ABOUT US / SOBRE NOSOTROS

 



ENG

Hi everyone!

 

First of all thank you for your visit. My name is Dilek, my husband Cuauhtemoc and I are national-licensed tour guides. We are a Mexican-Turkish family. We live in Istanbul, Turkey’s most popular city, with our 2 kids.

 

I have been guiding for 12 years. I have knowledge of Turkish history, mythology, archeology, religious history and art history. Following my university graduation, I lived in England for 5 years where I continued my education studying Travel and Tourism at Greenwich School of Management. After I lived a short time in Guatemala, Cuba to learn Spanish.

 

In our tours that have the option English&Spanish we would like to show you architectural styles, historical fun facts, famous historical monuments, tell you about the peoples life in Istanbul, how we spend our days, where do people go to eat, what we eat, where we shop, what we listen, the best places to eat, drink and party.

If you need any other travel arrangements during your visit to Istanbul such as airport transfer, restaurant reservations, PCR tests we are happy to help you.

As your local guide, we are flexible to your wishes and needs. It is our wish to make it interesting and enjoyable for you. 

 

 

We would love to show you the must-see and extraordinary places of Istanbul on a private tour where you will feel the warmth of family with us, who are passionate about their job as a guide.

Please feel free to read the comments of those who are satisfied with our tours.

 

We look forward to meeting you all!

 

- Dilek & Cuauhtemoc

 

ESP

¡Hola a todos!

 

Ante todo gracias por tu visita. Mi nombre es Dilek, mi esposo Cuauhtémoc y yo somos guías turísticos con licencia nacional. Somos una familia mexicana-turca. Vivimos en Estambul, la ciudad más popular de Turquía, con nuestros 2 hijos.

 

He sido guía durante 12 años. Tengo conocimientos de historia turca, mitología, arqueología, historia religiosa e historia del arte. Después de graduarme de la universidad, viví en Inglaterra durante 5 años, donde continué mi educación estudiando Viajes y Turismo en la Escuela de Administración de Greenwich. Después viví un corto tiempo en Guatemala, Cuba para aprender español.

 

En nuestros tours que tienen la opción de inglés y español, nos gustaría mostrarle estilos arquitectónicos, hechos históricos divertidos, monumentos históricos famosos, contarle sobre la vida de la gente en Estambul, cómo pasamos nuestros días, dónde va la gente a comer, qué comemos , dónde compramos, qué escuchamos, los mejores lugares para comer, beber y divertirse.

Si necesita otros arreglos de viaje durante su visita a Estambul, como traslados al aeropuerto, reservas en restaurantes, pruebas de PCR, estaremos encantados de ayudarle.

Como su guía local, somos flexibles a sus deseos y necesidades. Es nuestro deseo hacerlo interesante y agradable para usted.

 

 

Nos encantaría mostrarte los lugares imperdibles y extraordinarios de Estambul en un tour privado donde sentirás el calor de la familia con nosotros, apasionados por su trabajo como guía.

Siéntase libre de leer los comentarios de aquellos que están satisfechos con nuestros tours.

 

¡Esperamos conocerlos a todos!

 

- Dilek y Cuauhtémoc



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