Private Top sites of Istanbul Tour

Best Option to see most important sites in one day tour in Istanbul

Top Sites Of Old Istanbul Tour Half Or Full Day Tour

Istanbul Gay Tours offers this walking tour that you can go through the best of Old Istanbul in one day with the company of a gay or LGBT friendly tour guide. That is a tour of the city’s top sites and attractions. Pamper yourself with the flexibility of a private tour and adjust your own pace, choose the sites to visit that appeals to you more. See the Unique Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, be familiar with the stories of the Sultans, and hear some mysteries about concubines in Topkapi Palace, witness the architecture of the Byzantine Empire in Basilica Cistern and Hippodrome, and haggle like a local in Grand Bazaar!

Tour Details

Duration: Half Day (4 Hrs.) or Full Day (6-7 Hrs) depending on your preference.

Departure Point: Port, your hotel, airbnb ( in the old city, Taksim, Sirkeci, Karakoy, Galata, Besiktas )

Finishing Point: At your hotel or port 

Sites included:

  • Hagia Sophia, ( it is mosque now and none has right to skip the lines )
  • Blue Mosque,
  • Basilica Cistern,
  • Hippodrome,
  • Topkapi Palace ( you may replace it with a Bosphorus Cruise or visit to the Dolmabahce Palace or you can skip it to have half day tour )
  • Grand Bazaar

IMPORTANT: Our tours’ being full day or half day depend on your choice of visiting Topkapi Palace! If you like to visit the palace, the tour would be a full day otherwise half day!

Please note:

  • Topkapi Palace also can be replaced with Bosphorus Cruise or visit to the Dolmabahce Palace.
  • Harem Section is not included in the price, you may visit during the tour if you like. You just need to pay the fee of the entrance and we do not charge anything for guiding.

Itinerary:

Your guide can meet you at your hotel or port where they will confirm the itinerary with you. You will then travel to the first attraction by public transportation or taxi. Upon arriving to the Old Town, the tour will be mostly by walking. ( No motored vehicles are allowed in the Old Town) At the end of your tour, you would be free to visit other sites of interest or your guide can accompany you back to your hotel.

Tour Highlights

  • Full or Half day tour of Istanbul’s top sites with an expert tour guide
  • Skip the lines at Basilica Cistern
  • Get a deeper understanding of Islam in Blue Mosque
  • Try your bargaining talent in the first shopping mall in the world, Grand Bazaar



Top Sites of Istanbul Half-day Tour

1 person 200 $

2 people 240 $

3 and more people – Please ask


Full-day Tour with the Topkapi Palace

1 person 250 $

2 people 300 $

3 and more people – Please ask



  • For a group size of more than two people, please ask for a quote by an email.
  • You can have half day; Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome and Grand Bazaar
  • You can have full day: Half Day + Topkapi Palace or Bosphorus boat tour with public one or private Yacht

What is included

  • Professional Licensed Guiding Service in English by Gay or Gay Friendly tour guide ( Only official tour guides are allowed to provide guiding services and they all complete study for 4 years to be a guide,
  • Taxi or public transportation during the tour, ferry, tram…
  • Entrance Fees
  • Private Tour

What is not included

  • Food and drinks
  • Personal Expenses
  • Tipping tour guide.


Booking Request





    F.A.Q

    May I customize the tour?

    It is a private tour, you can decide the starting times, sites you like to visit and duration of the tour.

    What is half day tour?

    This tour takes around 4 hours. Option 1st; Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Cistern and Grand Bazaar – Option 2nd; Topkapi Palace with Spice Bazar – Option 3rd; Bosphorus boat tour with public or privately with Spice Bazaar and Rustem Pasha Mosque – or anything you like, we can organize it.

    I like to have full day tour but may I have boat tour instead of the Topkapi Palace

    You can definetely replace it with boat tour either public one, or privately on yacht. Price will be updated depending on your preference.

    How is the payment?

    We send a deposit payment with a link that you can pay with your credit card and the remaining balance can be paid in Cash either in Euros, Us Dollars or Turkish Liras. ( You can pay also in credit card and 5 percent additional fee apply for credit card payment )

    Should I tip the guide?

    We have tipping culture in Turkey and if you happy with his service, you can tip your guide around 15 to 20 percent.

    Can we have a private vehicle?

    We can arrange a private vehicle upon request but we do not recommend as the old city is closed to the traffic.