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Private & Mini Group 7-8 Hours Guided Excursion from Cruise Port

By Ephesus Shuttle Private & Small Group Tours
9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is $99 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Why Private Tours with Us?
Special discounts. You will decide on departure time. Our tour guide will meet you at the port with your name sign, Our professional tour guide and A/C vehicle will be with you from arrival till departure, Our professional guide will be with you in the sites. Our guide will have pre-paid tickets to skip the lines. Fees can be paid to our guide after the tour. You will have flexibilty to spend how much time you want in each site and make small changes on the itinerary, You do not have to wait for other group members. You will have a chance to make stops to have pictues during the tour. Our Private tour rates are more reasonable than cruise shore tours, You will have several alternatives to taste famous Turkish Delicious foods, if you want to have lunch during your trip

Activity location

  • Galataport Istanbul
    • No: 8 Meclis-i Mebusan Caddesi
    • 34433, Kılıçali Paşa, İstanbul, Türkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Galataport Istanbul
    • No: 8 Meclis-i Mebusan Caddesi
    • 34433, Kılıçali Paşa, İstanbul, Türkiye

Check availability

Small Group Option in English
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • Opening hours: Mon 8:00am-1:30pm
  • English

Small Group Tour (max 10 pax) : Meeting time will be given by our reservation department in 24 hours by email after your reservation


Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
$99.00 x 1 Adult$99.00
Total
Price is $99.00
Until Sun, Oct 12
Private Option in English
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • Opening hours: Mon 8:00am-1:30pm
  • English

Private Option: Private option for your family and friends.Meeting time will be emailed by our reservation in 24 hours after your reservation
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
$149.00 x 2 Adults$298.00
Total
Price is $298.00
Until Sun, Oct 12

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    GUARANTEED On Time Return to PORT
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Professional Licenced Tour guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Port pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tips
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Entrance Fees (Our guide will have pre-paid tickets to skip lines)

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Dress Code Men : Knees MUST be covered. Long shorts and/or pants Women : Head, shoulders and legs must be covered. Covers will ve sold in front of St. Sophia and will be given for use in fron of blue mosque Shoes are not to be worn in mosques. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements.
  • In the event of any museum closures, an alternative similar museum will be visited. On Tuesdays : Topkapi Palace replaced by Underground Cistern, On Sundays: Grand Bazaar will be replaced by Spice Market. Grand Bazaar on religious holidays will be replaced by Arasta Bazaar. On Fridays: Blue Mosque is open from 14.30 to 16.30
  • Private tour for your family and friends
  • There will be around 2-2,5 miles walk in this tour. Traffic is not allowed in Sultanahmet Square where all the highlights are . If you have walking problem, you have to book private option and have a slow tour with stops to relax in the cafees in old city

Activity itinerary

Galataport Istanbul
  • 15m
Your private guide will meet you at Istanbul port Terminal Building with a sign written “Your Name“ on it at pre-arranged time ( mostly 30 minutes after your cruise doct into port ) or from the listed hotel receptions with room numbers. - Every cruise lines has different dock in times. Pick up times are different for each cruise. Thats why pick up time for your tour will be emailed with in 24 hours after your reservation. Please check your emails and note pick up time and all details you will need during the tour.
Hippodrome
  • 20m
After Greeting, walk to our A/C van and start to visit Istanbul the only city in the world located on two continents is Istanbul, which has been the capital of three great empires – Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman – for more than 2000 years. Our first stop is Hippodrome Square where used to take place for chariot races and the Byzantine riots during Roman & Byzantine period.
Kapali Carsi
  • 1h 30m
After a short lunch break in famous local restaurants like Pudding Shop, we will walk to visit Grand Bazaar where is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with more than 58 covered streets and over 1,200 shops which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. Opened in 1461, it is well known for its jewelry, pottery, spice, and carpet shops.
Blue Mosque
  • 30m
Our second stap is Blue Mosque where is a few meters to Ancient Hipodromme. Blue Mosque has its fame from its beautiful blue Iznik tiles
Topkapi Palace
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
Continue walking around 300 meters to Topkapi Palace, was not only the residence of the Ottoman sultans, but also the administrative and educational center of the state. It was constructed between 1460 and 1478 by Sultan Mehmed II, the conqueror of Constantinople. We will visit the Topkapi Palace including weapons section.
Hagia Sophia Mosque
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket not included
Only a short walk away, reaches Hagia Sophia built in 532 AD by ORoman Emperor Justinian I. Update for St. Sophia interior visit : Live guiding is not allowed in St. Sophia after the 15th January 2024. Guests have to have their smart phones and headphones during their visit. If guests do not have a headphone, they can buy at the entrance at the cost of 3,5-USD The system is similar to audio guide system. Guests who does not have smart phones will follow the signs and the given informations on the signs .
Galata Koprusu (Pass by)
Pass by Galata bridge over Golden Horn.
Galataport Istanbul
  • 30m
After Grand Bazaar we will walk back to our van and drive to Porth through Galata port where you will see local people taking feries , having street foods and fishing . Arrival back to port or to your hotel and the end of our services

Location

Activity location

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    Galataport Istanbul
    • No: 8 Meclis-i Mebusan Caddesi
    • 34433, Kılıçali Paşa, İstanbul, Türkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Galataport Istanbul
    • No: 8 Meclis-i Mebusan Caddesi
    • 34433, Kılıçali Paşa, İstanbul, Türkiye

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