İstanbul Hidden Places Daily Tour – Private Car & Guide

İstanbul Hidden Places Daily Tour – Private Car & Guide

An Amazing Chance to Discover the Special Spots of the Two Continents of Istanbul by Private Guide and Private Driver

We will visit all the attractions of the two continents of Istanbul, which are far from the touristic center, in one day with our tour guide. First, we will go to Çamlıca Hill and watch the whole of Istanbul in a panoramic view. Right after, we will visit Turkey's largest mosque, Camlica Mosque. Our tour will continue with Küçüksu Pavilion and then we will go to Çengelköy after that  lunch by crossing the Bosphorus bridge. After lunch, we will go to Pierre Loti Hill and after visiting Eyüp Mosque, we will go down the hill with the cable car. After the cable car, which creates a unique Istanbul experience, we will go old Greek district Balat and we will see Stefan Church. All ticket, entry fees, shuttle service and lunch is included the tour  

Included 

Lunch Included

Hotel Transfer Included

Tour duration is 10-11 hours

All Entrance Fee Included

Professional English or Spanish Guide

Professional Licenced Driver 

Not Included

personal expenses 

İstanbul Hidden Places Daily Tour – Private Car & Guide - Summary

You will be picked up from your hotel by our shuttle service between 09:00 – 09.30am. (There may be some changes in the service time depending on the location of your hotel.) we will go to Çamlıca Hill and watch the whole of Istanbul in a panoramic view. Right after, we will visit Turkey's largest mosque, Camlica Mosque. Our tour will continue with Beylerbeyi Palace and then we will go to lunch by crossing the Bosphorus bridge. After lunch, we will go to Pierre Loti Hill and after visiting Eyüp Mosque, we will go down the hill with the cable car. After the cable car, which creates a unique Istanbul experience, we will take the boat and make a two-hour Bosphorus - Golden Horn tour near sunset. All ticket, entry fees, shuttle service and lunch is included the tour

Tour Highlights

Çamlıca Hill, Camlica Hill is the most wonderful place where you can watch Istanbul from the top. It is a beautiful resting place where you can take a breath with the magnificent view of Istanbul at an altitude of 260 meters, approximately 4 km from Üsküdar. It is an ideal place for breakfast and lunch with Bosphorus view. From Çamlıca Hill, when the weather is clear you can see the Sea of Marmara, Princes' Islands, the Golden Horn, the Bosphorus, and even the snow-covered Uludağ in Bursa, which is located quite south from istanbul.

The Great Camlica Mosqu;e We will visit the the largest mosque in Turkey, as part of the Istanbul daily tour. Attracts attention with its details thought out to the smallest detail in each section. The Büyük Çamlıca Mosque also has one of the largest temple doors in the world, with its main gate 5 meters wide, 6.5 meters high and weighing 6 tons. It includes an art gallery of 3,500 square meters, a library of 3 thousand square meters, a conference hall for 1071 people, and 8 art workshops.

Küçüksu Pavilion It was built on the seaside between Göksu and Küçüksu creeks on the Anatolian side, south of Anadolu Hisarı. He had the Küçüksu Pavilion built during the reign of Sultan Abdülmecid (1839-1861). Western ornamental motifs were used on the embossed and vibrant sea front, the small pool with a fountain leaning against this façade, and its stairs. Rooms and halls are furnished with valuable works of art, and furniture ordered from Europe is included. Today, it is among the favorite places of local and foreign tourists.

Çengelköy; from the 6th century, the port of Çengelköy was called Sophianai because of the palace Justin II built nearby for his consort Sophia. Çengelköy is a Bosphorus district on the Anatolian coast of the Bosphorus, following the Kuzguncuk and Beylerbeyi districts from Üsküdar to the Black Sea direction, respectively, and surrounded by centuries-old plane trees and attractive mansions, where you will feel the traditional Bosphorus life of the past.

The Bosphorus Bridge is one and the first of three suspension bridges on the Bosphorus, which connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. The feet of the bridge are in Ortaköy on the European side and Beylerbeyi on the Anatolian side. On the Istanbul daily tour, we will cross this bridge by car on the way to lunch and you will be included in this pleasure that lasts for a few minutes.

Balat is a modest district with its colorful houses and narrow stone-paved streets. Popular cafes and modern galleries share streets with the neighborhood's old-fashioned grocers. structures such as the Ecumenical Greek Patriarchate basilica, synagogues and Byzantine churches; It reflects the cosmopolitan history of the region, which is home to Jewish, Greek and Armenian communities.

Stefan Church or The Iron Church, known as the Sveti Stefan Church, is a church affiliated to the Bulgarian Exarchate, located on the shores of the Golden Horn, between Balat and Fener districts in Istanbul, Fatih. It was built on 25 October 1859 in the name of Istefanaki Bey. The Iron Church, which was assembled on the shore of the Golden Horn, is among the first prefabricated structures in the world.

Golden Horn & Eyup Sultan Mosque; Known and revered by Muslims as the second Kaaba, Eyüp Sultan Mosque is like the heart of a white city built with old tombstones. It is known that the mosque, which was started to be built in 1458, 5 years after the tomb of Eyüp Sultan was found and the conquest of Istanbul, had more than one architect. Although we do not have very enlightening information about the architecture of that time, it was built as a complex with units such as a madrasa, bath, and tomb.

Pierre Loti Hill & Cafe is a hill overlooking the Golden Horn in the Eyüpsultan district of Istanbul. The hill got its name from the French novelist and orientalist Julien Viaud, who came to Istanbul in 1876 and settled here, and is known for frequently visiting a coffee house on this hill. It is one of the most visited places in Istanbul by both domestic and foreign tourists. The best thing to do here is to sip your coffee in a mystical environment while watching the beautiful and relaxing view of the Golden Horn on Pierre Loti Hill.

Cable Car; we will return from Pierre Loti hill by cable car and this will be one of the unique experiences you have in Istanbul. Anyone who wants to participate in this event, which is included in the tour price, will be able to benefit from this privilege.

Shuttle & Meeting Point

Hotel Transfer

Old City - Around 10.00am

Our shuttle service for the Istanbul Bosphorus cruise provides door-to-door service for accommodation in Aksaray, Laleli, Sultanahmet, Beyazıt, Cağaloğlu, Sirkeci and Eminönü.

(Please be ready at the address you gave us at 09.30am.)

Taksim - Around 10.00am

Our shuttle service for the Istanbul Bosphorus cruise provides door-to-door service for accommodation in Karaköy, Tophane, Kabataş and Taksim.

(Please be ready at the address you gave us at 09.30am.)

Note: For our guests staying in a region other than the ones mentioned above, detailed information about the meeting points will be sent via e-mail after booking.

Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation up to 48 hours before tour day

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