A guided small-group tour with hotel, breakfast and 3 full sightseeing days — Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Bosphorus cruise and the Princess Islands.
Discover Istanbul's layered history across 4 nights and 5 days with a professionally guided small-group tour. You'll spend two full days exploring the Old City's landmark sites, cruise the Bosphorus, and enjoy a relaxed day among the Princess Islands — with comfortable hotel accommodation and breakfast included throughout, run year-round.
Each sightseeing day includes lunch, entrance fees to major museums and palaces, an English-speaking guide, and air-conditioned transport, so the only things you need to plan are your flights and free time.
On arrival, you're met and privately transferred to your hotel, with a short orientation at reception and suggestions for making the most of your free afternoon. Overnight in Istanbul.
A Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with traditional Turkish dancing can be added to your first evening if your arrival time allows — just ask us when booking.
08:30 — Pick-up from your hotel for a full day covering Istanbul's most iconic Byzantine and Ottoman landmarks.
17:00 — Transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
08:30 — Full-day tour combining a scenic cruise with the city's most photogenic viewpoints.
Hotel pick-up (08:00–09:15) and transfer to the port, followed by a scenic ~1-hour boat crossing to the islands.
Heybeliada: the second-largest and greenest of the islands, with around an hour of free time to explore with your guide.
Büyükada: a relaxed Turkish lunch, followed by free time to explore, shop, or — in summer — take a swim.
The return crossing to Istanbul is followed by a shopping stop before you're dropped back at your hotel.
After breakfast, check out from your hotel (before 12:00) and transfer to the airport or port according to your departure details.
Local tours may include a short shopping stop where timing allows, and free time is built in for an optional dinner cruise with traditional dancing.
Personalised suggestions to help you get the most out of your 5-day Istanbul itinerary.
Since Day 1 is a light arrival day, it's the easiest evening to slot in the optional Bosphorus dinner cruise without affecting the busier sightseeing days that follow.
Bring a scarf and modest clothing for Day 2's Blue Mosque visit — shoulders and knees should be covered, and shoes are removed at the entrance.
Day 3 covers cobbled hills like Pierre Loti and Camlıca, and Day 4 involves boat boarding and island walking — comfortable, closed-toe shoes are worth packing.
We work with a small group of centrally located 3★ and 4★ boutique hotels in Istanbul. You'll be confirmed into one of the following, or a similar category hotel, depending on availability.
Modern hotel in the lively Taksim district, close to Istiklal Street.
Boutique hotel steps from Sultanahmet's historic sites.
Charming Ottoman-style hotel in the heart of the Old City.
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Reached out after hearing recommendations and received a fast reply. Shared our preferred destinations and interests, asked to skip most shopping stops, and received a tailored proposal and quote once the itinerary was finalised.
Compared several Istanbul tour operators before booking a month-long-planned family trip that included a side excursion to Bursa. Appreciated the patient, honest answers to every question with realistic, reasonable pricing throughout.
Chose Turkey for a honeymoon that balanced history, culture and fun rather than a purely educational trip. Language was a concern going in as English speakers, but that turned out not to be a barrier at all.
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