🏨 Discover The Old City of Istanbul In a Half-Day Activity

Discover The Old City of Istanbul In a Half-Day

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 4 hours

Departs: Istanbul, Istanbul

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

The activity starts with the pick up from your hotel to visit the Roman Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and Grand Bazaar with the commentry of our licenced local guide. This 4 hours long tour will give you the chance to Indulge yourself with the beauty and the treasures of the old city in a half day.

What's Included

Admission Fees to Musuems.

English-Speaking & Professional Tour Guide.

What's Not Included

Food & Beverages

Gratuities

Personal Expenses.

Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 2
CHILD: Age: 3 - 11
ADULT: Age: 12 - 100

Additional Info

Face masks provided for travellers
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Regular temperature checks for staff
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Wheelchair accessible

COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Public transportation options are available nearby
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Hippodrome

The Hippodrome had been a center for sports and entertainment in the old Constantinople, the Eastern Roman Capital, and an important center for politics since sports and politics were closely knit in these times. No wonder that the Hippodrome had been a starting point for revolts and political movements throughout history.

Echoes of cries by slaves riding chariots in ferocious races and the inspirational words of intellectuals and poets that lit the flame of public movements have still been reminiscent of those with a powerful imagination.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Blue Mosque

Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as Blue Mosque, arouses admiration with the delicate Ottoman tiles that decorate the shrine’s walls. The floral patterns of the tiles and the well lighted, spacious internal spaces are testimonials of the eternity of the Ottoman spirit.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hagia Sophia Mosque

The Shrine of Holy Wisdom, a marvelous Byzantine basilica built in the 6th century, marks the golden age of Justinianus.
The domed construction of the sanctuary is an architectural innovation and was so richly and artistically decorated that Justinian proclaimed, "Solomon, I have outdone thee!". Humankind would have to wait for millennia before building a cathedral that would surpass the gigantic size of Hagia Sophia.
Converted to a mosque following the Ottoman conquest of the city, by the order of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror in 1453, as the young Sultan fulfilled a divine premonition by the Holy Prophet Mohammad himself. In 1935 the building was converted to a museum by the executive order of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey.
Hagia Sophia, whose status was converted to a mosque in July 2020, has been taking its visitors on a journey through the multi-layered texture of history as a mosque ever since.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Grand Bazaar

The largest, oldest, and most attractive covered bazaar in the world, where people have been trading jewelry, carpets, food, perfumes, and even gossiping for centuries!
The tour also includes a short demonstration of Turkish rugs.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

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