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Private Istanbul Layover Tours & Activities

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From $160.00

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Departs: Istanbul, Istanbul

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Istanbul Layover Tours is mainly specialized on layover tours from Istanbul Airports.

Meet and Greet: It is easier to find your driver at the airport now. You will be met and accompanied to the vehicle by a welcome host at a spesific spot / time.

Timely & Safe Logistic; Enjoy comfortable round-trip transfer from/to airport with private and spacious van. .

Fast Track Entry: Be VIP and save precious time at the museums ticket desks thanks to the accredited tour guides from Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Professional and Enthusiastic Guides: Our guides are not only a good historian but also your travel companion. Learn about culture, politics & religion through personal stories and anecdotes.

Eat like a local: Taste delicious, reasonable non-touristy local food at the eatiers where the only locals eat. Various food restrictions are welcomed

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

Private Tour

Proffesional Guide

Public Transportation tickets - Ferry & Tram

Round-Trip Private Airport Transfer

What's Not Included

Cabin Bags and Carry-ons should be stored at the Left Lugagge.

Entry/Admission - Basilica Cistern and Topkapı Palace

Food & Drinks

Full Driving Tour; Blue Mosque Area is closed to car traffic.

Visa Requirements; Please check evisa.gov.tr/en

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 6
CHILD: Age: 7 - 12
ADULT: Age: 13 - 99

Additional Info

Face masks provided for travellers
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Public transportation options are available nearby
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Topkapı Palace and Hagia Irene is closed on Tuesdays
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia are closed until 2.30 pm on Fridays.
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Service animals allowed
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

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.

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

Hippodrome

The equivalent of Maxiumus Circus, city of Rome was immitated in new capital of Roman Empire as we call Byzantine Hippodrome; Hear the stories of glory chariot riders and amazed with monuments erected by the ambitios Roman engineers; Egpytian Obelisk, Serpent Colomn and Colomn of Constantine.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Istanbul

All listed attractions below are not meant to be visited on every tour scenario due to the time limitations and the tour itinerary can be shortened and altered by the guide's suggestion or traveler's instructions with traveler's consent due to the crowds or restoration work at the sites /museums, personal interests & fitness level, weather conditions & closure times of the places, public gatherings, political rallies, religious/public holidays, marathons, traffic situation and flight arrival times. A tentative itinerary will be communicated prior to the day.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Blue Mosque

As an operating mosque, your guide will take you inside of mosque complex in between praying times and help you to barrow a scarf or skirt if needed. it is closed untill noon on Fridays due to Friday noon prayer service.

Attention; There is ongoing restoration and the dome view is blocked by scaffolding.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hagia Sophia Mosque

Enjoy skip the line visit to Hagia Sophia Museum with our licensed tour guide and explore the 9th wonder of world (possibly) from the aspects of architecture, religion and politics.

Hagia Sophia is a museum and visiting hours of the winter schedule are 09:00-17:00 with the last entrance time of 16:00. It is closed on Mondays.

Visiting hours of the summer schedule are 09:00-19:00 with the last entrance time of 18:00. It is open all week days during the summner schedule.

Admision fee is 72 TL (12$), the guide will pay the ticket in case of you will not have local currency or not willing to use your credit card. Upon your preference, the guide can explain it from outside if you are not interested in going inside.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Basilica Cistern

As you walk down the stairs, you will see a palace looking underground water system built in 6th C. by Romans. Its massive size could store enough water to provide for Roman Palace and surrending neighborhood untill it was forgotten. Now it waits to be rediscovered.

Admision fee is 20 TL or 3 USD

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Grand Bazaar Jewelers

The world's oldest shopping mall was buit in 1460s by the order of Ottoman Sultan Mehmet the Conqurer, in order to generate income for maintaining their newly converted mosque. The city, being in the meeting point of oriental trade routes made the bazaar Grand and Famous. Today, with 3000 thousand shops offer huge range of colourful item from simple souviners to expensive items such as jewelery, carpets, mosaic lamps, magnets, leather.

Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Suleymaniye Mosque

The mosque is active since 1556 and named after its commissioner, the famous sultan Suleyman the Magnificent. It is located on the 3rd hill of the old city. In a short walk from Grand Bazaar along the wall of Istanbul University, you will be guided through and rest by the amazing view of Asian side and new city from the terrace.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Misir Carsisi (Spice Market)

Taste delicious Turkish Delights, nuts and dried fruits while passing through a 400 year old stracture, Spice Market will help you to understand the origin of spices and Turkish Food.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Bosphorus Strait

Hop on a public ferry and make the fastest intercontinental trip to Asian Side of Istanbul. See Istanbul from old to new while passing by Bosphorus Bridge in distance.

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Kadikoy Carsisi

Explore hip neigborhood of Kadıkoy and eat your way through Kadıkoy Food Market. Sample Turkish food sourced from local suppliers. Maybe you would like to try some home cooked style in Ciya Sofrası, which has been recently featured in Netflix.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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