Turkey · City Tours

9-Hour Istanbul Cultural Highlights Tour with Bosphorus Cruise

9 Hours Round trip from Sultan Ahmet Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Visit Hagia Sophia and admire the beauty of the Blue Mosque
02 Explore the Hippodrome and hear stories from the Roman and Ottoman Empires
03 Tour Topkapı Palace and see the Basilica Cistern
04 Walk through the famous Grand Bazaar, closed on Sundays
05 Take a 90-minute Bosphorus boat trip on a public boat to see Istanbul from the sea

Enjoy a local Istanbul experience with a professional licensed tour guide as you explore the city's cultural highlights from a different perspective. Visit the Sultanahmet area, including Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, and Topkapı Palace, while hearing stories from the Roman and Ottoman Empires. Continue with free time for lunch before a 90-minute Bosphorus tour on a public boat to admire marvellous Istanbul from the sea. The tour also includes the Hippodrome, Basilica Cistern, and Grand Bazaar, which is closed on Sundays.

Then, you will have free time for lunch before we continue with a Bosphorus tour on a public boat to see marvellous Istanbul from the sea for 90 minutes.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 9 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Istanbul

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Istanbul Cultural Highlights in Sultanahmet and the Bosphorus

Enjoy a local Istanbul experience with a professional licensed tour guide.

With this experience, you will see the city from a different perspective and leave with a new impression of Istanbul.

First, we start the day in the Sultanahmet area and visit Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. After that, we will visit Topkapı Palace. Along the way, you will hear different stories about the Roman and Ottoman Empires.

Then, you will have free time for lunch before we continue with a Bosphorus tour on a public boat to see marvellous Istanbul from the sea for 90 minutes.

These are only the starters - you will have the main course on the tour.

What we will see on this tour:

Hagia Sophia

Blue Mosque

Hippodrome

Basilica Cistern

Grand Bazaar (closed on Sundays)

Topkapı Palace

Bosphorus cruise (90 minutes - public Bosphorus boat)