We chose this tour because we wanted to visit Dolmabahçe Palace and get a comprehensive overview of the city, and Necdet exceeded our expectations. Necdet is very knowledgeable, professional, and accommodating throughout the day. He picked us up in a comfortable van stocked with water, which was a great touch. One thing we especially appreciated was that the tour included a dedicated driver. Istanbul traffic and parking can be very challenging, so having a driver allowed us to maximize our sightseeing time instead of wasting it looking for parking. During the ferry ride to the Asian side, Necdet told us where the best seats for the most scenic views were. He also took us to a fantastic local restaurant, where my kids absolutely loved the fresh balloon bread.
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Private tour in Istanbul Necdet A
Bosphorus boat tour and Asian side of city
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Hello, My name is Necdet, I am a Private Guide that offers Private tours all over Istanbul and Turkey. I enjoy traveling and discovering new places. In particular, I have a special attention to the history of civilizations. So, I've traveled to many ancient cities in Turkey . I decided to study in guiding tour department. Because Turkey is one of the most historicial country in the world. We call this beautiful country, 'Cradle of Civilizations' I was graduated from the University of Balikesir in 2006 and finished my course of training in Antalya. I got my guiding licence from ministry of culture and tourism in 2008. Firstly I worked in southern coast of Turkey. Here, there are a lot of ancient cities and ruins like Side, Aspendos, Perge, Phalises. There are many natural beauties like high mountains , waterfalls , rivers and caves. I like this beautiful city Antalya. But my favorite is the historic city of Istanbul. That is why I moved to Istanbul. I have been guiding in Istanbul since 2008 it was the capital of two great civilizations. Eastern Roman(Byzantine) and Ottoman empires. You can see the deep traces of the two civilizations in istanbul city. I like to share my cultural and historicial informations with my guests. it is my favorite to discover hidden and old places and prepare some specific informations for my guests. I have guided more than thousand people. I know what people wants during their travel. so I attach importance to be on time in meeting point and make my tours more flexible than regular tours and choose the best and local foods and local bazaars. I'll be very happy to guide you in this beautiful city. ***Tour Guide License from Ministry of Culture and Tourism. ***In accordance with the recent amendments of laws regarding tour guiding in Turkey, the guides are not allowed to directly sell tours. So, please note that the tours quaranteed here are to be by means of an officialy registered A Class Tourism & Travel Agency. I am not a driver.I can arrange for a separate car and driver.
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Sailing in Bosphorus strait by boat, visit Dolmabahce Palace, Camlıca Hill and Grand or Spice Market with a Private Tour Guide
Overview of your Istanbul tour
I think it should be an unusual experience and a privileged tour to sail between Asian and European continents for our guests. We take a Bosphorus Cruise Sightseeing Boat Trip(2 hr boat ride)up Istanbul's winding straits for a chance to relax and admire the shoreline of beautiful mosques, lavish palaces, and decadent waterfront houses, a historical fortress, long bridges, etc. We drive over the Bosphorus bridge to visit the highest hill of Camlica on the Asian side of Istanbul. Coming back the same way to visit the very ornamental Dolmabahce palace which was the biggest and most luxurious resident of Sultans with 4, 5 tonnes chandelier, portraits, carpets, vases, instrumentals, furnitures, etc. Spice Bazaar, the most colorful Bazaar in Istanbul and one of my favorite places where I like to show it. I have great knowledge of all these attractions and I can bring them alive for you with the history of the locations, I will ensure you get the most out of visiting these wonderful sites.
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Well organized , pleasant and knowledgeable guide Good paced 2 day tour
We learn a lot of Istanbul. Nice tour and guide!
Guide was flexible, relaxed and really helped us enjoy the day.
We had three separate tours in Istanbul with Necdet and they were all great. Necdet was prompt, polite, spoke very good English and had a wealth of knowledge regarding the sights we visited. He was able to arrange our tours to minimize the time we spent waiting, giving us more time to see those places we wanted to visit. And he was flexible in accommodating changes we requested for his itineraries.
Very knowledgeable guide, very interesting explained a lot of information, answered all our questions, friendly, intelligent, showed great love to his country. it was areal pleasure to follow him and open up for us new country. Thank you very much!
Your Istanbul tour itinerary
• Meeting in your specific place • Visiting Dolmabahce Palace • Get on the boat to sail to Bosphorus and touring between two continents (Asia and Europe) • Driving over Bosphorus bridge and arriving to Camlica Hill in Asian side • Having Lunch in a local restaurant • Coming back to Europe side • Visiting Grand and Spice Bazaar and testing Turkish delights, dry fruits Dolmabahce Palace is closed on Mondays.
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Type: Private Transportation / Category: Minivan
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Istanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye
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