How to find a guide in Istanbul?

September 28, 2019 11:34 AM

We're traveling to Istanbul and would like a personal guide to take us around to the tourist sites for safety and cultural reasons. How do we find someone?
posted by Ms Vegetable to Travel & Transportation around İstanbul, Turkey (3 answers total)

toursbylocals.com. excellent, vetted guides reliable anywhere in the world.
posted by fingersandtoes at 1:05 PM on September 28, 2019 [7 favorites]

Got it in one - thanks!
posted by Ms Vegetable at 2:04 PM on September 28, 2019

If your food curious we love Culinary Backstreets for food tours. They are/were originally based out of Istanbul, we did the Two Continents tour and really loved it.
posted by Exceptional_Hubris at 10:27 AM on September 29, 2019 [2 favorites]