Istanbul & around · 1 full dayThe HistoricPeninsula.

Length

One full day

Where

Sultanahmet, the old city

Suits

First visits, history lovers

With children

Short stops, stories, a long lunch

A sample itinerary

One day, three moments.

1. I

   Part I

   Morning: Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque

   Early, before the queues, with a guide who tells the building rather than the dates. Modest dress and prayer times are planned around.

   

2. II

   Part II

   Midday: Topkapı Palace

   The courtyards, the treasury and the terraces over the water, then lunch with a view of the Bosphorus.

   

3. III

   Part III

   Afternoon: the Cistern and the Grand Bazaar

   The cool, lit columns of the Basilica Cistern, then the bazaar with someone who knows which doors to open.

   

A sample only. Every plan is made to measure.

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  Istanbul, privately

  Palaces before the crowds, the Bosphorus by evening. For first visits and families.

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  Istanbul, to shop

  The city's luxury shopping districts and malls, with a personal shopper and a car.

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  An eveningIstanbul & around

  The Bosphorus by evening

  A private boat past palaces and waterside mansions, dinner on board or by the water.