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5-Day Istanbul Highlights Tour
  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Culture, History, Sightseeing

  • Duration

    5 Days

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English, French, Italian

Description

Discover Turkey's largest city's most famous and historical monuments with a local tour guide! Marvel at the Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar, and Topkapı Palace. Book a boat tour of the Bosphorus, explore Dolmabahce or Beylerbeyi Palace and more in this 5-day tour!

Highlights
  • Visit the Blue Mosque, an Ottoman-era Friday mosque
  • Stroll through Sultan Ahmet Square, also known as The Hippodrome of Constantinople
  • Explore the Topkapı Palace
  • Day 1: Arrival in Istanbul expand_more
    • Upon your arrival at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, meet the representative and transfer to your hotel.

    • Spend some time at leisure.

    Stay overnight in Istanbul.

  • Day 2: Byzantine - Ottoman Relics Tour expand_more
    • 08:30 am: Get picked up from your hotel for a full-day tour of Old City. 
    • Visit the following places:
      • Hagia Sophia: Byzantium largest cathedral, converted to the mosque 1453 by the Ottoman Empire and today open as a museum to see both religions remains.
      • Blue Mosque: This mosque complex, containing Istanbul's only mosque with six minarets, was built by Sedefkar Mehmet Aga for Sultan Ahmed 1st, early 17th century.
      • Hippodrome: Center of sports activities and political events of the Eastern Roman Empire.
      • Grand Bazaar: Famous shopping center worldwide. Shopping possibilities for carpet, jewellery, leather etc.
      • Topkapı Palace: Built by Mehmet II, the conqueror of Istanbul, served as the residence of the sultan & administrative seat of the Ottoman Empire for 400 years.
    • 5:00 pm: After the tour, transfer back to your hotel. 

    Overnight in Istanbul.

    Included meals: Breakfast & Lunch.

  • Day 3: Bosphorus - Two Continents Tour expand_more
    • 08:30 am: Get picked up from your hotel for a full-day tour of Two Continents.
    • Visit the following places:
      • Spice Bazaar: Mystical smells of various spices—shops selling fruits, vegetables, flowers, caviar and dry fish etc.
      • Bosphorus by boat: On the waterway separating the two continents, Asia and Europe. Opportunity to take photographs of marble palaces and ancient wooden villas of Ottoman architecture, besides modern residences and luxurious apartments.
      • Bosphorus Bridge: Unique chance to go from one continent (Asia) to another (Europe) in two minutes.
      • Beylerbeyi Palace: The summer residence of Ottoman Sultans with its original furniture and magnificent gardens with the harem on the Asian side. OR
      • Dolmabache Palace: With more than 340 rooms - 8 Turkish Baths the Imperial Residence of the last 6 Sultans is sure to fascinate its visitors.
      • Note: You can either visit the Dolmabache Palace or the Beylerbeyi Palace on this tour itinerary.
      • Camlica Hill: Offers a panoramic view of Istanbul and Bosphorus from the highest point of the city.
    • After the tour, transfer back to your hotel at around 5:30 pm.

    Overnight in Istanbul

    Included meals: Breakfast - Lunch.

  • Day 4: Istanbul expand_more
    • Day at leisure and overnight in Istanbul.

    Included meals: Breakfast.

  • Day 5: Departure expand_more
    • After breakfast, check out from the hotel (before 12:00), transfer to Istanbul Ataturk Airport according to your flight details.

    End of tour and services.

    Included meals: Breakfast.

What's Included
  • Arrival, departure airport transfers and ground transportation
  • 4 nights 4 star or Boutique hotels accomodation with Breakfast
  • 2 full day tour of Istanbul with lunch
  • Professional English-speaking Guide licensed by the Ministry of Tourism
  • Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coaches on local tours
  • All taxes, entrance - museum fees
  • Tour insurance
What's Excluded
  • Tips & gratuities
  • Personal expenses
Know before you go
  • Closed: St. Sophia on Monday/Tuesday; Topkapı Palace, Grand Covered Bazaar on Sunday so we can replace with the other sites.
Meeting Point

?stanbul, Turkey

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 1 EUR 499 Per Person

This is a group tour

Starting From

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USD 553 / person