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The big tip is to try and go completely private. Many of the large tour companies offer private tour and they are going to charge a significant amount of money for the tour guide. However, many locations offer self-guided tours and therefore you have the ability to supply your own tour guide. Easily Book your guided private Ephesus tours, to see all the treasures of Ephesus Turkey. It's often said that Turkey has more ancient cities and classical ruins than does Greece. Well, it's true, and the Aegean coast holds a great number of sites, including Ephesus, the grandest and best-preserved of them all.
I love this Topkapi Palace. It is so different. Tt is a magical palace!
We booked a private tour in advance, much the best way if you wish to appreciate the splendour of Dolmabahce. Architecturally it is nothing special, but the interiors are stunning. This palace is what other palaces could have been if they had not been stifled by the dead hand of good taste.
We were able to fit in a short layover to get a taste of Istanbul with our family. Yesim was able to give us great insight into the history and archetecture of Istanbul and show us sights that we would not ever have found on our own. Great driver and great guide made our short visit a worthwhile one.
Topkapi Palace is a must see, go early and avoid the many bus tours. Walk straight to the Treasury and see this first as this is the most popular and then visit the other sites. Worth paying extra for the visit to the Topkapi palace harem.
Hagia Sophia a huge ancient Christian church which bacame a muslim place of worship during the Ottoman Empire. Great exterior but the queues to go inside were so long we could not stay to see inside – pity as it is apparently be spectacular.
As we were visiting Istanbul in late Autumn, there were no huge crowds, and we had essentially no wait to enter any of the museums. However, not even a great tour guide could overcome the Istanbul traffic, and it took us almost an hour to return from the Grand Bazaar to the cruise port as we were caught in the rush hour (due to late ship arrival) of locals trying to get over the Bosphorus bridge to the Asian side. We did, however, make our ship.
Overall, could not have been more satisfied. Price was quite fair given that it was a private tour. Definite 5 – Stars.
Tour required mild walking and some stairs, definitely not wheelchair accessible.
Nicole Griffin
I highly recommend that if you are going to travel to Istanbul that you contact Taylan from privatetour.net to make arrangements.
The Hagia Sophia architecture is very unique in both inside and outside. It survived many years of revolution in the past and offer a great deal of history.
Hagia Sophia brings together a lot of history and really exemplifies the brilliance and openness of Ataturk – he turned a building that was first a historic Christian Basilica, and then a Mosque for hundreds of years, into a Museum, celebrating both traditions.
Hagia Sophia is absolutely breathtaking mosque! Loved seeing the spots were the plaster has come off to reveal beautiful mosaics showing the building's original purpose, as a Christian church.
Can't wait to go back once the views are no longer obstructed by scaffolding and the restoration has ceased.