1 or 2 Days Private Istanbul Guided Tour: Explore Byzantine and Ottoman Monuments

Customize your Istanbul experience with a 1 or 2-day private guided tour. Explore Byzantine and Ottoman monuments, enjoy personalized service, and create your own itinerary.

Duration: 16 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hippodrome - The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a public space in ancient Constantinople (present-day Istanbul, Turkey) that was used for chariot races and other public events. It was built in the 4th century AD by the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, and was expanded and embellished by later emperors. The Hippodrome was rectangular in shape,…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Private Tour
  • 1 or 2 nights (depending on option selected)
What's Not Included
  • Museum/Attraction Tickets
  • Transportation from/back to hotel and between sites (unless option selected)
  • Lunch
Additional Information

See the sights of Istanbul that most interest you on a customized 1 or 2 -days tour with a private guide. Opt for a single day and see the whole of the Old City, plus the Grand Bazaar. Extend the tour to include a second day and visit the Spice Bazaar, Dolmabahce Palace, Taksim, and Istiklal Street, plus a Bosphorus cruise.Please note that your guide is…

Location
Hippodrome
Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet ParkI No:2,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Kathy_c
Apr 21, 2025
Great guide, great sites. - Our private guide, Taner, was professional, knowledgeable, friendly and was very flexible for our needs. As senior travelers, he made our trip outstanding.
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Jeronimo_d
Mar 16, 2025
Great tour! - Cicek the tour guide was great! We selected the tour with the driver as well but didn’t use him very much since everything is walking distance. She was patient very knowledgeable. She took us every where . we ate delicious It is 100 % recommended this tour. We enjoyed our tour in Istanbul.
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Kaye_l
Feb 26, 2025
Packed in so much fascinating knowledge - Çicek was wonderful, patient guide . My friend had bad knee and she worked around it. Learned so much more than if we didn’t have private guide .
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Linda_l
Feb 19, 2025
Great Tour - Cicek was our tour guide and she became our friend at the end of our two day tour. She was very knowledgeable, informative and very personable. I was with my husband and our friends Michael and Jamie. Cicek took us to all the highlights of Istanbul and never rushed us. She also took us to some wonderful restaurants for lunch which we all sat together for a delicious meal with great conversations. I highly recommend this tour with Cicek.
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Prasad_k
Dec 31, 2024
Istanbul trip - It was a fantastic experience. Guide was very helpful, informative and accommodating. Was very knowledgeable too. Took us to various walking tours and places.
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Denys_z
Dec 30, 2024
Worth taking - Good knowledge of the history. A lot of new and interesting facts. Good approach in regards to timing and line ups
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Geetha_r
Oct 3, 2024
Fantastic intro to Istanbul - Kemal provided a wonderful introduction to Istanbul for us. We walked everywhere and there was plenty of time to see the sights. He gave us lots of historical context and information, and his relaxed and jovial manner made the tour easy and fun. The timing of our visits to different sites was perfect and we seemed to be able to avoid most of the crowds! We had opportunity to shop at nice shops with his guidance and overall had a fantastic day. Would highly recommend this tour and especially Kemal! Looking forward to day 2:-)
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Pascale_c
Aug 13, 2024
Excellent and totally worth it - Our guide Tunç was fantastic! Very pleasant, flexible, gentle and of course very knowledgeable, helping us to dive into the culture, history and social aspects beyond basic tourism. Really the best guide we ever had in our many trips around the world. The program was perfect with super time management from our guide. Thank you🙏.
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Krishnan_n
Jan 1, 2024
Great way to see the main highlights in an efficient manner. - We had Cicek for 2 days. She was great. We did the walking tour. Took us to all the main highlights. She was informative and also patient. Never rushed us. I highly recommend this tour and also Cicek.
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Vivek_s
Feb 17, 2025
Do nor recommend, its a scam - I would not recommend this trip experience to anyone. We had a booking for 2 with pickup from hotel at 9 AM. The guide came at 9:15 AM, and no car. He booked a taxi to goto Blue Mosque and asked us to pay 500 Lira. We walked around the Blue Mosque and outside, it was raining and cold. He showed us few things and then dropped us at Grand Bazar at 10:15 AM and the guide left at 10:30 AM. The tour concluded in 1 hour 15 mins as opposed to 12 hours we planned for. This tour only includes the Guide nothing else, I think anyone can just follow the itinerary and do it on there own. We were scammed of 154$.
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From $19
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).