Istanbul Trip Overview
This is a special tour including some of the most unique places in the city but also which are difficult to visit on your own. The tour will take you to the roots of historic Istanbul with visit to the monuments of Byzantine and Ottoman cultural heritage. As the places of visit are all located out of the touristic centers, you will also have the chance to visit the current daily local life.
Important Note: Dolmabahce Palace is closed on Mondays and replaced with Topkapi Palace
Additional Info
Duration: 7 to 8 hours
Starts: Istanbul, Turkey
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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This is a special tour including some of the most unique places in the city but also which are difficult to visit on your own. The tour will take you to the roots of historic Istanbul with visit to the monuments of Byzantine and Ottoman cultural heritage. As the places of visit are all located out of the touristic centers, you will also have the chance to visit the current daily local life.
Important Note: Dolmabahce Palace is closed on Mondays and replaced with Topkapi Palace
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Suleymaniye Mosque, Prof. SIddIk Sami Onar Cd. No:1 Süleymaniye Mah, Istanbul 34116 Turkey
Built on the order of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and constructed by the great Ottoman architect Sinan. The construction work began in 1550 and the mosque was finished in 1557. The mosque is modeled in part on the style of a Byzantine basilica, particularly the Hagia Sophia, which was perhaps a conscious move on the part of the sultan to create a continuity and a symbolic connection with the city’s past.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Walls of Constantinople (Istanbul City Walls), Istanbul Turkey
Driving along the city walls will end at one of the oldest and most important churches in the city –
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Pierre Loti Tepesi, Idris Kosku Cad. Eyup, Istanbul 34050 Turkey
we will have a tea-coffee break at one of the most splendid spots of Istanbul with a beautiful view over the Golden Horn – Pierre Loti Hill.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: St. Stephen’s Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Balat, 34087 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey
The church also known as Iron Church of Istanbul located in Balat, on the banks of the Golden Horn. It is a legacy of the Bulgarian minorities from the Ottoman period.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Fener Rum Ortodoks Patrikhanesi Kutuphanesi, Sadrazam Ali Pasa Cad. No: 35 Fener, Fatih, Istanbul 34220 Turkey
Than you will again start drive but that time along the shores of Golden Horn through the towns Fener and Balat which are the old Greek and Jewish living sites. Fener Orthodox Patriarchate is located in the area as well.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Dolmabahce Palace, Visnezade Mahallesi Dolmabahce Cd, Istanbul 34357 Turkey
Dolmabahce Palace the last residence for Ottoman Sultans with 365 rooms and 22 saloons. Famous with the great collection of European antiquity, furniture and 4.5 tons chandelier. This will be our last stop after visit we will drive back to your hotel. End of the tour
Duration: 1 hour
