Top Sites Of Istanbul: Half Day or Full Day Private Walking Tour


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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

The best choice for any first timer, Top sites of Old Istanbul, is a half-day and optional full day private tour. Discover what has made Istanbul such a majestic and historically significant city by hitting all of the hot spots and then some!


What's Included

Entrance fees of the museums

Hotel/port pickup and drop-off with public transportation if necessary

Private walking tour with an official tour guide

Professional guide

What's Not Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

Food and drinks

Gratuities

Private transportation


Traveler Information

  • INFANT: Age: 0 - 5
  • CHILD: Age: 6 - 11
  • ADULT: Age: 12 - 99

Additional Info

  • Blue Mosque will be closed until March 30th and replaced with NuriOsmaniye Mosque or Suleymaniye Mosque
  • 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
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Blue Mosque is under restoration and you may visit Blue Mosque or switch with Nuri Osmaniye Mosque
  • COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
  • Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays and will be replaced with Spice Bazaars
  • Hagia Sophia is a mosque now and none has right the skip the lines of security.
  • On Religious Fests; Grand Bazaar and Spice Bazaar are closed; May 13th,14th, 15th, July 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23th in 2021
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays and Half day tour is available on Tuesdays or will be replaced with Bosphorus Tour for full day tours

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

Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Mosque) Also known as the Sultan Ahmet Camii (or Sultan Ahmed Mosque), this breath-taking building is one of the most majestic Ottoman mosques in all of Turkey.

Please note it is under restoration and we still go inside but you can not see all tiles

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hagia Sophia Mosque
Hagia Sophia is one of the most impressive museums of Istanbul; built as a Christian church, then converted into a mosque, museum and again into a mosque in 2022.

Please note none has any priority to skip the lines in Hagia Sophia

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hippodrome
The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Basilica Cistern
This subterranean structure was commissioned by Emperor Justinian and built in 532. The largest surviving Byzantine cistern in İstanbul, it was constructed using 336 columns, many of which were salvaged from ruined temples and feature fine carved capitals

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Grand Bazaar Jewelers
Visit one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world - Istanbul's Grand Bazaar

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free






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