How Istanbul Personal Shopper Works:
Personalized shopping trips are always structured according to the client’s needs and wishes. There is no obligation to purchase from a particular store. My aim is to help you get just the right items that you want, and sometimes it takes looking through several shops until you find exactly what you have in mind. This is your personal shopping day, and you should never feel pressured or rushed.

The suggested hours of the shopping trips are planned to avoid Istanbul’s hectic rush hour traffic, however, if your schedule requires different times, accommodations can be made.

Sample Shopping Trips:

Through the Bazaars:
This tour offers a chance to experience the excitement and allure of the two major bazaars of Istanbul: the Grand Bazaar (also known as the Covered Bazaar), and the Spice Bazaar (also called the Egyptian Bazaar). Perfect for those with limited time in the city.

• You will be met at your hotel at 10:00 am
• The morning will be spent exploring the Grand Bazaar
• Lunch is at a well-known restaurant offering one of the finest vistas in the city
• After lunch, a trip through the Spice Bazaar
• You will be returned to your hotel at 3:00 pm

Designer Istanbul:

Istanbul is home to several top clothing designers, each offering clothes with updated takes on Ottoman designs. This is a chance to find a one-of-a-kind outfit with a unique flair.

• You will be met at your hotel at 10:00 am
• The morning will be spent visiting the shops of some of Turkey’s top original clothing designers
• Lunch will be at a well-known restaurant
• The afternoon we continue shopping
• You will be returned to your hotel at 3:00 pm

Turkey Through Textiles:
For textile lovers and collectors, Istanbul is a storehouse of delights, including new and antique carpets and kilims, near-perfect caftans over 100 years old, rolls of silks and satins, and soft, downy pashminas. This adventure will take you to some of the best known textile dealers as well as some out of the way collectors offering merchandise to a select few.

• You will be met at your hotel at 10:00 am
• The morning will be spent in the Sultanahmet area, visiting textile dealers, some offering rare finds
• Lunch will be at a local restaurant popular with textile experts
• The afternoon will be spent exploring shops in and around the Grand Bazaar
• You will be returned to your hotel at 3:00 pm

Artistic Kuzguncuk
On the shores of the Asian side of the Bosphorus is the neighborhood of Kuzguncuk. Once a quiet fishing village, it is now a quaint suburb filled with artists’ galleries as well as old, brightly painted wooden houses.

• You will be met at your hotel at 10:00 am
• After a short boat ride across the Bosphorus we will go to Kuzguncuk and tour some of the galleries.
• Lunch will be at a small, cozy café with an international menu
• The afternoon will be spent exploring the village as we stroll past wooden houses, churches, synagogues and mosques, and more art galleries
• We will return by boat to the European side of the city and you will be returned to your hotel at 3:00 pm