Private Guided Tour in Istanbul
Overview
You will explore the beauty of Istanbul by visiting the most important highlights of Istanbul with a licenced professional tourist guide. Your guide will explain histories, stories, religious and architectural informations, about Turks and daily life of Turks. And also your guide will explain some informations that you can't read in the books. Your guide will assist you for all your requests and will try to answer all your questions. Your guide will show the best points for taking pictures and will make your tour easy for you. You will enjoy the beauty of the city with your guide experiences.
What's Included
- Guidance Fee
- Lunch
- Private transportation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- All expenses
- Gratuities
- Topkapi Palace
- Basilica Cistern
- Hagia Sophia
Meeting and Pickup
If we are going to meet at your hotel, I will ask reception to call your room. If we are going to meet at Galataport, I will be waiting for you at the passenger exit of Galataport by holding your nameboard.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
What To Expect
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Hippodrome
30 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Blue Mosque
30 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
1 hour Admission Ticket Free
TopkapI Palace
2 hours Admission Ticket Free
Basilica Cistern
30 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Grand Bazaar
1 hour Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Walking distances, taking pictures and waitings on the queues takes approximately 1 hour during the tour.
- You will have 1 hour free time for your lunch.
- If you would like me to arrange the TICKETS in advance, please contact me.
- If you would like me to arrange a TRANSFER or a vehicle for you, please contact me.
- If you would like me to organise anything else for you, please don't hesitate to contact me
- Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays.
- Blue Mosque is closed till 2:30pm on Fridays.
- Hagia Sophia is closed between 12:00 - 2:30pm on Fridays.
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
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Activity code: C-436825P1
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (+03).
- Guidance Fee.
- Lunch.
- Private transportation.
- Air-conditioned vehicle.
- All expenses.
- Gratuities.
- Topkapi Palace.
- Basilica Cistern.
- Hagia Sophia.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Private Guided Tour in Istanbul is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Private Guided Tour in Istanbul will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Guidance Fee
- Lunch
- Private transportation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- All expenses
- Gratuities
- Topkapi Palace
- Basilica Cistern
- Hagia Sophia
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Walking distances, taking pictures and waitings on the queues takes approximately 1 hour during the tour.
- You will have 1 hour free time for your lunch.
- If you would like me to arrange the TICKETS in advance, please contact me.
- If you would like me to arrange a TRANSFER or a vehicle for you, please contact me.
- If you would like me to organise anything else for you, please don't hesitate to contact me
- Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays.
- Blue Mosque is closed till 2:30pm on Fridays.
- Hagia Sophia is closed between 12:00 - 2:30pm on Fridays.
