Why choose this Istanbul tour ?
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!
In half day tour you can visit; Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Hippodrome, Basilica Cistern and Grand Bazaar and if you like you can have full day with adding the Topkapi Palace.
Please note if you have half day tour, entry fee of the cistern is 900 TL per person, Hagia Sophia is 25 Euros pp and if you have full day with Topkapi Palace, entry fee is 1750 TL per person additional fee.
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What makes Istanbul Highlights Private Guided Tour with Snacks and Transfers a unique experience ?
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 until 1st April, and we will see Nuriosmaniye or Suleymaniye Mosque instead.
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
entry fee is 25 Euros pp and not included.
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.
Entry fee is 900 TL per person
The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire.
Visit one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world – Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque are mosques now and none has right the skip the lines of security.
- Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays and our guide can show another bazaar instead.
- 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
- On Religious Fests; Grand Bazaar and Spice Bazaar are closed; May 13th,14th, 15th, July 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23th in 2021
- Fridays are mosques are closed till 2 pm, We recommend starting half day private tours later after 11 am
- Entry fee of the Basilica Cistern is 800 TL per person, 25 Euros for Hagia Sophia and if you book a private tour with Topkapi Palace entry fee is 1500 TL per person
Options To Choose for Your Trip:
- Private Tour – Full Day
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Full Day Tour: Full Day Tour of Top Sites of Istanbul. Includes Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Basilica Cistern, Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar - Private Half day
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Top Sites of Istanbul for a single supplement. Includes Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern, Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar.
Istanbul Highlights Private Guided Tour with Snacks and Transfers Inclusions:
Included with Your Ticket
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off with public transportation or taxi if necessary
- Private walking tour with an official tour guide
Not Included
- Food and drinks are not mentioned in the inclusion part
- Entry fee of Cistern 900 TL per person, 25 Euros for the Hagia Sophia you can pay with credit card.
- if you have full day with Topkapi Palace, entry fee is 1750 TL pp
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by Real Istanbul Tours.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Istanbul.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- This Tour is Rated 4.5 Stars based on 108 valid reviews on VIATOR.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.
• Please provide your hotel details for us to update the tour guide to meet you at your hotel depending location of your hotel otherwise we will meet Pudding Shop LaLe Restaurant.
• Ladies and gentlemen are required to dress appropriately by covering their shoulders and ensure coverage past their knees. Ladies will need to cover their heads. Scarfs are available at the mosque, but feel free to bring your own scarf to use
• Please note Tuesdays Topkapi Palace is closed and if you book a full day tour, you can cover Dolmabahce Palace or Bosphorus boat tour or Suleymaniye Mosque with Spice Bazaar
• Tour guides skip the lines at the ticket gates of museums, but none has priority to skip the security lines.
•Entry fee of Basilica Cistern is 900 TL and Hagia Sophia is 25 Euros and if you book full day entry fee of Palace is 1750 TL per person.
