Esra

The Smiling Local

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  • I live in Istanbul
  • I speak English, Türkçe
  • Verified Local host
  • Response time less than 16 hours

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Esra

Great flexibility in choosing what to see and how to best enjoy each site in wonderful city in every moment.

While you learn lots of things ( History,culture,social life,idioms,stories,arts,Turkish cuisine,habits of turkish people......) about my wonderful l city/country you enjoy a lot with stories of historical site and fullday fun as local do.

  • I live in Istanbul
  • I speak English, Türkçe
  • Verified Local host
  • Response time less than 16 hours

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Reviews

lance & lily
22 July 2025
Esra was in contact with us before our tour. She introduced us to a friend the day before our tour who helped us shop in the grand bizarre. She made it easy to connect and was able to move our tour up a bit to accommodate our hectic schedule. Her knowledge of Istanbul and her professionalism were both outstanding. I highly recommend her. Esra was great!
Boris
22 July 2025
The tour was very interesting and informing and Esra is a great guide with lots of stories and knowledge. We would highly recommend herGreat tour with a great lady
Anakaren
20 July 2025
We have an awesome time touring the Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern, and Grand Bazaar. Esra is super knowledgeable and informative. We unfortunately could not attend the Blue Mosque cause it is closed on Fridays until 2:30 pm so instead Esra took us to the Grand Bazaar and we were able to make purchases with her help. It was comforting to know she was taking us to shops she shops at and we weren’t being scammed. She even helped finding some souvenir gifts for us. Esra is great
Murat
4 July 2025
We loved the trip and the experience with Esra. She is very helpful and she showed us around. If you need a good experienced person please book Esra!!’ Great experience with Esra
Nicole
19 June 2025
We had a blast with Esra- from start to finish. We saw all the landmarks we wanted to see. Skipped the queues and heard the wonderful history from an extreme knowledge guide!!! Esra you rock. Will see you again soon!!!Wonderful experience
ANDREW
15 June 2025
Esra was an excellent guide for our day in Istanbul. She is full of knowledge and was great at explaining the history of the city. She organised a great tour for us and also recommended a great hammam experience and excellent restaurants. The grand bazaar was something to be seen as well. We loved her bubbly and professional personality. Would highly recommend her for anyone visiting Istanbul. We hope yo be able to see another part of Turkey with her at some later stage. Thank you Esra. 🙏❤️Great guide!
Ken
4 June 2025
My wife and 2 friends were very fortunate to select Esra as our Istanbul guide. Esra has a great knowledge of the top attractions, to include the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern, and Grand Bazaar. Esra is enthusiastic, dedicated, and made sure we were treated as guests in her care. She made sure our expectations were exceeded!#1 Tour Guide!
Karen
1 June 2025
Esra is a lovely person. She is very knowledgeable about Istanbul and the culture and history of Turkey. She went out of her way to come to the port to meet us and took us on the tram to the centre. I would not hesitate to recommend her. A very interesting tour and lovely guide
André
30 May 2025
We met Esra as a wonderful person with lots of experience and knowledge about the history of Istanbul. All recommendations from our side for all guests looking for a unforgettable time exploring Istanbul. Best Experience to explore Istanbul
Mark
28 April 2025
She was very warm and friendly most helpful and made our day interesting. I could have done without the visit to the carpet dealer for that length of time.excellent knowledge and very friendly

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