“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.”

“Baris our guide was excellent . We toured all the key historical sites in just one day .”

“This was a GREAT tour! We saw Istanbul from top to bottom and everything in between! We moved at a "good" pace, easy to cover the distance, learning as we went.”

“It was a good decision to book the private tour with you. The guide, Mr Kenan, had a lot of knowledge and took us to all the places we wanted to visit. He knew the places really well and shared a lot of historic information with us.”

“Oz was AMAZING! It was like having the mayor of Istanbul walk us through the city. He was so knowledgeable as though taking a college course, and patient and kind! If we could do every tour with this man we would! He should be in every city. History, present, looking to the future- he knew it!! Cannot say enough wonderful things about this phenomenal guide.”

“The itinerary is amazing as you get to see many highlights of Istanbul outside of the regular tourist area of Sultanahmet where the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia is located as the store skips that entire area. But that is where it ends based on my days experience. However, we had the worst guide in my opinion. I have been traveling for decades and I’ve used Viator over 10 years. Never have I taken a tour where the guide was so disappointing. It was a blistering cold, rainy, and windy day.(never take this tour under these weather conditions). He provided us no explanations, significance of the points of interest we…”

“Very knowledgeable and accommodating tour guide; visited key must-see sites, although there was there was a long, unbroken period (approx. 4hrs) of walking and standing on a very hot day; the included lunch was tasty Turkish cuisine at a scenic rooftop restaurant. The sunset cruise on the Bosphorus on a spacious, relaxing boat was wonderful, from the Turkish snacks and beverages that were served throughout the cruise; the pleasant and informative cruise guide and even the relaxing music. It was the perfect way to end a long day experiencing Istanbul. We were picked up and dropped off at our hotel.”

“A must for anyone who wants to experience the food culture on both sides of Istanbul. Highly recommend.”

“Lutfullah, our guide was wonderful. As our trip approached, he sent reminders with date, time, and meeting place, as well as what to expect. He was friendly, knowledgeable, and great to spend the day with. With just a day and a half stopover in Istanbul, this tour allowed us to efficiently visit everything we most wanted to experience. Be aware that you will walk a lot and cover a lot of ground. Also know that entrance fees must be paid in cash at the start of the tour (as explained to you). We highly recommend this tour!”

“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.…”

“Guide was excellent and went out of his way to explain all the history and culteral traditions.”

“Too good as always with Get your guide. We hopped to multiple places and in short time of 7hrs was able to get all the details on Cappadocia. Lunch was a standard turkish buffet at a Han restaurant. Overall a must do after a balloon ride. Bit hectic but one will save a lot of time and can rest by evening.”

“Salih was an excellent guide. very knowledgeable and couldn’t have been more accommodating when we were late!”

“This tour could have been more enjoyable, if the tour guide was more attentive.”

“Well worth it, all down to our tour great Ali, so informative, full of passion and knowledge and always willing to share and assist with questions. He truly made the day. Hagia Sophia was stunning! Blue Mosque a sight to behold also, Topkapi had some stunning artifacts inside. Would highly recommend the day.”