Istanbul Trip Overview
A skilled guide will take you on a full-day tour of Sultanahmet (the ancient city), taking you to the most important sights. In Istanbul, you may see UNESCO World Heritage sites and notable buildings such as the beautiful Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, and Hippodrome, among other attractions. After that, accompany your tour into the Grand Bazaar, where you may browse the stores of hundreds of sellers selling a wide variety of textiles, jewelry, perfumes, spices, and other items of interest.
**A private tour of Sultanahmet, the historic heart of Istanbul.
**Visit the Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace, two magnificent sites from the Ottoman Empire that are well worth your time.
**Hear about the Hippodrome’s importance throughout the Byzantine Empire’s reign of terror.
**Explore the stores of the Grand Bazaar, which is a bustling and ancient marketplace.
**Get to know the rich history of Istanbul, the Byzantine Empire, and the Ottoman Empire by taking a walking tour.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Istanbul, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Istanbul, Turkey, Turkey
A skilled guide will take you on a full-day tour of Sultanahmet (the ancient city), taking you to the most important sights. In Istanbul, you may see UNESCO World Heritage sites and notable buildings such as the beautiful Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, and Hippodrome, among other attractions. After that, accompany your tour into the Grand Bazaar, where you may browse the stores of hundreds of sellers selling a wide variety of textiles, jewelry, perfumes, spices, and other items of interest.
**A private tour of Sultanahmet, the historic heart of Istanbul.
**Visit the Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace, two magnificent sites from the Ottoman Empire that are well worth your time.
**Hear about the Hippodrome’s importance throughout the Byzantine Empire’s reign of terror.
**Explore the stores of the Grand Bazaar, which is a bustling and ancient marketplace.
**Get to know the rich history of Istanbul, the Byzantine Empire, and the Ottoman Empire by taking a walking tour.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Hagia Sophia Mosque, Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Hagia Sophia was built as a church and converted into a mosque after the conquest of Constantinopolis, now it is being used as a museum. This building is literally one of the highlight of the World.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
This Palace was the first palace Ottomans after they conquered Constantinopolis. It was used more or less 400 years by them and majority of Ottoman sultans lived there. The palace was the management center of Ottoman Empire. Now the palace is accepted as one of the biggest palace complex in the World and many original pieces represents Ottoman Empire are being exibited there.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
This mosque is another highlight of the city and architecture of the building will impress you. With its bluish colored tiles inside the mosque is as beautiful as outside.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Hippodrome, Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet ParkI No:2, Istanbul Turkey
There used to be stadium in this place with the capacity of 100.000 spectator and entertainment such as gladiator fights and horse chariot races. There were some decorational pillars right in the middle of the stadium. three of those pillars survived till today and you will see them there.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Kapali Carsi, Kalpakcilar Cad. Sorguclu Han No: 22, Istanbul 34126 Turkey
This place is the Grand Bazaar; one of the most famous, biggest and oldest indoor market of the World. It has been serving to people since 16. century.
Duration: 2 hours
