Istanbul Trip Overview
This private layover tour offers you an amazing cultural experience of Istanbul. You will be picked up from Istanbul airports and go to Hippodrome to start your tour. Next you will feel the unique history of Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque with your licensed guide and next you will visit the magnificent Topkapi Palace, by staying away from crowded groups and avoiding long entrance queues. Lastly, before your private transfer to the airport, you will finish your unique experience with Grand Bazaar and Spice Market.
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Duration: 6 to 8 hours
Starts: Istanbul, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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This private layover tour offers you an amazing cultural experience of Istanbul. You will be picked up from Istanbul airports and go to Hippodrome to start your tour. Next you will feel the unique history of Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque with your licensed guide and next you will visit the magnificent Topkapi Palace, by staying away from crowded groups and avoiding long entrance queues. Lastly, before your private transfer to the airport, you will finish your unique experience with Grand Bazaar and Spice Market.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Hippodrome, Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet ParkI No:2, Istanbul Turkey
You will see 4 amazing monuments in the ancient Hippodrome which was the center of Byzantine civic life; Egyptian Obelisk, The German Fountain of Wilhelm II, Serpentine Column and Column of Constantine.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: The Blue Mosque, Sultan Ahmet, Atmeydanı Cd. No:7, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey
Sultanahmet Camii as known as Blue Mosque is one of the most magnificent buildings in Turkey. The building is not just a mosque, it is also a social life complex. Its name comes from blue Iznik tiles covered interior of the mosque.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Hagia Sophia Mosque, Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Hagia Sophia is the most famous building in Istanbul. Hagia Sophia, the largest church built by the Eastern Roman Empire in Istanbul, was built three times in the same place. Hagia Sophia served as a cathedral as the capital’s largest church where rulers were crowned throughout the Eastern Roman Empire.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
After the conquest of Istanbul in 1453, the construction of Topkapi Palace, which was started in 1460 at the request of Fatih Sultan Mehmet, was completed in 1478. Topkapı Palace, with all its additional buildings, was expanded with the added structures until the 19th century.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Grand Bazaar, Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
The Grand Bazaar, which was founded in 1461, resembles a giant scale labyrinth thanks to its aesthetic design. The historical shopping area with nearly 60 streets and more than 3600 shops covers a total area of 30,700 square meters.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Misir Carsisi (Spice Market), Rustem Pasa Mahallesi, Erzak Ambari Sok. No:92 Eminonu – Fatih, Istanbul 34116 Turkey
Located right next to Eminönü Square, the Spice Bazaar is covered with colorful spice stalls and is a spice market that attracts both local and foreign tourists. It was built in 1660 by the Sultan Mehmet the 4th.
Duration: 30 minutes
