Private tour in Istanbul Safiye K

Full Day Private Bosphorus Istanbul Tour

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Safiye K.

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MERHABA!! (Hello) A warm HOŞGELDİNİZ( Welcome) from guide Safiye. First of all I want to thank you for choosing Istanbul for your next destination. You will experience great Turkish hospitality, taste delicious Turkish food and learn deep history and culture, you are in right page :) I am Safiye and joined Toursbylocals in 2010 since then I am delivering private tour to eager travelers from all around the world. I am a happy guide and who adores her job. I do organize any kind of private tours and I custom tours according to travelers needs. The unique thing about Tourbylocals is, you can get a local guide in every city and feel like a local, learn the history and culture, visit hidden gems, try authentic local food, experience real life and use public transportation. I do arrange Shore Excursions and as well as layover tours. I arrange a private vehicle and driver if clients request. The beginning of my guiding carrier with Tourbylocals. I spend a couple of days with a couple from US. At the end of the tour, they told me that "Safiye we read a lot of books about Turkey and Turkish people, we knew how nice they are but you are the true reflection of all those informations". In my opinion without visiting Turkey, you will never experience this. Most of the Turkish people are very nice and hospitable, because it is in our culture. Since then I feel myself more responsible about my country because guides are the real culture ambassadors. Istanbul is a great city with a lot of history and culture, it is a very vibrant city with a lot of life. Istanbul is a crossroad between two continents (Asia and Europe) It is the only city in the world that you can experience changing continents in 20 minutes you can even have breakfast in Europe and take a ferry to Asia and have lunch there. I hope our paths cross one day through Tourbylocals, I feel lucky myself to guide you and help you for a lifetime Istanbul experiences and unforgettable memories. ***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. -Professional Tourist Guide License from Ministry of Culture And Tourism License Number: 1403 -Graduation from Adnan Menderes University School of Travel Agency Management and Tourism Guiding Program. I am not a driver guide. I can accompany you in your vehicle or I can arrange a private vehicle and driver. In some museums, we are not allowed to enter exhibition halls, we give information about the exhibitions and give you some free times to visit.

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Overview of your Istanbul tour

Istanbul is a great city where Europe and Asia meet. In this tour that you will see two continent at the same time. We will embark on a nostalgic Ottoman Style Public Ferry from Eminonu district which is in Old Town. We will sail on the Bosphorus Strait during one and a half hour and reach a little Black Sea Town located at the end of the Bosphorus Strait. Little fishing village calls Anadolu Kavagi, there is a little Castle on the hill which calls Yaros Castle. We can climb the hill either take a taxi to go up and take some photos of Black Sea and there is a new bridge built at the end of Bosphorus Strait that you can able to see that as well. After that we are gonna have a very fresh fish lunch because best fishes are coming from the Black Sea in Turkey. After the lunch at 3 pm, we will embark back to the ferry and follow the same way on the way back and disembark the same station in Eminonu. While we are on the boat that you will see amazing yalis( water mansion) and some palaces used by Ottoman Empire.

Recent Reviews

Loren C.United States
November 2025

Highly Recommended! Safiye is exceptionally warm and personable and we really enjoyed spending the day with her, getting to understand Turkey through our conversations and her and her families’ experiences. After several days of the noise and crowding of Istanbul, our Bosphorus tour with Safiye was a welcome, relaxing change. This tour had a slower pace; it felt less like checking off the boxes of the landmarks and more like making a personal connection. It ended up being one of our favorite parts of our time in Istanbul. Safiye, it was a pleasure to meet you and spend the day with you. Thanks for the great tour.

Susan R.United States
February 2022

Safiye was a delightful guide. She showed us many parts of Istanbul we hadn't seen before and greatly expanded our knowledge of the city. She was very flexible and made modifications as we went along to accomodate one of our traveling companions who was having difficulty walking.

Richard H.United States
October 2018

Safiye was a fantastic guide - she is very knowledgeable about the history of Istanbul and is fully conversant in English. She has a wonderful patient personality, and was quick to tailor the tour to our interests. We only had one day in Istanbul, so arranging to have her show us the key sights of the City was one of the best decision we've made this trip. We'll definitely arrange to see her again next time we are back.

Olavur I.Faroe Islands
December 2017

I enjoyed this trip very much with Safiye. We had a super good chemistry.

Dolores V.United States
January 2017

A relaxing day cruising the Bosphorus to Anodolu Kavagi near the entrance to the Black Sea and back again to Eminoglu. Safiye's style of guiding is to weave lots of rich information about what we are seeing into the natural conversation, and it's a real pleasure. She was so skilled and organized that she was able to modify the itinerary as it was happening to accommodate any need, for example switching to taxis when my knee was strained. Also another great lunch choice on the water.

Gerald S P.United States
May 2016

Outstanding guide. Very knowledgeable about the culture and history of the region in general and, in particular, the Bosphorus passage. I will use her again when I am back in Istanbul and recommend her highly.

Your Istanbul tour itinerary

This is a very relaxing tour and at halftime of the tour we will be on the boat. -We will take the boat from Eminonu and follow the villages down below. We will see all these nice Bosphorus villages from the boat. -Besiktas -Dolmabahce Palace -Uskudar -Kuzguncuk -Beylerbeyi -Cengelkoy -Kuleli -Rumeli Fortress -Kanlica -Sariyer -We will get off from the ferry at the Anadolu Kavagi and have lunch there. It is a tiny cute fishing village. -Feel free to contact me if you would like to customize this tour!

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Transport details
Type: Public Transportation / Category: Ferry

We will take either taxi, public transit and also do some walking.

What's included
Private Guide
What's not included
Other: Personal expenses. Ferry Tickets are 200 Turkish liras per person for both ways.
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Food Drinks Snacks
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Meeting location

At Meydanı Caddesi, İstanbul, İstanbul, 34122, Türkiye

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Other details
Tour categories
Boat
City Highlights
Tour reference number
10008
Languages
Turkish
English
Spanish
Activity level
Moderate
Accessibility
Kid Friendly

Traveller reviews

5.0

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Who is this private tour in Istanbul best suited for?

This private tour in Istanbul is perfect for travellers who want to explore the beautiful Bosphorus with a knowledgeable local guide. It's suitable for families, including kids, and those who enjoy a mix of walking and public transportation. With a moderate activity level, it's ideal for those who want to experience both the European and Asian sides of Istanbul in a relaxed manner.

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