Istanbul Highlights: Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar

Explore Istanbul’s iconic landmarks, hidden cisterns, and vibrant Grand Bazaar. Enjoy a 3-course Turkish lunch and expert insights in a small group tour.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • German Fountain - This is going to be start point of the tour!
  • Blue Mosque - Blue mosque (Sultanahmet mosque)
  • Basilica Cistern - Largest water cistern in Istanbul dating 6th centey A.D. Currently operating as a museum.(entry fees are inculded)
  • Hagia Sophia Mosque - Church of Divine Wisdom/ Largest church of 6th century A.D….
What's Included
  • Small group guarantee
  • Hagia Sophia Museum tickets
  • Basilica Cistern Museum tickets
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Lunch
  • Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Gratitudes
Additional Information

In this tour you will start the tour with German Fauntain, gift of Kaiser Wilhelm. Blue Mosque, magnicifent marvel of Ottoman period. Hagia Sophia the church of Divine Wisdom recently operating as a mosque. Hippodrome Square where Romans used to hold horse chariot races and monuments remaining; Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column and Column of…

Location
German Fountain
At Meydanı Caddesi
We will meet in front of German fauntain at 09.00am (next to Blue Mosque and Sultahahmet Tram station)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Thomas_s
Dec 22, 2024
Mustafa is a Must - Mustafa is a FANTASTIC guide! I would highly recommend him for your group. This tour was excellent ! I would DEFINITELY recommend this tour, great insight into Turkish culture and history
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Rohina_v
Dec 19, 2024
Memorable Trip - We had a beautiful memorable tour discovering Istanbul. Our tour guide Mehmat Tunç , with a pleasant & friendly personality was amazing , patient & very knowledgeable about the history of every iconic location as well as other places. The tour was well curated & every place we visited was welcoming & beautiful. Thank you for an incredible experience - loved it ; will surely recommend the tour as well as the wonderful guide Tunç to anyone planning a trip to Istanbul.
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Dawn_m
Dec 17, 2024
Great way to see highlights of Istanbul - Our tour guide, Ozzy, was absolutely great ! He knew in-depth historical facts , was humorous , flexible --such a great way to tour this beautiful city. Found out that my son & DIL had Ozzy on the longer version of this tour in the summer and they had raved about him too!
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F9894ktkeithh
Dec 16, 2024
Perfect! - I stumbled upon this tour by mistake and I am SO glad I did. My originally scheduled tour guide didnt show up and I ran into Mustafa and his colleague at the same meeting point. They were gracious enough to allow me to join their tour which covered all the major sites every tourist wants to see. Saying all of that, the tour was exactly what everyone should do their first time in Istanbul. We got essentially VIP access to all of the big attractions, cutting the line at Hagia Sofia, Basilica Cistern, and Blue Mosque. My guide, Mustafa, was not only knowledgeable about his city, he was like a trusted friend with all sorts of tips for me while in Istanbul. His knowledge of world history was also quite impressive. It is so wonderful to get detailed historical context for the sites we visited. The tour was much more than just a sight seeing event! The tour is all walking but plenty of opportunity for breaks were planned. Lunch was provided and was very good. Overall, I give the tour a 5 star rating due to the well planned itinerary and expert guide. Book this one if your looking for a day tour in Istanbul!
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Johannis_v
Dec 13, 2024
A great way to discover. - This excursion was very interesting, a great way to discover Istanbul. We were a small group with a excellent guide, Barak was kind, patient and very informative, a delight to do a tour with. We highly recommend this tour.
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Discover11793231376
Dec 12, 2024
Super tour and guide - The trip was great - the tour guide Burak was excellent - the lunch was just fine with soup, salad, mixed tasty kebab meats ... The pace and depth of information was great, with just the right delivery for you to take it all in. The destinations chosen were 90% of what i wanted to see (in a 3 day trip) so i was very pleased with the content, value and the very friendly Burak. Great trip....
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Samantha_c
Nov 21, 2024
Great sights & history - Mustafa was amazing, extremely knowledgeable & very clearly loved what he did. He was very accommodating to our needs & we never felt rushed. Great way to see all the highlights of the city’s history. Highly recommend & would certainly do again.
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Ronak_p
Nov 15, 2024
Best quick tour for the highlights - Our Guide Burak was the best. He was informative and knew much about the history for the beautiful iconic mosques, cistern, and more. I’d recommend him again. Hope to return soon for another tour.
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M9107vojulianw
Nov 12, 2024
Authentic and enjoyable experience - Mustafa was an excellent and knowledgeable tour guide with a great personality and sense of humour. I learnt a lot and thoroughly enjoyed myself. He made a great recommendation for an authentic Turkish lunch too, and would love to engage him again the next time I’m in Istanbul!
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Claudio_g
Nov 14, 2024
Good tour without the carpets - Zerey was knowledgeable and very attentive. He did an excellent job. The lunch was fine, but the visit to the carpet wholesaler—although very good quality—felt obligatory and was hard to say no, which should not be that way.
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