Expert private guide
Licensed guides selected for your group's language and interests, briefed on names, sensitivities and objectives before arrival.
Premium City Tours
Istanbul, on your terms: private and personalised
Expert guides, premium vehicles and curated access. We design each day around your guests' interests and pace, because at Mokan, the client gets what they want and never has to adapt to a standard package.
100%Private & tailor-made
The Mokan approach
We know Istanbul like the back of our hand
A premium city tour is not a longer version of the standard route. It is a different way of moving through the city.
Istanbul rewards those who know it intimately. Our guides read the rhythm of the city (when Hagia Sophia is calmest, which Bosphorus light is worth waiting for, where lunch is genuinely worth the detour) and they build the day around your guests rather than a timetable.
Each itinerary is shaped from your brief: the interests, the pace, the must-sees and the things to skip. Through long-standing relationships with hotels, spas, hammams and venues across the city, we open doors that a standard tour simply cannot.
- Fully private: your group only, never pooled
- Itineraries personalised to interests, mobility and pace
- Licensed, premium guides briefed on your party in advance
What's included
Considered in every detail
The components we combine for a premium private day in Istanbul.
Premium vehicle
A chauffeured premium car or van on standby for the full day, never a shared shuttle on a fixed loop.
Curated access
Priority entries, considered timing and relationships with hotels, spas, hammams and dining venues across the city.
Flexible pace
Start later, linger longer, change the plan mid-morning: the day flexes to your guests, not the other way round.
Discreet handling
Quiet, professional service for high-profile guests, including privacy-conscious routing and venue choices.
Multilingual delivery
Programs delivered in English, Turkish and Russian, with further guide languages available on request.
Beyond the standard route
Experiences a standard tour cannot reach
Where it adds something real, we weave in moments most visitors never see: quieter visiting windows, a hammam ritual at a trusted house, a table held at a restaurant worth the journey, or a personal shopping afternoon with someone who knows the workshops.
- Calmer visiting windows at the headline sights
- Private hammam and spa rituals at trusted houses
- Reserved tables at dining venues worth the detour
- Guided shopping for carpets, ceramics and jewellery
- Private Bosphorus time by boat or yacht on request
How it works
From brief to a day that simply flows
Share your brief
Tell us who is travelling, what they love, the pace they prefer and any fixed points in the day.
We design the day
We propose a personalised itinerary with guide, vehicle, timing and curated access, refined until it is right.
Confirm & brief
Once confirmed, the guide and chauffeur are briefed on your party so nothing needs explaining on the day.
Enjoy, we handle it
On the day, a single coordinator stays reachable while your guests simply experience Istanbul.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Private programs are built to flex. Within the time and logistics available, your guide and coordinator will happily adapt the plan as the day unfolds.
They can be. We can quote fully inclusive of entries, meals and experiences, or as a guide-and-vehicle package with extras settled directly, whichever you prefer.
Yes. Tell us about any mobility, dietary or medical considerations in your brief and we will plan vehicles, routes and venues accordingly.
Planning a premium Istanbul program?
Share your brief (group size, dates and objectives) and our operations team will return a tailored proposal within two business days.