Meet your Private Professional Licensed Guide at Istanbul Port with your name sign and start for Istanbul trip. Istanbul will most captivate your attention with the remains of many ancient civilizations and their culture, perfectly combined with the Turkish culture. There are impressive structures to be seen today: Topkapi Palace which has been the official residence of the Ottoman Sultans and the center of State Administration, and contains the most holy relics of the Muslim world. We enter the Treasury section, where one can see beautiful displays, such as the ‘’Spoonmaker’s Diamond’’ – the 7th largest diamond in the world!! Blue Mosque is the culmination of two centuries of both Ottoman mosque and Byzantine church development and is considered to be the last great mosque of the classical period. Basilica of Haghia Sophia is regarded as one of the world’s most important architectural monuments in the world! The monument dates back to 537 AD and has faced the consequences of several wars and invasions. It was repaired several times, it was once a church, later transformed into a mosque and finally a Museum. The Hippodrome of Constantinopole, the center of Byzantine civic life, where horse and chariot races used to take place. The Hippodrome is also bestowed by popular monuments like the 3500 year-old Egyptian Obelisk of Theodosius and the spiral bronze base of a three-headed serpent sculpture. Have a stop in Grand Bazaar an interesting and enjoyable experience in a historical shopping area. The bazaar is one of the largest covered markets in the world – the largest and oldest in Turkey, with 60 streets and over 4,000 shops. It is well known for its unique carpets, leather embroideries, jewelry of all kind, ceramics, antique, handcrafts, spices shops and of course for inexpensive souvenirs shops. 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.