“My wife and I booked the one-day, 7-hour tour with transportation, and I am very glad that we chose this option. I cannot imagine a better guide than the one we had—Ekrem! He was exceptionally knowledgable, thoughtful, and patient. Private tours like this are expensive but are worth the price if you want and in-depth, personal experience led by a professional guide like Ekem.”

“We booked this tour in advance, as we came closer to the tour, our cruise arrival was at 1pm but the tour was schedule to pick up at 9am. I sent several message to ensure they wouldn’t wait for us and that someone we will still get us for 1pm. They never replied. They are extremely bad with communication and scheduling. I finally got hold of them by calling. It seems they give freelancers tour guide. Unfortunately we happen to get an older man. He was terrible. Rather than taking us to tour sites, he is telling us the negative things so we don’t go. He doesn’t explain a lot.…”

“This was our first time in Istanbul. We came in on a Princess Cruise. Our guide Mehmet was absolutely amazing. He contacted us the day before to arrange the meeting time and place. He was right there once we walked out of the cruise terminal holding a sign with our name. He greeted us warmly and asked us what we wanted our day to look like. We told him, this is where you were born & raised, please show us what you would like us to see. We saw all the main attractions but the highlight was when Mehmet took us to the Pudding Shop for lunch. We had authentic…”

“Overall we had a great experience with Guided Istanbul tours. Good customer service by the company and our guide, Abdullah As we were approaching our tour the next morning one of our kids wasn't feeling well so l asked if they could reschedule (even though it was short notice). Thankfully they were able to accommodate my request and confirmed our tour for a couple of days later We started the tour and visited several places including Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi palace and ended in the Grand Bazaar. Abdullah was very knowledgeable about the area and was able to help us navigate the various tour sites effectively. He was…”

“I had booked this 2 day tour for our 1st visit to Istanbul & am so glad I did. I was traveling with 3 family members ranging in age from 30-69. Luckily, Özge was our guide for both days. She squeezed a lot into both days, yet we never felt rushed. She listened to our ideas of what we wanted to see & made other suggestions using her expertise. She went out of her way to help my brother-in-law find a piece of medical equipment he’d left at home & visited several shops to help my sister find just the right earrings. We saw the highlights of Istanbul & took…”