13 Shopping Tours Worldwide to Put on the Itinerary

1.Versailles Palace Bike Tour with Market & Marie-Antoinette hamlet

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,680 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $131Our pick

Meet your guide near Gare Saint-Lazare at 8:30 a.m., take the train to Versailles, shop for picnic food, and ride through the vast royal grounds. You’ll visit Marie-Antoinette’s Hamlet, both Trianons, the Grand Canal, and Apollo Fountain before entering the palace independently. Guides such as Arnaud, Lena, Michael, and Guillaume are praised for lively storytelling.

“If you're considering a bike tour of the Palace of Versailles and its expansive grounds, stop thinking and just go for it. This tour was hands-down one of the best travel experiences I’ve had in France — and a big reason why was our outstanding guide. From the very beginning, the experience was seamless. We met near the train station in Paris, got our bikes, and were whisked off to the picturesque town of Versailles. But this wasn’t just any tourist loop — we covered ground and got depth. The biking itself was relaxed and scenic, taking us through lush tree-lined paths, quiet lakeside views, and the grand avenues that…”

Check availability →Read our full review

2.Versailles Bike Tour with Market, Gardens & Guided Palace Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,121 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $130

Spend about eight hours exploring Versailles by train, bike, and on foot. Guides such as Clara, Maggie, Brian, and Andrea lead small groups through the market, gardens, Marie-Antoinette’s hamlet, and the palace. Bikes, helmets, train tickets, palace access, and rain jackets are included. Bring money for your market picnic.

“Matt and the other women of Boutique were incredibly kind and knowledgeable! The perfect day with a perfect tour 100000/10”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.Palace, Temple and Market Guided Foodie Tour at Night

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 750 reviews · from $60

Walk from Hyehwa Station through Daehangno, Changgyeonggung Palace, Gwangjang Market, Pocha Street, Ikseon-dong and Jogyesa Temple. Your English-speaking guide, often praised guides such as Mia, Kim or Jay, leads the four-hour route, explains Seoul’s past and serves makgeolli, jeon, market food and optional live octopus.

“a great walking tour to consider if you want to understand korean culture better. our guide inha made the whole experience better.”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.Seoul Night Palace & Market Food Tour with Vehicle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 275 reviews · from $79

Start at Hyehwa Station with a walk to Changgyeonggung Palace, then visit Gwangjang Market for Korean pancakes, rice wine, raw beef, live octopus, dumplings, and a twisted donut. Your English-speaking guide, such as Mia, Janice, Ron, or Bruce, adds history and food tips before the evening ends at Jogyesa Temple.

“If you're participating in this experience at night in the fall, wear warm clothes: it gets quite chilly at night. Also, bring a small flashlight to light the ground as you walk around the Palace grounds: some uneven surfaces, high steps.”

Check availability →Read our full review

5.Versailles Full-Day Electric Bike Tour : Market, Picnic & Palace

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 239 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $204

This eight-hour guided ride takes you from western Paris through Saint-Cloud, Marnes-la-Coquette, forest paths, and the Notre Dame market to Versailles. You’ll buy lunch, picnic beside the Grand Canal, visit the palace, gardens, Petit Trianon, and Marie-Antoinette’s Hamlet, then return by train. Guides such as Renaud, Adrian, and Rio are praised for friendly, careful leadership.

“It’s an exercise day, biking and walking throughout the day. We really enjoyed the e-bike tour, Adrian was an excellent tour guide, very knowledgeable and shared historical sites along the way to Versailles, as well he shared much about the palace and the many gardens. Our group was larger than expected but he managed the group well. We had some light rain, rain gear was provided, which was nice.”

Check availability →Read our full review

6.Crete: Knossos Palace, Heraklion City, Market Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 164 reviews · 6 - 8 hours · from $41

You’ll visit Knossos Palace with a live guide, sample Cretan products at a farm in Patsides, then spend free time in Heraklion. Pickup covers resorts from Malia to Ammoudara. Guides speak English, German, French, or Polish, though the Polish Friday afternoon option skips the farm.

Check availability →Read our full review

7.Tipu Palace + Koté Vishnu + Fort + KR Market + Jain Temple = Bengaluru Pété Walk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 150 reviews · from $33

Walk through central Bengaluru with guides such as Vijay, Raghu, Vasuki, or Phaneesh, visiting Tipu Sultan’s Palace, historic temples, Bangalore Fort, KR Market, and a Jain temple. Expect about three hours of history, worship, flowers, traffic, and local advice, with groups capped at 10.

“Vijay Kumar was great. He was a very gracious guide and have us a wonderful tour. We appreciated his knowledge and his expertise. We had a great time!”

Check availability →Read our full review

8.Private 5-6h: Topkapi + Hagia Sophia + Blue Mosque + Grand Bazaar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 67 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $300

Spend a private half-day with an English-speaking guide through Istanbul’s Old City. Visit Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, the Blue Mosque, and Grand Bazaar on foot, with Topkapi and Hagia Sophia tickets included. Guides such as Furkan and Can can tailor the pace and add local food or mosque stops when time allows.

“I wish I could give more that 5 stars!!! Furkan is amazing. We had a blast with him. He is so knowledgable and passionate about the history of Istanbul. He spent time understanding what we were interested and tailored our time to that. And, he’s a GREAT photographer!!! We’ll definitely book with him on our next visit to Istanbul.”

Check availability →Read our full review

9.Old Bangalore Historical Walk thro Palace, Temples, Fort & Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews · from $22Best value

Walk through Old Bangalore with a licensed guide such as Raghavendra or Vanaja, visiting Tipu Sultan’s 230-year-old teak palace, two temples, Bangalore Fort, KR Market, and a Jain shrine. This small-group tour takes about three to four hours and ends near Chickpet metro station.

“This was a perfect 3-4 hour tour hitting a perfect mix of temples, palaces, and markets. Only had a few hours during a recent work trip and wanted to see some of the main historical and cultural parts of Bangalore and this tour was absolutRead more”

Check availability →Read our full review

10.Walking Tour of Fort, Palaces, and Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · 3 hours · from $43

Spend three hours with an English-speaking local guide such as Deepti or Sushma in old Bengaluru. Walk through KR Market, taste vegetarian dosa and filter coffee, visit Bangalore Fort, and see Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace. The small group is limited to 10, though monument entrance fees are extra.

“Absolutely loved walking through the markets, fort and to the summer palace with Deepti. Dosa and Coffee break was divine and the sights and history great to see and listen to. really informative. Really recommended.”

Check availability →Read our full review

11.Customized Private Seoul tour: Palace, Market etc(Airport Option)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $184

Build your Seoul day around the places you care about, from Gyeongbokgung Palace and Gwangjang Market to the DMZ, Nami Island, or Suwon Fortress. An English-speaking private driving guide such as Benny, Jimmy, Shane, or Alfonso handles transport, explanations, and hotel or airport transfers. You get about nine hours, but admissions, parking, tolls, and airport transfers may cost extra.

“Mr Alfo is a reliable and professional guide for our trip. He explained to us well of the DMZ m, this trip is a fruitful one with his guidance. A knowledgeable person and knowing well of his country. We enjoy having this trip and making the right choice when we touch down Seoul for the first day tour begin.”

Check availability →Read our full review

12.Private: Topkapi Palace, St. Sophia, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar, Hipodromme

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $99

Spend about eight hours with a private guide and driver visiting the Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, and Grand Bazaar. Guides such as Leyla, Selen, Emel, and Ezgi have been praised for adjusting the pace and route to each group. Entrance fees are extra, and Hagia Sophia now requires phone-based audio guidance.

“Our private guide is very knowledgeable. He did his best to accomodate our needs, very flexible, and skip the lines. Highly revommended”

Check availability →Read our full review

13.Private Seoul City Tour Palace, village, temple, market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $261

Start with Jogyesa Temple and Gyeongbokgung Palace, then wear hanbok in Bukchon, browse Insadong and Ikseon-dong, ride the Namsan cable car, and sample Gwangjang Market foods. A private English-speaking guide and driver handle the route, with Wendy, Julie Parks, and Mr Kim among the guides named in tour feedback.

“Our tour guide Julie Parks was such a pleasant and sweet person. She was on time and guided us to navigate through with the Hanbok costume part and Palace Tour. We really enjoyed dressing up in the Korean Hanbok dresses and wandeRead more”

Check availability →Read our full review