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Full Day Private Layover Tour in Istanbul | 8 hours

23 Reviews | Istanbul
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Private transportation
  • WiFi on board
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Airport transfers two way
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Galata Tower: Entrance fee 15 Euro

Overview

Layover in Istanbul offers you a perfect time during your transit layover time for 8 hours by visiting Old city of Istanbul. In this private and flexible tour, you will see lots of monuments of Rome, Byzantium and Ottoman empires. Highlights Hagia Sophia, Blue mosque, Hippodrome, Palace, Basilica cistern, Galata, Taksim square, Bosphorus and more. You will have a chance to taste famous Turkish cuisine with Kebhaps, Fish, Turkish delight, Lokum, Baklava and more. And shopping of gifts and souvenirs of boutique products. Tour includes two way airport transfers which takes about 2 hours for round trip.

Pickup points

Istanbul Airport
TayakadIn, Terminal Street No. 1, Istanbul, Turkiye, TR, 34283

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Itinerary

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    We will see Little Sophia Mosque, next to the hippodrome and visit interior before passing through Hippodrome and Blue mosque.

    50 minutes

  • Blue Mosque

    We will visit magnificent Ottoman Mosque of Sultan Ahmed.

    50 minutes

  • Grand Bazaar

    Our tour offers you to visit bazaars of Istanbul with a chance of shopping local and boutique staff, spices, delights and more.

    50 minutes

  • Hippodrome

    We will walk by the Hippodrome square and see grand Obelisk of Byzantium empire.

    30 minutes

  • Galata Tower

    We visit one of the amazing symbols in Istanbul with its panoramic view of Istanbul, Bosphorus and Golden horn. Entrance fee 10 euro.

    50 minutes

  • The Walls of Istanbul

    We visit walls of Istanbul and view of Bosphorus between Europe and Asia continents. Note: the remaining time is for the round tour.

    50 minutes

  • Istiklal Caddesi

    We will walk through the most famous street in istanbul and see lots of shops, restaurants, church, mosque, and more. You will see local Turkish life.

    1 hour

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Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Free Cancellation

September 11100% refund
September 12No refund

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4.8

23 reviews

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Great Experience, even greater Tour Guide

Published on Nov, 2024

I only booked this tour because I had a 14 hour layover and wanted to kill some time by exploring the city. Yasin Yesil was my guide, and he was amazing. He was extremely knowledgeable of the local history and made this quick visit to Istanbul one of my favorites throughout my whole visit in Europe. I would love to come back and experience the city for longer than a few hours, however Yasin made sure I got to see a bit of everything in such a short time. I can't recommend Yasin enough, I will be telling any friends who visit Istanbul to book with Yasin of Viator, if able. And I would love to have him as a tour guide again when I visit. If I could, I would rate this trip and 11/10. Thank you!!

A great intro to Iatanbul

Published on Oct, 2024

Excellent and knowledgeable friendly guide Yasin. We did a walking tour of Galata and it was a great introduction to the city. Nb. It says a full day but I actually had (and paid for) a 3 hour tour. Which was perfect! I have already seen the big sites years ago and just wanted to get a sense of the city instead.

Great Layover Experience with a Knowledgeable Guide

Published on Sep, 2024

Yasin was super knowledgeable, kind, and flexible and expertly fielded all of my questions about his city. He made me excited to return to Istanbul and Turkey in the future!

Yasin the great

Published on Jul, 2024

Yasin was an excellent tour guide. First, he was early when we finished with customs at the airport. He set our itinerary based our layover which was 13 hours. We were able to see all the highlights of Istanbul which is a beautiful city with a rich history. We also went to the Grand Bazzar and did a cruise around the city for 5 US dollars for 90 minutes. Yasin took us to a nice local restaurant and the food was amazing. Yasin was able to get us back to the airport on time evn though it was rush hour. I would highly recommend Yasin because he was very friendly and knowledgeable of Turkish history. I would give 6 stars.

Exceptional tour! Beautiful experience.

Published on May, 2024

What an incredible experience! Communication was good on pick up and drop off. Our driver was great and the vehicle very clean. Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable not only about the places we visited but gave us the history of how and why these structures are here. We discovered so much about world history and the incredible role Istanbul played. We enjoyed the ability our guide had for "streamlining" our wait times into the buildings. We loved his recommendation for lunch - such a local favorite and now ours as well. Thank you, thank you for the wonderful day!

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