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7-Hour Tour Of Mosques & Monuments In Istanbul
  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Architecture, Culture, History

  • Duration

    7 Hours

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English

Description

Explore Istanbul - one of the oldest cities in the world! During this 7-hour tour, visit the Hagia Sophia, Sultanahmet Square, Grand Bazaar, Blue Mosque, Topkapı Palace, and Basilica Cistern and learn about the history of this Turkish city.

Highlights
  • Explore the Hagia Sophia cathedral
  • Visit the Topkapı Palace
  • Tour the historical Blue Mosque
  • Make your way to  the Sultanahmet Square  
  • Explore Sultanahmet Square, the Hagia Sophia and Topkapı expand_more
    • Meet the guide at the Hippodrome Park & Ruins and start your tour.
    • Visit the Hagia Sophia Cathedral, which was converted to a mosque after the conquest of Istanbul by the Ottomans. It was secularized in 1935 and reopened as a museum.
    • See the Topkapı Palace, which was one of the primary residences of the Ottoman sultans for almost 400 years. The Ottoman Empire ruled from the Topkapı Palace for 380 years. It is now a museum.
    • Tour the Blue Mosque (called Sultanahmet Camii in Turkish), a historical mosque in Istanbul. This was named after the blue tiles surrounding the walls of interior design.
    • Make your way to Sultanahmet Square. This was used to be a circus, which formerly served as the sports and social centre of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today, a few fragments of the original site’s Byzantine-era Hippodrome remain.
    • Head to the Basilica Cistern, built in the 6th century, which is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that still lie beneath the city. 
    • Move along to Grand Bazaar, one of the world’s largest closed markets, with more than 4,000 shops. It is renowned for its jewellery, pottery, spice, leather and carpet shops.

    That will end your tour.

What's Included
  • English-speaking Istanbul local guide

What's Excluded
  • Museum entrance fees are not included

  • Tips and gratuities

  • Personal expenditure

What to bring
  • Comfortable walking shoes

  • Women should wear a headscarf for a visit to the mosque

Meeting Point

Binbirdirek, Hippodrome of Constantinople, Sultan Ahmet Parkı, Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
The group size and price
1 To 4USD 100 Per Group

This is a private tour

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USD 100 / group