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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!)
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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, Türkiye
    We meet you at your hotel, transportation expenses belongs to you.
End:
  • Grand Bazaar, Beyazıt, 34126 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
    Tour 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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£168.75
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About the operator
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  • Gulliver Tours
    198
    Istanbul, Türkiye
    Joined in May 2019
  • 99ilhameh
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Nice stay, great people, good location at Gulliver hotel
    Our 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
  • Wander55238312213
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Highly recommended
    Very grateful to Baris from Gulliver tours He helped with accomodation in Istanbul and arranged last minute flights , airport travel and accomadtion in Antalya. Highly recommended
    Written 2 July 2024
  • Andrew P
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Can highly recommend
    Very friend and efficient service. Everything was as planned. Communication from the agency was excellent. Tour guide was very knowledgeable.
    Written 24 June 2024
  • Jet01315429394
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fist time in Istanbul
    The Gulliver Tour team was very organised and the tour guide was excellent and very knowledgeable. We really enjoyed the day
    Written 24 June 2024
  • travelingtodiscover
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Excellent 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
  • RSWorld
    0 contributions
    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    Title did not match expectations
    I 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
  • rosauras0461
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Only skips line to buy tickets. No tour
    Hagia 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
  • 1crystalbeach
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great Day, Great Guide
    Our 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
  • SallyT559
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great guide beautiful building
    Loved 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
  • Zuffenhausenrot0711
    0 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    The 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
  • 69Paully
    0 contributions
    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    DONT BOOK THIS TOUR
    Dont 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 money
    Written 8 July 2023
  • suekH6903ZT
    0 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Hagia Sophia
    Didn’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
  • michaelbU8802JC
    0 contributions
    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    Impostors / Cheaters
    Public 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 R
    0 contributions
    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    No show
    No 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
  • Markgleeds2
    0 contributions
    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    As 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
5.0 of 5 bubbles
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.
Written 21 January 2022
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Thanks a lot 🙏
Written 23 March 2022
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Hazal A
Ankara, Türkiye6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
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
3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
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
5.0 of 5 bubbles
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
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
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
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
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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5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2024 • Couples
A super friendly person who makes everything easier and faster for tourists.
It always worked very well with us.😊
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Written 24 June 2024
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