Istanbul Tour: Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace

Discover the cultural and historic treasures of Istanbul with a half-day tour of Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace. Skip the ticket line and explore these iconic sites at your own pace.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Blue Mosque - Sultan Ahmed Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque by many tourists has five main domes, six minarets, and eight secondary domes with traditional Ottoman architecture and is considered to be the last great mosque of the classical period.
  • Topkapi Palace - Topkapı Palace was the seat of Ottoman Empire more than 380 years where 24 of 36…
What's Included
  • Professional Guide
  • Small Group
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratitudes
Additional Information

Istanbul’s Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace are two of the city’s unmissable cultural and historic sites. Focusing on these two places will allow you to concentrate on their beauty and unique histories at leisure, without rushing on to other sites. Save time by skipping the ticket line in Topkapı Palace with priority access, definitely a bonus whether…

Location
Foodie-ist Cafe and Brasserie
Muhterem Efendi Sokak
In front (outside) of FOODIE-IST CAFE AND BRASSERIE. It is approximately 2 minutes walking distance from (T1) Sultanahmet tram stop. Your guide will wear a tour guide badge and will be easy to spot.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Agnesq27
Dec 18, 2024
Great tour experience - I would like to provide review for the tour guide mr Erol utgun. He has been a great guide for us on that day , provide us with great insights to us which is definitely beneficial. Knowledgeable and know the various sites very well. Very thoughtful to bring plastic bags for us to put our shoes and very good photography as well. Photos are well taken and has been very patience to answer all our questions. Will definitely recommend to my friends for this day tour. Cheers.
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Julie_h
Nov 3, 2024
Best money spent - Kim our tour guide was knowledgeable and we learned a lot about Istanbul and Turkey that we did not know . We have trouble walking so she was very accommodating to are needs . We are so glad we took the tour instead of doing it on our own
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Njfraser1
Oct 29, 2024
Erol Utgun- Blue Mosque -Topkapi Palace tour - our tour guide EROL UTGUN - did a great job with the history of the Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace-- he kept the tour timely - very interesting - and I highly recommend the combined tour with Erol Utgun - great guy and really comprehensive with sharing of knowledge
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Ashley_r
Oct 13, 2024
Great Tour! - We loved our guide Erol. He went over all the highlights and then took time to answer any questions we had. He was very informative about the history of the Mosque and the Palace. This was a great tour and well worth the money.
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Emanuela_s
Oct 13, 2024
Enjoyable time - Knowledge tour guide we had some hiccups with booking for some participants but she handle the situation professionally. We enjoyed the Topkapi palace tour and keep Viator option for future experiences.
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X6360zhjamesw
Oct 12, 2024
GREAT tour! - We enjoyed our time with Zafer our tour guide. He was informative, friendly and very knowledgeable. He arranged for time to see sites but also told us many details that we may have missed on our own. He went out of his way to help with extra information and gave freely of his time. We had a small group of 5 which allowed us to escape some of the long lines.
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Jschnitzer
Oct 7, 2024
Great tour....great guide! - Ozturk or Ozzy was an excellent guide. He's not just very knowledgeable about Topkapi and the Blue Mosque, but also has a sense of humor. No matter how many questions I asked, he would help me through my deficits. Topkapi is a remarkable place....and I feel much better informed now that Ozzy has walked me through all aspect of the complex. I was especially fortunate to be the only one signed up that day. Even though it wasn't a "private" tour, it sure felt like one. It was nice skipping all the lines (except the Jewels). I was in Turkiye almost a month and this tour was a very fitting end to a memorable experience.
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Rama_k
Dec 27, 2024
Great walking tour - Great trip and guide Tolga was helpful and informative. The art and architecture are amazing and unmissable. The treasury collection is an absolute WOW!
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Warwick_d
Nov 29, 2024
Good experience - Honestly this tour would be a 5 stars if the guide wasn’t 40 min. late at the starting point. I think it was just a one off so I would totally recommend the tour. Guide was great.
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Beau_s
Oct 26, 2024
Sweet & Sour - Tour started 15 minutes late while we waited for one guest who never showed & a family who had ordered food 5 minutes before it was meant to start, our late departure meant we ended up with barely ten minutes at the Mosque Then two ladies decided they would join the Tour unpaid and uninvited. They were asking questions which were being answered for half an hour or so. This has never happened on a Paid Tour I have taken before. Its a shame because the guide was quite good at her job otherwise and the attractions quite interesting.
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