Excellent English, very knowledgeable. Great tour guide and I highly recommend
Private tour in Istanbul Cicek H
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Merhaba Dear ToursByLocals Guest! I am a licensed tour guide who is in love with this vibrant and beautiful city. Every single day I have another reason to love it even more. Istanbul is a city that has been capital of three civilizations for more than 1. 600 years. I have tours for most requested itineraries. You can find the itinerary that suits you the best. Or you can write me for a custom made private itinerary to suit you the best with the perfect balance of history, architecture, culture, shopping, friendly local people and delicious food. I would love to show you the highlights of the city not only with the history of it but also with interesting real life stories and facts behind it. So be prepared to fall in love with Istanbul. * Guiding licence approved by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkish Republic. ** Certificate for Specialization for Guiding in Istanbul aproved by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkish Republic and Istanbul Chamber of Guides. ***In accordance with the recent amendments of laws regarding tour guiding in Turkey , the guides are not allowed to sell tours. So please note that the tours guaranteed here are to be by means of an officially registered A class Tourism & Travel Agency. No restrictions.
Have a question or want to customize this tour? Message Cicek H.
Do you want to make your own program and enjoy visiting this beautiful city at your own pace in a comfortable way? Then this tour is just for you! There is no rushing in this tour. We will plan your private custom made itinerary according to your interests. And the tour will be all at your own pace. We can see best of Istanbul by driving, sightseeing or walking, as you wish. We can stop at best view sights for good pictures. We can have a break for some refreshments at the best view cafes. Please note that this tour can be extended to a multi-days tour. (for 2 or more days)
Excellent English, very knowledgeable. Great tour guide and I highly recommend
Cicek really outdid herself! The ambitious itinerary that we asked for was truly exceeded by her plan, timing and coordination with the driver. My family and I couldn’t have been happier with our few days together with Cicek.
We traveled with Cicek who customized this tour for us. She was so knowledgeable about the history and culture of Turkey. We had such an enjoyable time and learned so much from her. It was a long thorough trip and at the end she arranged the driver to take us up to Taksim square for a convenient start to our evening Iskitlal street walking tour. Could not have been a more perfect day. What a great guide.
Cicek gave a wonderful tour of Istanbul and was very accommodating to our wishes taking us out of the way to go where we wanted to go. She is very knowledgeable and helped us get in to places so much faster which gave us the ability to see more in the time we had.
Cicek was amazing! Before our tour, she listened to what we wanted to see, and built a wonderful itinerary. She met us at the cruise port, and we immediately felt comfortable with her. My wife has some walking issues, and Cicek made sure my wife was comfortable and was able to rest frequently. At the Blue Mosque, she was able to skip the line for us. Her knowledge was incredible, and we learned so much on this tour. Topkapi Palace was so full of rich history! She then took us to an amazing Michelin restaurant, where she suggested we each order something different and share. I’m so glad she did. The food was so good and introduced us to how good Turkish/Ottoman cuisine is! I can’t say enough about how Cicek provided the perfect day for us in Istanbul!
We had an excellent day in Istanbul with Cicek as our guide. She was amazing and customized our tour to our interests. The experience was outstanding, highly recommended.
We can make your own private custom made itinerary according to your interests. Below are some highlights you may consider : 1- Hippodrome 2- Blue Mosque 3- Hagia Sophia 4- Topkapı Palace 5- Grand Bazaar 6-Suleymaniye Mosque 7- Spice Bazaar 8- Fener Balat Quarter 9- Dolmabahce Palace 10- Bosphorus Cruise 11- Taksim Square 12- Istiklal Street 13- Galata Tower 14-Bosphorus Cruise 15- Ortakoy Quarter Please note that these are only some sights listed to give you an idea. But since they are not very close to each other we can not visit all of these sights. And it will be best to plan the itinerary together to avoid the traffic as much as we can.
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Transportation in a luxury, air conditioned van.
Istanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye
We can set the meeting point according to your wish. Meeting point should be in city center. Please note that meeting at the airport or Asian side there will be an extra cost.
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