Recent Traveler Reviews
Here is a selection of the most recent reviews of the Private Half-Day Tour: Istanbul Ottoman Splendour - Topkapi and Suleymaniye Mosque submitted by actual travelers. Read what travelers liked, what they loved, and what they thought could be improved.
Very much enjoyed our guide & tour. Would have liked to have the harem rooms included at Topkapi Palace instead of the Grand Bazaar, which we ended up doing on our own.
Reviewed by: Jay J, USA, July 2009
Our guide was pleasant and easy to understand. We went first to Suleymaniye Mosque only to discover it has been closed for reconstruction for 2 years!! We walked around outside, looked at the restaurants as well as the graveyard and then went to Topkapi. After Topkapi we went to a carpet/jewelry showroom. Although there was no real pressure to purchase I felt that I did not get my money's worth. Why weren't we taken to the Blue Mosque as a substitute. Why have a mosque on a tour that is closed. We also would have liked to get more of a sense of what the city was like. Our tour ended a half an hour early, and we really only saw one real place of interest. We did not get our money's worth on this four hour tour..
Reviewed by: SHEILA C, October 2010
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