Prepare to be hassled and completely ripped off!! They are shameless and will completely rip you off. They also sexualise women. Would not advise being a solo woman traveller. And be careful buying tea from the spice bazzar. I had to throw all mine out when I got home as I found bugs all through it! Literally money thrown in the rubbish!

Poorly organised, poorly informed, poorly managed tour - would not recommend. We joined this tour mid-way (as half day tour). We were informed we would be taken to the sights as promised on the leaflet - which did not happen. We felt we were spare parts on the tour as the group was divided into Spanish speaking vs English speaking (with my family from the UK being the smaller of the group). We were often rushed along and told to walk (only after what felt like the Spanish group being spoken to in more depth, whilst standing, about the different venues we stopped off along the way). This needs to be reconsidered for future groups. The tour guide repeatedly did this during the afternoon tour. One venue on our programme was closed (we were not told this until we reached what we were told our final venue) and then it was explained to us that the Grand Bazaar was closed so we were taken to a fur shop/ fashion shop ? Why wasn't this replaced with a more appropriate venue in the city? I mean who needs a fur coat when it's so hot? Also didn't help that when we got there the tour guide then realised he had spent the majority of his time talking to the Spanish group that he realised we weren't spoken to during this final part. We sent a note to the agency and their response was to not take any accountability -and said we were told at the time of booking. This is simply not true and also contradicts why the tour guide informed us when he boarded the bus of the stops we would be making - at no point was this explained. We paid over 200 euros for this. Overall the experience was below standard. Do not book with them.

This was not good at all first off no carriages not sure why you advertise it they no longer do that according to the tour guide they have not had them for over tow years , food was terrible and after tour we where taken to couple of shops after a long day and they where trying to sale stuff way more expensive than normal when I booked this I trusted trip adviser now I think I need to think twice total waist of time and money the carriage is a falls advertisement as it has not been available over tow years My feed back for you, you need to do your home work before you put your name behind this kind of joke I should be credited for the Horse and carriage part of the tour at list, if you need more info on this I will be happy to provide it when I get back, thx

No experience. I was not able to enter the palace. I did not receive my money . Next day was Monday off and on Tuesday i had to fly back home

Its was a very good tour ,thank you so much 👍👍👍👍👍they have show u’s every where in uge Island and eat good Food and 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Emel and Omut were excellent guides to the Hippadrome, Blue Mosque, Haghia Sophia, Grand Bazar and the Topkapi Palace. Their knowledge was amazing and they made sure we saw the maximum of everything available. We couldn't recommend them any more and we are going on the Bosphorus boat trip this afternoon with a trip to the highest point in the cable car to take stunning pictures.

Freezing cold at the table and we had to sit there in our coats all evening, even though it suppose to be a festive evening. Food was tasteless and the hot dinner wash cold. Shows was invisible for us because of the tabeling. Fireworks was absolutely not even close to what was advertised. Plan Tours say that our evening was as we could expect - I don't know how they can claim this though ! Take a normal evening cruise with out a show and eat from a local Bufe instead. This will save you money and give you the same experience

My family and I enjoyed every second of the tour. Murat was our tour guide and he was very patient and extremely knowledgeable. My favorite part of the tour was visiting the palace and learning about the Sultans. Murat did a great job explaining things and allows us to ask as many questions as possible. It felt like Murat was our local friend showing us around. that’s how great the dude was at his job. Food was also great. If I get to come visit Turkey again, I would definitely do the tour once again. #moneywellspent

it was good for take picture. because the location is near the sea and . the architecture of the building was good . the atmosphere of the historical building.

A must visit in istanbul. the palace is beautiful. tour picked me up from hotel. after the palace we also went to highest point on asia side. guide was very informative about lots of information and various landmarks. had a great time

The tour was really nice. We went to the blue mosque , ayasophia , topkapai , and grand bazar. Lunch was included in the tour fees . the tour guy Bulut speaks english and Spanish. We really enjoyed it. Bulut explained everything that we wanted to know . The group was also nice which have multi nationalities .

The Tour guide was out of this word with his way of presenting the historical event in the whole tour

The bus picked me up from the hotel and I enjoyed a cup of sahlep while we waited for the rest of the group. The palace and grounds were very pretty and it was interesting to listen to the commentary. I recommend this tour if you have time while staying in Istanbul.

As far as the guide Murat is concerned I have no problem. He was friendly and knowledgeable and his commentary/narrative was excellent. However the arrangements were dreadful. The booking said to confirm the booking and advise the hotel you’re staying in no less than 48 hours in advance so that pickup can be arranged. The office said pickup at 8am at my hotel, which I thought strange as attractions open at 9am but what the hell - they’re the experts. So I’m waiting in my hotel lobby at 8am - nothing. I wait till 8.50 (above and beyond I’d say) when I asked the hotel concierge to call. Plan Tours say they didn’t know which hotel. WTF?? Why would I call UK to Istanbul to confirm and not tell them which hotel? It was worse than that, because the meeting point in front of the Blue Mosque was around 2 minutes walk from my hotel so if the office had said that I wouldn’t have needed the pickup anyway. So I decided to give the review 2 stars. That breaks down into giving the guide Murat 5 stars and the company 1 star because missing arrangements for a client in a strange city is frankly unforgivable and I won’t be using the company again. If you do use them my recommendation is to get your hotel concierge to re-confirm the arrangements for pickup etc the night before.

Within an hour distance from Istanbul, Buyukada is a serene island offering plenty of shopping, scenic & dining experiences. The horse ride through out the main roads in the island will add up some bills but worth if you are travelling as a couple or more.