My tour with Dilek was wonderful! She was responsive and thoughtful about where she took me, patient as I took care of local shopping needs, and generous hearted. I am so grateful to have met her, and recommend any tour she offers!
Private tour in Istanbul Dilek O
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Hi everyone, My name is Dilek, a national-licensed tour guide. I am 40 years old and have been guiding for 12 years. My husband is from Mexico as a Mexican Turkish family and with our two young kids we live in Istanbul. When I don't work I spend most of my time outdoor with my family, enjoying Istanbul as much as we can. We go out, try to discover new restaurants, new museums, art galleries, children's activities. I am qualified in the knowledge of Turkish history, mythology, archaeology, history of religion, and history of art. I speak English and Spanish. Following my university graduation, I lived in England for 5 years where I continued my education studying Travel and Tourism at Greenwich School of Management. After I lived a short time in Guatemala, Cuba to learn Spanish. On my tour I would like to show you architectural styles, historical fun facts, famous historical monuments, tell you about the people's life in Istanbul, how we spend our days, where do people go to eat, what we eat, where we shop, what we listen, the best places to eat, drink and party. As your local guide, I am flexible to your wishes and needs. Making it interesting and enjoyable for you is my wish. With all of my years of experience in the travel industry, I hope to help you make the most of your time in beautiful Istanbul by taking a tour with me. I very much look forward to meeting you all! Tourist Guide Licence approved by Ministry of Turkey. 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 accompany you in your vehicle or i can arrange for a separate car and driver
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This tour will help in getting maps of Istanbul, finding ATM cash machines close to our hotel, maps of the tram lines, purchasing tickets for the tram, a walking tour of one or some of the old neighborhoods, and one (or more if there is time) of the most important sites such as the blue mosque, bazaar, or whatever you think would be best. I will give you the maps free and will help you with your orientation. We will see the Asian and europian side differences. Stop in front of every museum give you information without getting into the museums or enter the ones you are interested in.
My tour with Dilek was wonderful! She was responsive and thoughtful about where she took me, patient as I took care of local shopping needs, and generous hearted. I am so grateful to have met her, and recommend any tour she offers!
Dilek was a fantastic guide. She was sensitive to our pace and preferences, very knowledgeable and fun to be with. The tour wasn't rushed. I highly recommend.
Dilek is an outstanding guide. Great with children and really fun to get to know. We had a great 2 days touring Istanbul with her. Highly recommend!
My Husband and I had the best time with Dilek. She was so informative, friendly and knowledgeable that we thoroughly enjoyed our time in Istanbul. This is the ONLY way to see a city - to experience it with the help of a local. We used Francesco in Seville last year and he was equally as wonderful!!
Dilek was an outstanding guide for us during our half day tour or Istanbul. Very knowledgable and we were able to visit all the key sites we wanted to see in a short period of time. Highly recommended.
Dilek was an excellent guide, she promptly met us at the pier where our ship was docked and escorted us to the sites we wanted to see, she had answers to all our questions and provided us with a memorable visit in Istanbul.
*Old City *New City *Grand Bazaar *Spice Market *Galata Bridge This is a suggested itinerary, let me know what you would like to see and do and I will customize the tour accordingly!
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Istanbul Airport (IST), Tayakadın, Terminal Caddesi, Arnavutköy/İstanbul, Türkiye
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