Istanbul Trip Overview
Cross the Bosphorus and discover the Asian part of Istanbul. Visit the district of Üsküdar with many historical buildings and mosques. Venture into Kadıköy and explore the cultural center of the Anatolian side of Istanbul.
We hop on the Marmaray train and ride through the tunnel under the Bosphorus strait to Üsküdar. We take a walk in the district to see its Ottoman-era sights and historical mosques.
After a delicious lunch in a local restaurant, we continue to neighboring Kadıköy. There are numerous bars, cinemas and bookshops in this city quarter making it the cultural center of the Asian part of Istanbul. We will see historic buildings in the Kadıköy harbor and also visit the famous fish market. At the end of our tour you can enjoy a 20-minute boat ride back across the Bosphorus
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Duration: 7 hours
Starts: Istanbul, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Cross the Bosphorus and discover the Asian part of Istanbul. Visit the district of Üsküdar with many historical buildings and mosques. Venture into Kadıköy and explore the cultural center of the Anatolian side of Istanbul.
We hop on the Marmaray train and ride through the tunnel under the Bosphorus strait to Üsküdar. We take a walk in the district to see its Ottoman-era sights and historical mosques.
After a delicious lunch in a local restaurant, we continue to neighboring Kadıköy. There are numerous bars, cinemas and bookshops in this city quarter making it the cultural center of the Asian part of Istanbul. We will see historic buildings in the Kadıköy harbor and also visit the famous fish market. At the end of our tour you can enjoy a 20-minute boat ride back across the Bosphorus
Itinerary
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Stop At: Sirkeci Station, Sirkeci, Istanbul Turkey
This tour will begin with hotel pick up from your hotels and drop you to one of the stations of MARMARAY in the European side of Istanbul. You will travel with your guide on this modern train. You will arrive in Uskudar MARMARAY Station
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Yeni Valide Mosque Complex, Hakimiyeti Milliye Cad. Uskudar Merkez, Uskudar, Istanbul Turkey
Upon our arrival to Uskudar, wel’ll head to The Yeni Valide Mosque is an 18th-century Ottoman mosque in the Üsküdar district of Istanbul, Turkey.
Construction of the Yeni Valide mosque in Üsküdar began in 1708 and was completed in 1710. It was built for sultan Ahmed III in honour of his mother Emetullah Râbi’a Gülnûş Sultan.[1] The complex consists of an imaret (hospice), arasta, primary school, the tomb of Emetullah Râbi’a Gülnûş Sultan, a courtyard shadirvan (fountain), a muvakkithane (clock tower) and offices. The building is typical of the Classical Ottoman period and of the “Sinan School” of Ottoman religious architecture. It is located in the Üsküdar neighborhood of Istanbul. The main part of the building is square-shaped and covered with a flattened main dome and four half domes. The mosque has two minarets with two balconies each. Calligraphy inside the mosque is the work of Hezarfen Mehmet Efendi.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Mihrimah Sultan Camii (Iskele Camii), Mimar Sinan Mahallesi Uskudar, Istanbul Turkey
Our next stop is The Mihrimah Sultan Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located in the Edirnekapı neighborhood near the Byzantine land walls of Istanbul, Turkey. It was commissioned by Mihrimah Sultan, the daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by the chief imperial architect Mimar Sinan.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Şemsipaşa, Mimar Sinan, 34672 Üsküdar/İstanbul, Turkey
Our next stop is The Şemsi Pasha Mosque was designed by Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan for Grand Vizier Şemsi Pasha in16th century. . It has three casement windows facing the Bosphorus and nine upper windows on three walls, adorned with coloured glass. Surrounding the Mosque is a larger complex, situated on the coast of Üsküdar, also built by court architect Sinan near the Şemsi Pasha Palace and, according to the inscription over the mosque portal, construction was completed in 1580.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Kadikoy Carsisi, Caferaga Mahallesi Kadikoy, Istanbul Turkey
After lunch, browse the markets of Kadıköy and wander through the stylish Moda. Kadikoy is historically known as Chalcedon literally meaning the ‘City of the Blind’. Our tour will begin with the historical harbour buildings of Kadikoy and will continue in the narrow streets of famous fish market and decent quarter of Moda. Visits to churches, mosques and mansions are also part of this tour. Following the tour you will take 20 minute boat ride to cross the Bosphorus. At the European side our transfer coaches will take you back to your hotel.
Duration: 3 hours
