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Private tour in Istanbul Semih K
Hidden Treasures of Constantinople Half Day Private Tour
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Hi, My name is Semih. I have been working as a tour guide with a great enthusiasm in Turkey since 2007. I am an active licensed professional tour guide in Turkey and willing to add personal touches to every single tour I conduct. It is always my pleasure to help travelers with their itineraries and provide them the most memorable vacation. It is also quite important to me that my guests return home with full of experiences to remember and come back!. I studied on english, archeology, mythology, religions, guidance, history, tourism marketing. . . etc at the Tourism Guidance Department of Suleyman Demirel Universiy. After I graduated from the university, I attended a language school in Malta for 6 months. It was a great experience and chance to practise the language which, I had been improving since primary school. When I came back to Turkey, I sat the English KPDS exam which is compulsory to pass to receive a guiding licence from the Ministry of Tourism. Moreover, I travelled 36 days around Turkey with archeologists and comprehensively learnt all the cities' history including with different traditions. Now, I am looking forward to welcoming my dear guests here in Istanbul, Turkey. I have the professional tour guide license since 2007 I don't drive,however I can arrange the transportation with a professional driver, when it is required.
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Overview of your Istanbul tour
On this tour, we go beyond the most basic highlights of the city and discover the hidden treasures, which are certainly worth seeing as much. In most cases, travelers are so much told to see the same basic itinerary, therefore they are not aware of the beauty, hidden beneath their feet. It would be so wise to add this itineray in your list before or after the most basic highlights of Istanbul. First I take you a Hotel rooftop where we can have the overall view of Istanbul, together with the walls of Constantine, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapı Palace, Byzantine (Constantine's) Palace, Egytian Obelisk, Turkish Bath, Asian Side, Islands and Bosbhorus. Moreover you can hear the history and stories one more time with my interpretation and see the things through my eyes. And then I strongly believe that it makes a lot of sense to visit Mosaic Museum, which is a part of the Byzantine Palace, Underground Cistern and Archeology Museum. Let's be aware of the hidden treasures of Constantinople!
Your Istanbul tour itinerary
On this special itinerary, I show you the hidden treasures of Constantinople, which can be only introduced by a professional tour guide! -Hotel rooftop It is surely one of the best view spot in Istanbul. -Mosaic museum After a nice short walk down the Blue Mosque through a marketplace, called Arasta Bazaar. we enter the Mosaic Museum to see the breathtaking Byzantine mosaics. -Underground cistern As well as the history and architectural character of cistern, it is also famous for the medusa heads used as base under the pillars. -Archeological museum, It is an absolute gem of Turkey, the Museum bears a huge historical value together with all its fabulous collection from all around Turkey and neighbor countries. -Feel free to contact me if you would like to customize this tour.
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Type: Walking
Depends on the location of the hotel (meeting place) and the number of visitors, transportation will be suggested accordingly. We can efficiently use public transport, such as tram, taxi or metro. If a vehicle is required, we can discuss the price additionally.
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İstanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye
1-Airport 2-Cruise Terminal 3-Hotel 4- Location suggested ByGuide
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