A truly unique city, Istanbul, synthesized the heritage of four cultures at once – Greek, Ottoman, Byzantine and Roman. In a bizarre interweaving of civilizations, a unique center was born, connecting Asia and Europe, which attracts tourists all year round.
Today, travelers do not want to be content with a static vacation on the beaches of the strait, but want to see all the sights, interesting places, learn the history of the city and understand its modernity.
The ideal format for tourists are individual tours and excursions around Istanbul. This is a wonderful opportunity to explore the city with your own company, without outsiders.
In addition, such personal excursions have a number of other advantages:
- interesting and unusual programs that you can familiarize yourself with in advance;
- feedback from tour guides during planning (you can always ask questions and express your wishes on the tour plan);
- a convenient time and an opportunity to study a particularly interesting object without haste;
- comfortable environment.
Today, day trips around Istanbul are particularly diverse. After all, guides who are the authors of their excursion programs tend to surprise with the form and presentation of information. Here you can travel by different types of transport, from a bus or car to a funicular and a yacht, and visit non-standard places, thematic programs, night walks and much more.
Our resource has collected a variety of interesting excursions around Istanbul, which are implemented in an individual format. These are offers from local Russian-speaking guides, native speakers, and even English-language programs.
Thematically, the offers are also diverse: sightseeing classic walks around Istanbul, trips on a yacht or ferry along the Bosphorus, a historical excursion and much more.
Among the mandatory attractions, the guides will definitely offer you to see the following:
- Hagia Sophia is the heart of the city and the most significant legacy of Byzantine architecture. The scale and interior decoration can make your head spin, and the story of Hagia Sophia will surely captivate you with its twists and turns;
- Galata Tower and Bridge are the business card of the city. The tower offers a stunning panorama of Istanbul, besides there are many picturesque streets and shops around where you can walk;
- The Sapphire Tower is (without exaggeration) the most gorgeous glass observation deck in the world. It's worth seeing;
- Istanbul Mosques (Blue and Suleymaniye) are beautiful religious buildings that very vividly demonstrate the attitude of locals to religion;
- Topkapi Palace – was the residence of the sultans, and later an educational and administrative center. Today it is a museum with a large collection of exhibits that once belonged to rulers of different eras;
- The Museum of Innocence is an interesting author's project of a Turkish writer, whose collection was collected according to his own book. There is simply no more sensual and romantic museum in the whole world.
Also among the most interesting sights of Istanbul, it is worth noting the Museum of Modern Art, Gulhane Park, Istiklal Street, Grand Bazaar and much more.
And there are also many cafes, restaurants, leisure centers and simply atmospheric locations – your guides will open the city to you in all its glory. Istanbul's routes can be romantic, historical and religious, gastronomic, art history, and so on.Choose your route, and our service will help you with this. Get acquainted with the guides and the proposed tours, ask questions, book a convenient date – it is absolutely safe and as comfortable as possible with us.
All the roads of Europe, as you know, lead to Rome, but the roads of Asia Minor converge in Istanbul. It's time to discover this amazing city!
