Istanbul Shore Excursion: Best Seller Private Istanbul Tour

Experience the best of Istanbul with our personalized and immersive private guided tour. Discover the authentic culture, history, and beauty of the city with our knowledgeable local guides.

Duration: 7 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hagia Sophia Mosque - Hagia Sophia Museum / Ayasofya / Santa Sofia Built in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian, played a very important role in the Christian and Islamic World.. It has been chanched its regulation for non belivers visiters! with your ticket you will get headset provided by Mosque. when visiting Istanbul, one must make sure to…
What's Included
  • Unique time to discover Turkish Handcrafts: Carpet, Leather, Ceramic, and Jewelry
  • Skip the line for Topkapi Palace and Basilica Cistern tickets
  • Public transportation from Cruise Port (Pick up/Drop Off & TOUR)
  • Professional Licensed Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratitude (suggested)
  • Admisson/Entrance fee - Topkapi Palace
  • Admisson/Entrance fee - Basilica Cistern
  • Transportation by VAN - UNLESS OPTION SELECTED (Pick up/Drop Off&Tour ALL DAY)
Additional Information

-Personalized Istanbul Shore Excursion
-Guaranteed On-Time Return To Your Ship
Whether you’re interested in art, food, or history, customized Istanbul shore excursions allow you to delve deeper into your interests. Expert guides can tailor your journey to include off-the-beaten-path attractions and hidden gems of the city. Discover Istanbul at your own…

Location
Hagia Sophia Mosque
Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Missy_b
Jul 9, 2025
We loved our experience. - We took this tour from the cruiseport ( Choose Galtaport as pick-up). We met our guide right at the port exit. We had a wonderful tour guide Furkan! He also messaged me day before about pickup and to see if we had any questions. He explained things really well. We had 7 teenagers in the group and he held their attention. He let us pick what we wanted to see the most, we didn't have time for everything! You need a good tour guide and glad we got Furkan he was a great one! He loves what he does, knows his history and knows how to tell and explain history. We chose the tour with private vehicle. Pro- relief from hot day, going, coming back and in between. Con- Deal with traffic and miss out on some tour time. Be prepared to walk a lot regardless!!! Don't hesitate to book this tour. It's worth it. You can customize according to your need.
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Robert_b
Jul 7, 2025
Felt like a friend was showing us his hometown! - What a day! Tanju (our guide) was absolutely amazing and one of the highlights of our whole trip! We jumped on the train and stopped and saw some amazing places! Tanju adjusted on the fly when we didn't really feel we needed to go to one of the museums. We had a great lunch, and going through the market we felt we had a local in our corner for negotiating and just generally telling us what to avoid and what was a good deal and where to go. Some sellers can be aggressive, but all we had to do was point to who we were with, and we weren't harassed at the Bazaar. We really felt like we had a friend in Istanbul who was showing us the city! Thanks again! Highly recommend!
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Marciaar7245iv
Jul 7, 2025
Great overview of Istanbul in 2 days - We had a great tour customized to our needs and took in all the highlights of Istanbul. Bosphorus Cruise, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Spice Market, Grand Bazzar and Topkapi Place. All worth visiting. Sercan was a very knowledgeable guide.
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Donna_b
Jul 5, 2025
Tanju and the traffic in Istanbul - Tanju was an amazing tour guide and he even made it possible for our cousin to meet us . The traffic of Istanbul was unavoidable however he made sure we were able to sightsee and end the night with an incredible dinner near Galataport.
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313salwal
Jul 5, 2025
Recommended 5 stars - It was an incredible experience… it seemed short but everything was explained to me and I visited some incredible places! Sercan is an excellent guide, polite, calm, who takes the time to explain each of the places visited. When I come back we will definitely repeat!
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Rossb884
Jul 1, 2025
Touring Istanbul with Family! - Furkan is great tour guide. Very knowledgeable, and makes things exciting. The kids absolutely loved him! He was very patient and flexible for what you want to get out of your experience.
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W5206kdstephaneg
Jul 1, 2025
Best trip ever to Istanbul! - Sercan was excellent! I highly recommend him! He was very knowledgeable about the history and culture and took us to the mosques and to the Grand Bazaar! We got a great deal on Turkish rugs thanks to his recommendation. Thank you again for a great trip!
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649lloydp
Jul 1, 2025
We went to Turkey, the Hagia Sophia, the blue mask, the grand bizarre, and did some awesome rug shopping - Are chaperone Sercan was very good. He took us to this little antique rug shop where we were able to spend all of our money. He also took us to this little restaurant for lunch. It was absolutely amazing to be able to see the culture. I highly recommend the tour.
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Misled9595
Jun 30, 2025
Highly recommend - Tanju was amazing tour guide. Speaks English very well and is extremely knowledgeable. The views were absolutely amazing. We learned so much about the history in Turkey
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N1837zebobb
Jun 30, 2025
Great Istanbul tour! - Tanju was a great guide! This was a tour that was at our pace and we saw so many different places and skipped the ones that we didn't want to see.
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From $225 (Per Group)
up to 15 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).