This was a great tour. The guide met us at the ship and took us to all the highlights of Istanbul. He was very informative and was attentive to our questions and comfort. Lunch was nice and included. The grand bazaar was crowded and somewhat overwhelming but the items we bought were much cheaper there.
Review by: PEPPER, November 2017
wonderful tour,we saw so much in a day,would highly recommend this tour!
Review by: Tapan C, September 2017
A neat way to cover the highlights of the city in a short time. The guide expertly took us through the city through various attractions avoiding the famous traffic jam. The only downside was that she allotted too much time in a obligatory carpet shop. We negotiated a shorter time there and visited a market instead.
Review by: Bruce K, November 2016
Knowledgeable guide. Great experience
Review by: eemasden, July 2016
Wonderful tour. Omar was very professional and knowledgeable. He was aware when we needed a break. The sites were wonderful. I found the sites to be peaceful and inspiring.
Review by: joden, June 2016
The pick up from the port was simple. Ugur, our tour guide was a lovely young man who bent over backwards to make our tour exceptional. He included a visit to the Cisterns because we would not get to the Grand Bazaar as we needed to make it back to the ship on time. He also made sure we were picked up by one of their staff in plenty of time. Love Istanbul and the people were so lovely too.
Review by: gracesh.or, January 2016
Our tour guide was good and very knowledgeable with cleared explanation. The only comment I like to put was taken too long at the carpet demonstration ended up not enough time at the Great _br/_ Bazaar, we only stopped at the Turkish delight candy store, everywhere else was just fast pasted passing through.
Review by: Bre, December 2015
This tour could have been more enjoyable, if the tour guide was more attentive.
Review by: Stephan K B, December 2015
So disappointed. Entire group agreed and advised guide our prime interest was the Blue Mosque. We didn and #39;t see it! Also didn and #39;t see the last ruin, he advised it just wasn and #39;t worth it. Lines very long at palace, and our advance tickets did nothing. He stopped every time anyone wanted a potty break,
Review by: Alan R, November 2015
An enjoyable day to visit all the main attractions guide was very knowledgeable.
Review by: Arthur W, November 2015
Guide was most helpful under adverse weather conditions and, in general, did an excellent job.
Review by: Maria E G, November 2015
Good, nice and the guide was very informative.
Review by: Patrick T, November 2015
Excellent tour... excellent guide!
Review by: J M L, October 2015
I really enjoyed this day and found it interesting and informative. I would have preferred to know in advance how much walking was involved.
Review by: Judith C, October 2015
Plusses and minuses... Istanbul is a very old city and walking conditions are rough... lots of stairs, and broken tiles. It was very hard to keep up with the leader, and once we caught up with her and the rest of the group... she would move on right away. This despite being made aware that we were having trouble. The included parts of the tour were the usual high points, and our guide was very knowledgable and informative. The included lunch was delicious and in a nice restaurant with lots of stairs, of course! I was very disappointed to be forced into another carpet sales shop and we were a captive audience. We paid for the tour and not a strong-arm commercial message.
Review by: cb.lindstedt, October 2015
Picked us up at hotel..Good guide..Wonderful lunch and more sights seen than my previous tour years ago. Only problem, a couple of members of our group stayed way too long in the spice bazaar.. Carol and Anne-Marie Lindstedt
Review by: lil, October 2015
We had a great time. The tour guide was excellent and she explained in details the history of all the places we went. Very informative and interesting tour. The tour Cie was also very accommodating as after the tour ended the driver dropped us off at the airport for our flight. Of course we paid extra for that but it was so easy and convenient. _br/_ Leila
Review by: Jacqueline J, October 2015
The tour guide did a good job, but if he had audio and head phones, it would have been much better.
Review by: aglag, September 2015
It was great! The only issue was that this tour contrary to its name Shore Excursion, was not meant for those in a cruise line just spending the day in Istanbul. We had to leave the tour on our own and get back to the ship in order to be onboard by the time the ship sailed away. It is the perfect tour for those staying in town for a couple of days. It manages to go to a lot of the main attractions in only one day.
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