Exquisite layover tour

We had a 10 hour layover tour in Istanbul, arriving at 15:45. Our wonderful guide Latif met us in the arrivals hall at 16:30, and took us on a magical tour of Istanbul. We visited the Grand Bazaar and the Spice Market, which included tasting of tea and sweets. Then we were off on the ferry to cross to the Asian part of the city…

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Informative and fun layover tour of Istanbul

We had a 7 hour lay over in Istanbul and contacted Istanbul Lay over Tours. They arranged everything for us for a visit to the Asia part of Istanbul (with a wonderful dinner of local food), hippodrome, the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sofia. Unfortunately the limited time did not allow us the luxury of a Turkish bath. Israfil was a pleasant guide…

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“Highy recommend tour with them”

My wife, 16-year old son and I had a short layover in Istanbul during the daytime on our return flight home to Canada. Friends had done the layover tour with Latif on their way to Turkey the previous week and raved about how good it was. The had a long layover and were able to do the full tour, including the ferry ride…

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“awesome tour & best tour guide ever! :)”

Had the most awesome day seeing the highlights of the gorgeous city of Istanbul with the best tour guide. My tour was from 8am to 5pm because my layover was a pretty long one (4am-8pm). In that time I was able to see the main sights and even squeeze in a Turkish bath. Latif was a big part of the reason my time in Istanbul was great. He was…

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7 Hours in Istanbul

We had 7 hours in Istanbul and I contacted Latif after I read about his tours here at Trip Advisor. I was worried, because of State Department warning about Turkey and because i did not know Latif before. But we had four excellent hours tour in Istanbul for very reasonable price with Latif. He is very knowledgeable, carrying person…

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