Private Istanbul Layover Tour: Explore Major Sights from Istanbul Ataturk Airport

Make the most of your layover at Istanbul Ataturk Airport with a private tour. Explore major sights like Hagia Sophia Museum and Blue Mosque in a flexible itinerary customized to your interests.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Istanbul - You can inform your guide of your interests when contacted before your tour. The itinerary can be customized around your interests and layover duration. After pick up from Istanbul Airport you will head to city center via private van. Depending on your wishes, admire landmarks like Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Basilica…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Round-trip private transfer
  • Skip the ticket line at Basilica Cistern and Hagia Sophia (not entrance tickets)
  • Public Transportation during the tour (tram, ferry, metro)
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Personal expenses
  • Visa
  • Entrance fees
  • Entrance Fees of Museums if you like to see.
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

Make the most of your layover at Istanbul Ataturk Airport with a private tour. Upon arrival, meet your guide and head to the old city for an extensive tour. Enjoy round-trip transfers from the airport in a private van, explore on foot and by public transportation, and visit landmarks like the Hagia Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, Basilica Cistern, and more….

Location
Istanbul
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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307viktorf
Jan 2, 2025
Unforgettable and Perfectly Organized Istanbul Tour - We had a 12-hour layover in Istanbul and wanted to make the most of it. After some research, we found Real Istanbul Tours, and everything exceeded our expectations. Yunus was incredibly helpful beforehand, answering all our questions and organizing every detail perfectly. We were picked up on time by a friendly driver, who showed us some highlights along the way. In the Old Town, we met our guide, Muhammed, who made the day unforgettable. Muhammed showed us all the key sights, including Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, the Hippodrome, the Basilica Cistern, the Grand Bazaar, and the Spice Bazaar. He shared fascinating stories and made the tour enjoyable and entertaining. What made the experience even better was Muhammed’s flexibility. He tailored the tour to our wishes, showed us hidden gems, and introduced us to amazing local food like Turkish coffee, tea, Lokum, Baklava, and the best Döner I’ve ever had. After a wonderful day, we were safely brought back to the airport on time. A huge thank you to Yunus, Muhammed, and the entire team for this unforgettable experience. I highly recommend Real Istanbul Tours and would book with them again anytime!
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Andrea_e
Sep 24, 2024
Private Istanbul Walking Tour - Awesome private walking tour around Istanbul with transport to and from the airport! Itinerary is up to you and we chose to go to the Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar, and eat some local food in the market (borek and doner). The day was so much fun and our guide Mohammed was so great. We felt completely comfortable walking around the city. Excellent way to spend a long layover. Would highly recommend!
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Darle_h
Apr 7, 2024
Old city charms - Ozge was very knowledgeable and showed us many interesting local sites. I highly recommend this tour to anyone with a long layover.
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Josesantinni_r
Dec 12, 2022
Best layover experience - Yasin Topcu was a amazing guide. I had a early layover of 6am. The private van picked me up promptly at 7am at the airport. Then went to city center~45 travel. Yasin was waiting for me and immediately started the tour. I was a solo traveller and wanted so see all that I can. Yasin did not skip a beat. We walked around for 5 hours seeing all the sights I wanted and guiding me to the best parts. I am a foodie so he showed me all the good Turkish food. Best Doner Kabobs I ever had!
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Totwills
Oct 1, 2022
8 hour layover in Istanbul, Perfect Personal Tour! - Amazing way to spend a long layover! Tailored to see what we wanted to see, and extra touches to give it a chance in a lifetime feeling. We highly recommend this tour group for personal service from the time you step out of the airport until they return you for your flight. Truly worth it!
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C2591wokellyw
Dec 24, 2020
Great experience! - Excellent, friendly, professional tour guides! This is my second time using this company and I will definitely use them again. I’ve been very impressed with the quality of service and the reasonable price compared to other companies. Both times they were very helpful in working with me to adjust the tour according to what I wanted to see and do. Keep up the great work!
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Kpete58
Jun 28, 2018
Fabulous Istanbul tour - We had layover in Istanbul for a few hours and we knew that it won’t be enough for such large and interesting city. But still we decided to use this opportunely and booked Istanbul Layover tour in advance. And we absolutely had no regret. Our travel guide was exceptional. Iskander is a very knowledgeable, polite guide with perfect English. He made our three hours in Istanbul as unforgettable pleasure. We just had enough time to visit Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern, Sultanahmet Square and Grand Bazaar. We also spare some time to treat yourself with incredible Turkish coffee, tea and fantastic BAKLAVA. Iskander, thank you very much for your memorable tour!
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Rose
Mar 20, 2018
Amazing! - Definitely worth the cost of a tourist visa to get out of the airport and see a bit of Istanbul. My guide Emre was very easy to communicate with and shared his city with pride and enthusiasm. The food, food and more food was delicious. The ambiance of the shisha bar with the Turkish lights was relaxing and fun. I will go back to Turkey one day!
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From $74
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).