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Istanbul Highlights: Private Tour of Iconic Landmarks
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31 Ratings
Fatih
Experience the best of Istanbul on a guided private tour that takes you to the city’s iconic landmarks. Learn about the history, culture, and architecture from your expert guide.
Experience the best of Istanbul on a guided private tour that takes you to the city’s iconic landmarks. Learn about the history, culture, and architecture from your expert guide.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Hippodrome - First visit is Hippodrome. It was the center of sport activities of Constantinople. Famous with 4 monuments, The German Fountain of Wilhelm II, Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column, Column of Constantine.
- Hippodrome - First visit is Hippodrome. It was the center of sport activities of Constantinople. Famous with 4 monuments, The German Fountain of Wilhelm II, Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column, Column of Constantine.
What's Included
- Entrance Ticket of Hagia Sophia
- Entrance Ticket of Topkapi Palace
- Meet at Hagia Sophia
- Professional licensed English-speaking guide
- Entrance Ticket of Hagia Sophia
- Entrance Ticket of Topkapi Palace
- Meet at Hagia Sophia
- Professional licensed English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities for guide (optional)
- Personal expenses
- Meal & Beverages
- Entrance Ticket of Topkapi Palace
- Entrance Ticket of Hagia Sophia
- Gratuities for guide (optional)
- Personal expenses
- Meal & Beverages
- Entrance Ticket of Topkapi Palace
- Entrance Ticket of Hagia Sophia
Additional Information
Discover the highlights of Istanbul on an exclusive tour that showcases the city’s most famous landmarks.
The journey begins at a designated meeting point (Hagia Sophia).
With the guidance of your private tour guide, you’ll gain valuable insights into Istanbul’s rich history, vibrant culture, and stunning architecture.
The tour concludes with a drop-off…
Discover the highlights of Istanbul on an exclusive tour that showcases the city’s most famous landmarks.
The journey begins at a designated meeting point (Hagia Sophia).
With the guidance of your private tour guide, you’ll gain valuable insights into Istanbul’s rich history, vibrant culture, and stunning architecture.
The tour concludes with a drop-off at the same pre-arranged location (Hagia Sophia).
Places to visit:
Carpet Showroom
Leather Factory
- Topkapi Palace Entrance Fee is 2400 TRY. You can pay to guide for SKIP-THE-LINE tickets.
- The pick-up service available only from centrally located hotels on foot. Otherwise, you will meet with the guide in front of Hagia Sophia.
- Hagia Sophia Entrance Fee is 25 €. You can pay to guide for SKIP-THE-LINE tickets.
Location
Hagia Sophia
Ayasofya Meydanı
You will meet with the guide at Hagia Sophia.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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744alastairw
Jul 21, 2025
Walking tour of the old sights of Istanbul - We had a wonderful tour of the old sights of Istanbul with Mert. He collected us from our hotel and then we travelled by tram to the location for Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, and the Basilican Cistern. We then had a lovely lunch before a short walk to the grand bizaar. The knowledge and descriptions of each historical place by Mert was first class. Highly recommended.
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D8298anjonathanl
Jul 17, 2025
Topkapi Palace guided tour. - We had a wonderful experience with our tour guide who took us around Topkapi palace. Rehber, our tours guide had extensive knowledge of Ottoman history and the palace with a good sense of humour. It was well paced. We had 12 people in our group. The visit to Topkapi palace would have had no meaning without the knowledge of history associated with it.
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340khizerr
Jul 12, 2025
Great trip , excellent guide. - Very well managed 3 day trip to Istanbul.
I would especially like to mention our amazing guide Deniz. He was absolutely brilliant. Very friendly and knowledgeable. He shared some very interesting facts about various sites and managed to show us around all the key areas we wanted to visit .. and more.
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Sherpa58859615056
Jul 10, 2025
Istanbul tour guide review - I traveled with my girlies for a girls trip and Aisha made sure we had the best time and enjoyed every bit of Istanbul from the sites to the shopping…she tirelessly responded to all our requests (including capturing the best shots of us 😂 ohhh and TikTok videos😂). She was an absolute gem☺️ and the funniest guide I’ve ever met….she fit right into our group. 100/10 recommend!!
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Robinsonm792
Jun 24, 2025
Highly recommended tour of Turkey - We had a wonderful time on our tours. Serkan helped organize it and we had an excellent guide and drivers. Aisha was our guide for the Istanbul portion. She was knowledgeable and very efficient in how she handled the crowds. Istanbul is beautiful with rich history. I enjoyed learning about its progress through history. We saw and learned about more than we could have on our own. Highly recommended.
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832ashfaqs
Jun 23, 2025
Istanbul has so much to see and experience! - Turkey Tours Co owner Serkan based on our time and places to visit, crafted well planned tour. We visited Istanbul and Cappadocia keeping it easy with 6days guided + 1 day for self exploration.
We covered all touristy places on European side, visited asian side and saw newly built Grand Mosque as well. We took Bosporus tour which was quite enjoyable.
Our tour guide Aiysha was very knowledgeable with 20+ yrs of experience. We did not have to spend any time in any lines, thanks to her planning and experience. We got a good taste of local cuisine to try during lunchtimes. Aiysha gave us some great dining suggestion as well.
I believe one can explore on their own but the private tour options makes it easy, hassle free and relaxing so you get the best experience in short stay. I highly recommend the private tour option.
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Passenger23456760688
Jun 21, 2025
Holiday in amazing Turkey - Great tour organisation
Pick ups & guidance thank u
All tours had good guides visited lots of tourist sites
Clean city
Helpful youngsters
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Ellen
Jun 17, 2025
First visit to Istanbul - Our tour guide "Fatma" was fantastic! We had an 18 mo old with us and she was so patient and caring. She is super knowledgeable and encouraged any questions
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Karen_d
Mar 19, 2025
A Great Day Seeing Some of the Main Sights in Istanbul. - We had a great day touring the Istanbul sights with our guide, Sevda. She was very knowledgeable, her English was excellent, and she tailored our day to what we wanted to see. She took us to an amazing ancient underground cistern, that we would never have found on our own. It was definitely a highlight! She also suggested a restaurant for lunch where the three of us had a great lunch. It was a pleasure to have her as our tour guide and I’d highly recommend her!
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Kosyn2025
Jul 20, 2025
Great experience! - Everything was planned and executed so well. From arrival to logistics and the your itself. Major tourist attractions were covered during my stay. My guide Deniz was also very good!
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