Having done bus tours & walking tours through other countries for 20+ years, I have to put Ali up there with the best of the best. Guides can sound like they're regurgitating facts because they do it every day to crowds that may not be receptive. While the sights & sites are the centerpieces, the guide makes the difference between... More

We had the good fortune of booking a full day tour of Istanbul with Daily Istanbul Tours. Our tour guide Ali was exceptional in every way. He gave us past and current history of all the sites visited during the day. During one of our scheduled stops the lines were extremely long so Ali immediately revamped the tour as we... More

Our tour guide Ali was very knowledgable but didn't tailor the tour tour our family. We had 2 kids (8 & 10 yrs old) and he just gave the standard tour out of the box. He tried to adjust when I spoke to him, but he wasn't great at it like other guides on our travels have been. Overall I... More

We had a great full day tour of Istanbul with our guide Soner. He was punctual waiting for us right at the cruise terminal at the agreed upon time. Soner was very knowledgable about all the sites and it was wonderful getting to know him and the lovely couple who were on the tour with us. We saw some amazing... More

We could not ask for a better day! We were picked up right at the cruise terminal, and our guide was so knowledgable. It was great being In such a comfy vehicle, with only 2 others. The traffic was horrendous, but being in a car the driver managed to manouvre easily. We even managed ttags to an unplanned stop at... More

We had a lovely full day tour of Istanbul with our tour guide, Ali in April 2013. We were so impressed by his punctuality, extent and breadth of knowledge and how smoothly the tour went. The tour minibus was very clean and modern, and our driver was very professional. I would recommend this tour company without hesitation to anyone travellng... More

After much research, we decided to do our one day tour of Istanbul with Daily Istanbul Tours rather than the cruise ship tour. That was a smart decision. We were greeted by the Tour company's owner, Soner, at the exit at the cruise pier. Soner is bright and fluent in multiple languages; in our case English. He gave us a... More

Company picked us up right at the cruise terminal for a one day tour of the major sites in Istanbul. Our guide was great, and we were able to see some really cool stuff with a minimum of effort, since we didn't have much time in Istanbul. Price was really good for what we got, and for once in my... More

A guide makes a difference... It brings history to life. Will beat audio guides and books and queues. Thanks to Ali fr daily Istanbul tours.