Explore beyond the ordinary with locals who bring cities to life

Explore cities through the eyes of locals who know hidden gems and landmarks. Your journey blends history, culture, and authentic stories, personalized to your interests.

Personalized and Adaptable

Your experience is crafted around your interests—whether you’re uncovering hidden gems or iconic sites. Flexible itineraries adapt to what excites you most, reflecting your preferences

Friendship Over Formality

Our hosts are locals, eager to share their city with you in a way that’s genuine and relaxed — more like wandering with a friend than a guide.

Immersive Experiences Across Many Themes

Whether it’s food, history, or art—our flexible themes let you explore what excites you. Each journey is thoughtfully crafted to match your unique interests

Reviews

    Absolutely wonderful! Feruza went above and beyond the call of duty as our host! She met us at the airport, showed us the sites in Istanbul while providing detailed information and context, introduced us to some delicious foods, brought us back to our hotel and made sure we didn't overpay for our taxi ride back to the airport the next day. She is also one of the most pleasant, kind, and generous people I've ever met. This tour turned out to be indispensable to us because there is no way we would have been able to navigate our way through Istanbul on a 1-day layover by ourselves and see all that we got to see. Thank you, Feruza and City Unscripted!

    May 2023

    Launa S

    Burak was fantastic! He understood our pace for the tour and gave great information on the popular sites in the Sultanahmet area. We liked him so much we asked for a second day with him and he took us to Chora, the aqueduct, Suleymaniye Mosque (which is better and less crowded than the Blue Mosque), and some local neighborhoods. His explanation of the mosaics at Chora were awesome. He definitely made our experience in Istanbul more enjoyable and we definitely recommend him.

    January 2025

    David T

    This tour was amazing. Guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Answered all our questions and personalized the tour to our interests. Highly recommend.

    January 2025

    Katharine W

    Emir -- our walking guide was fantastic. he started the tour at the heart of the historic Istanbul and charted a customised plan to suit our preferences mixing history and cullinary culture of Istanbul.. We went to Blue Mosque and Emir ezplained the historic, architectural, and political/social aspects of the monument and the religion so well.. he knows the city inside out and took us to taste some of the most authentic kunefe and chai through small lanes of historic part of Istanbul .. Emir was great to chat with, and absolutely went out oglf the way to plan our days in Istanbul (even if it was clearly not his task) Recommend highly

    January 2025

    Apoorva J

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