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Cumhuriyet Caddesi, 83/1 | Elmadag, Istanbul, Turkey
+90 212 234 77 77
Ranked #93 of 122 tours in Istanbul
2.0 of 5 stars 23 Reviews
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Senior Contributor
22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed March 29, 2012
2
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Those were the words my wife used part way through this tour. I asked her to hold off, hoping it would get better. Unfortunately, she repeated the same words when the tour was over. We paid for the 1/2 day boat tour of the Bosphorus Strait. We were asked to meet the bus at the Ayasofia/Blue Mosque pick up site,... More

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Calgary, Canada
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31 reviews 31 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed March 28, 2012
1
person found this review helpful

My family and I did a fully day tour with Plan Tours. They told us to be ready at 8 in the lobby of our hotel, but picked us up at 8:30. We then went on to pick up everyone else and then be dropped off at a location to get on our actual tour bus. This whole process took... More

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White Rock, BC
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed October 28, 2011
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person found this review helpful

I wish I had read some of the other reviews before we decided to do this tour, we could have considered ourselves warned. I can't even begin to explain how unsatisfied we were with this whole experience and it makes me upset to think we wasted our day (and money) on Plan Tours. Here's what went wrong: 1. Scheduled depart... More

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Beirut, Lebanon
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22 reviews 22 reviews
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21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed September 27, 2011
1
person found this review helpful

the tour does a good job of covering all the city pretty quickly, with stops in 5 places where people can hop on and hop off and hop on.. The audio guides were ok, but the prices were a bit high. The bus was supposed to pass every 40 minutes, but when we hopped off to visit the Chora Museum,... More

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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed September 23, 2011
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We had an all day excursion planned, 65 euros per person. I later learned that the actual price is 55, 10 going to the hotel as commission. It started out by beeing picked up at the hotel, and the touring the city picking up other people for about one and a half hours. The other hotels were very nearby, so... More

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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed September 4, 2011
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This company advertises pick up and drop off at your hotel. I signed up for the full day tour #3 in Istanbul and was picked up at 8:15am. I was driven to a central location where many tour buses pick up people for the day. There was much confusion and waiting at that point and the tour did not actually... More

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London, United Kingdom
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed August 17, 2011
2
people found this review helpful

I don't normally write reviews but after the TERRIBLE service we got with Plan Tours I had to. First it's expensive 65 euros for what turned out to be transportation rather then a tour. The guide spoke broken English and shouted most of the time so got no value with him leading the group. We had issues with the includes... More

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Oslo
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4 reviews 4 reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed July 26, 2011
1
person found this review helpful

We went into Volare Tours at Sultanahmet looking for a trip to Princes Island. The guy there was a great talker/ saleman. Showed us glossy brochures and talked about a private ferry & a guide to show us around. The most romantic part of the tour was the 40 min. horse & carriage trip on the island. You can imagine... More

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Madrid, Spain
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3 reviews 3 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed January 23, 2011
2
people found this review helpful

Just came back from the famous sightseeing bus in Istanbul. Having done this tour in most major European cities I had great expectations about doing this tour in such a wonderful and attraction-filled city. To my surprise, the price was slightly higher than in cities like Paris or London, they only have one line and the frequency is of one... More

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Rye, United Kingdom
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed September 18, 2010
2
people found this review helpful

Perfectly average tours with plenty of opportunies for being ripped off along the way - as for the "pick up and drop off at your hotel" part of the package you must be joking - we must have driven within five minutes walk of our hotel three times before being dropped off 20 minutes away! As for being picked up... More

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