Istanbul · 3-DAY EXPERIENCES
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These 3-day experiences make the route, timing and ticket inclusions easy to compare. Look for the option that fits your pace, then check the meeting point before booking.
Private guided Istanbul tour for 1 to 3 days, walking Old City highlights, plus Bosphorus, palaces, and neighborhoods with flexible timing.
“Thank you very much for two wonderful days of detailed history of Istanbul, also thanks to our driver who is very skill in driving us safety. Highly recommend if your hotel is away from old city.”
Private Istanbul highlights in 1 to 3 days. Customize your pace, hit top sights fast, and get expert guidance across palaces, mosques, and bazaars.
“Our guide all 3 days was Mustafa Gok and we can't say enough good things about him. He was always on time and adapted the excursion to our specific interests. Easy to understand his English. 3 days in Istanbul was about right to see the major sights.”
Private guided Istanbul tour tailored to your interests, with skip-the-ticket-line access to Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi, bazaars.
“Istanbul is a beautiful, cultrure-rich, and gastronomy-heaven for those seeking a unique Mediterranean experience. Truly a good mix of Europe and Asia in one place. People were nice and helpful too. Something for the books and worth coming back to! For first timers, using a guide was essential to know the true local scene and history. GetYourGuide assigned guide, Mehmet G, was truly informative and made us feel welcome!”
Private 1 to 3-day Istanbul guided tour with a customizable plan, skip-the-line ticket help, and Byzantine, Ottoman and Bosphorus highlights.
“We were able to see the main attractions that we want. Our tour guide, Sema, was very knowledgeable and communicates very well. She explained very well in detail the significance and highlights of each attractions we visited. She saved us a lot of time as she knows how to ‘skip the lines’. She’s a top notch tour guide and loves what she’s doing. Thanks Sema for a wonderful trip.”
Private Istanbul tour with a tailor-made plan, Topkapi and Hagia Sophia highlights, bazaars and Bosphorus views, timed to save hours.
“We had a wonderful 2 day introduction to Istanbul. Our guide was amazing and very personal. He took us to all the major sites and to places we would never have found on our own. He was so knowledgeable about Istanbul and its history and you could tell he loved his country. This 2 day tour was one of the best tours of our 3 week filled vacation. Thank you very much Mehmet for a once in a lifetime experience. Mike & Mary”
Private 3-day Istanbul tour for up to 9: Sultanahmet sights, Bosphorus cruise, Golden Horn neighborhoods with a local guide. Museum tickets extra.
“Our guide for two days was Ensar. His knowledge of Istanbul was excellent, he was flexible, he was friendly and personable, and he was relaxed. We could not have had a better time, thoroughly recommended!”
Private Istanbul highlights tour with expert guidance across Sultanahmet, palaces, bazaars, and viewpoints, plus practical skip-the-line help.
“Orkhut was an excellent guide through and through for our private tour in the old city of Istanbul. Main highlight of the tour was visiting the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque by being able to skip the queue. We also had a very interesting and informative tour of Topkapi Palace along with him. Last but not the least it was great to find this hidden gem of a restaurant whose terrace gave splendid views of Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque , ideal for photographs and feeding seagulls as well ! Would definitely recommend !”
Private Istanbul sightseeing in 1 to 3 days, with hotel pickup, a licensed guide, and Ottoman-Byzantine highlights from mosques to bazaars.
“Ali was an absolutely fantastic tour guide - really friendly and hugely knowledgeable about Istanbul and it's history. Everything was really smooth and we were really looked after throughout. I would thoroughly recommend this to anyone wanting a introduction to the city!”
Fly from Istanbul, stay in a cave hotel, tour Devrent, Pasabag, Goreme, valleys, and Kaymakli underground city in 3 days.
“Viator has a good reputation, however several things went very wrong with my tour. 1) They somehow messed up my request for a hot air balloon ride (Cappadocia Turkey) and I had traveled there, specifically for the second time for the balloon ride. This was extremely disappointing for me. 2) On the first day of my 2-day tour the travel company that they contracted with (enka travel) then subcontracted out to a terrible agency (don't know their name). The tour guide provided little to no explanation as to what we were looking at. Seemed quite bored and lazy, unfriendly and uninformed. The A/C was ineffective. 3) The second day of…”
Small-group 3-day Gallipoli and Troy tour from Istanbul with hotel pickup, guided memorials, two nights in Canakkale, and included meals.
“Fab trip, with plenty of time to explore, we felt that we were in charge of the itinerary and could change it up to meet our pace.”
3-day Cappadocia trip from Istanbul with cave hotel, UNESCO churches, underground cities, and an optional sunrise balloon ride.
“It’s a awesome tour to take more is you have the opportunity to have an amazing tour guy like we did Osman was amazing, he went beyond to make sure as a group and individual we had taking care of and having a great time. If you can as for him ( Osman ) to be your tour person, he will make the difference in this tour. Be prepared to start every day early than usual 3:30am 😅 but is worthy. You do walk in the red and green tour so make sure to take tennis or comfy walking shoes 👟 but also look nice because there’s a lot of…”
Private Istanbul tour with hotel pickup, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi and markets, plus optional Bosphorus. 1 to 3 days.
“For our weekend break we use once again Turkey Tours Company services and did two days full day in different areas of Istanbul. Thank you for guide Aisha that showing us around and helping to choose good restaurants for dinner”
Fly from Istanbul to Cappadocia with hotel pickup, 2 nights in Göreme, guided tours, and a hot-air balloon ride.
“My trip with tripster/paphlagonia tours was incredible.They arranged the whole thing perfectly organized right from picking me up from my hotel in Istanbul and flying me to kayseri.They had arranged my breakfast at their office which waRead more”
Private Istanbul highlights with an English-speaking local guide. See Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi, Bosphorus, Galata, Balat, and more.
“Un buen recorrido donde hemos visto lo más importante. Berat bien guía, muy amable y con mucha disponibilidad”
Private guided Istanbul highlights over up to 3 days, mixing Old City icons, Bosphorus views, and Golden Horn neighborhoods with hotel pickup.
“Josh was very communicative, punctual and thoughtful when it came to tailoring the two days of touring to me. His historical knowledge was excellent and he was able to tune to the level of detail I was looking for. I'm a fast paced walker and like to see lots during a day and we were able to accomplish that. We were able to skip the line for most of the venue entries and otherwise having a native speaker was invaluable when buying tickets or understanding security screening requirements. I also received some great recommendations for after the day's agenda that saved me hours of my own research.”
