Great guide - The guide was extremely knowledgeable and super friendly. We cut the experience down due to the fact that I was struggling with a head cold and the weather wasn’t the greatest. But the guide was fantast

An extremely informative... - An extremely informative guided tour of the Roman Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, St. Sophia, Topkapi Palace, and Grand Bizaar. 7 hours that seemed to fly by quickly because it was so enjoyable. Umit was an entertaining and knowledgeable guide.

Ezgi was the most... - Ezgi was the most delightful guide. Knowledgeable, helpful, engaging and happy to adapt to our needs. We had a really great tour.

Great jam packed sight seeing - Umit was great! Had only 2 days to see things. Had 3 kids and he did a great job incorporating them - especially one that loves history and a 9 year old who didn’t always want to be there. Took us to some great spots - and helped us search out some purses/jewlery and souvenirs without being pushy. Resturant for lunch was a bit pricy and touristy but tasty. Was a bit costly and doesn’t include the admissions. Overall would recommend without reservation.

Great tour for our small group - Musa is extremely knowledgeable and is able to accommodate for our schedule. We did a half day tour and saw Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern, Blue Mosque and Grand Bazaar. Lovely and would recommend.

Fantastic tour of old Istanbul - The hotel Pick up/drop off was smooth and made for easy first day in Istanbul. Guide Peri was professional, knowledgeable and friendly. Felt like we had a friend showing us all of Istanbul. Wonderful day!

1 day in Istanbul - I traveled solo to Istanbul. My guide was friendly - however I am rating them a 4 since my guide's explanations seemed short and hurried - I am used to guides who are story-tellers. Also, unless you are interested in buying a carpet, don't take them up on this. And final pro tip - don't buy anything without looking at prices in a couple of stores.

Private Tour in Sultanahmet (Istanbul) - Travelling solo, I would have preferred a group tour, but there did not seem to be any available. I suspect given the time of year (January) I was touring. As well, In all fairness I did also request for a few different English speaking guides (if possible) that I had seen reviews on and did get one of them. Peri was very nice, friendly, informative and spoke English very well. Her energy was a bit low, but she had a sore back and I also think it is harder work for a guide when they are dealing with one person as opposed to a larger group. A group tends to uplift the energy level. We went to all the highlighted places ( the mosques) including the Grand Bazaar. Peri asked me if there was anything I had in mind, but I was just really interested in looking at what it had to offer, not so much to shop just then. I would have been interested to know if the Bazaar had different sections for leathers, or textiles, jewellery etc...but you don't know what you don't know and I didn't think to ask. Peri was very accommodating at making sure I saw the main aspects of each stopping place and offering to take photos. The tour with the admission to Topkapi for myself and also the guide was close to $190.00 USD. I don't regret taking the tour, but I did find it up there in price (in total), and in hindsight would have looked for another tour with a group. I would definitely recommend the tour, but not as a private one.

Better to do it on your... - Better to do it on your own; the guide was rushing and didn’t have time to enjoy these places. We paid over $50 entry fees but spent only 10-15 mins on each of those

Istanbul Walking - Our guide was great but I don’t think the price was worth the walking tour. We only went into the blue mosque and the cisterns as the others all cost about 25€ pp extra. Next time maybe an audioguide and we then pay the entree fees.