istanbulite offers custom-made private tours and unique workshops in Istanbul. We provide you professional guidance, professional driver, luxury vehicle or private boat tour. However, what makes istanbulite different is that you can customize your tour depending on your interests and also attend interesting workshops such as Ottoman cooking, paper marbling, ceramics or even take a private yoga class in a venue with a magnificient Bosphorus venue. Go to istanbulite.com and 'start customizing your own personal tour' and follow our blog to be inspired about what to do in Istanbul.. www.blog.istanbulite.com

1. PRIVATE GUIDED
TOURS
ISTANBULITE
Custom Made Private Tours & Concierge

2. WHO WE ARE
Travel agency specializing
exclusively in private guided tours
in Istanbul.
We are passionate about Istanbul
and that is why we do what we do.

3. OUR MANIFESTO
Customize your own itinerary or choose from our tours
Explore the city accompanied by professionals
Be as flexible & spontaneous as possible
Turkish coffee breaks, 'baklava' breaks can be as crucial
as must-see sights
Make room for interaction with locals
Meet, talk & have a good time with the locals during workshops

4. TOURS
Experience Istanbul Like Never Before

5. TOUR#1 Venue
I Have One Day in Istanbul SULTANAHMET
DISTRICT
Here is an itinerary that covers must-see sights in
Duration
Istanbul for the ones who have only one day in
the city. 6-8 HOURS
APPROXIMATELY
Determined as one of the four historic areas of
Istanbul by UNESCO World Heritage Convention, Included
Sultanahmet Peninsula hosts the world famous Professional tour guide
Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia. Luxury vehicle with a
professional driver
Don’t miss out on the monuments that have
embellished the silhouette of the city for Excluded
centuries.
Museum entrance fees
Lunch
Included Sights:
HAGIA SOPHIA MUSEUM, BLUE MOSQUE,
HIPPODROME SQUARE, UNDERGROUND
CISTERN MUSEUM, GRAND BAZAAR

6. TOUR#2 Venue
Along the Bosphorus BOSPHORUS
STRAIT
Strait Duration
Istanbul is the only city in the world that lies on
6-8 HOURS
APPROXIMATELY
two continents. With this tour, you will explore
the shores of the Bosphorus, the natural strait Included
that separates Europe from Asia. Strolling
through the local neighborhoods and cruising Professional tour guide
with your private boat, you will enjoy this ‘pearl’ Luxury vehicle with a
of the city both from land and sea. professional driver
You will come across many wooden mansions Private boat tour
and historical houses, have great photo
opportunities and see many local restaurants, ice Excluded
cream shops and men fishing along the
Bosphorous. Following your tour of the local Museum entrance fees
neighborhoods along the Bosphorus, you will Lunch
have a two hour private boat tour where you will
see the city from the water.
Included Sights:
RUMELI FORTRESS, BEBEK,
ARNAVUTKÖY, ORTAKÖY,
PRIVATE BOAT TOUR

7. TOUR#3 Venue
EMINÖNÜ
Traces of the Ottomans SULTANAHMET
From 1453 to 1923, Istanbul has been the capital SÜLEYMANIYE
of the Ottoman Empire. The city was the DISTRICTS
residence of the Ottoman royal family and Islamic
Caliphate for centuries. Duration
6-8 HOURS
Follow the steps of the Ottomans as you visit APPROXIMATELY
historical mosques, bazaars and architecturally
unique Topkapı Palace. The tour also gives you a Included
taste of shopping in a historical settings, Spice
Professional tour guide
Market, where you can try the famous Turkish
Luxury vehicle with a
delight and all sorts of dried fruits and nuts.
professional driver
Excluded
Museum entrance fees
Included Sights: Lunch
TOPKAPI PALACE MUSEUM,
SULEYMANIYE MOSQUE, RUSTEM PASA
MOSQUE, SPICE MARKET, TURKISH AND
ISLAMIC ARTS MUSEUM

8. TOUR#5 Venue
GOLDEN HORN
Along the Bay of Golden EDIRNEKAPI
Horn DISTRICTS
The bay of Golden Horn goes inland for 7km Duration
(app. 4.5miles) and creates a natural harbour. 6-8 HOURS
Stroll through the rich private collection of Koç APPROXIMATELY
Museum and take a boat across the bay like in
the old times to watch the panoramic view of the Included
Golden Horn from Pierre Loti Hill.
Professional tour guide
Luxury vehicle with a
Admire beautiful Byzantine mosaics in Chora
professional driver
Museum and make your way through the most
sacred temples of both Christianity and Islam in Excluded
Istanbul, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchy and the
Eyüp Sultan Mosque. Museum entrance fees
Lunch
Included Sights:
KOÇ MUSUEM, EYÜP SULTAN MOSQUE,
CHORA MUSEUM, PANAGIA BLACHERNA
CHURCH, GREEK ORTHODOX
PATRIARCHY, PIERRE LOTI HILL, VIRGIN
MARY OF THE MONGOLS CHURCH

9. TOUR#4 Venue
EDIRNEKAPI
Traces of Constantinople SULTANAHMET
DISTRICTS
Istanbul has been called ‘Constantinople’ for
centuries, the city was the former Byzantine
capital from the 4th century until the 15th. Duration
6-8 HOURS
Follow the traces of Constantinople as you visit APPROXIMATELY
the world famous Hagia Sophia with its
mesmerizing dome, former Byzantine churches Included
with beautiful mosaics, 6th century water
Professional tour guide
reservoir which is lighted up beautifully, the
Luxury vehicle with a
remains of the hippodrome where the chariot
professional driver
games took place and the walls that protected
Constantinople for centuries. You will be Excluded
enchanted both by the architecture of the time
and the intricacy of decoration, especially in the Museum entrance fees
mosaics. Lunch
Included Sights:
CHORA MUSEUM, FETHIYE MUSEUM, CITY
WALLS, UNDERGROUND CISTERN
MUSEUM, HIPPODROME SQUARE

10. TOUR#6 Venue
NUR-U OSMANIYE
Shopping in Historical EMINÖNÜ
Bazaars DISTRICTS
Duration
Grand Bazaar, the first shopping mall of the world
built in the 15th century, is still the biggest 6-8 HOURS
covered bazaar in the world, where Istanbulites APPROXIMATELY
flock on weekends to shop.
Included
Lose yourself in the wide selection of sapphires, Professional tour guide
gold, silver to copper, Christian icons to Luxury vehicle with a
handwritten old Kur’an books & pages to old professional driver
dowry pieces, ‘ikat’ & ‘suzani’ material, leather
jackets and linen bathrobes to ‘genuinely’ fake Excluded
purses.
Museum entrance fees
Lunch
Included Sights:
SPICE MARKET, GRAND BAZAAR

11. TOUR#7 Venue
ISTIKLAL AVENUE
Strolling through GALATA
Pera & Galata DISTRICTS
Duration
‘Istiklal Caddesi’, meaning Independence Avenue,
is the longest pedestrian street in Istanbul, 6-8 HOURS
considered to be the heart of the city. APPROXIMATELY
This tour will take you through the 19th century Included
churches, consulate buildings, historical passages Professional tour guide
& patisseries, art galleries, book stores, Luxury vehicle with a
chocolataries, fish market and traditional professional driver
restaurants along the Istiklal Avenue.
Excluded
As you make your way to the Galata tower to Museum entrance fees
enjoy the astonishing 360 degrees panoramic Lunch
view of the city, you will stroll through designers'
boutiques, small cafe's in Galata neighborhood.
Included Sights:
ISTIKLAL AVENUE, ST ANTOINE CHURCH,
CRIMEAN MEMORIAL CHURCH, GALATA
TOWER, HAZAPULO PASSAGE

12. TOUR#8 Venue
SULTANAHMET
Marbling Workshop DISTRICT
How about trying something new on one of your Duration
days in Istanbul?
Have you ever heard of 'paper marbling'? 1.5 HOURS
It's an old art form whose roots go back to the
15th century to Central Asia. Included
Professional tour guide
The workshop takes place in a historical setting
Luxury vehicle with a
as well, a 16th century building complex which
professional driver
used to be a school. The former school has a
beautiful, serene courtyard and small classrooms Excluded
all around the patio, in which a different Turkish
art is taught. Lunch
Learn how to do marbling, watch the colors
dance on the water and create your own little
piece of art.
Included Sights:
MARBLING WORKSHOP

13. TOUR#10 Venue
EDIRNEKAPI
Ottoman Cooking DISTRICT
Workshop Duration
Fancy dining like the sultans used to? This 2.5 HOURS
workshop provides you the opportunity to learn
about Ottoman cooking from the experts! Included
Professional tour guide
Asitane, which has been serving genuine Luxury vehicle with a
Ottoman food for two decades now, has professional driver
investigated the secrets of Ottoman dining Lunch @ Asitane Restaurant
through the palace archives starting from the
16th century. The Chefs are going to share some
of those secrets with you during the workshop
which takes about 2.5 hours.
Following the workshop, you will sit down to eat
what you have cooked and accompany it with
local wine.

14. TOUR#9 Venue
VARIOUS
Private Yoga Class DISTRICTS
Have you always wanted to try yoga one day? Duration
This might be your chance to do it.
1-1.5 HOURS
How about continuing your practice during your
Istanbul trip? Included
Private yoga instructor
We offer you more than a private yoga class, we Luxury vehicle with a
provide you with the opportunity to practice professional driver
against the breathtaking view of the Bosphorous.
You can have your private yoga classes either in
your hotel or in a well kept garden overlooking
the beautiful waters of the Bosphorous.

15. ENJOY YOUR TOUR.
Experience Istanbul Like Never Before

16. Contact Us:
info@istanbulite.com
www.istanbulite.com
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