“A Wonderful Experience in lstanbul”
I booked on the lstanbul Highlights tour with Istanbul Tours Expert online and it was one of the best days I had on my visit to the city. I was picked up in the morning at 8.30am from the hotel by the driver and guide. We were driven to the starting point at the Golden Horn where we boarded a boat. The guide explained in several languages about the places we passed on the Bosphorous and told us about the history of the places we saw. The castle of Mehmed ll was most impressive. The first place we stopped at was the Piyer Loti Hill and we were driven to the top. The view from the hill was marvellous and we were able to see both continents clearly. I took many photographs. We then boarded cable cars and were taken back down and driven by bus to lunch in Sultanahmet. After lunch we visited Dolmabahce Palace where some of the Ottoman Sultans lived. I had never seen such a beautiful place before. lt was amazing. Our guide was very professional and had a good knowledge of the history of the place. Before the end of the tour we went to Camlica Hill and had a good view of Istanbul from the Asian side. Then we were dropped off at our hotels in Sultanahmet. I can recommend this tour to anyone wantıng to visit lstanbul.
I travel quite a bit around the globe. Sebahattin, the owner is a great differentiator. What differentiates him is his 'HUMAN TOUCH'. He goes out of his way right from planning your tour - advising you on the optimum stuff that you can do with the right balance cool in his approach to accommodate all your last minute changes looks you up and checks with you on a regular basis ..and most importantly gives you the feel that he is always there with you just a phone call away, wherever you go in Turkey!! He is a man who can make you see Turkey for any budget that you might be having. Give him your budget he will work it out for you .. the best value for money in Turkey!! A man of TRUST and Integrity - a great human being who believes in serving people.
Must carry a light jacket (for cruise tops) with hood + umbrella in June
I recently traveled extensively in Turkey in Nov 2010. Istanbul Tours Expert set up our entire trip, including in country air tickets, hotels, local tours and local pick ups to and from the airports. They did a great job arranging the entire trip by email from the US. Once we got to Istanbul they had a local rep from the company leave a welcome letter and present (Free Airport Pickup). Every new place we went had an instructional letter waiting for us. We always knew where we were going. On departure from Istanbul we were greeted by the local tour representative to make sure all had gone well. The price is right, and I recommend this travel agent to anyone going to Turkey.