Istanbul Layover Tour Program

Duration: 6 to 8 Hours
Starting Point: Pick-up from Istanbul Airport (IST) / Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW) / Galataport Cruise Port
Ending Point: Drop-off at Istanbul Airport (IST) / Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW) / Galataport Cruise Port
Type: Private Guided Tour with Airport Transfers / Chauffeured Vehicle (* Depending on Request Chauffeured Vehicle will accompany during the tour)
Language: English, Spanish, Italian, speaking loca licensed guide (other languages upon request)

Tour Highlights

• Airport Pick-up by private vehicle and meet with your licensed guide at Sultanahmet ( *Galataport tours can be arranged without a vehicle)

• Sultanahmet Square

• Blue Mosque

• Hagia Sophia

•  Hippodrome

• Topkapi Palace (optional, depending on your flight time)

• Grand Bazaar or Spice Bazaar visit (if open, depending on tour hour/day)

• Optional Turkish lunch or dinner in a local restaurant

• Airport Drop-off 2–2.5 hours before your next flight

Important Notes:

• Tour is customizable depending on your layover duration.

• Museum Tickets are not included. ( If requested we can buy in advance )
• Lunch is not included but your local guide will take you to most popular local restaurants.

• Available 24/7 with advance booking.

• All transportation is in a private, air-conditioned vehicle.

• Istanbulkart will be required for Galataport Starting Point tour. Your guide can assist you in understanding/buying tickets/cards for public transport.

The guide will tell you all the history and importance of the monuments in detail. Having a private tour guide comes in handy. For example, you will realize in situ that in front of every major museum, there are long queues. But, there is no need to panic; when you are under the umbrella of your private tour guide, you do not have to wait in long queues. You will forge ahead hassle-free and the guide will get you in rapidly. That will save you a lot of time. Licensed guides and his/her people in the company are allowed to get into museums without waiting in long queues.

During the tour, it is suggested that you shall visit Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome and Obelisks, Topkapı Palace, Grand Bazaar and Basilica’s Cistern If time permits.. There will be a lunch break any time you want. You will also be given free time at Grand Bazaar for shopping. Your guide will help you with some bargaining games which are part of the shopping in Turkey. At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to the Airport.

Altogether, this will be a cultural tour of “Sultanahmet Old City” from where the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires were ruled. You will be mesmerized by the grandeur of those empires that left their traces in İstanbul. At the end of the tour, you will have a great collection of pictures and videos. Having your own private tour guide in your own language will make all the difference. Since it is a private tour, you set your own agenda, you can start from whichever monument you want!