Days in Istanbul / Istanbul, the Old City :

A sample itinerary... covering historical highlights of the Old City; Sultanahmet area.
We are coming & meeting guests at the hotel. Starting at 9am, depending on how interested guests are with our explanations, this tour is over around 5pm.

There is enough time to see:
Blue Mosque (Ottoman, 400 years old),
Topkapi Palace (Ottoman, 500 years old),
St. Sophia / Hagia Sophia (Byzantine, 1400 years old),
Basilica Cistern / Underground Cistern (Byzantine, 1400 years old),
Grand Bazaar (Ottoman, 500 years old, 4000 indoor shops).
As the tour is over, we are taking guests back to the hotel.

We have two alternatives for the day...

Since locations we are visiting are in close distance to eachother,
if the hotel of our guests is located in Old City area,
this may well be a walking tour.
In this case,
* for parties up to 8 people, rate of the day is 150 Euros (in total, not per person)
* for parties over 8 people, rate of the day is 200 Euros (in total, not per person).
Please note that this is the rate of daily tour guiding services on walking tours.

However, if the hotel of our guests is not located in the Old City (Sultanahmet) area, a good idea may be having a private car/van in service.

To give you an idea... lets say if guests are a party of six, rate of the day becomes
300 Euros (in total, not per person).

This rate includes:
* our daily tour guiding services,
* a private air-conditioned van in service for the entire day,
* all expenses related with the private van such as fuel expenses, parking fees, services of a driver, etc

Please note that the rates listed above do not include:
* museum admission fees of our guests,
* personal expenses of our guests such as lunches (if necessary) & drinks

Remarks:
** the only reason we are not including museum admission fees into this rate is simply because this is a private tour and we, as your tour guides, are very happy taking our guests to one or ten different museums / locations in a day, all depending on personal interests.
** please give us the flexibility to change the order of visits whenever necessary. This, sometimes, becomes a must in Istanbul, to avoid crowds.
** the rate you find above is the rate valid in 2009, for a party of six. We, naturally, are very happy operationing for 2 persons, 10 people or parties of any size. Please feel free to get in touch for details.
** the rate you find above is quoted in Euros.
Please note that we are very happy to be paid in Euros, US Dollars or local currency.