• Istanbul - Your private guide will meet you at Istanbul port or hotel with a sign written “ Your Name “ on it, anytime you want.
• Historic Areas of Istanbul - After greeted by your guide, you are going to customize your private tour with recommendations of your guide due to your interests.
  You can decide where you will visit with your guide’s recommendations and you can pay extra for the entrance and parking fees.
  At the end of the tour, you will be dropped off to your hotel or to cruise port.

List of places that you may visit:
Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern, Grand Bazaar, Blue Mosque, Ancient Hippodrome

Update for St. Sophia interior visit :
Live guiding is not allowed in St. Sophia after the 15th January 2024. Guests have to have their smart phones and headphones during their visit. If guests do not have a headphone, they can buy at the entrance at the cost of 3,5-USD
The system is similar to audio guide system. Guests who does not have smart phones will follow the signs and the given informations on the signs .

• Guaranteed on-time return to port
• Transportation with air-conditioned minivan/minibus
• Private professional English-speaking tour guide
• Private tour for your family and friends only

• Food and drinks
• Entrance Fees ( Our guide will have pre-paid tickets to skip line )
• Tips

Welcome to Istanbul, where Europe and Asia converge. Your personal guide will greet you at your hotel lobby or at the Istanbul cruise port.
Explore the highlights of Istanbul with your private guide. This is a customized tour, allowing you to choose your destinations on the tour day with the guidance of your expert guide.

• Enjoy the flexibility to spend as much time as you wish at each site and make minor adjustments to the itinerary.
• No need to wait for other group members.
• Take advantage of opportunities to stop for photos during the tour.
• Our private tour rates are more affordable than cruise shore excursions.
• Your guide will have pre-paid tickets to bypass the lines.
• You will have various options to savor famous Turkish delicacies if you wish to have lunch during your trip.
• During religious holidays the Spice market and Grand Bazaar will be closed. Arasta bazaar will be visited instead
• In the event of any museum closures, an alternative similar museum will be visited
• Not recommended for participants with walking difficulties
• Bare shoulders are not permitted in holy places of worship such as churches, monasteries, mosques and synagogues.
• Shoes are not permitted in mosques
• In the event of any museum closures, an alternative similar museum will be visited. On Tuesdays : Topkapi Palace replaced by Underground Cistern, On Sundays: Grand Bazaar will be replaced by Spice Market. Grand Bazaar will be replaced by Arasta Bazaar when closed. On Fridays: Blue Mosque is open from 15.00 to 16.30

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