Istanbul Imperial & Bosphorus Tour – Incl. Lunch

Beyoğlu Trip Overview

Enjoy Full Day Regular Small Group Tour with max 20 – 25 people.
Discover the History of Istanbul with our Official & Profesional Guides in 7 hrs.
See Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar.

Lunch will be on the Roof Restaurant with Bosphorus View called Olive Restaurant (Restaurant Changable).

After the Lunch, we will continue to visit Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Marlet) and Boat Trip on Bosphorus.

Then drop off to the Hotels.

Additional Info

Duration: 7 hours
Starts: Beyoğlu, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours



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Enjoy Full Day Regular Small Group Tour with max 20 – 25 people.
Discover the History of Istanbul with our Official & Profesional Guides in 7 hrs.
See Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar.

Lunch will be on the Roof Restaurant with Bosphorus View called Olive Restaurant (Restaurant Changable).

After the Lunch, we will continue to visit Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Marlet) and Boat Trip on Bosphorus.

Then drop off to the Hotels.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Hagia Sophia Mosque, Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1, Istanbul 34122 Turkey

Pick up from the hotel and join the group at meeting Point.
Tour is starting visiting to Hagia Sophia Museum which is is the former Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral, later an Ottoman imperial mosque and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Built in AD 537 before the Middle Ages, it was famous in particular for its massive dome. It was the world’s largest building and an engineering marvel of its time. It is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have “changed the history of architecture”. Hagia Sophia Museum considered one of the Eight Wonders of the World.

On Mondays, when Saint Sophia is closed, we visit the Chora Church, famed for its mosaics

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7, Istanbul 34122 Turkey

Our next stop will be The Blue Mosque, It remains a functioning mosque, while also attracting large numbers of tourist visitors. It was constructed between 1609 and 1616 during the rule of Ahmed I. Its Külliye contains Ahmed’s tomb, a madrasah and a hospice. Hand-painted blue tiles adorn the mosque’s interior walls and at night the mosque is bathed in blue as lights frame the mosque’s five main domes, six minarets and eight secondary domes.It sits next to the Hagia Sophia, another popular tourist site.

Note: On Friday morning, The Blue Mosque is visioned only from outside because of Friday Prayer.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Hippodrome, Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet ParkI No:2, Istanbul Turkey

We continue to the Hippodrome Square, the sporting and social center of old Byzantium, held 100,000 spectators and featured objects from all corners of the empire such as the Egyptian Obelisk, and the Serpent Column.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: German Fountain, Hippodrome Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkey

The German Fountain is a gazebo styled fountain in the northern end of old hippodrome (Sultanahmet Square), Istanbul, Turkey and across from the Mausoleum of Sultan Ahmed I. It was constructed to commemorate the second anniversary of German Emperor Wilhelm II’s visit to Istanbul in 1898. It was built in Germany, then transported piece by piece and assembled in its current site in 1900. The neo-Byzantine style fountain’s octagonal dome has eight marble columns, and dome’s interior is covered with golden mosaics.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Serpent Column, Hippodrome of Constantinople, Istanbul Turkey

The Serpent Column also known as the Serpentine Column, Plataean Tripod or Delphi Tripod, is an ancient bronze column at the Hippodrome of Constantinople in what is now Istanbul, Turkey. It is part of an ancient Greek sacrificial tripod, originally in Delphi and relocated to Constantinople by Constantine the Great in 324. It was built to commemorate the Greeks who fought and defeated the Persian Empire at the Battle of Plataea. The serpent heads of the 8-metre (26 ft) high column remained intact until the end of the 17th century

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Grand Bazaar, Grand Bazaar, Istanbul

Free time to explore Grand Bazaar.

The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops on a total area of 30,700 m2, attracting between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. In 2014, it was listed No.1 among the world’s most-visited tourist attractions with 91,250,000 annual visitors.The Grand Bazaar at Istanbul is often regarded as one of the first shopping malls of the world.

After 1 hour visit, we drive to Lunch.

Note: On Sundays, when Grand Bazaar is closed, we visit Nuruosmaniye arround Grand Bazaar.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Olive, Hoca Paşa, Mahallesi, Ebussuud Cd. No:14/6, 34410 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey

Lunch (Restaurant Changable)
Olive Oil Marinated Seasonal Vegetables, Traditional Fried Pastry Roll with Cheese “Sigara Beurreck” , Seasonal Garden Greens Salad, Traditional Grilled Meatballs “Kofte” served with rice and boiled Seasonal Vegetables or Chicken Grill, Seasonal Fresh Fruit Platter
(Vegeterian menu is also available)
(Drinks are not included)

Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes

Stop At: Misir Carsisi (Spice Market), Rustem Pasa Mahallesi, Erzak Ambari Sok. No:92 Eminonu – Fatih, Istanbul 34116 Turkey

After the Lunch next stop is SPICE BAZAAR (EGYPTIAN BAZAAR) The air here is filled with the enticing aromas of cinnamon, caraway, saffron, mint, thyme and every other conceivable herb and spice.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul 34122 Turkey

After the Spice Bazaar, we will go to Kabatas for Bosporus tour on our Boat. Not only does the Bosporus connect the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, it also separates the continents of Asia and Europe from one another.

We cruise the Bosphorus, and from the deck of our cruise boat, take in the sights and sounds of this legendary waterway, lined with historic villages, grandiose waterfront mansions, imposing fortresses, like Anadolu Hisari, and the Baroque palaces of the late Ottoman sultans.

Drop off to the Hotels at the end of the tour.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes



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