🏨 Full-Day Tour of Istanbul with Lunch Activity

Full-Day Tour of Istanbul with Lunch

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 9 hours

Departs: Istanbul, Istanbul

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Skip the ticket line and enter the Topkapı Palace with a professional history expert local tour guide. Learn all the history of the palace. Discover UNESCO-listed attractions, the world-famous Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, the Blue Mosque, the Hippodrome and the most popular sites on this full-day guided tour, then experience shopping at the Grand Bazaar.

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Local Taxes

Lunch

Professional history expert English guide

Skip-the-line ticket to Hagia Irene Church

Skip-the-line ticket to Topkapı Palace

What's Not Included

Drinks

Gratuities

Visit to the Harem in Topkapi Palace

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 3
CHILD: Age: 4 - 7
ADULT: Age: 8 - 99

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
This tour operates all year round except on May 1st, January 1st and Tuesday

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
This tour operates all year round except on May 1st, January 1st and Tuesday

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.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Hagia Sophia Mosque

The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, (Hagia Sophia Museum) It was built in the 6th century by the emperor Justinian as a Greek Orthodox Church also called the church of Divine Wisdom. It was converted into a mosque in 1453 by Sultan Mehmet II The Conqueror and in to a museum by Ataturk in 1935, and it was converted into a mosque in 2020 by Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It was the largest church in the world for 1000 years. We also visit Tom of the Sultans. Admire the final resting place of 5 Sultans and 142 members of the Ottoman dynasty. Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque is visited on Fridays from outside due to Friday prayer schedules. The security line, in the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque takes approximately 30 minutes in Off & Mid-Seasons and in high season 90 minutes.

1 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Blue Mosque

Blue Mosque, The Sultan Ahmet Mosque known as Blue Mosque because of its blue 20,000 Iznık Ceramic Tiles. It was built for Sultan Ahmet I by the architect Mehmet, has 6 towering minarets and last great mosque of the Classical period. Due to the renovation in the Blue Mosque, the mosque is only visited from outside until March 31.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hippodrome

Hippodrome, It was the sporting and social center of ancient Constantinople for 1000 years, with its monuments, German Fountain of Wilhelm II, Fountain of Sultan Ahmet III, Bronze Serpentine Column, Obelisk of Theodosius and Column Constantine.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Grand Bazaar

Grand Covered Bazaar, visit the oldest and biggest covered market in the world and discover 65 streets and more than 4000 shops containing all kinds of everything. Group will have some free time. We also visit the Leather shop before grand Bazaar.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Topkapi Palace

Topkapı Palace, It was the private residence of Ottoman Sultans from 19th to the 19th centuries, exhibiting sacred Islamic Relics of Prophet Mohammed, imperial treasury, Chinese porcelain, weapons & calligraphy etc. We have a 1-hour lunch break before visiting Topkapi Palace.

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Hagia Irene Museum

Hagia Irene Church, “Hagia Irene” means “Holy Peace”in Greek. Hagia Irene was first built as a basilica with three naves, on the order of during the reign of Constantinos the Great (306–337), on top of a temple, out of wood. Hagia Irene consists of three sections that include; the naos, narthex and atrium, while the standing atrium is the only surviving sample from the Byzantine period

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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