I took my 14yo daughter because we really wanted to see the Harem and Holy Relics. For a very last minute booking, this included the price of admission for both the palace and harem, working audio sets, lively tour guide, Martin, true skip the line experience, and a breakneck tour lasting 90 minutes. Given his directions after, we stayed another 2 hours and did a lot on our own, but it was mostly viewing exhibits, for which we didn’t feel the need for a tour guide. However, the lines to the treasury and costumes got very long and I’ll have to return to Istanbul to do this tour again. I was worried about reviews that said the meeting point was hard to find, but I didn’t think it was the case. I easily reached out on Viator and WhatsApp to message and double check landmarks and the company was very responsive. Great experience!

Good guide knowable and friendly. Good tour with free time after in the palace complex. Only problem meeting place difficult to find some where better know would have been better

Martin was an excellent, informative guide. He took time to explain details of the palace and the harem. We were in a group of 10, and was careful to keep us together despite the crowds.

Our guide was knowledgeable, friendly, & polite. However, he did not have a flag. The crowds during our tour 9/28 were huge. I stopped to take a quick picture & lost my group. Just before total panic set in my partner called me to let me know where they were. ALWAYS request a Flag!