Private Istanbul Tour: Explore Highlights with an Expert Guide for 1 to 3 Days

Discover the highlights of Istanbul on a private tour with an expert guide. Customize your itinerary, skip the lines, and get insider tips for the best photo spots.

Duration: 3 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Istanbul Old City / Sultanahmet Tour

Sultanahmet District - Sultanahmet District
Sultanahmet Square - Historical Sultanahmet Square
Hagia Sophia Mosque - Hagia Sophia Mosque, Santa Sofia, Ayasofya
Please note that no one has right to skip-the-line for here, so you may need to wait in the security line.
*Topkapi Palace
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What's Included
  • Priority access to buy museum tickets
  • Exclusive private tour
  • Convenient on-foot meeting with guide
  • Expert guidance from a professional tour guide
What's Not Included
  • Transportation
  • Meal and Drinks
  • Topkapi Palace Ticket - 2750 TL/63 USD per person
  • Dolmabahce Palace Ticket - 2000 TL/45 USD per person
  • Ferry Ticket for Bosphorus Cruise - 400 TL/10 USD per person
  • Santa Sofia Ticket- 25 euro per person
  • Admission fees
  • Admission fees
  • Ferry Ticket, Bosphorus Cruise
  • Admission fees
Additional Information

Embark on a private urban expedition of Istanbul’s highlights, led by a guide well-versed in the city’s history and culture. This tour can also be executed as a port excursion from Galataport. Gate fees aren’t incorporated into the cost, allowing you a flexible itinerary that can be personalized with your guide on the day of your tour. Travel…

Location
Hagia Sophia
Ayasofya Meydanı
We can meet you at Hagia Sophia. Please advise us your preference so we inform our guide.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Erickas496
May 15, 2026
We had 3 guides throughout the tour in Spanish, excellent guides. Good experience. I recommend it. - My husband and I from Ecuador went in May 2026. Very good tour, we recommend it.
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M1191stbeckyk
May 13, 2026
Do it! - Hazel was amazing. She was so friendly from the start, told the history in such a great way, tied everything together and felt like she had been part of our friend group from the beginning. She took us to multiple locations, made suggestions for what to do and provided insight to our extremely random questions. This was so perfect for our group!
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Ramiroc715
May 13, 2026
Lela was an excellent guide. - Lale was our guide, and she treated us wonderfully, with a lot of knowledge, patience, and joy, she took us all around this beautiful city of Istanbul.
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Lbodnarin
May 9, 2026
The best of Istanbul in Spanish and in half a day. - Super recommended this tour to know Istanbul in detail. We were a group of friends and our guide, Lale, gave us the whole tour in Spanish, which made us take much more advantage of each explanation. He looked for us in the Galata Tower area and we made an excellent walking tour past the Blue Mosque, the Grand Bazaar and other key historical points. Lale was very clear and professional throughout. If you are looking for a guided tour in your language to optimize time, do not hesitate to hire them!
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Leylamaribell
Nov 24, 2025
Wonderful trip to Istanbul - I loved getting to know Istanbul, Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Ephesus, the house of the Virgin Mary, and many more places! The whole tour went smoothly, the Spanish speaking guides made everything easier and more entertaining.
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Jeanmarie_d
Sep 25, 2025
3 day Istanbul Tours - 3-day Istanbul tours was nicely paced. All of the main sites and areas were included. It was an experience taking local transportation: the Metro, trams, cable and ferries.
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Jerryce5453mw
Sep 8, 2025
An excellent couple of days - effectively tailor-made. - Our tour guide was Kurt Kadir and, if the review of our 2 Day tour was required to be only one word, then the word that would spring to mind would have to be 'Excellent'. For each of the two days there was an itinerary (with suggested timings) provided by the tour agency. However, at Kurt's suggestion, we spent a short while at the start of each day talking about what was involved at each location so that we could arrange to spend more time at one place, less at another etc. - we could effectively make it a tailor-made tour. This meant, for example, we could completely cut out a tour of the Grand Bazaar on Day 1 (as we had already seen it the previous day) and focus more on the Topkapi Palace. On Day 2, by the time we got to the Boat Trip we would have had to wait about 40 minutes, so we swapped a couple of things around and did the Boat Trip later. Such flexibility, with suitable advice, proved to be a brilliant solution. Finally, I need to add that Kurt's informative narrative at everywhere we visited added to the splendour and excitement of our first trip to Istanbul - he was great!
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Pereignasib2025
Aug 31, 2025
Amazing food tour in Istambul - We had a fantastic time enjoying local food in Istanbul. Fatih introduced us to many local spots that we never would have found on our own, and he provided detailed explanations about each place. The food was delicious, and the guide was excellent; he also escorted us from the hotel and showed us how to return. Don't hesitate to book a tour with Bonita Tour!
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Jennifer_b
Oct 22, 2025
2 day Istanbul - We had a great time and our tour guide was very knowledgeable. Saved a lot of time avoiding lines and being strategic with the plans.
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Aliciaperezcotoli
Mar 25, 2026
Istanbul with family - We have spent a few days in Istanbul, with a private guide the experience has been good without more. The explanations he has given us were flat, it is worth noting the readiness of the guide to take us where we wanted to go, its punctuality and good character.
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From $169 (Per Group)
up to 15 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).