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The pick of Istanbul.
The 15 most popular istanbul city highlights tours in Istanbul. A short list of the ones worth planning a day around, with prices, run times and who to book with.
One day in Istanbul’s old center with a guide, skip-the-line entry, lunch, and time in the Grand Bazaar, plus optional palace visits.
Most Popular“Great. I wish they had pick me up from my hotel. Other than that, everything was perfect. Totally suggested tour. Thanks for everything.”
Small-group Istanbul highlights with Oguzhan Ceylan: Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi, bazaar, included tickets, and local lunch.
“Oz was AMAZING! It was like having the mayor of Istanbul walk us through the city. He was so knowledgeable as though taking a college course, and patient and kind! If we could do every tour with this man we would! He should be in every city. History, present, looking to the future- he knew…”
A guided Istanbul power loop of Ottoman and Byzantine sights, with transfers and skip-the-line ticket help, plus Grand Bazaar time.
“I enjoyed this tour a lot. Very informative. Very helpful. Our guide allowed us to create the pace of our tour. I would book this tour again.”
Explore Istanbul’s Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace and Grand Bazaar with hotel pickup, included tickets, traditional lunch, small group.
“A few hours before the tour and after receiving confirmation, that we will be picked up from our hotel, we get a message that we have to pay extra 90$ if we want to be picked up and dropped off at the hotel. Even so when I booked the tour, it said pickup and drop…”
See Istanbul’s Asian and European sides by bus, then cruise the Bosphorus. Camlica, Beylerbeyi, Eyüp, Pierre Loti, lunch, and big views.
“Overall a good tour with amazing visit to the largest mosque in Turkey and to one of the Palaces. Tour took longer overall than anticipated with pick up and transfer to main bus taking nearly and hour. Boat tour was a total of 2.5 hours when accounting for the time the boat had to wait…”
One-day Istanbul tour with hotel pickup, guided Old City sights, rooftop lunch, and a luxury Bosphorus sunset yacht cruise.
“Fabulous guide and tour. He was very informative and timed our visits to avoid crowds. The boat ride was wonderful. They came around constantly serving fruits and cheeses. It was a luxurious yacht for our group of 15 which probably holds 150 people. We had a nice lunch at a rooftop restaurant that was very…”
18-hour guided Gallipoli tour from Istanbul covering ANZAC Cove, cemeteries and memorials with lunch and comfortable minibus.
“Great our guide Boraic was informative and jovial and respectful”
Private 1–2 day guided Istanbul tour with hotel pickup, skip-the-ticket-line sights, Ottoman palaces, bazaars, and a Bosphorus cruise.
“Our guide was great. The first tour i have taken that is private. From the beginning, we immediately felt that we weren't taking a tour. We were spending time with a friend who is knowledgeable and passionate about the history of this beautiful place.”
Private 1–3 day Istanbul tour with a real guide: Blue Mosque, Topkapi, Bosphorus views, Galata and more. Customize and save time.
“For the rest of our lives, we will forever remember our day in Istanbul and it is absolutely thanks to our most amazing guide, Muhammet. From the second he met us until the second he walked us back to the cruise port, everything was as perfect. He read us perfectly and understood the day we…”
Istanbul Heritage Tour with hotel pickup, guided visits to Hagia Sophia through Topkapi, and a Bosphorus-view lunch with tickets included.
“The tour itself was good but the guide was the worst guide we have ever had. He was not interested to walk with us on the tour and at times ( mostly ) was 50 metres ahead. He mainly only spoke to us when we were inside a mosque. He also had an argument with…”
Private Istanbul guided tour, 1 to 3 days. Tailor your route from Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque to Grand Bazaar, Bosphorus and beyond.
“Really enjoy our guide for the day. Communication was great. Made sure we saw all the things we wanted. Was there after the day had finished for questions on what’s app Highly recommend. Our guide was informative.”
Half-day Istanbul highlights with hotel pickup, skip Hagia Sophia lines, guided Blue Mosque, and Grand Bazaar shopping for $41.
“Baris was an awesome guide — very knowledgeable, great conversationalist, and captivating educator. Communicated with ease to meet up at specific places and timely. He also walked further with us and explained more of the sights, and offered recommendations for shops and restaurants. Would definitely book again!”
Private guided Istanbul in 1–3 days: tailor your route, skip ticket lines, and see Hagia Sophia, Topkapi, Blue Mosque, and more.
“Ozan was amazing! His passion in sharing his culture and history made the visit so enjoyable and truly unforgettable. It was great to have options as well on the customizable tour. Ozan also was in contact with us before the tour and adjusted to our taste on the trip as well. Highly recommend to anyone…”
A private 7-hour Istanbul tour covering Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi, Hippodrome, and the Grand Bazaar with hotel pickup and skip-the-line access.
“A very interesting and informative tour. Our guide Çiçek Hekimgil was very knowledgeable and her English was excellent. Wonderful to be able to skip the long lines. We started at 8:00am which is good because we got ahead of the lines every where we went. We hadn’t had breakfast and Çiçek suggested a small family…”
A full-day small-group Istanbul walk with ferry rides, top baklava, and a real Turkish bath, plus breakfast, lunch, and dinner included.
“Our day with Ayse was phenomenal from start to finish! A visit to Istanbul would not be complete without this comprehensive tour. Each food stop was delicious and gave us a look into the delicious food available in Instanbul. The traditional turkish breakfast was incredible as well as the shawarma (although everything was delicious!). We…”
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