Istanbul Layover Tours
Istanbul Layover Tours
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The more you travel, the more you will experience. For sure it is true if you ever leave the airport; Istanbul Layover Tours offer private guiding service by licensed professional tour guides from Istanbul Airport to for transit travelers, who have a couple of hours layover between their flights, with multiple comfort options of transportation and flexible tour schedules.
Istanbul, Türkiye

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Margaret B
4 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Solo
Couldn’t recommend this company more. Excellent communication, prompt, and helped facilitate a great layover tour. As a solo female traveler in her 20’s, I felt incredibly safe. I particularly loved my guide Mev who tailored the experience to my interests. She was knowledgeable, thorough, friendly, punctual and engaging. You can tell she really cared about providing the best experience possible and shared tips and hidden spots that I wouldn’t have known/discovered on my own! If I knew someone visiting, I would suggest Mev and this company.
Written 7 March 2024
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Jtravels2025
Berryville, VA3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Solo
What a terrific two-day layover in Istanbul. A friend highly recommended Istanbul Layover Tours.

I was able to book a private tour with Mev for a day and a half. The tour included a transfer to and from the airport to my hotel - which was a bonus. It was easy to find the meet up place for the transfer at the airport.

Mev met me at my hotel, and we set off for a walking tour of the Asian side including a late lunch and great ferry ride. The full day tour the next day was great as well. We visited the old city including the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and Grand Bazaar. The weather was perfect, and it was not crowded at all. She shared architectural history and knew great places for traditional Turkish food.

It was like touring the city with a friend.

Latif was very responsive during the booking process.

There are many layover tours available in Istanbul. Look no further. I would use them again.
Written 3 March 2024
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Darius L
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Solo
I visited Istanbul on 9 February and Ekrem was my guide. He was incredibly welcoming and knowledgeable. We visited many places despite the short layover, and I had covered all the places I wanted to. Ekrem was a great photographer as well and he managed to take some amazing photos for me. Latif had also communicated with me via WhatsApp and was very responsive to my queries before the trip. Thank you both!
Written 16 February 2024
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Thomas W
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Couples
Our tour was excellent, great food, friendly laid back guide. Took care of car, ferry and trains so we could get around easily. Was very flexible showing us around to try different foods.

It was a perfect way to spend a long layover. We only wish we had more time to spend.
Written 6 February 2024
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Erum S
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Family
This review is so long overdue! We were nervous because we were taking a redeye flight from Washington DC with a five year-old and a three-year-old. But our tour guide made it a breeze!. he catered the tour to our weary family. Borak is the best!

He gave us little nuggets of history that me and my husband enjoyed. Even though both my husband and I have been there before, seeing it with a private tour ride so we could see stuff that we had before in the past. For example, we went into the gardens behind topkapi Palace, which was so beautiful.

And we went during a very busy time of year, got into lines that would’ve normally taken us an hour to wait.

I was worried about doing tour Istanbul with Turkish airlines. This was the best idea my daughter is still talking about our trip to Turkey, even though we were only there for a day.

Thank you Borak!
Written 6 December 2023
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Michael T
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Friends
Coming home from a business trip I had a 12 hour layover in Istanbul. I did a lot of research before the trip and found Latif. Before I even booked anything I messaged back and forth with him with several questions I had about the tour. I was amazed at how fast he was responding and how patient he was with all of the questions I had. I plan trips to 54 global locations and work with people from all over the world. Just like Latifs reviews say he is one of the best of the best. He couldn’t have been more aware of us and our needs and was willing to do whatever to make our tour unforgettable. He is extremely professional and I highly recommend booking a tour with him. You won’t regret it! I’m going to work with him again when I have the chance to come back to Turkey for more time! Thanks again Latif!
Written 16 October 2023
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angkor5
Arizona64 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Latif was an excellent guide. His extensive knowledge of the visited sites was very helpful. I was having knee problems and he carried my heavy camera backpack for me. When I return I will definitely use him again!
Written 15 October 2023
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Garrick D
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2022 • Family
Latif was our walking guide for the day and he was great! He had such a comprehensive knowledge of the subject matter and made the historical information come alive with his passion. The walking tour is just the way to go but be prepared. Have comfortable shoes and warm enough gear. And make sure you drink the Turkish coffee made in the heated sand! Yum!
Written 10 October 2023
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Pierre B
8 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2022 • Couples
This tour was very accommodating. This trip was for my honeymoon. Istanbul was initially our layover. We wanted to just do a day tour while we waited for our next flight. Our flight to our actual destination changed and what was supposed to be a 13 hour layover, ended up being a 3 day layover. The tour group conveniently picked us up from the airport with easy navigation on how to find them. They originally were going to pick us up and drop us back off at the airport. But since our layover extended, they accommodated us and dropped our luggage off at the hotel we had to book, then took us to meet our tour guide.
Mev was full of knowledge and information on the history of everything we stopped to see. She took us to places that we didn't expect that really taught us more of the inside culture of Turkey. We stayed out to the evening and she continued to have good genuine conversation us.
Some of the things she showed us we went back the next day and explored further. Having her show us where things were helped set the foundation of us navigating Turkey. It was a great experience! Now we hope to visit Turkey again and for longer!
Written 6 October 2023
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jamielidd
Ancaster, On233 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2023 • Couples
We arranged a layover tour as we had a few extra hours in Istanbul. The tour was a private tour and very well organized. Our tour guide was great and catered the tour to our tastes. Highly recommended.
Written 6 October 2023
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