Full Day Private Guided Istanbul Tour From Hotel or Cruise Ships
Let's wander in Constantinople, the capital of Great Eastern Roman and Byzantine Empires, which has been the center of multicultural life, deep history, splendid architecture, delicious cuisine and global trade hub with the meeting point of Asia and Europe.
My Guide Turkey offers you qualified private tour guide services. You are engaging someone who knows Istanbul better than anyone. Our well experienced, knowledgeable and professional guides are ready to meet you.
Recomended daily tours itineraries :
Option 1 (Old City) : Hagia Sophia, Hippodrome of Constantinople, Blue Mosque, Basilica Cistern, Topkapi Palace, Grand Bazaar.
Option 2 : Dolmabahce Palace, Taksim Square, Istiklal Street, Galata Tower, Bosphorus Cruise, Spice Market.
Option 3 : Fener and Balat Districts, St. Stephen Church, The Patriarchal Cathedral Church of St. George, Pierre Loti Panoramic Hill by Cable Car, Spice Market.
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Customize the itinerary according to your requests.
Options
Full Day Private Guided Istanbul Tour
Pickup included
What's included in Full Day Private Guided Istanbul Tour From Hotel or Cruise Ships
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Sultanahmet District
The old part of Istanbul where we can visit many attractions such as Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern and Blue Mosque.
TopkapI Palace
Topkapı Palace was an administrational base of the empire and the home of the Royal Family (Harem) and educational center (Enderun) of the Ottoman Empire for about 400 years. The palace is a great open-air museum within four courtyards, has been the home of Sultan Mehmet II and other sultans who came after him until Sultan Abdulmecid.
Ayasofya
Hagia Sophia is and should be on every traveler’s itinerary in Istanbul. It was built 3 times in history at the same location and served as a Greek Orthodox cathedral until the end of the Byzantine Empire. As can be understood from the minarets, it also served as an important place of Muslim worship. That was after Sultan II. Mehmed designated the building as a mosque following the conquest of Constantinople in 1453. This is an exceptional monument with its mosaics from the Byzantine period, its huge dome, decorative and functional elements added during the Ottoman period, and its endless mysteries after many years serving as a museum,now you can visit it as a mosque.
Inclusions
- Pick-up by guide from central hotels or port on foot
- Private Tour
- Skip the ticket line with the official tour guide
- Private Expert Local Tour Guide
- Admission fees of museums.
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Transportation
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Dolmabahce Palace is closed on Mondays. Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays. Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays.
- Tour guides doesn't have skip the line priority in Hagia Sophia. You may need to wait in the ticket and security line.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- If there is a chance to use public transportation that will be paid by travellers.
- This is a walking tour.
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time.
- While visiting a mosque, women need to cover their heads, shoulders, knees. You can carry your own scarf to cover your head but please note scarves are provided at the entrance of every mosque (available at a charge). If you are wearing leggings, tights or skirts, wraps will be provided at the entrance (available at a charge).
- Men also need to cover the knees if the shorts or bermudas are over the knees.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
If your hotel is centrally located your tour guide will meet with you at the hotel on foot. If your hotel is not within the distance to the city center pick up might be extra charged. If there is a chance to use public transportation that will be paid by travellers. If you book a tour guide from a cruise ship, your tour guide will meet with you at the gate of the port on foot.
Meeting Points
- If you like to join this private tour from the Galata Port. Please follow these instructions: After you aboard the cruise ship please follow the City Center sign and you will see your private guide holding a sign with your name on it at the city center exit.
- If your hotel is centrally located your tour guide will meet with you at the hotel on foot. If your hotel is not within the distance to the city center pick up might be extra charged. If there is a chance to use public transportation that will be paid by travellers.
End Points
- If you book a tour guide from a cruise ship, your tour guide will meet with you at the gate of the port on foot.
