Meet with your Private Professional Licensed Guide at Istanbul Port with your name sign and start your day of Istanbul trip. Beautifully situated, with a 600 meter frontage on the Bosphorus, an impressive ballroom, and ornate Victorian furniture embodying the Turkish assimilation of European culture Dolmabahce Palace is one of the most glamorous palaces in the world – rococo residence. It was the administrative center of the late Ottoman Empire. The palace has a great meaning for Turkish people since the supreme leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk had used the palace as a residence, spent the most serious period of his illness and he passed away here on 10th of November 1938 at 9:05 AM-all the clocks in the palace are stopped at this time. Wonder around Ortakoy district one of the nicest neighborhoods of Besiktas districts, right under the first Bosphorus Bridge. The district is still a popular spot for local people and foreign visitors. Galata Tower, worth climbing to the top for the view – it is a 55 meter tower providing a panoramic view of the old town, built by the Genoese as part of the defense wall surrounding their district of Galata directly opposite Byzantium (Constantinople). The Genoese used to trade with the Byzantines and the tower was used for the surveillance of the Harbor in the Golden Horn. After the conquest of Constantinople by Mehmet II it served to detect fires in the city. We now start the panoramic tour to Taksim Square, a major shopping, tourist and leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops and hotels. It is considered the heart of modern Istanbul.Taksim Square is also a favorite location for public event and other social gatherings, the house of Ataturk Cultural Center – a multi-purpose cultural center and The Opera. Istiklal Caddessi (Independence Avenue) it’s a long pedestrian shopping street in Taksim Square. A nostalgic tram runs from the square along the avenue ending near the ”Tunel”, which is the world’s second-oldest subway line after London’s Underground. Drive back to Port due time re-embarkation.

Inclusions :

Pick up services from your port or hotel & return

All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle

Private licensed authorized tour guide

Entry fees to the historical sites

All taxes & service charge

Exclusions :

Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary

Tipping for driver / guide, etc

Shore Excursions payment policy

To secure your payment you must initially notify the company with your cruise ship schedules for arrival and departure, cabin numbers, guest name & available phone/cell number then the company representative will discuss & finalize with you the final arrangement & send you the details in the final confirmation. You must confirm these details and make the correct, as discussed in your details

Payment Policy:

Reservations should be made as early as possible to book the desired tour,  the payment will be made on arrival

Cancellation:

Cancellation should be received by fax or email 7 days before the tour date

For the one-day tour :

• The prices given are per person
• Once your tour is confirmed we guarantee the price will not be changed.
• Tour price currency is set to USD but you can pay in Euro or British pounds.

For the overnight tours

• The prices given are per person, the ‘twin/double’ prices per person apply when there are 2 people traveling, and sharing a room.
• ‘Single supplement’ applies to a single traveler, who requires his own room.
• Kindly note that the tour prices are varying from season to season. For the hotel bookings
• Once your tour is confirmed we guarantee the price will not be changed.
• Tour price currency is set to USD but you can pay in Euro or British pounds.

Transportation:

All the transportation during the tour is based on private air-conditioned modern vehicles

Children Policy: 

1. 0 – 05.99 Free of Charge,
2. 6 – 11.99 pay 50% of the tour price,
3. 12+ pay full tour price per adult person,

All our scheduled tour departures are guaranteed subject to a minimum of 2 travelers

Tours are available all over the year

Any tour is subject to be customizable according to your needs

How to confirm a tour:

For confirmation, we need the names of your group & a copy of your passports to confirm the tour, arrival, and departure dates.

Flexibility:

All our tours are private, the vehicles and the tour guide are working only with you and your group, you are free to add or remove any item and match it with your own arrival & departure dates, And accordingly, if there are any changes will accrue in the tour price our guest will be informed with before the tour confirmation

Additional Entry Tickets

All tours don’t include entrance fees to some special archaeological Sites 

• Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays: Underground cistern will be substituted.
• Hagia Sophia is closed on Monday : Underground Cistern will be substituted.
• Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays : Spice Market will be substituted
• Blue Mosque is closed till 14.30 on Fridays. Brief information will be given in the garden of Blue Mosque.
• Harem Section is located in Topkapi Palace and can be added into itinerary with extra entrance fee. It will extend tour duration around 30 mins.