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Dilek Camurcu Private tour guide in Istanbul - Turkey

Dilek Camurcu

Guide profile:

Dear travellers who whish to see my beautiful country, I have both relevant education which enable me to travel all over Turkey’s major destinations (beaches and immeasurable historical cities) and extensive work experiment of incoming and congress department in Istanbul which takes up million of tourists per year; . I studied to become a tourist guide in Turkey. As a graduate from Guiding, we are qualified on history, mythology, archaeology, history of religion, history of art, I am fully licenced guide approved from the Ministery of Culture and Tourism of Turkish Republic. During the time i have lived in England for 5 years I studied Travel and Tourism in Greenwich School of Management. In 2010 - 2011 winter i was in Latin America ( Guatemala ) to learn spanish :)) Entonces tambien yo soy un guia de turisma en Espanol. Me alegre mucho para ser sus guia en mi pais.

I guide visiters of Turkey who is from any country can speak and understand English and Spanish.

Recent reviews of this tour guide:

5 stars Apiphop P.

Dilek is very nice and friendly.

She knew very well about Istanbul History.

She brought to a very good Kebab restaurant.

However Istanbul is too big for 1 day tour.

If I have a chance to come to Istanbul again, I will surely ask her to lead and tell me more about this beautiful and charming city.

Tour guide services/sample itinerary:

WALKING TOUR

Walking tour enables you to see the historical peninsula which we call old city of Istanbul. In old city we can see the imperial centre of Turkish Ottoman Empire with Blue Mosque, Topkapı Palace, Grand Bazaar and Eastern side of Roman (Byzantine ) Empire monuments of Hagia Sophia, Bazalica Underground Cistern, Hipodrome. This is one of the most popular visits in Istanbul.

BOSPHORUS BOAT TOUR, CITY WALLS WITH FAMOUS SPICE MARKET ( INCLUDING CHORA CHURCH, PIER LOTI HILL BY CAR )

When you visit Istanbul you dont leave before you see the bosphorus which is a strait devides Asia from Europe as Istanbul geographically situated on two continent its a must see tour. Chora Museum is one of the most famous museum with beautiful mosaic pictures like a picture book. Also in this tour you can see the city walls of Old Istanbul and have a good rest with cup of Turkish cafee in Pier Loti hill where you can see view of historical Peninsula from here the best.

ASIAN AND EUROPIAN SIDE OF ISTANBUL BY CAR

In that tour we can see Dolmabahce Palace of Turkish Ottoman Empire, according to your preference visit the imperial gardens of Ottoman Empire Yıldız, then cross the bridge from Europe to Asia to see the Asian side of Istanbul

***We can also visit Jewish heritage sites and Sefarads and Ashkenaniz sinogogs in Istanbul

- You can start your tour either from your hotel, apartment, airport or cruise port in Istanbul. I will pick you up at the agreed time for the tour and drop off at the place you want at the end of the tour

- We can do the tour by walking, using public transports, or i can pick you up with a private air conditioned car or van with a private driver.

- I can also do tailor made tour which we can arrange it according to your personal interest and preferences.

Transportation by tour guide:

If you wish to see the sites in Istanbul by private car or a van, i can provide private van or car with airconditioning and driver.

Private sightseeing & group tours offered by this guide:

BOSPHORUS BOAT TOUR, CITY WALLS WITH FAMOUS SPICE Price Per Group 300.00 Euro
LOCAL URBAN LIFE Price Per Group 250.00 USD
WALKING TOUR Price Per Group 250.00 USD

Tour guide interests:

Cooking, Reading, travelling, Archeology, history..

Reviews of this tour – by clients who booked!

5 stars Apiphop P. 22 Nov 2012

Dilek is very nice and friendly.

She knew very well about Istanbul History.

She brought to a very good Kebab restaurant.

However Istanbul is too big for 1 day tour.

If I have a chance to come to Istanbul again, I will surely ask her to lead and tell me more about this beautiful and charming city.

5 stars Vendula V. 25 Oct 2012

I would highly recommend anyone visiting Istanbul to take a walking tour with Dilek. She customised the tour with comprehensive details about the people and places we visited. Dilek understood I had limited time in Istanbul, so in 6 hours she helped me see what could have taken me up to 2 days to see on my own.  I saw a lot in such a short period of time and wouldn’t have been able to find some of these amazing places in Istanbul without Dilek’s help.  Thanks for a great day Dilek!

5 stars Natalie C. 19 Oct 2012

Dilek gave us a great overview of the history of Istanbul!

Tour Guide Comment: Natalie, you and Berry were very nice, pleasent, kind people. Thank you very much for your nice review

5 stars Laura N. 17 Oct 2012

Dear Dilek, thank you so much for the tour! I enjoyed it very much!!!

You not only taught me general things about Ottoman and Turkish history, but also showed me funny details (I'll never forget the carved cat in the pillar in the Haghia Sophia! ;-)

thank you also for answering so patiently all my questions about Turkish society.

I hope we can meet when I come back to Turkey!

5 stars Sandy K. 19 Aug 2012

Dilek was delightful and provided our small group of four exactly what we were looking for in our day visit to Istanbul. She is knowledgable, flexible and friendly. She helped us fit in as much as we could during our short stay, including cultural experiences. If we are lucky enough to visit Istanbul again, I will be in touch with Dilek.

Tour Guide Comment: Thank you sandy it was very nice to meet you too

5 stars Luis P. 16 Jul 2012

Perfecta guia , habal Español, muy hospitalaria y te ayuda en todo lo que necesites, muy profesional y con altos conocimientos historicos muy recomendable.

Perfect , speak English and Spanis, she is a big profesional and wtih understanding of culture, her hospitaly is greatful. Very recomended.

Tour Guide Comment: Gracias Luis. espero verte otro vez algun dia. Vamos a estar en contacto

5 stars Dima A. 08 Jul 2012

I had a great experience with Dilek Camurcu, I enjoyed the tour in Istanbul with her, she was very informative, well organized, very active person, she knows exactly where to take me without wasting any minute. She's really professional in addition to her funny character. Her English language is excellent. She took me to the most important historical places and then to a nice Shawerma resturant. I highly recommend Dilek for an enjoyable and informative tour. Difinetly I'll book with her again.

Tour Guide Comment: Dima very much for your nice commends. I hope we can meet when i come to your country. Keep in tourch

5 stars Matthew N. 21 Apr 2012

We were very happy indeed with the tour we had from Dilek. She was very easy to deal with while making the booking, she made it clear that we would be able to tailor the tour to suit us. She suggested a convenient meeting point and was there waiting for us. She helped us get into all the sites with almost no queuing and made the most of our short time. She is knowledgeable, fun, interesting and utterly charming, I would recommend her to anyone who wants to get the most out of a trip to Istanbul.

Tour Guide Comment: Thank you very much Matt for your nice comments. ı hope you enjoyed your time in Istanbul. Hope to see you again

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