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City Unscripted Original
Video chat or email with a local to plan your perfect trip or get answers to all your questions
$26.5 for 30 min
30-90 minutes
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City Unscripted Original
Vibrant culture, a very Grand Bazaar, and impossible to resist mezze.
$74.2 per person
4 hours
(16)
City Unscripted Original
The Grand Bazaar, meze platters, and some serious haggling.
$145.75 per person
5 hours
(36)
City Unscripted Original
A mosaic encrusted Byzantine basilica, continent hopping, and syrup-soaked baklava.
$137.8 per person
8 hours
(7)
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
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
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
Emir gave us such a great tour, highly recommend! It was fun, informative, and off the beaten path as requested.
January 2025
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