Private Layover Tour From Istanbul Airports & Hotels

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  • Hotel pickup Available
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  • Duration: 8 Hrs
  • Language:
    English
  • Departure Time :
    Private Layover Tour from Istanbul Airports & Hotels, 2/2/2021 - 1/1/2024Monday - Thursday : 06:30 AM - 11:30 PMFriday : 06:00 AM - 11:30 PMSaturday : 06:00 AM - 10:30 PMSunday : 06:30 AM - 10:00 PM
  • Return Details :
    • Dress code is smart casual • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended • You MUST confirm and obtain any visa requirements prior to border crossing. All visa requirements are the sole resp.. read more
  • Cancellation Policy :
    This activity is non-refundable Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.

Overview

Enjoy the private layover tour with a pick up service from airport with your licensed English speaking guide who knows the city very well. See and experience a lot of Istanbul during your layover instead wasting for time at the airport. Enjoy ferry ride and the breeze of the Bosporus and experience how easy to go from Europe to Asia. Taste the baklava and kebabs in their homeland. Visit the famous Blue mosque, Hagia Sofia and Basilica Cistern. Relax at a Turkish bath with a scrub and a foam massage. Get lost in the street of the Grand bazaar with four thousand shops and learn how to bargain with the local shopkeepers.

Know More about this tour


For the morning arrivals, Hagia sofia is an option to visit from inside with paying an admission fee of 60 tl ( 10 USD). This is one of the most visited attraction in Istanbul. Built as a church in 6 c AD, converted to a mosque in 1453 and to museum in 1935. It is a unique building in the wold which embrace Islam and Christianity inside one single building.
The most impressive water reservoir you can ever see. Built in 6th Century AD to preserve drinking water for the city. It was supplied from rain and aqueducts. 336 column, each column 8 m tall, 100.000 ton water capacity. The legendary Medusa heads are here located at the end of the cistern in the far blind corner.
The biggest and most visited mosque in Istanbul. This was built in 1609 by Ottoman sultan Ahmet and still host prayers five times a day. After the praying is conclude it is open to visitors.
This is the hippodrome where the chariots races were held here from 4th century until 15 century. It has been pull down by the Ottoman and its materials been recycled to built mosques and palaces by the Ottoman. There are monuments survived and can be visited. Four live size horse statues in St Mark Basilica are taken from here. One of the head from the serpent column is the British museum.
This was the Ottoman residential and parliament house for four hundred years. It is a museum since 1930. This museum helps to understand how Ottoman lived and managed a huge empire over six hundred years.
These ferries carry the locals between Europe and Asia in 20-30 minutes.It is the best way to see Istanbul from the water.
This is the places where the aromas from the world meet. Spice bazaar was built in 1664 as a part of the New mosque next to it. The complex is built by a lady Turhan Sultan. In this market you can find and taste the best spices, Turkish delights, nuts, herbal teas,dried fruits and vegetables.
This is a non touristy local market where local shop for the daily needs, greengrocers, butchers, fish mongers, restaurants an more..
If you feel tired and need a massage then it is time to go to a Hamam ( Turkish bath). You don't need to take anything with you ( towels, shampoo etc. ) as they all provided for you. Here you will be washed with a scrubbed, soap massaged and relax at the lobby of a historic building covered with towels and sip your apple tea.
A great mosque which was built in 1550 by Ottoman sultan Suleyman the magnificent. mosque is famous with its architecture and its high location which offers great Istanbul view.
This a bazaar built in 1461 by Ottomans with 4000 thousands indoor shops. It is an up market offers anything you need but mainly carpets, antiques, jewelries,leader products, textile products.

Itinerary:


For the morning arrivals, Hagia sofia is an option to visit from inside with paying an admission fee of 60 tl ( 10 USD). This is one of the most visited attraction in Istanbul. Built as a church in 6 c AD, converted to a mosque in 1453 and to museum in 1935. It is a unique building in the wold which embrace Islam and Christianity inside one single building.
The most impressive water reservoir you can ever see. Built in 6th Century AD to preserve drinking water for the city. It was supplied from rain and aqueducts. 336 column, each column 8 m tall, 100.000 ton water capacity. The legendary Medusa heads are here located at the end of the cistern in the far blind corner.
The biggest and most visited mosque in Istanbul. This was built in 1609 by Ottoman sultan Ahmet and still host prayers five times a day. After the praying is conclude it is open to visitors.
This is the hippodrome where the chariots races were held here from 4th century until 15 century. It has been pull down by the Ottoman and its materials been recycled to built mosques and palaces by the Ottoman. There are monuments survived and can be visited. Four live size horse statues in St Mark Basilica are taken from here. One of the head from the serpent column is the British museum.
This was the Ottoman residential and parliament house for four hundred years. It is a museum since 1930. This museum helps to understand how Ottoman lived and managed a huge empire over six hundred years.
These ferries carry the locals between Europe and Asia in 20-30 minutes.It is the best way to see Istanbul from the water.
This is the places where the aromas from the world meet. Spice bazaar was built in 1664 as a part of the New mosque next to it. The complex is built by a lady Turhan Sultan. In this market you can find and taste the best spices, Turkish delights, nuts, herbal teas,dried fruits and vegetables.
This is a non touristy local market where local shop for the daily needs, greengrocers, butchers, fish mongers, restaurants an more..
If you feel tired and need a massage then it is time to go to a Hamam ( Turkish bath). You don't need to take anything with you ( towels, shampoo etc. ) as they all provided for you. Here you will be washed with a scrubbed, soap massaged and relax at the lobby of a historic building covered with towels and sip your apple tea.
A great mosque which was built in 1550 by Ottoman sultan Suleyman the magnificent. mosque is famous with its architecture and its high location which offers great Istanbul view.
This a bazaar built in 1461 by Ottomans with 4000 thousands indoor shops. It is an up market offers anything you need but mainly carpets, antiques, jewelries,leader products, textile products.

Inclusions

  • Private tour
  • Professional guide
  • Round-trip private transfer
  • Fuel surcharge
  • Local taxes

Exclusions

  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Visa expenses. Please note that you might need a visa to leave the airport. Please apply online
  • Entry/Admisin fees for sights ( if you choose to enter ).Can be paid by cards or cash in TL

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Infants are required to sit on an adults lap

Specialized infant seats are available

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Dress code is smart casual

Traveler Reviews

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  • 06-Jul-2023

    We had a nine hour layover and did this tour of Istanbul. Completely worth every penny! We saw the Sophia hagia mosque, blue mosque and the Cistern basilica. Absolutely beautiful. We also had a Turkish breakfast and rode the ferry in Turkey. Easily the best layover I've ever had! Salih was our guide and he was very knowledgeable, and kind. He did an amazing job! I would highly recommend him as a tour guide.

  • 06-Jul-2023

    Berk was awesome! Super smart about the history and knowledge and we gave him options to do and we did all of them! My husband and I knew that we were going to have to move fast at each location and we were OK with that because we wanted to see as much as possible! Along with moving fast, we also got to eat at a place that only locals eat at :) we wanted street food, so that also was pretty fast instead of going to a restaurant. Berk was great and helping us take photos so thank you! And the Airport Transfer pick up was a beautiful luxury airport vehicle that felt like a little limo! One of my seats on the way back was actually a vibrating seat, so that was pretty cool! The whole experience was pretty well organized and we felt we saw a lot of people would see in a week, but we saw in one layover! It was also the first day of a holiday so some things were closed like the spice market but some restaraunts have a similar photo you can take if that’s what you’re wanting. AND having a tour guide helps cuz you get to beat the lines to enter the mosque and cisterns! Awesome!

  • 30-May-2023

    Fantastic tour and timed to your flight schedules. A good way to see a few of the sites in Istanbul and just a small part of Turkey. Already looking forward to coming back and exploring more. Oh and the tour guide Salih was fantastic, excellent knowledge of the sites and the food!

  • 24-May-2023

    Felt like royalty; the airport pick up and drop off was well coordinated and very comfortable van with charger and water. The tour guide was friendly, flexible, and informative. Took a lot of great pictures and got to see all the key places on my list, also got to treat myself to a Hamam and relax abit to some coffee, tea, and Turkish Delights. Looking forward to my next trip.

  • 11-May-2023

    Salih was gracious and very knowledgeable, with stories that helped bring the history alive. My layover was 10 hours reduced to about 9 by flight delays from Muscat, but he was able to accommodate. We managed to see a lot (Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Cistern, Last Station of the Orient Express and the Bosporus) during my time there without feeling rushed at all. I've included the photo of the scarf shop because the owner gave us the time of day and coffee with a variety of Turkish confectionary. And so, I was able to get mother day gifts which were very well received, along with great site seeing. Advice for taking the tour would, be: store your luggage at the airport, but in doing that on returning, ask to dropped off at door 10 in departures, since that is the security entrance needed get you back to the left luggage location at door 13. Also, read the instructions sent via Whatsapp they are accurate for timing and what to do before you take the tour. All round this was an excellent break between flights and an experience I will remember well. Thank you.

  • 28-Apr-2023

    Very knowledgeable guide! They made sure we were back in time for our flight. Would definitely recommend!

  • 25-Apr-2023

    El servicio fue rápido, sencillo y muy amable. El guía muy calificado y atento. Recomiendo ampliamente esta opción para escalas largas pues en lugar de permanecer encerrado en el aeropuerto gozas de las principales atracciones de la ciudad que pueden adaptarse a tus gustos, necesidades y tiempos.

  • 15-Apr-2023

    This worked out so wonderfuly. We had the driver take us to meet the guide. We was great and took us everywhere. He had a lot of knowledge and for the first time ever, didn't seem like he was paid to take us to an overpriced shop to buy things. (I've had that experience many times in the past) He actually said, don't buy here..to expensive. Then took us to authentic food. He was very kind.

  • 14-Apr-2023

    Salih our tour guide went above and beyond and met all Our expectations!! I highly recommend this tour for those who opted for the longer stopover. We saw so many things in a short period of time! Left me wanting more. I will definitely be returning. Customer service and communication was excellent. Thank you sooo much for making my short stay so memorable!

  • 21-Mar-2023

    The tour guide was very knowledgeable and well spoken. He took us on to the right places for shopping and gave tips to avoid shady places. Two thumbs up!

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