About Us
A more personal way
to experience Istanbul.
We are a local team of passionate professionals creating meaningful, private experiences that go beyond the guidebooks.
About Us
We are a local team of passionate professionals creating meaningful, private experiences that go beyond the guidebooks.
Istanbul at golden hour —
the city as it deserves to be seen.
Our Story
Dese Tour was born from our love for this city and our belief that the best experiences are the ones that feel personal. We grew up in Istanbul's streets, learned its languages, and spent years guiding travellers from every corner of the world — before deciding to do it on our own terms.
"We don't show places. We tell experiences."
Every tour we design starts with a question: what would we want to feel if we were seeing this for the first time? The answer is never a checklist of monuments. It is curiosity, connection, and the sense that something here genuinely cannot be found anywhere else on earth.
We keep our groups small, our guides hand-selected, and our itineraries flexible. Istanbul changes with the season, the hour, the weather — and so do we. When you travel with Dese Tour, you travel with people who care deeply about the city they're showing you.
Our Guides
Every guide is personally selected, certified, and passionate about sharing Istanbul's story.
Byzantine & Ottoman History
Born in Sultanahmet, Ahmet spent 12 years as a museum curator before becoming a guide. His narration of the Byzantine Cistern is something guests remember for years.
Food, Culture & Hidden Istanbul
Leyla grew up in Balat and knows every cheese seller, spice merchant and hidden teahouse in the old city. Her food tours are the most requested experience we offer.
Art, Architecture & Modern Istanbul
An architecture graduate and former gallerist, Tarık bridges Istanbul's ancient heritage and contemporary art scene with rare fluency. His Museum & Modern Art tour is unmissable.
Your group, your pace, your Istanbul. We never mix guests from different bookings.
Every guide holds a Ministry of Culture licence and is hand-selected by our team.
Every inquiry receives a personal response within 24 hours by WhatsApp, phone or email.
Mercedes Vito and Sprinter fleet, climate-controlled, with professional drivers throughout.
Begin Your Journey
Every tour we create is an act of care — for the city, and for the people we guide through it.
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