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Istanbul Shopping Tours
Turkey is not only famous for historical and cultural sights, its also well know for its fantastic shopping opportunities. Shopping in Istanbul is not only an excellent deal but also a lot of fun.
As your local shopping friend we will design your Istanbul Shopping Tour with you to create shopping itineraries that meet your unique specifications. Our private shopping tours are tailored to your wishes. Whether you have very little time available or you are planning an extended shopping trip. We will be more than happy to arrange your private shopping tour accompanying you where you will save time and money.
First of all we assign your likes and dislikes for shopping and we create a list of shopping options from the whole list like, Nisantasi (a very trendy street of Istanbul, Gucci, Armani, Hermes,Prada, Louis Vuitton….. and some nice cafes and restaurants…) Kanyon and Istinye Park Shopping malls, Kanyon is a new design mall half open air with nice brands… Grand Bazaar and around (Carpet store and its history, Turkish tiles store and its details with history, Leather shops, jewellery stores…etc) Walk along Istiklal str. with local stores… finishes the tour with a coffee offer and a gift souvenier from us.
A day of Guided Experiences may include one of the following:
- A highly organized, time efficient and goal oriented agenda (no time for tea)
- A resolution-focused yet relaxed completion of your buying desires – possibly interspersed by lunch (served in a tiny room at the top of even smaller stairs) in a Turkish “hole in the wall cafe” OR….ending with a colorful ride up the Bosphorus in a fishing boat….
- Or maybe an orchestrated day of “the back streets of Istanbul” memories….your Private Tour Shopper experience can be designed according to your individual needs.
- The Private Tour Shopper takes you to trustworthy merchants who are offering prices that normally only the “locals” get…bottom line, your day’s fee can be readily recouped from the savings you get on your purchases…trust the Shopper on that one!
- What you are getting : You are buying the experience and knowledge of a local resident, without having to be on a big tour bus with 40 close-knit strangers….as well as getting streamlined assistance without giving up your status as an “independent traveler” – how the Shopper prefers to travel!
Inclusions
Pickup and drop off where the tour concludes. “Hotel or Cruise Ports”
Price Chart
Payment
Additional information
- Shopping in Turkey is at times an experience in bargaining, negotiating and haggling…if that’s not your cup of tea, let The Private Tour Shopper sift through the chatter to get that “best deal”
- Your questions and concerns will be answered before your trip, with opinions and the latest scoops flowing freely via email after booking is confirmed.
- Your shopping day usually starts at 10:00 a.m.and ends at 4:00p.m. (before rush-hour traffic)
- Pickup and drop off included “Airport – Hotel or Cruise Ports”.
- However, with the Private Tour Shopper, your day can be customized to fit your needs,schedule and travel styles.
Make the difference between a good trip and an outstanding one !
Hi everyone, I really recommend doing this tour – great mix of people every time I’ve booked it and such a great choice of outlets too!
This tour was one of the highlights of our IStanbul trip for my daughter and I. We had so much fun going behind the scenes. Our guide was great and the variety of places we visited was more than expected.
We had a terrific day our tour was flawlessly performed from start to finish.
I did enjoy the shopping tour. Ebru was a good tour guide who tried to accomodate everyone. With a few tweaks, this tour could be excellent.
When booking a tour try for a smaller group size as I found that being in a smaller group made for a fun filled day without being overwhelmed by a crowded bus. Mid week was a good booking time as there was no pressure to rush through the factory outlets. ”A great experience for a rural chick visiting the city for retail therapy”
My daughter and I went on the tour. We had a great day with good bargains to be had. Ebru our guide was great ensuring all the people in the tour were catered for even the men. We will be going again.
The only bummer was the rain and it made us hustle along the streets a bit so sometimes it was hard to chat while walking but that was the rain’s fault and we still managed to have a fun day. Thank you.
It was fantastic! Made some great purchases. Amy was such a wonderful guide and host. I would definitely go again and highly recommend it to anyone wanting to acquire some unique fashion pieces. It was well worth the time and money.
It was a great day full of shopping with great discounted prices at places that you wouldn’t get to on your own when on holiday and not knowing these nooks & crannies of Istanbul.
Also enjoyed the running commentary by the hostess on different places we were driving through which was a bonus to hear some of Istanbul’s History.
I am not really sure how to rate this. Our group had a fantastic day, but I mostly think that it was becuase we hadnt been together for so long and we would have had a ball doing anything if we were together. Our guide Yesim was lovely and we had a small group of 8. Got lovely bags and shoes but didn’t go to enough of those “doors in walls” type outlets. A nice day out with bonus of nice lunch with a wine.