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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“The lunch was delicious in a nice restaurant but the waiter brought over a second round of drinks when we didn’t ask for it. We sent it back.”
Small-group Istanbul highlights with Oguzhan Ceylan: Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi, bazaar, included tickets, and local lunch.
“Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and did an excellent job explaining the history of the places we visited. This tour is best suited for someone that wants an introduction to Istanbul’s most historic sights. Be prepared for a long day with a lot of walking. Highly recommend this tour.”
A guided Istanbul power loop of Ottoman and Byzantine sights, with transfers and skip-the-line ticket help, plus Grand Bazaar time.
“Took the same your a second time to go with friends and had Kemal as our guide. It is a good itinerary and well organised tour. However, would suggest taking a morning slot to cover places more comfortably as we could not cover two places as they bc lose by 8, and we started late…”
Explore Istanbul’s Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace and Grand Bazaar with hotel pickup, included tickets, traditional lunch, small group.
“Great experience. An amazing tour of the key historical sites in Istanbul in one day. Our guide, Ms Fatma was very knowledgeable, explained everything in detail and allowed us to spend as much time as needed at each location. We had a wonderful multi-course lunch at a nearby restaurant as part of the tour. Highly…”
See Istanbul’s Asian and European sides by bus, then cruise the Bosphorus. Camlica, Beylerbeyi, Eyüp, Pierre Loti, lunch, and big views.
“Great look at a variety of places in both the Asia and Europe side of city. Learned a lot and was able to see things I would not have sought out otherwise. The one issue was on the boat, I could not hear any of the announcements when sitting on top side.”
One-day Istanbul tour with hotel pickup, guided Old City sights, rooftop lunch, and a luxury Bosphorus sunset yacht cruise.
“Fabulous day culminating in a luxury sunset cruise on the Bosphorus. Great pace and excellent, knowledgable guide in Ahmet combined to make this a wonderful tour.”
18-hour guided Gallipoli tour from Istanbul covering ANZAC Cove, cemeteries and memorials with lunch and comfortable minibus.
“A wonderful day, our guide was just amazing, so knowledgeable and with amazing resources such as photos to share. Our drivers were kind and thoughtful. The day ran on time. 5 Star rating from me. Robyn - Australia”
Private 1–2 day guided Istanbul tour with hotel pickup, skip-the-ticket-line sights, Ottoman palaces, bazaars, and a Bosphorus cruise.
“We loooved Özen! She gave us a one day tour in Istanbul and it was just the perfect day. Her spanish was amazing and she explained the history very detailed, so we we feel that made the most out of our Istanbul trip. She also took us to a beautiful restaurant for lunch, her recommendations…”
Private 1–3 day Istanbul tour with a real guide: Blue Mosque, Topkapi, Bosphorus views, Galata and more. Customize and save time.
“Our guide was so knowledgeable and friendly. He modified the tour for us since my husband walks so slowly and with a cane. He made sure we experienced the main highlights of Istanbul and took us to a delicious local restaurant for lunch. This is a wonderful tour. Highly recommend.”
Istanbul Heritage Tour with hotel pickup, guided visits to Hagia Sophia through Topkapi, and a Bosphorus-view lunch with tickets included.
“Points of interest and lunch were great! High pressure sales at the leather shop was not good and sales personnel got mad when we tried to leave and yelled at us as we walked away.”
Private Istanbul guided tour, 1 to 3 days. Tailor your route from Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque to Grand Bazaar, Bosphorus and beyond.
“We loved this tour. Our guide we would love to know his name!!”
Half-day Istanbul highlights with hotel pickup, skip Hagia Sophia lines, guided Blue Mosque, and Grand Bazaar shopping for $41.
“Small group with a knowledgeable and professional guide who have just the right amount of history and information without it being overwhelming”
Private guided Istanbul in 1–3 days: tailor your route, skip ticket lines, and see Hagia Sophia, Topkapi, Blue Mosque, and more.
“Great day trip with Sema… highly recommend this trip and Sema as a guide.. she was brilliant and very knowledgable..”
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.
“The knowledge of our guide Sema made the sightseeing tour so interesting. We had a full on day walking to see the major attractions although they are surprisingly closely situated. Using a guide enabled us to skip the line on places where ordinarily we would have had to queue for a long time (easily an…”
A full-day small-group Istanbul walk with ferry rides, top baklava, and a real Turkish bath, plus breakfast, lunch, and dinner included.
“Our tour guide Kerem was extremely insightful and made this tour highly interactive and very friendly. It felt like going out with friends for a walk rather than just a lot of information being thrown at you with a quick pic. I would do it again in a heartbeat!!”
From the strait to the old city to the day trips beyond, and every way to see them.
