Nearly a decade in Europe. Built from inside it.
Walks in Istanbul began with a simple idea: that travel should be personal, meaningful, and rooted in real connection.
Arzu Tutuk didn’t build this company from a boardroom. She built it from the cities themselves starting as a solo guide in Istanbul, learning what a great experience actually requires from the ground up. That knowledge, and the standard it set, is what Walks in Istanbul is still held to today.
What started as a small network of expert guides in Istanbul has grown into a five-country European operation: 600 licensed local guides across Italy, France, Greece, Spain, and Turkey, delivering around 140,000 travelers a year. The scale has changed. The standard hasn’t.
Europe is layered, logistically dense, and endlessly rewarding. We handle the complexity so the people you send or the trip you’re planning can simply be in it.
The principles for every itinerary we create, every guide we appoint, and every partnership we build across Europe.
1. Cultural Depth
Every street has a story. Our guides don’t just share facts; they open windows into the people, the past, and the pulse of a place. History with heartbeat.
2. Effortless Precision
You brief us once for routing, guides, contingencies, and last-minute changes. Every detail is handled, every standard is met, so you can focus on your people.
3. Professional Integrity
We do what we say we will do. We communicate honestly, price transparently, and take responsibility when things do not go according to plan.
4. Local Soul
Our own teams and licensed guides in every city, never subcontractors. One standard across all five countries, however many cities your program spans.
We connect with your clients on the ground, never around you. The relationship and the credit stay exactly where they belong: with you.
6. Partnership First
Whether working with travelers, travel advisors, or corporate planners, we build long-term relationships based on trust, responsiveness, and mutual success.
From historians to storytellers, our team brings passion, personality, and local insight to every step.
Walks in Istanbul delivers private ground experiences across Italy, France, Greece, Spain, and Turkey through a single trusted relationship. For the traveler, we turn a destination into an experience worth coming back for.
For travel advisors, we turn unclaimed destination revenue into earned commission. For corporate planners, we turn logistical complexity into seamless, memorable team experiences.
Every tour is an invitation to connect, to slow down, and to turn travel into life experiences. Cities become stories. Moments become lasting memories.