Turkey · Walking Tours

Private Full Day Guided Highlights of Istanbul Tour

7 Hours Round trip from Istanbul Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Private guided tour of Istanbul’s historic highlights
  • 02 Visit Topkapı Palace with entrance fee included
  • 03 See Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, and the Hippodrome
  • 04 Explore the famous Grand Bazaar
  • 05 Walking tour through the heart of the old city
  • 06 Learn from a licensed English-speaking guide

Discover Istanbul’s most iconic landmarks on a private full-day guided walking tour through the heart of the old city. Visit celebrated sites including Topkapı Palace, Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, the Hippodrome of Constantinople, and the Grand Bazaar, while learning about the city’s layered Byzantine and Ottoman history from your licensed local guide.

Because the main highlights are located close to one another, this experience is designed as a walking tour, giving you time to take in the atmosphere and details of historic Istanbul along the way. Entrance to Topkapı Palace is included, and there will also be time for lunch during the day.

Discover Istanbul’s most iconic landmarks on a private full-day guided walking tour through the heart of the old city.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 7 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access No
City Istanbul
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

The Topkapı Palace is a large museum in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans.Hagia Sophia is a Late Antique place of worship in Istanbul, designed by the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles. Built-in 537 as the patriarchal cathedral of the imperial capital of Constantinople, it was the largest Christian church of the eastern Roman Empire (the Byzantine Empire) and the Eastern Orthodox Church, except during the Latin Empire from 1204 to 1261, when it became the city's Latin Catholic cathedral. In 1453, after the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire, it was converted into a mosque. In 1935, the secular Turkish Republic established it as a museum. In 2020, it re-opened as a mosque.Sultan Ahmed Mosque also known as the Blue Mosque is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. A functioning mosque also attracts large numbers of tourist visitors. It was constructed between 1609 and 1616 during the rule of Ahmed I. Its Külliye contains Ahmed's tomb, a madrasah, and a hospice.Hippodrome of Constantinople is a square in Istanbul, Turkey. Previously, it was a circus that was the sporting and social center of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire.The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops on a total area of 30,700 m2, attracting between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. In 2014, it was listed No.1 among the world's most-visited tourist attractions with 91,250,000 annual visitors. The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is often regarded as one of the first shopping malls in the world.we will have time for lunch. lunch is excluded.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Istanbul 1 city · 7 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • English speaking guidance licenced by Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • Entrance Fees for Topkapi Palace

What's Not Included

  • Gratuities
  • Drinks
  • Tips
  • Lunch
  • Pick up and drop off
  • Entrance Fee for Hagia Sophia

Know before you go

  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • INFANT SEATS AVAILABLE
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Not recommended for people with heart conditions

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Istanbul, TR
Tour start
Istanbul, TR
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 7 hours finish where they began, in Istanbul.

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