Old and New Istanbul Walking Tour

We were fortunate to have 1 1/2 days in Istanbul when our boat docked, so this time allowed us to do this tour in addition to the all day (main sights) one. This tour was very economical, and we felt like we got a lot for our money. It does require a lot of walking, so be prepared for that. I felt like it was a good introduction to the sights, sounds, and smells of Turkey as we were there on a Saturday evening while many Turks were on holiday. We enjoyed sampling the Turkish hamburger and coffee.

This was my favorite excursion in 7 days. We booked a small group tour and it was just the guide myself and my daughter. She totally geared it to what we wanted to do, stayed with us longer than she needed. She was amazing. I would book this tour over all the others. Plan to walk all over the city but you felt like you lived there!

This tour was a great complement to the more traditional full day tour of Istanbul we had on our first day there. The guide was very knowledgeable and we enjoyed the opportunity to spend a few hours seeing things beyond the major sites and try some local flavors.