Enjoy a royal welcome to Istanbul with a full-day private guided tour. Get whisked to the front of the queue at the city’s most popular attractions with your guide’s priority entrance pass. This is the perfect activity for first-time visitors.

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Free cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
Reserve now & pay later: Keep your travel plans flexible — book your spot and pay nothing today.
Duration 8 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Skip the ticket line
Live tour guide: English, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish
Private group

Highlights

Enjoy the perfect introduction for first-time visitors
Discover the city with a private guide
Visit the sights that interest you the most

Full description

This private experience is the perfect introduction to Istanbul for first-time visitors. Enjoy a guided full-day tour to discover the best of the city. The tour can be fully customized to suit your needs, simply tell your guide what interests you the most. Visit the historic Hippodrome, the exquisite Blue Mosque, and the iconic Hagia Sophia. Experience the lavish lifestyles of the Ottoman Sultans with a tour of Topkapi Palace, or browse the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar.

Enjoy priority entrance to all sites and spend your day exploring the city of Istanbul.

Includes

Private full-day tour
Licenced tour guide

Entry fees
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks

Not suitable for

Pregnant women

Meeting point

Meet your guide outside the Hagia Sophia.

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What to bring

Comfortable shoes

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Overall rating

4.7 /5

based on 94 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.8/5
Transportation
4.8/5
Value for money
4.5/5
Service
4/5

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Our guide Ali was amazing. He was extremely knowledgeable and made great recommendations on how to customize the day for us. He was also flexible to get our needs as well including a stop at our hotel later in the afternoon to drop off our sons who had seen enough. Additionally it’s great to have a guide as you can skip the lines - a couple of attractions had 30-60 minute lines that we quickly passed by. 100% recommend

August 12, 2022

Baris was an awesome guide to have while touring Istanbul. His knowledge of the city and its history went well beyond surface level, and we were able to have many interesting conversations where he answered all of our questions. He was also a very accommodating guide, curating the tour to our interests and questions. I recommended his guidance highly.

October 2, 2021

Istanbul: Best of the City Private Full-Day Walking Tour

Istanbul: Best of the City Private Full-Day Walking Tour

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