Private Tours in Istanbul
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Private Tours in Istanbul
By Gulliver Tours
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Let us introduce you the old and wise city Istanbul in the best way we can! With our experienced tour guides, you will know more than you ever did before about the magnificent city! (Only guiding service is included, all the other expenses belong to the guests!)
Lowest price guaranteeReserve now & pay laterFree cancellation
Ages 0-120
Duration: 8h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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- Guiding Service
What's not included- Museum tickets
- Lunch
- Private transportation
- Start:
- Sultanahmet Square, Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet Parkı No:2, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, TürkiyeWe meet you at your hotel, transportation expenses belongs to you.
End:- Grand Bazaar, Beyazıt, 34126 Fatih/İstanbul, TürkiyeTour ends at Grand Bazaar which is the final spot.
- Near public transportation
- Not wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 159293P11- Most travellers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 159293P11
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- Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet Parkı No:2, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, TürkiyeWe meet you at your hotel, transportation expenses belongs to you.
- 1City of wonders!
- Beyazıt, 34126 Fatih/İstanbul, TürkiyeTour ends at Grand Bazaar which is the final spot.
About the operator
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- 99ilhameh0 contributionsNice stay, great people, good location at Gulliver hotelOur stay at Gulliver hotel was great, super nice host, very helpful and always with the smile. Clean rooms. Also great location!Written 7 July 2024
- Wander552383122130 contributionsHighly recommendedVery grateful to Baris from Gulliver tours He helped with accomodation in Istanbul and arranged last minute flights , airport travel and accomadtion in Antalya. Highly recommendedWritten 2 July 2024
- Andrew P0 contributionsCan highly recommendVery friend and efficient service. Everything was as planned. Communication from the agency was excellent. Tour guide was very knowledgeable.Written 24 June 2024
- Jet013154293940 contributionsFist time in IstanbulThe Gulliver Tour team was very organised and the tour guide was excellent and very knowledgeable. We really enjoyed the dayWritten 24 June 2024
- travelingtodiscover0 contributionsExcellent private tour!Excellent private tour! Special thank you to our guide Nazlı Birsen Arslan! She was incredibly knowledgeable, helpful, sweet and nice, professional and pleasant to spend all day with in the city of Istanbul. She gave us lots of historical and cultural information and was more than happy to answer questions. We had a blast day tour. Thank you Nazlı for sharing your experience and knowledge with us.Written 30 May 2024
- RSWorld0 contributionsTitle did not match expectationsI was dissatisfied since I was expecting a tour and it was not. It was only skip a line to buy the tickets. You still have to wait in line to get in the Hagia Sophia Mosque and also there was no tour. The title should be change to reflect what we are buying and be clear on the ecxpectations.Written 29 May 2024
- rosauras04610 contributionsOnly skips line to buy tickets. No tourHagia Sophia was great. It is a must. However, I would not use this tour because it was not really a tour or a skip a line tour. It only skip the line to buy the tickets. We got inside Hagia Sophia with no tour guide. He just stays with us in line until it is time to get in the mosque.Written 5 May 2024
- 1crystalbeach0 contributionsGreat Day, Great GuideOur 1st trip to Istanbul and it was a great one! Our concierge at the Hilton, Tolga who is Awesome made the arrangements including the pickup at our hotel. We met Emrah our Guide which speaks excellent English and spent almost 7 hours hitting all the sites and enjoying a terrific lunch which everything was included. Thanks Emrah!Written 19 December 2023
- SallyT5590 contributionsGreat guide beautiful buildingLoved our visit to Hagia Sophia with Emel. She was a lovely warm guide who had great knowledge and also answered our many questions.Written 9 October 2023
- Zuffenhausenrot07110 contributionsThe entrance to the mosque is free.Never met with the tour… ended up doing it myself. No location was given and it was free to the public. Not even sure why they ask for the ticket price.Written 9 July 2023
- 69Paully0 contributionsDONT BOOK THIS TOURDont do this tour. They never gave us a meeting point, No one there at 10am. Tried to ring and phone number is not a valid number. Dont waste your moneyWritten 8 July 2023
- suekH6903ZT0 contributionsHagia SophiaDidn’t get the information about meeting place soon enough to go. We cancelled within 24 hours but didn’t get reimbursed as was written in the agreement…so no surprise. They did offer the next day but we were already booked.Written 30 June 2023
- michaelbU8802JC0 contributionsImpostors / CheatersPublic entry is free of charge. We booked this tickets 2 day before when entering we realized that there is no any ticked needed. This offer is only cheat/imposter !!! I hope TripAdvisor is able to return us the money.Written 17 June 2023
- Chuy R0 contributionsNo showNo show and no communication from guide. We booked the day before. We looked for the guide. We called the operator twice. First they told us to meet by the hippodrome and on the second time they told us they didn’t have tickets (even if is free)Written 12 June 2023
- Markgleeds20 contributionsAs bad as it gets.The guide didn’t turn up at the meeting point and didn’t reply to WhatsApp messages. TripAdvsior / Viator were of no help - they just said to contact the guide directly. When pushed, they eventually refunded the cost, but that isn’t the point. I didn’t want a refund, I wanted the product that I had paid for. I had travelled the the meeting point, waited for an hour then travelled back to my accommodation and the basic response is “oh well, here’s a refund”.Written 24 May 2023
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anbonanna
Russia2 contributions
Jan 2022 • Solo
It was a wonderful day!
My guide Ismail is intelligent, very professional, helpful and tactful person. We visit only touristic places which I was interested - Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, hippodrome. Beside it he showed me Patriarch residence (it was my personal wish) and even helped me with contacts for my business.
My next visit I will exactly organise the tour for my family with Ismail.
My guide Ismail is intelligent, very professional, helpful and tactful person. We visit only touristic places which I was interested - Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, hippodrome. Beside it he showed me Patriarch residence (it was my personal wish) and even helped me with contacts for my business.
My next visit I will exactly organise the tour for my family with Ismail.
Written 21 January 2022
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Thanks a lot 🙏
Written 23 March 2022
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Hazal A
Ankara, Türkiye6 contributions
May 2022 • Family
The organization was very professional, I wouldn’t like to thank Ismail and Emrah for the experience that we had in Istanbul. I’d highly recommend Gulliver Tours to Istanbul’s newcomers. See you soon again guys.
Written 7 July 2022
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Thank you for your nice review, see you soon.
Written 12 July 2022
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John Stephen T
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Oct 2021 • Couples
The comraderie between Emel and my wife and me greatly enhanced the historical education we received visiting Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace.
Written 21 October 2021
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Thanks A lot
Written 21 October 2021
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Vladislav S
Riga, Latvia1 contribution
Feb 2021 • Friends
Berry knowledgeable and funny guide. I had pretty interesting experience and found many interesting facts.
Written 22 February 2021
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Haroon Ch
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Dec 2020 • Couples
Ismail was great, he explained all the monuments prior to us entering them and then allowed me and my wife enough time to explore on our own. He had a lot of knowledge about the city and we were thankful that he was our tour guide.
Written 28 December 2020
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Written 30 December 2020
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Şimal İçkaya
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Jan 2020 • Solo
Very nice! This place is amazing! I want to see you more İstanbul! See you next year.(as I hope) I will visit you again 💙
Written 6 November 2020
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Camper66980240361
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Jun 2024 • Couples
A super friendly person who makes everything easier and faster for tourists.
It always worked very well with us.😊
It always worked very well with us.😊
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Written 24 June 2024
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Somos un grupo de 8 personas que viajamos a Estambul en la segunda quincena del mes de Abril, estaremos 6 días. Nos gustaria hacer tours privados con guia de habla española pero con transporte incluído (autobus privado). De ser posible les agradecería me facilitaran el precio por día y grupo así como las visitas que nos ofrecen. No sé como me facilitan la respuesta, pues no me aceptan el correo electrónico. Esperando su respuesta, atentamente, Olga
Written 2 March 2020
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