Thanks! Doesn’t look like my times coincide with the tours, which is a shame- it’s exactly what I would love to do in my 7 hour stopover. Short and sweet and covers some historic parts of Constantinople.
Any other ideas of a short 1-2 hour safe tour of historic areas? Should I expect problems getting a visa or reentering the airport, COVID related or otherwise?
First, a visa costs $30.
The city is 50-60 minutes away from the airport. It costs about 230 lira each way. So make sure you factor that in.
My tour guide knew about the history but I wasn't happy with him because of:
1) Personality
2) I like my tour guides to show me around the local spots. They should know the vendors. When I asked for fruit he wanted to take me to a convenience store to buy something.
His fee was $30 for two hours.