What a fantastic tour. We covered so much (Blue Mosque, Suleymani Mosque, Grand Bazaar, Spice Bazaar etc etc) though it never felt rushed and we even had time to stop for a Turkish coffee with an amazing view over the city. Burak, our guide, was fantastic. His English was excellent, and he really got the balance right with giving lots of interesting information about the city, but not overloading us with too much. He was also great at answering all my questions and taking us to places and imparting knowledge that I'd never otherwise have had on the city! A really brilliant tour and highly recommended. The other thing to add (as a major positive) is that there were only 2 of us (it was off-season in November) and yet the tour still went ahead - a real advantage with this tour given that is hardly a given with some other tour companies!

Mr. Alastair J M., Istanbul, 20 Nov 2018

Amazing guide

Mr. Timothy W., Istanbul, 13 Nov 2018

Overall a very good experience. Our guide was friendly and helpful including giving tips for places to visit in Istanbul. The only slight negative was the level of interaction with the local family. I had hoped for more of a 2 way conversation (albeit translated).

Ms. Karen M., Istanbul, 18 Oct 2018

A very beautiful experience :=)

Ms. KERRI R., Istanbul, 04 Apr 2018

Tolga was an excellent guide. Knowledgeable, personable and willing to adjust the tour to suit the participants. The walk was at a good pace and I finished the tour with an excellent understanding of the main sites in Istanbul.

Mr. Eric C., Istanbul, 19 Mar 2018

My guide was very informative and spoke excellent English - he willingly and helpfully answered all my questions and queries. I learnt a lot as a result of the tour, and would like to visit Istanbul again. The tour had really educated me into the history, culture and architecture -the cost of the tour was a small price to pay for such extensive knowledge! Most enjoyable.

Ms. Shao W., Istanbul, 22 Sep 2017

I thoroughly enjoyed my personal guided tour with Emre. He was professional and shared his knowledge of Istanbul's history and places in a friendly manner. We went from place to place smoothly and easily. I difinitely saw and learnt more than if I'd attemped to do these sites alone. At the end of the tour he asked me where I planned to go next. I said the Galata Tower as we were near the bridge. Emre said he was crossing the bridge and would show me the shortcut, so we crossed the bridge together and he left me with a direct route to the tower. This was great as I then went onto the Tower and enjoyed the stunning views of Istanbul. Thank you for a great day out!

Ms. Joan B., Istanbul, 22 Aug 2017

We had a great time with this one, our guide involved us in everything, answered our questions, at our request took us to a wine bar for us to try some local wine varieties and cheeses. An excellent evening with an excellent guide - don't loose him.

Mr. Keith M., Istanbul, 20 Aug 2017

Our guide was great, showing great passion for the tour and Istanbul. We learned a lot from him. The tour was to be 9 hours but fell short, some proposed locations were closed for the day, alternatives found (eg Cisterns) explored but still finished short. Doing spice market was discussed but other tour members were doing it the next day. Was good but we'Ve been on better UrbanAdventures tours.

Mr. Keith M., Istanbul, 12 Aug 2017

Excellent experience, exactly as I expected. My only wish was to have had some time to meet and interact with the Olive Tree clients themselves, such as the students or cooks ... rather than just sort of stand around. Could've made origami or help cook too, etc! But the dinner was phenomenal and the conversation with the leadership team was wonderful. I had such a great time.

Mr. Christopher M., Istanbul, 12 Jul 2017