Grand Bazaar Tour: Exclusive Shopping Experience
4.9
46 Ratings
Fatih

Experience the grandeur of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar with a local guide. Discover hidden shops, avoid scams, and find the products you desire for a safe and memorable shopping experience.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Grand Bazaar - Discover the ultimate shopping experience at the Grand Bazaar!
    Enjoy exploring this historic labyrinth without the worry of scams, getting lost, or feeling overwhelmed! :)
    This experience is tailored specifically to your preferences and interests, and is exclusively for you! Thanks to our excellent connections, we offer exclusive…
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What's Included
  • Carbonated beverages included
Additional Information

Welcome to the ultimate shopping experience at the Grand Bazaar!
Enjoy exploring this historic maze without any concerns about scams, getting lost, or feeling overwhelmed! :)
This experience is tailored specifically to your needs and interests and is exclusively for you! Thanks to our excellent connections, we offer exclusive discounts and provide an…

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Location
Çemberlıtaş
We will meet near the tower, next to the tram stop! I will message for more details. If you are coming by cruise, you can take the tram infant of the port and ride few stops to the bazaar. You can use you credit card to get on the tram. Its pretty convenient to use!
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(46 Ratings)
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634jeniferf
Jul 24, 2025
- This was a fabulous experience! Gokay was incredibly helpful and took us to excellent locations and we were able to purchase, for great prices, everything that we went there to buy. He also set up seamless transportation, at our request, to and from the cruise ship. He communicated with us ahead of our trip and made the entire experience stress free and so fun! 5 out of 5 tour!
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L
Jul 16, 2025
Great experience at the bazaar! - We had a great time with Sevval, our tour guide. She was very knowledgeable about the vendors, the products available and how we could bargain to get the best deal. She was also very patient with us as we looked in the stores and shopped. We would recommend the tour to anyone looking to explore the bazaar.
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N3634uqsandrar
Jul 15, 2025
100% worth getting a guide when going to the bizarre! - GoKay was an amazing guide! The Bizarre is so massive it really helped to have someone who was knowledgeable and take us directly to the areas we were most interested in! 100% use a guide and save yourself a lot of time and grief haggling on your own!
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Jennifer_n
Jul 3, 2025
Perfect shopping tour-would absolutely recommend-book it! - This was exactly what we were looking for. We went on a Mediterranean cruise with a few hour stop in Istanbul and our main thing to see was the Grand Bazaar; we wanted time to explore and shop. I looked for a tour and found this one. We booked it in October for our June visit and the communication was immediate! Gokay reached out and asked us about what we were looking for and answered each and every question that we had with complete information. He was so helpful in planning our visit and we were so excited. We had to modify the timing slightly right before, but he made up for it. He met us and walked us to the Grand Bazaar filling us in on history on the way. We were a large group (8 of us; his largest ever) and he did a wonderful job of spending time with each of us and meeting everyone's needs. He confirmed our wish list and accepted our additions (both before we started and as we were walking). His English is amazing and his knowledge of the area and the history was outstanding. We were able to see all that we wanted and more. We appreciated this patience and his checking in with as we went to see what we wanted to change or how it was going. He takes you to quality places where he knows people and then helps (or does it for you) to bargain, so know that this might not be a cheap shopping trip, but you will come home with some real treasures and having had a truly memorable experience. We would without a doubt do another experience with Gokay and recommend him to anyone that wants to fully experience the Grand Bazaar (and beyond-he showed us the Spice Bazaar and we did some shopping outside of the Bazaar, too). We are grateful for his time, expertise, and patience and so glad that we booked this tour-it made our day in Istanbul all that we had hoped for!
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Javiermaza
May 31, 2025
Thanks - Gokay was EXCELLENT! He gave us easy instructions on the meeting point. He was extremely knowledgeable, and a very warm personality. We told him the items that we were looking for and he took us to very reputable stores. We highly recommend him for your next shopping tour. Hes anazing.
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Jen_g
Apr 15, 2025
We had a amazing day out... - We had a amazing day out with our local guide! Gokay Ba knows which merchants in the Grand Bazaar to trust. He advised us on bargaining and led us to shops we would never have found on our own, Together we enjoyed a feast for lunch. He stayed with us much longer than the original 3.5 hours. Thank you very much!
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Jill_m
Mar 19, 2025
The Best Tour Experience Hands Down! - Şevval met me at the agreed upon location- it was as if we were long lost friends- shopping together. I had a list of what I was looking for and she knew where to go and was able to show me how to bargain for the best and fair price. The Grand Bazaar is expansive- without her knowledge and planning I would have been overwhelmed and incapable of enjoying my shopping adventure to the Grand Bazaar. She knew many shopkeepers, and was more than willing to go to shops that I wanted to explore (the flirtatious gold dealer with no bargains) and redirect to more advantageous shops. She shared the history of the Bazaar as we ventured from the old original Bazzar itself to weaving thru small alleyways that connected storefront lined streets. One of the most interesting things I got to observe in a small alleyway was currency exchanges; deep in the Bazaar, just like in ages gone by - currency values are set and traded: amazing to watch! Who knew the value of a dollar to a euro to a yen could be set and traded in an alleyway! There’s a vibe in the Bazaar - like an old energy not rushed but a steady low hum. Bright intricate patterns of pottery and carpets, smells of roasted nuts and santal, vendors hawking their wares offering Turkish Coffee and Apple Tea the energy is palpable- I’m so glad that Şevval was my guide to a world of vast wonder, and astonishing beauty. At the end of our shopping experience Şevval taught me how to take public transit. She actually took me by Tram and by Metro to my hotel lobby! What a feat! I highly recommend this Tour!!!!
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Michael_t
Mar 7, 2025
Honest, well prepared and personable guide. - Experiences, knowledgeable and prepared , fluent in English and having a great relationship with store owners. A teacher of the art of bargaining, with a good sense of humour. We confidently recommend Gokay as a guide.
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Adinam518
Nov 4, 2024
Incredible! - WOW! What an incredible experience! Gokay has clearly taken the time to get to know the best and kindest vendors at the Grand Bazaar and it made for such a smooth time for my husband and I on this tour. We had so much seeing the shops, learning the history and getting help with haggling! Definitely recommend for anyone who is looking to shop at the bazaar or who might be overwhelmed by the bazaar in general.
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Linda_m
Oct 23, 2024
A wonderful experience - We had a wonderful time exploring the market place with our guide who was knowledgeable and accommodating We were met on time and explored the many shops with no pressure to buy. The most fun was conversing with the shop owners and being offered apple tea and cookies. They treated us like family. Our wonderful guide volunteered to ride on the tram with us to get the port with no hassles. We very highly recommended this excursion. You won’t be disappointed
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