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

So ... I was expecting a full 9 hour tour. We definitely covered everything as promised in the itinerary, and it wasn't rushed at all (it was only me on the tour after all), but then with the extra time (about 2.5 hours) from my expected ending at 5:30pm, I was expecting us to do some other sights. All this said -- I had a great time. Salih was a phenomenal guide -- it was liking having an old friend show me around Istanbul. So easy to talk to and connect with, and Salih knows his stuff. He also was very frank and candid about everything going in in Turkey, which also added another level of insight to everything too. I think the tour would benefit from going one level deeper than just the main sights in Sultanahmet. Throw in some elements of the Picnic on Two Continents tour, like the ferry ride, or perhaps add in a bit of Karakoy/Beyoglu, or another mosque or ruin. Something off the beaten path. The grand bazaar almost isn't worth it since it's just shops and we weren't there to shop so we just kind of breezed through it after a cup of coffee (which was great, as I wasn't looking to buy anything). All in all -- I wasn't disappointed, just wish we'd done a bit more since we'd had the capacity to do so.

Mr. Christopher M., Istanbul, 12 Jul 2017

I was pleased to see my old friend, Baba Tolga! He always has great knowledge to share and comes up with interesting places to see.

Ms. Denise C., Istanbul, 08 Jun 2017

I regret that I cannot remember the guide's name (it started with an "E"), but he did a great job of showing me the sights and taking into consideration my preferences for the tour. He even tolerated my tendency to feed our anchovies to the very pretty cat who wanted to join our picnic. I enjoyed my Urban Adventure and would recommend it to anyone.

Ms. Denise C., Istanbul, 08 Jun 2017

Such an amazing tour. Our guide was very friendly and a wealth of Knowledge of the area. Me and my friend were the only two on the tour and by the end it felt like we were just hanging out with an old friend. I have been to Istanbul twice before this trip but I learnt so much this time. And the local Restaurant he took us to was some of the best food we had all trip - I would highly recommend this trip.

Ms. Kirsty J., Istanbul, 23 Apr 2017

Loved this tour, and will definitely be recommending to others. Well worth the time and money, our guide was amazing, and we gained so much more knowledge that what we would have doing it by ourselves.

Mrs. Alana S., Istanbul, 20 Mar 2017

What an awesome (and tasty) tour! My guide Tolga was very knowledgable, kind and passionate about his job. This was a great experience I would recommend if you love food and adventure off the tourist map!

Ms. Georgia B., Istanbul, 17 Mar 2017