Booking this tour was very worthwhile. On the one hand, the queue at the ticket counter was very long, which we were able to skip, on the other hand, it's great to get a short introduction from a guide who gives you the most important information at the beginning. The guide picked up the audio guide with us, gave initial information about the palace and explained the way to the palace and harem. Finally he gave us the tickets so that we could also go to the harem and the museum. The palace itself is very beautiful and worth seeing!

Our guide was great but we were never told that we would need our passports to get a free audio listening device. So as we didn't have our passports we were not able to get a listening device so couldnt really take in much of the Palace as none of the relics or furniture was labelled..

Our guide ‘Can’ (as we called him) was very relaxed, friendly and conversational. He put the palace in context with contemporary and comparative references. He took care of the entry and the ticket lines and was helpful. The office where one needs to submit an identity card to get the audio guide refused to accept Indian voter ID cards saying that they had send an Indian ID card before and it did not look like our voter card. So basically you have to leave your passport with them, which in my opinion is a bit too much.