Personalized Istanbul Tour with a Private Local Guide, Türkiye

Discover the city of Istanbul on a walking tour with a local guide. On this private tour, youll get to fully customize your own walk around the city and visit some of the places on the top of your list. Explore Istanbul's most beautiful sights with private tour guide. Take in UNESCO World Heritage sites and famous monuments in Istanbul including the stunning Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome and Grand Bazaar.
Highlights:

• Explore Istanbul Old City with a local guide
• Customize your own tour
• Visit UNESCO World Heritage sites
• Try Turkish Delights at Grand Bazaar

Includes:

• Guide service

Not included:

• Pick-up and drop-off
• Entrance fee
• Lunch

Please note: the tour starts from a meeting point. Topkapi Palace Entrance fee 750 TL for main section per person + 200 TL Harem Section per person (Cash to the guide). The Palace is closed on Tuesdays.

Start your tour at the Hippodrome of Constantinople, which was the sports and social center of the old city. Discover major artworks including the Obelisk from Egypt, the Serpentine Column from Delphi, and the fountain of Willhelm II.

Then, continue to the Blue Mosque, whose 6 minarets adorn Istanbul's skyline. Next up is the Topkapi Palace, which was home to Ottoman emperors between the 15th and 19th centuries.

Marvel at the jewel-stuffed treasury, the Ottoman Empire's imperial collections, and priceless displays of Oriental porcelain. If the Topkapi Palace is closed on your trip date, you'll visit the Nakkas Cistern instead.

Continue to the Hagia Sophia Mosque, a monument of equal significance to the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. Behold the dome and stunning mosaics of this architectural gem as your guide recounts its turbulent history.

Then, enter the Grand Bazaar with over 3,000 shops selling everything from carpets to jewelry to ceramics, leather goods soak in the aroma of different spices, dried fruits, nuts, sweets, and lokum (Turkish Delights).