Private Istanbul Full Day Old City Tour with Skip the Line
Overview
Discover the best of Istanbul’s historic Old City on a fully private, 5–6 hour tour, designed around your interests and pace. Unlike crowded group tours, this personalized experience gives you the freedom to explore Istanbul’s most iconic landmarks with your own licensed professional guide.
Visit the magnificent Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Basilica Cistern, Hippodrome, and Grand Bazaar, while uncovering fascinating stories of Byzantine and Ottoman Empires.
Enjoy the convenience of flexible hotel pick-up from central Istanbul locations, expert local insights, and priority ticket arrangements to help minimize waiting times at major attractions. An optional private van with a driver is also available upon request for additional comfort and convenience.
With a flexible itinerary, personalized attention, and fascinating insights from your private guide, this tour offers an unforgettable journey through Istanbul’s rich history, vibrant culture, and architectural wonders.
What's Included
- Traditional Turkish Arts & Crafts Demonstration (Depending on interest)
- Skip-the-Line Tickets: Your guide will arrange priority tickets, you will pay directly to the guide
- Private Tour with a Licensed Professional Tour Guide
- Flexible Pick-up Point: Guide will meet you at central Istanbul hotels, Airbnb, or Galataport
- Museum Tickets (Available upon request)
- Transportation with Private Van (If not selected) (Available upon request)
- Lunch and Drinks
- Gratuities (Suggested)
Meeting and Pickup
*If van service is not booked your guide will pick you up ONLY at centrally located hotels or Galataport ON FOOT. The meeting point will be the German Fountain if the hotel is not centrally located and not accessible by public transportation.**If private van service is booked, we pick up from all central hotels, please note that there will be a surcharge if your hotel is outside the city center or on the Asian Side.***Tours that are booked without van service could easily be operated by tram, funicular and ferries.****Tours starting from the airports should be booked with van service and additional payment is required as the airports are outside the pick-up zone.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
What To Expect
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German Fountain (pass by)
Hippodrome
15 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Blue Mosque
30 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
1 hour Admission Ticket Free
TopkapI Palace
2 hours Admission Ticket Free
Basilica Cistern
45 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Grand Bazaar
30 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Blue Mosque & Hagia Sophia are closed until 2pm on Fridays, will be visited in the afternoon. Please note that the Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays. On Sunday tours, the Spice Market will be visited instead.
- Guests located in Sultanahmet will be near the museums so if you book van service, it will not be used effectively
- Informative, family-friendly and professional guide
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Sky Diving customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (+03).
- Traditional Turkish Arts & Crafts Demonstration (Depending on interest).
- Skip-the-Line Tickets: Your guide will arrange priority tickets, you will pay directly to the guide.
- Private Tour with a Licensed Professional Tour Guide.
- Flexible Pick-up Point: Guide will meet you at central Istanbul hotels, Airbnb, or Galataport.
- Museum Tickets (Available upon request).
- Transportation with Private Van (If not selected) (Available upon request).
- Lunch and Drinks.
- Gratuities (Suggested).
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Private Istanbul Full Day Old City Tour with Skip the Line is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Private Istanbul Full Day Old City Tour with Skip the Line will be included in your confirmation email from City Sky Diving. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Traditional Turkish Arts & Crafts Demonstration (Depending on interest)
- Skip-the-Line Tickets: Your guide will arrange priority tickets, you will pay directly to the guide
- Private Tour with a Licensed Professional Tour Guide
- Flexible Pick-up Point: Guide will meet you at central Istanbul hotels, Airbnb, or Galataport
- Museum Tickets (Available upon request)
- Transportation with Private Van (If not selected) (Available upon request)
- Lunch and Drinks
- Gratuities (Suggested)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Blue Mosque & Hagia Sophia are closed until 2pm on Fridays, will be visited in the afternoon. Please note that the Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays. On Sunday tours, the Spice Market will be visited instead.
- Guests located in Sultanahmet will be near the museums so if you book van service, it will not be used effectively
- Informative, family-friendly and professional guide
