Istanbul · 1-DAY TOURS
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Popular 1-day tours fill first when Istanbul is busy. Compare what each option includes and reserve the one that leaves enough room for the rest of your day.
Guided day trip from Istanbul to Sapanca and Maşukiye for lake time, cable car views, optional zipline and quad safari, plus lunch.
“It was really good. Well curated excursion. The trip gives you an opportunity to explore the Sopanca region, the views on the cable car, the panoramic views. Apu (I believe his name was) was a decent guide all through the trip.”
VIP Istanbul day tour with rooftop lunch and a 2.5-hour Bosphorus sunset yacht cruise, plus fast-track options for key museums.
“Wrong season to go but good trip nonetheless. If you have no idea of where to go, you can start here and work your way up”
Bursa day trip from Istanbul: ferry over Izmit Bay, Uludağ cable car views, Turkish delight stops, and Yeşil Mosque. $31.
“The visit to ice cold mountain and cart trip up mountain The visit to Mosque and memorial site The explanation of our excellent guide”
Cruise-friendly one-day Istanbul tour hitting Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi, and Grand Bazaar with an English guide and port-safe pacing.
“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.”
Istanbul to Cappadocia by flight and guided tour, with Goreme Open Air Museum, fairy chimneys, Avanos lunch, and pottery for $188.
“Everything was great!! Totally would recommend, i felt pampered and the guide was very resourcefull. Thank you!”
Bursa and Uludag in one day: Green Mosque, silk-market shopping, mixed-grill lunch, and Uludag cable car winter views.
“brilliant trip. although the travelling there and back is long, its definitely worth it. value for money is crazy and lunch was amazing. only 1 criticism i would have is maybe less time in bursa and more at the uludağ for people to do more in the snow. but overall a brilliant day well worth it”
Gallipoli in one long day from Istanbul with hotel pickup, lunch, and nine WWI sites including ANZAC Cove and Lone Pine.
“This tour was excellent but we did it on 6 June (part of the national Eid holiday) and had I known what the traffic would do to the journey home I would not have done it. We were told we would be home at 10pm but in fact arrived home at 1.30am. The driver handled the situation extremely well but it was very poor that the tour organiser did not inform us of this issue beforehand as it would have materially impacted on our decision to do this tour (the trip home was advertised as 4 hours - it ended up taking 7.5 hours on a stuffy bus with a…”
