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Best of Istanbul: private guided tour with Bosphorus cruise

Galata Port Istanbul, Kılıçali Paşa, 34433 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey

Best of Istanbul: private guided tour with Bosphorus cruise

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Overview

Duration

Languages

English, French, Spanish, German

Voucher type

mobile

What To Expect

Meet your guide at your hotel and start your private tour of the highlights of Istanbul! Visit the Spice Bazaar before boarding a public ferry and enjoy breathtaking views of Istanbul's European and Asian sides.Your local guide will show you around the Spice Market, a colorful indoor bazaar with lots of shops offering a variety of spices, purses, flavored teas, Turkish delight, nuts, as well as ceramics and small souvenirs.You'll then take the public ferry for a Bosphorus cruise on both Istanbul’s European and Asian sides. Admire the Galata Tower, Dolmabahce Palace, Rumeli Fortress, old Ottoman villas, the Bosphorus bridges and mosques from the water.Hop off the ferry to see luxury furnishings, paintings and porcelains inside Dolmabahce Palace, visit the lively Cicek Passage which combines traditional and modern architecture, and Taksim Square, the place that best defines modern Turkey.

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Important info

If you're staying in the areas of Sultanahmet, Taksim, Beyoglu, Ortakoy, Laleli, Sisli and Besiktas, you'll meet your guide directly at your hotel and start the tour from there. Please provide your pick-up location at checkout
If your accommodation is outside these areas, you will have to meet your guide at: Galata Port Istanbul, Kılıçali Paşa, İstanbul. Please confirm the meeting point with the local operator after booking
Museum tickets are not included in the price of this tour. Children under 7 can get free entrance tickets in museums. Please make sure that you have the passport of children as museums will verify their ages for free tickets
Dolmabahce Palace is closed on Mondays. Due to regulations, live guide service is not available at Dolmabahce Palace
Your tour guide will make necessary changes such as switching/swapping sites when the museums are closed
This tour is available in English, Italian, French, Spanish, German and Portuguese
The Bosphorus cruise is operated by a public ferry
Prices are per group (1-8 people) and not per person

What's included

Private tour. Pick-up and drop-off from designated areas

What's not included

Entrance fees. Roundtrip transportation

Know Before You Go

Highlights

Collect memories that will last a lifetime on a Bosphorus cruise. Visit the Spice Bazaar and Taksim Square with a private guide. Customize your itinerary as you wish and set your pace accordingly

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel your tour until a day in advance

Provider

GIT - Guided Istanbul Tours

Meeting Point

If you're staying in the areas of Sultanahmet, Taksim, Beyoglu, Ortakoy, Laleli, Sisli and Besiktas, you'll meet your guide directly at your hotel and start the tour from there. Please provide your pick-up location at checkout. If your accommodation is outside these areas, you will have to meet your guide at: Galata Port Istanbul, Kılıçali Paşa, İstanbul. Please confirm the meeting point with the local operator after booking.