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Private tour in Istanbul Ali S
Private Istanbul Highlights & Skip The Ticket Lines
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I believe a good guide is not only to tell about museums and history, but also to inform the guests about everything of the local people lives. That is why now I am ready to customize very special tours for my Tours by Local guests with full of knowledge and experience, any kind of tour for you due to your preferences. Since 1995 I guided guests from all over the world to let them get to know my hometown Istanbul which is the unique city of the world settled on two continents. I am a tourist guide with a lot of experience who can figure out and deal any unexpected surprise which may occur during a tour. It is my responsibility to value every moment of you during our tour. I aspire to show and tell you about Istanbul in the best manner. If you have any further inquiries, please let me know. Official Professional Tourist Guide Licence from Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Republic of Turkey. Member of the Union of Tourist Guide Chambers. Please be informed that all my tours are guaranteed and comply with the laws of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. So please note that the tours quaranteed here are to be by means of an officially registered A class Tourism Travel Agency. ALI SUREYYA TOURS TURİZM Licence nr.14941. The tours are not appropriate to wheelchair.
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Best of Istanbul- Skip the Lines- for Cruise Travellers, with a lot of history,culture & private guiding.
Overview of your Istanbul tour
If you only stay one day in Istanbul this is what you should do. Being a local and an experienced licensed tour guide I will give yo a true insight into this wonderful city & its people. You will explore the history of two different Empires. We will have a short walk in the ancient Byzantine Hippodrome square and start our journey in the past. We will visit the Haghia Sophia which was built 1500 years ago as a Roman Orthodox church although it is a Muslim mosque now still famous with its mosaics made in 10th century. Blue Mosque with its six minarets facing Haghia Sophia is another marvel of architecture. Spoon maker diamond and the famous Topkapi Dagger which you will remember from the movie of James Bond will orne your dreams at the night of the day.
Your Istanbul tour itinerary
This itinerary is the classic of Istanbul and is highly suggested. Please let me know if you have another itinerary in your mind so that I can customize the tour for you. - Ancient Hippodrome of Constantinople - Blue Mosque (on Fridays can be visited in the afternoon) - Hagia Sophia - Topkapi Palace (closed on Tuesdays) - Basilica Cistern - Grand Bazaar (closed on Sundays and holidays) * Lunch/coffee break upon request. BEST ITINERARY FOR THE CRUISE TRAVELLERS. This itinerary is the classic of Istanbul and is highly suggested. Please let me know if you have another itinerary in your mind so that I can customize the tour for you. There is a dress code to visit the Blue Mosque and Haghia Sophia and appropriate clothes can be provided at the entrance.
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Type: Walking
This is a walking tour as all the sights to visit are within walking distance of each other. In case needed cab or public transportation will be used.
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Istanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye
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