We will start our program with Şemsi Pasha Mosque from 16th century, designed by Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan for Grand Vizier Şemsi Pasha. Continue to explore Üsküdar with Yeni Valide Mosque from 18th century. And the last mosque we see here is another masterpiece of Mimar Sinan, dedicated to the daughter of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent, Mihrimah Sultan Mosque. Before crossing back to European side by boat, we visit local Fish Market. And finally, last stop of the day is Dolmabahçe Palace. We will visit this marvellous palace building which is built in last period of Ottoman Empire in the 19th century. Harem section and its entrance fee is also included.
Posted By : kborysh
This tour is not rushed. The content is fully consistent with the description. This tour combines great impressions of the places visited, a walk along the Bosphorus, and interesting facts and stories from a tour guide.
Furkan (our guide) is an interesting and educated storyteller with deep knowledge of the history of the country and the city, culture. His story was interesting and not boring.
5 stars!
Thank you Furkan!
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Posted On : 2021-10-13 20:06:48 
Posted By : 2019Kate57
I picked this tour because it was advertised as a 5 hour trip. Allowing for an hour each way, I assumed we would have 3 hours at the palace. However, we were just an add-on to another tour, so we were driven to where they were having lunch which was an endless drive from our hotel and had to wait until 1.45 to start the tour although the advertised starting time was 12.30. After a stop in a panoramic area for 15 minutes we retraced our steps back to the Dolmabahce Palace and had 1 hour of a rushed guided tour with a guide who was less than informative. 15 minutes free at the end of the 45 min guided tour did not give us enough time to even walk around the Palace. I rate this trip as a total disappointment.
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Posted On : 2019-10-26 10:23:24 
Posted By : Flerida_G
It would have been nice to see all sections of the palace, but the tour guide seemed to think we did not have time.
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Posted On : 2019-07-13 11:13:32
Posted By : Ami M
My family had a lovely day visiting the Dolmabahce palace with its amazing architecture and beautiful surroundings/gardens. We were provided with an audio device which gives you detailed history on this lovely ottoman building and its rooms. Pictures are not allowed inside.
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Posted On : 2019-04-03 10:36:04
Posted By : SanaAbdullah_K
Very personalised tour as we were only 3 people on the group. The guide was really sweet. Camlica Hills offers great views over both european and asian side of Istanbul. Good place for picnic on top of the hill. The weather was lovely for the tour. And Dolmabahce Palace is a jewel in the crown for Istanbul, however the locals do not like the history associated with it but it is definitely a must visit for all tourists!
Posted By : Nasir A
253 for 4 adults and 5 children for approx 40mins of actual tour is a rip off, not worth a spend at all! We expected a full bus but only 1 other person joined us after about 40minutes of travel from our hotel and during that journey the tour wasnt with us and we were sitting in the bus not knowing where we are going, not a single word from the driver.
This was advertised as 5 hour tour but only 40mins was the actual tour and another 60 mins on the road. Supposed to visit Dolmabahce Palace instead they took us to Chora Museum that was under major refurbishment/restoration work and I would say only 20 of the area was open and rest 80 was unaccessible because of the restoration work. We traveled over the Bhohsporus bridge but no commentory from the tour guide, i.e. history.
This wasn't a tour but a very expensive taxi service!!
Posted By : OMAR H
Pros:
Very friendly guide
Location, we got to see a new area
Cons:
Time, we started a bit late and we spent most time on the road
we had to go through most of the sites quickly so it was more of a glimpse
Posted By : Terry Z
I really like the tour guide. He was knowledgeable and very likeable.
The palace was very beautiful.
Posted By : MuhammadTariq_Z
It was wonderful.....Dolmabahce Palace is beautiful. Our guide Elliyan I think was very knowledgeable and friendly. The bus driver too was a friendly and a patient man. The way he navigated the big bus through the narrow streets of Istanbul was amazing.
Posted By : Basel A
the guide was unfriendly and the Camlica hill we drove for a long time to reach it and the view was not worth the hassle.
