Istanbul in two days, same private guide

Hagia Sophia · Topkapı · Dolmabahçe · Bosphorus

Istanbul in 2 Days · Private Guided Tour

Tour Overview

Two full days in Istanbul with the same licensed private guide: the imperial city on foot on one day, the Bosphorus and the modern city on the other. All the major entrance fees are inside the price.

Who it suits. Clients who booked their own flights and hotel and want the city handled without joining a coach. It is the highest-margin thing you can add to a self-booked Istanbul stay, and it needs no change to anything they have already paid for.

How the price works. The guide is private, so the cost is per group and the price per person falls as the group grows:

1 traveller 660 USD
2 travellers 417 USD each
3 travellers 335 USD each
4 travellers 294 USD each
6 travellers 253 USD each

What you handle, what we handle. You sell and collect, and you keep the hotel. We provide the guide on both days, every entrance fee listed below, the Bosphorus cruise, both days of public transport, and hotel pick-up and drop-off each day.

Tour Highlights

  • The same guide on both days · the second day starts where the first left off, with no repeated introductions
  • All the main entrance fees included · Hagia Sophia, Topkapı with Harem and Hagia Irene, Dolmabahçe Palace
  • Two-hour Bosphorus cruise included
  • Closures handled for you · we order the two days so Topkapı never lands on a Tuesday and Dolmabahçe never on a Monday
  • The days need not be consecutive · a rest day in between costs nothing extra
  • Price per person falls with group size · request the tariff sheet for net rates
Public price · PVP
253

USD per person for both days · private, from 6 travellers

The same price on every channel
Single room supplement
Group maximum
18 · Sprinter van
Payment
20% / 40% / 40%
Deposit protected
12 months

How it works

  1. Request the tariff sheet · we reply within 24 hours
  2. We confirm dates, hotels and your net rate
  3. You sell and invoice · we operate everything on the ground
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul
Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul
The Bosphorus, Istanbul
The Bosphorus, Istanbul

Itinerary

  1. Day 1 · Imperial Istanbul, on foot through Sultanahmet

    • Hagia Sophia · entrance included
    • Topkapı Palace · with the Harem and Hagia Irene
    • Blue Mosque and the Hippodrome
    • Grand Bazaar · the guide explains how to haggle without giving offence
  2. Day 2 · The Bosphorus, Dolmabahçe and the new city

    • Dolmabahçe Palace · entrance included
    • Two-hour Bosphorus cruise between Europe and Asia
    • Taksim Square and İstiklal Avenue, up by funicular from Kabataş
    • Galata Tower and Karaköy at dusk · going up the tower is optional and paid separately

What is included?

  • The same licensed local guide in Spanish or English on both days, private
  • Entrance fees to Hagia Sophia, Topkapı Palace (Harem and Hagia Irene) and Dolmabahçe Palace
  • Two-hour Bosphorus cruise
  • Public transport on both days · tram and funicular
  • Pick-up from and return to your client’s hotel each day

What is excluded?

  • Lunches · left out so your client chooses where to eat each day
  • Going up the Galata Tower · optional, paid separately
  • Tips and personal expenses
  • Hotel and flights · those stay with you

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Frequently asked questions

How does the pricing work for agencies?

The guide is private, so the cost is per group and the per-person price falls as the group grows: 660 USD for one traveller, 417 each for two, 335 for three, 294 for four and 253 for six. Every figure is a public selling price · the same one your client would be quoted. Request the tariff sheet for the net rates.

Is it the same guide on both days?

Yes, and it is the reason to book the two days together. On the second day the guide already knows what interested your client and what did not, so nothing is explained twice and the day is shaped around them.

Do the two days have to be consecutive?

Usually they are, but they do not have to be. If your client wants a rest day in between, tell us and we arrange it that way at no extra cost.

What if one of the museums is closed on their dates?

We plan for it. Topkapı closes on Tuesdays and Dolmabahçe on Mondays, so we choose the order of the two days around your client's dates. If there is genuinely no way to avoid it, we substitute the Basilica Cistern, which opens every day, and the price does not change.

Are all the entrance fees included?

Yes: Hagia Sophia, Topkapı Palace with the Harem and Hagia Irene, Dolmabahçe Palace, and the Bosphorus cruise. Public transport on both days is included too. The only optional extra is going up the Galata Tower.

Is the guide really fluent in Spanish?

Yes. Licensed Istanbul guides who speak fluent Spanish, not translators and not audio guides. English is equally available. French is available in Istanbul as well, but not outside the city.

Is lunch included?

No, so your client chooses where to eat each day. The guide takes them to neighbourhood places and tells them what to order.

Do you invoice in my agency's name?

Yes. We invoice the agency, not the end client, and your client never sees our net rate.

Ready to sell this tour?

Request the tariff sheet

One closed USD price, the same on every channel. We reply within 24 hours with net rates for your dates.