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Charlotte
Dec, 2024
Certainly an easy and relaxing way to discover Istanbul, with many of the main sites covered through the extensive drop off points. The audio guide which was both informative and interesting, gave deeper insights into each region
Would highly recommend.
Clare
Dec, 2024
It was a good way to see and learn about the main sites.
Traffic was very busy, so the route took a long time, and sometimes seemed to stop for quite a while at the different stops.
Mary
Nov, 2024
The bus ride was ok, average. Nothing exciting. I was staying at the Novotel hotel, right near bus stop 4 yet I felt that I had to go to the joining point to pick up the first bus of the day (40 mins walk). I couldn't see the various hop on hop off points on any of the information about the bus.
The second issue I had was with the boat ride. Only 2 per day, if you go on the 10:00 bus, you miss the connection for the 12:00 boat and you have to wait until 16:00 for the second boat. I honestly believed that there would be more frequent boats. The staff at the joining bus stop in the square were very unhelpful when I asked about the boat - it's a different company but as a customer - we buy a combined package. There are other boat companies which are cheaper and offer more flexibility- we live and learn.
Claudia
Nov, 2024
Worked wonderfully, frequency of 45 min or longer (traffic jam) is a bit long, great driver, pays off in any case to get a first good overview of Istanbul, 1 day is enough, all sights are also easily accessible by streetcar and bus
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Charlotte
Nov, 2024
As a Dane but picking The English version The audio was speaking Too Quickly to understand. At The same time The Music was Too loud.
Claudia
Nov, 2024
Hi! We really enjoyed the experience, the only bad thing is that in several places the Spanish channel was not working, I wish they would check it.
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Dagmar
Oct, 2024
I liked it overall, a bit more recommendations what to do at the single stops would be helpful though. Otherwise a good way to explore the city!
Isabelle
Oct, 2024
Very practical and with a great tour. However, avoid the last departure as this is the time of very heavy traffic.
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Abhijit
Oct, 2024
It was always on time and busses were clean.
The staff needs training; not all customers speak English and also are not familiar with the city so a little but of patience when answering questions will be much appreciated by all.
Harsh
Oct, 2024
Absolutely amazing tour. Saw everything. The best part was the river cruise loved it.. I will be booking more for izmir and anatalya...thank u
William
Oct, 2024
The experience was great but we made the mistake of not booking a day earlier and taking advantage of the full 24 hours of the pass. We booked on our last full day in Istanbul and consequently our experience turned out to basically be a long bus ride. We're glad we did it though because we saw sights we otherwise wouldn't have seen and learned things from the fairly detailed audio guide. After we got off, we retraced parts of the ride that caught our eye and discovered wonderful sights and neighborhoods in the process. The online ordering experience was a breeze and finding the departure point was surprisingly easy. Istanbul is a wonderfully chaotic and complicated city, easy to get lost in. We fully expected to have a hard time finding the bus, but no, an easy short walk from the tram stop and we were there. The onboarding process was easy, efficient and professional. Our only complaint is they didn't retract the roof of the bus, which would have made the sights really pop and, of course, made it easier to take pictures. Also, be warned, Istanbul traffic is like New York rush hour traffic all day every day. All in all we enjoyed the experience and were glad we did it. If you're in Istanbul, take the bus ride, it's worth it.
Danilo
Oct, 2024
Most of the visitation took place in traffic with considerable delay on the route such that the audio guide was considerably ahead of what we were actually seeing.
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Claudia
Sep, 2024
I think the idea of hop on hop off buses is great. Istanbul is actually a very congested inner city, so you are on the road for a long time and it can be exhausting. The tour is interesting and the audio guides are well spoken in all languages and worth listening to. It was great to drive across the Bosphorus and experience the sights. It's also great to get off and continue. The price is justified in my opinion.
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Karine
Sep, 2024
My Hip on hop off ticket says optional ticket to Topkapi Palace.
But manager did not show up on time and just sent a message thru another person that we can get the those tickets in Topkapi cafe.
To make the story short nobody gives us a tickets.
Cristiano
Sep, 2024
Skip the line mentioned can be misleading. there are two queues and we did not skip the line of the entrance, on the one to but the tickets.
Svetlana
Sep, 2024
Hop on hop off buses run infrequently. A round trip takes 2.5 hours. The trip looks like standing in a traffic jam. It was hot in the bus. Not much information from the audio guide. It's all about listening to music.
The tickets for the museum came without a code for the audio guide. I could not do anything with it on the spot.
Suzanne
Sep, 2024
The traffic was bad and therefore the tme between attractions seemed interminable. 40 mins between buses is too long. The audio guide was difficult to hear particularly above the noise of the traffic. And it was not clear from the guide what I was meant to be looking at. " ....on your right..." etc . Finally at €40 per head I didn't think it was value. Sorry but I couldn't recommend you.
Janet
Sep, 2024
Loved that we rode into Asia
Very nice to see all major sights in a few hours
Worth it as on your own with the traffic would be impossible
Sergio
Aug, 2024
The information about where to get tickets and where to start indicated that it would be at a stand in Sultanhamet Square. On the day we booked, the square was closed and there was no stand. It was only afterwards that we realized that the bus didn't stop there and that we could actually get on at any other bus stop
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Erdonit
Aug, 2024
He options offered for the dissatisfaction are way too short and do not include a lot of things. For instance, I have been told the tour lasts for 2.5 hours a roundtrip, but might be a bit longer due to traffic.
The trip from Taksim to Naval museum (which is half the tour) lasted for 2.5 hours! Basically the whole trip might have been close to 5 hours. I could not enjoy it due to the timing of the flight 😔
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