Our city tours are private and chauffeur-driven: your vehicle, your route, your timing. Stop for as long as a place holds you and skip what does not.
Chauffeurs know the city well and will happily point out what you are passing. Where you want formal commentary inside museums and mosques, we arrange a licensed guide to join you — a different profession, and we do not pretend otherwise.
Full or half day
Four hours for the Old City core, eight for a proper crossing of both continents.
Your itinerary
Built with the desk beforehand and rearranged freely on the day.
Licensed guides available
Optional, arranged separately, for guided entry to museums and mosques.
All costs inside
Fuel, parking, tolls and waiting included. Entry tickets and guide fees are not.
The routes most guests take
The Old City loop covers Sultanahmet, Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Topkapı and the Grand Bazaar — walkable between stops, with the vehicle repositioning to meet you.
The Bosphorus route runs the European shore through Ortaköy, Bebek and Emirgan, crosses to the Asian side for Çengelköy and Kuzguncuk, and returns over the second bridge at sunset.
A third option most visitors never consider: the city walls, Balat and Fener, the Golden Horn and Eyüp — quieter, older, and far better photography.
Layovers and short stays
If you have a long connection rather than a stay, a four-hour half-day package covers the Old City loop in the hours you actually have, with the return to the airport timed against your onward flight.
Related chauffeur services
- Day trips and intercity chauffeur from IstanbulA mountain, a lake, an Ottoman capital and a coastline are all inside three hours of the city — and none of them are worth reaching by intercity bus.
- Hourly chauffeur service in IstanbulFor days with more than three stops, hourly hire is almost always cheaper than booking each leg — and infinitely less trouble.
Your whole trip, one company
We drive you around Istanbul by the hour or the day. For the airport and for guided sightseeing, our sister brands help.
See Istanbul with a guide
Private English-speaking guides for the Old City, the Bosphorus and food tours, at your own pace.
Help inside Istanbul Airport (IST)
A greeter meets you in the terminal, takes you through passport control and baggage, and walks you to your car.
Landing at Sabiha Gökçen (SAW)?
Meet and greet, fast track and lounge access at Sabiha Gökçen Airport.
Ride to your hotel
Private airport transfer in our own Mercedes fleet, one fixed price per vehicle, with free waiting at arrivals.
Coşar Turizm has looked after travellers in Istanbul since 2008 (TÜRSAB No. 11345). Each of our five brands does one job, and the same team answers on one WhatsApp line: +90 533 770 29 14.
Common questions
No — the chauffeur drives and will happily talk about the city, but licensed guiding inside museums is a separate profession. We arrange a licensed guide on request.
No. Museum and palace entry is paid separately; your chauffeur can point you to the correct queue and, where available, the fast-track entrance.
Yes. The vehicle is yours for the booked period, so the itinerary is a suggestion rather than a contract.
