Top 15 Full-Day Tours in Istanbul

Istanbul: Full-Day Highlights Tour with Guide and Lunch - The Hippodrome and Sultanahmet’s outdoor monuments

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,662 reviews · 7 hours · from $37Our pick

See Istanbul’s Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Hippodrome, and Grand Bazaar with a guide, lunch, and skip-the-line access.

“We spent the entire day with Mr. Baris, an extremely knowledgeable guide. He shared a great deal of history with us and he was willing and able to thoroughly answer questions. We visited the major attractions during our tour. Lunch at a local restaurant was delicious. It was a small group of people on the tour which made it so pleasant. A very good day.”

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From Istanbul: Full-Day Princes Island Tour with Lunch

2.Full-Day Princes Island Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,550 reviews · 7 hours · from $26

Review of Istanbul’s Princes Island day tour, with Büyükada, Kınalıada, boat lunch, Ottoman mansions, free time, and practical booking tips.

“This was an amazing experience.Lunch was great, we visited 3 islands, staff was kind especially Dilek, she was extremely helpful and friendly.Definitely worth checking out!”

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ISTANBUL BEST: Iconic Landmarks Full Day PRIVATE Guided City Tour

3.ISTANBUL BEST: Iconic Landmarks Full Day PRIVATE Guided City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,032 reviews · 6 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $80Top rated

See Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Basilica Cistern, and Grand Bazaar with a flexible private Istanbul guide.

“After researching the Viator website I chose this solo guided tour and was very pleased with my choice. Saban was an excellent guide. He was very knowledgeable and professional and could answer all my questions. He met me on time at my hotel reception. He was very friendly and immediately put me at ease. We didn't have to queue at any of the attractions. He offered me some time on my own at Topkapi Palace which was a good idea - he suggested things he thought I would be interested to see. He also pointed out other places of interest that we passed during our day. Our last stop was…”

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Istanbul: Best of The City Full-Day Tour with Transfers

4.Best of The City Full-Day Tour with Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 616 reviews · from $51

Tour Istanbul’s old city with a guide, visiting Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, the Blue Mosque, Basilica Cistern, and Grand Bazaar.

“This is no question easy one of my best day tour I've ever joined! Plus with a guide like Arkan, its bread and butter😊 Highly recommend this City Tour, amazing! Lots of history and very very informative. Just be ready to do walking in between site visirs but don't worry guide will adjust to everyones pace.👏”

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Istanbul to Gallipoli Full Day Tour with Lunch and Transfers

5.Istanbul to Gallipoli Full Day Tour with Lunch and Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 567 reviews · 17 hours (approx.) · from $157

Review of Istanbul’s Gallipoli day tour, with ANZAC sites, cemeteries, lunch, hotel transfers, guide quality, travel time, and practical tips.

“This is an excellent tour if you’ve only got a day to visit Gallipoli! Very informative and the lunch that’s provided was delicious!”

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Gallipoli Full-Day Tour from Istanbul

6.Gallipoli Full-Day Tour from Istanbul

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 468 reviews · 18 hours · from $154

Visit Gallipoli from Istanbul on an 18-hour guided tour of ANZAC Cove, cemeteries, battlefields, and memorials with lunch included.

“Our family of six loved the tour provided by Ibrahim. He was so knowledgeable and respectful! Our boys said it was the best tour we've done in Europe!”

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Full Day Istanbul 1, 2 or 3-Day Private City Guided Tour

7.Full Day Istanbul 1, 2 or 3-Day Private City Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 411 reviews · from $98

Build your own Istanbul tour across Byzantine and Ottoman sights, with a private guide, optional car, and one to three flexible days.

“We did a one day tour with Bahar as our tour guide and it was fantastic! Bahar explained everything to us wonderfully and showed us so many gems we would have missed. She even helped us to plan the rest of our time there and made recommendations on where we should eat. I would definitely do this again!!”

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From Istanbul: Gallipoli and Anzac Full-Day Tour

8.Gallipoli and Anzac Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 345 reviews · 15 hours · from $159

Visit Gallipoli and Anzac Cove from Istanbul with expert guides, memorials, cemeteries, lunch, and a moving full-day history tour.

“It was a wonderful trip. Our guide was so knowledgable and explained the history of the campaign so well. The drivers were excellent too. The lunch was tasty and substantial. It was a long day but it was such a worthwhile experience. I would highly recommend this tour to all who are interested in history.”

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Troy: Full-Day Tour from Istanbul

9.Full-Day Tour from Istanbul

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 312 reviews · 18 hours · from $169

Explore Troy from Istanbul on an 18-hour guided trip with lunch, ferry rides, Homeric legends, ancient walls, and a replica Trojan horse.

“The pick up, travel, transfers between buses were all really well organised - this was excellent. The tour itself was one of the highlights of my trip to Istanbul.”

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Istanbul: Full-Day Guided Tour

10.Full-Day Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 301 reviews · 4 - 6 hours · from $118

Explore Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar, and Şerefiye Cistern with a local guide in Istanbul.

“Highky recommended. Emre adjusts according to the client, he surprised me in the way he could give me the most important information without boring me to death and leave me to do the exploration part myself.”

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WONDERS of ISTANBUL: PRIVATE Full-Day Guided City Tour

11.WONDERS of ISTANBUL: PRIVATE Full-Day Guided City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 295 reviews · 5 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $78

Review of Istanbul’s private full-day tour covering Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Basilica Cistern, Hippodrome, and Grand Bazaar.

“Our guide Musa was great! He was very knowledgeable and fun! We had a great time and enjoyed it all very much!”

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Bursa & Uludag Tours, Full-Day, Golden Horn & Pierre Loti, Tour Reviews, Tours

Bursa Full-Day Tour From Istanbul With Cable Car

12.Bursa Full-Day Tour From Istanbul With Cable Car

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 287 reviews · 12 to 14 hours (approx.) · from $50

Review of the Bursa day tour from Istanbul, with ferry, Uludag cable car, lunch, mosques, shopping stops, costs, and practical tips.

“This trip was a waste of a day, this tour can be cut to half day if they don't make so many stops on the way to Bursa, alot of the stop is to putchase what you have already probably got considering you are in Istanbul. The tour guy was very nice and pleasant, and the cable cars was a very nice experince, aside from that, not worth it.”

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Full-Day Private Guided Cultural Tour of Istanbul

13.Full-Day Private Guided Cultural Tour of Istanbul

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 279 reviews · 5 to 7 hours (approx.)

Explore Istanbul’s Sultanahmet sights with a private guide, hotel pickup, flexible pacing, and local tips for mosques, palaces, bazaars, and more.

“Great guide who provided a historical prospective to the locations visited. Would highly recommend this tour.”

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Istanbul: Full-Day City Highlights Tour with Lunch

14.Full-Day City Highlights Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 254 reviews · 7 hours · from $70

See Istanbul’s top sights in one day with a local guide, lunch, small-group pacing, skip-the-line entry, and practical advice on added fees.

“Great intro to Istanbul. The guide Mahamad was exceptional. Lots of walking and talking. Small group means ease of getting around and easy to ask questions. Highly recommended.”

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