendly and answered any questions I had! Was very pleasant company and helped me understand the sites and Turkish culture. 10/10 would recommend him as a guide.
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Meera
Feb 27, 2024
THE BEST VISIT TO TURKEY WE HAVE EVER HAD. NEVER FAILED TO SURPRISE US WITH AMAZING PLACES AND DELICIOUS FOOD SRSLY. - It was a great experience travelling with this agency. The guide was so friendly, kind and had a lot of patience with us. We are always thankful for it. Tour guide explained our visits very well and made us understand the Turk’s culture and old and new lifestyle very well. We had a blast on trying variety of Turkish’s food and it was DELICIOUSS. They brought us to the best local restaurants and we tried mouth watering delights. Travel guide shared some tips to be safe in turkey and really did their best to full fill our comfort. Conclusion, yall shud really choose this travel agency if you’re going for a vacation to Turkey as they serve the BEST!!!! Really worth it!🔥🔥
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Freedom20964243639
Nov 5, 2023
Istanbul 2 days Fantastic trip! - It was a fantastic two days in Istanbul! Thanks to our agent Mr. Bahadir who was very attentive in the entire management from transportation to the tours. Thanks to our guide Mr. Tolga very charismatic! . It was a very beautiful walk, Istanbul is a very beautiful city, I was dazzled by the castles. Definitely if I return, I would contact them again.
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Bigmamarocks
Oct 3, 2024
Informative and enjoyable - Our guide Okan was very friendly. He was able to answer all our queries in the historical aspects. The most interesting places were at Hagia Sofia and Topkapi palace. Lunch places were good with fish at Kadikoy. Prepaid entrance fees help with avoiding long queues.
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From $100
up to 15 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).