My friend and I only had 2 days in Istanbul and wanted to cover as much as possible in that short time - we had booked for an Istanbul highlights tour and Bitinya Tours did not disappoint. Erkan, our guide, immediately had us at ease and had a great sense of humour whilst guiding us through the major highlights. Erkan... More

At friends' recommendation, We booked a 2 days tour of Istanbul with Bitinya Tours. Overall, the agency was great...They answered our e-mail just a few minutes later. Our guide Erkhan was very knowledgable - like a walking encyclopedia-. He met us at the hotel then we started our 1st day with off the beaten path tour. he showed us the... More

We were well taken care of from this company. From the airport, to the museums, finding nightlife, performances, and some of the best restaurants in all of Istanbul. What an incredible experience this was. I'd love to come back and know that with Bitinya Day Tours our friends that come next time will be well taken care of, and so... More

I was only in Istanbul for five days and although I normally enjoy wandering solo, I realized quickly I would definitely need a guide. Erkan was my guide for two of the days I was in Istanbul. We met up my second day there and did the Off Beaten Path tour. It was just me and we had a good... More

ME and my girlfriend visited Istanbul for X-Mas and New Year, wanted to join different tours in İstanbul, so we found Off the Beaten Path tour of Bitinya. Our guide was Erkan Karakose, hopefully i wrote that right, and we had such an amazing time with him. He was knowledgeable and funny, made us try so many Turkish speciality. We... More

I recently spent 3 days with Erkan from Bitinya Tours. 2 full days of walking the main streets and back streets of Istanbul, and then a day trip to Gallipoli. It was an incredible experience, as much due to Erkan taking us off the usual tourist path as his great insight and background on the places, the history and the... More

I had never truly felt comfortable before, with my American Jewish background, with local tour guides when I visited Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, and Palestinian portions of Israel. However, Bitinya guide Erkan Karakose changed that. He appeared comfortable in discussing not only traditional tour guide mattters, but also current economic and political events in a forthright and straightforward manner. He was... More

We spent 2 wonderful days with guides from Bitinya. First day with Mutlu on Highlights of Istanbul and the second with Anna on the Off the Beaten Path Tour. Both were great but the second day included sampling od foods from a myriad of vendors--Turkish coffee, baklava, Turkish candies, baked mussels, simit, and much more. Both guides were friendly, well... More

The tour conducted by Erkan was just fantastic. My wife, a work collegue and I took Erkan's tour on a recent business trip to Istanbul with the intention of seeing the main sites. Non of us were expecting the exceptional tour experience we actually received. We all thought that the professionalism, knowledge of the sites we visited and generous warmth... More