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Yesterday, Hicran Bozkurt met us at our hotel and off we went on an exciting and informative tour of Istanbul! We had indicated that we had been to Istanbul before so didn’t want the major attractions, but rather the backroads and neighborhoods where we would see some highlights but mostly see the people and their lives and their shops. And Hicran really delivered! With excellent English, we walked, taxied, and rode on an ancient railroad thru both parts of Turkey. We ate at a local restaurant that she frequents and had her order local specialties at incredibly good prices. Many times, she shopped at different favorite stores for us to either enjoy or sample local sweets. We went to bazaars that were so much better than the Grand Bazaar! Hicran is a wonderful tour guide who tries to give you everything you want to see and more. Being a private tour, she is constantly checking in with you to make sure all is good. You can’t go wrong with utilizing her expertise, humor and friendliness for a great tour!!

Unser Führer, Sibel Kilic, war sehr sachkundig und sehr zuvorkommend. Sie traf uns in unserem Hotel. Wir hatten eine großartige Erfahrung beim Besuch der Blauen Moschee, der Hagia Sophia, des Topkapi-Palastes und der Cisterna Basilica mit Zwischenstopps für Kaffee und Mittagessen. Die Basilika-Zisterne war nicht auf unserem ursprünglichen Plan, aber Sibel hat das gerne zu unserer Tour hinzugefügt. Diese Art von privater Erfahrung ist viel teurer als die „kostenlosen Wandertouren“ (die etwa 20 Euro kosten), aber sie sind länger, dh 6 Stunden, und viel informativer, da Sie mit dem Reiseleiter interagieren können. Also sehr zu empfehlen

We really enjoyed our day with Cicek walking around historic Istanbul. It was a hot day but we had a good balance of sightseeing and places to visit. A particular highlight for me was walking around Balat and all the pretty painted houses. The only issue I would highlight was the visit to the Carpet shop near the Grand Bazzar. Whilst this was interesting up to a point, we weren’t expecting it and didn’t really want to be put on the spot to buy a carpet - even if in the end the shop proprietor was pleasant, erudite and didn’t really give us a hard sell. It was an hour where could have seen another mosque or palace. To be honest if we had known about the visit before hand we might have thought about if we actually needed a rug or carpet and might have bought something. So i suggest you make it clear in advance to your clients, so they can choose, rather than just taking us there as a fair acompli. But apart from that we had a great day and I recommend others use your company and guides like Cicek.