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Hippodrome
Topkapi Palace
Grand Bazaar
Hagia Sophia
Blue Mosque

Full Day Istanbul Old City Tour With Expert Local Guide

By Payless
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$138 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 9h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Explore the city’s long history, unfold different periods of time, and get impressed by what Istanbul has to offer in terms of sites and monuments. This full day excursion provides a complete overview of Istanbul’s Ottoman and Byzantine history, and promises an unforgettable journey back in time.

Our tour is perfect if you are passionate about history and sightseeing. Guided by a professional, the excursion ensures lots of interesting information, great views, imposing sites, and wonderful memories from Istanbul. Spend a day full of interesting visits, and enjoy quality time with your friends or family.

✅ Visit the top attractions like Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, and the UNESCO-listed museum Hagia Sophia.

✅ Improve your bargaining skills in the lively atmosphere of one of the world’s largest covered markets where is the Grand Bazaar.

✅ Enjoy engaging stories about sultans and their harems and other sides of Istanbul from your multi linguistic, friendly local guide.

Activity location

  • Istanbul
    • Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Tapu ve Kadastro İstanbul Bölge Müdürlüğü
    • 5 Finans Caddesi
    • 34760, Finanskent, İstanbul, Turkiye

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Full Day Istanbul Old City Tour With Expert Local Guide
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h9h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 8:30 am
Price details
AU$138.51 x 1 AdultAU$138.51
Total
Price is AU$138.51

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedLunch
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel Pick Up & Drop Off
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional Licensed Tour Guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPersonal Expenses
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance Fees

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children will be asked to present their valid passports at the entrance of the museums in order to validate their age.

Activity itinerary

Istanbul
  • 45m
A comfortable vehicle will pick you up from your hotel and drive you towards the meeting point. There, you will meet your assigned professional tour guide. The experienced guide will be responsible to provide interesting descriptions about the places of interest during this walking tour. Please remeber that Istanbul is a mega city and there can be big traffic jams which will cause certain delays.
Hippodrome
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
The first stop of this walking tour will take place at the Hippodrome. This used to be the place where sporting events were taking place during the Byzantine period. The broader area features 4 monuments. During your time there you may observe and admire the Egyptian Obelisk, the Column of Constantine, the Serpentine Column and the German Fountain of Wilhelm II.
Blue Mosque
  • 1h
Then, you will walk towards Blue Mosque, which is listed among the most visited and most important mosques of the country. This active worship place is a true miracle of interior design. Inside, you may observe the blue tiles on the walls. The tour guide will explain everything you need to know about the history and the importance of this place.
Hagia Sophia Mosque
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
The walking tour continues with a visit to Hagia Sophia. This emblematic monument will impress you due to its size. It was constructed during the 4th century by the Constantine the Great and reconstructed again during the 6th century. Nowadays, it forms one of the most visited monuments in Turkey.
Caferaga Medresesi
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Caferağa Madrasa was built by Mimar Sinan (Koca Sinan) in 1559 by Cafer Ağa, one of the Babüssaade aghas during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent (1520-1566). This building was restored in 1989 by the Turkish Culture Service Foundation. Today; It serves as an art centre where Traditional Turkish Arts are taught, produced and exhibited and hosting local and foreign guests with its 15 different art workshops, large hall and peaceful courtyard.
Topkapi Palace
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
The last stop of this tour will take place in one of the most important monument in Turkey. Topkali Palace used to be the residence of the Ottoman Sultans for 5 centuries. Today, visitors can visit the palace and walk around its various rooms. Moreover, the place hosts an impressive collection of Ottoman items such as jewelleries, precious stones and costumes.
Istanbul
  • 1h
A lunch break will then offered at a local restaurant in the nearby area. Relax and enjoy your tasty meal before proceeding with the rest of the tour.
Grand Bazaar
  • 1h
After visiting these great monuments, you will continue walking towards the infamous Grand Bazaar. This will be the perfect opportunity to exercise your bargaining skills and to experience the real vibes of the city. With 4000 shops, located in narrow labyrinth-like paths, Grand Bazaar impresses visitors since the very first moments. There, you can find clothes, handcrafts of all kinds, street food and many other interesting souvenirs.
Istanbul
  • 45m
After the last stop, you will return to your hotel with a modern vehicle. This walking tour will be an interesting excursion and will offer you an unforgettable journey in time.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESIstanbul
    • Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLETapu ve Kadastro İstanbul Bölge Müdürlüğü
    • 5 Finans Caddesi
    • 34760, Finanskent, İstanbul, Turkiye

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