It’s not what you see, but how you see it
Tourists have been coming to İstanbul for hundreds of years to enjoy the city’s historic monuments, rich culture treasures, and luxury boutiques. They take photos, visit museums, cruise the Bosphorus , and walk the winding streets. But looking is not experiencing, and seeing is not understanding. Secrets of İstanbul tours were created to help visitors break away from the shallow, mass-market tours that offer no context and little insight into what really makes İstanbul one of the most fascinating cities in the world.
Whether it’s your first trip to İstanbul or your fifteenth,we are expert guides will show you a side of the city you’ve never seen before in their friendly and relaxed tours. They’ll not only guide you through some of the most charming, hidden corners of the city, but will also shed new light on the most famous -- yet often misunderstood – monuments of istanbul.
The city’s rich history is always fascinating, but many guests also appreciate learning about modern Turkish culture, the latest nightspots, what it’s like to study or live in İstanbul, or even how to use those mystifying hand-held showers often found in İstanbul hotels! www.guiaenestambul.org guides are cross-cultural ambassadors, giving you a better understanding of the real istanbul, not just the postcard-perfect city seen on glossy tourism office brochures, nor the politically-skewed impression of turkey often portrayed in the press. Our Tours are educational, entertaining, eye-opening, and – most importantly – fun!
A private tour means that you don’t have to “share” your guide with anyone else. Private tours are interactive, more like a discussion than a lecture. You get your guide’s full attention. You get to ask as many dumb questions as you want. Your guide will take as many photos of you posing in front of the hipodromo as you want. And you don’t have to find the “meeting place” because your guide will meet you right at your hotel or rental apartment.
All custom tours are designed to fit each client, not our own rigid agenda. That means the itinerary for the day was designed around your interests, budget and energy level. Custom tours are adaptive, flexible and easy-going. The pace is as fast or slow as you want, and at any moment you can decide to stop at a café, pop into a boutique, drop by the pharmacy for tissues, or have your guide take you on a detour to feed a sudden turkish pastry craving.
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