11 May 2022
I took the 1-day private tour with private car transportation. It was a good experience from beginning to end. After I booked the tour they reached out to me via email to confirm the tour - and we stayed in contact via email after that. Elker, my tour guide, and Mustafa, our driver, picked me up at the hotel at 9am and took me to the old city for morning sightseeing. I enjoyed all the attractions - the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and Topkapı Palace. At 1pm, Elker took me out for lunch - the food was great. Thereafter, he took me shopping - carpet and pottery store first and then the Grand Bazaar. The tour ended around 5pm and they dropped me off at our hotel. The pace was relaxed and we did just the right amount of sightseeing - not too much / nothing exhausting. I was very pleased with Elker and would highly recommend him - pleasant, polite and knowledgeable.