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Bitinya Day Tours

Macka MeydanI Sok. Ruya Apt. 34/3, Istanbul 34357, Turkey (Sultanahmet - Old City)
+90 212 259 10 40
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Ranked #20 of 317 activities in Istanbul
Type: Tours
Traveller Description: Bitinya Tours would like to share 12 years expertise at designing alternative tours in Turkey, Greece, Syria, Iran, Georgia and Armenia with you... more »
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Mumbai
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47 reviews 47 reviews
31 attraction reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
49 helpful votes 49 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 June 2013 NEW

We used the services of Bitinya Tours for our entire trip to Turkey. Right from the planning stage, when we provided them with the places to visit, we found them to be very professional and thorough. Not only did they provide us with a good itinerary, but also with a very competitive cost. Ersin Gunes who handled all our matters... More

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Houston, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2013

After our trip to Turkey I had to wonder what took us so long to go there! Bitinay Tours and Ersin Gunes made this holiday for my wife and I extremely pleasant, and educational. The itinerary was expedited very smoothly.... with no errors, and they were always communicating with us (before, during, and after our trip). We had our share... More

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melbourne
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Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

We were in Istanbul for 5 days and used Bitinya to organise our tours. Our brief was we wanted to do what the locals did, the way they did. And we were not disappointed. Ersin was most patient and accommodating with the many changes, even at the last minute when we had to rearrange our program. Our guide was very... More

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Bydgoszcz
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5 attraction reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2013

We were hoping to get to know real Istanbul better and we were not disappointed.We decided to take "off the beaten track" day tour. Elif our guide turned out to be a great fun. She was easy going, friendly, open and knew a lot about local things. She told us a lot about history of Turkey and Istanbul. She took... More

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Austin, Texas
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2013

Booked a Jewels of Istanbul tour online with Bitinya in dec 2012. communication was very clear and Erkan was at our hotel very promptly. He is a very personable and very good tour guide. This was a walking tour a little off the beaten path that we enjoyed tremendously. He even bought us some unique Turkish sweets and coffee along... More

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Edina, Minnesota, United States
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17 reviews 17 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2013

My husband and I brought our college age boys and High School daughter to Istanbul in August. Erlandson was our guide. He was fantastic. He met all our needs. He was a great communicator and really fun. We need a day trip in which we covered the historic highlights. And a night tour where he gave us a taste of... More

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Roslyn, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 January 2013

My family of 5 just returned from a wonderful trip organized by Bitinya tours. We made the airline and Istanbul hotel reservations with the aid of Ersin the owner. The tours, transfers, airline tickets in Turkey as well as local tour guides and drivers were done by Bitinya tours. Our Istanbul tour guide Erkhan was the best tour guide. The... More

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New York, New York, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 November 2012

My wife and I spent two days with Erkan Karakose on a personal tour visiting key sites and neighborhoods in Istanbul. I found Erkan to be incredibly personable and it was a pleasure to spend the time with him, but I was deeply impressed by his knowledge of the history, politics and architecture of the city. Specifically, I was a... More

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Heidelberg, Germany
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 November 2012

A friend and I did the “Off the beaten track & Istanbul tastes” tour that was recommended by a friend and we couldn’t have been happier. We loved the private tour and our guide, Elif, stayed with us ALL day. She picked us up from the hotel and dropped us off. It was casual and easy going, but we felt... More

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Montreal, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 October 2012

Using a recommendation provided by a friend we contacted Erkan to book our guided visit to Istanbul. As we visited the many sites of Istanbul with Erkan, he shared his incredible knowledge about the different attractions and the stories about the people who built them. He continuously pointed out unique features and smaller details in each of the attractions that... More

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