Private Guided Basilica Cistern Tour

Join a private guided Basilica Cistern tour with skip the line access. Explore the ancient water cistern, learn about its history, and discover its connection to famous movies. Enjoy a personalized and efficient tour experience.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Basilica Cistern - Discover the captivating Basilica Cistern, a must-see attraction in Istanbul. Venture underground to marvel at the unique architecture and listen to your guide share fascinating historical insights. Learn about the mythology of the Medusa heads, movies filmed here, and the history of Istanbul’s water infrastructure, including…
What's Included
  • Skip-the-line entry to the Basilica Cistern
Additional Information

I want to pass on my knowledge and passion to my guests, ensuring +25 year of experience and offer a tour in safety and comfort; with friendly personal touches. We will visit the Basilica Cistern. Avoid the lengthy queues and explore the largest ancient water cistern housing two Medusa heads. Enhance your understanding of this cathedral-sized cistern by…

Location
Turşucuzade Konağı
Yerebatan Caddesi
Go across the exit of Basilica Cistern, an old wooden house, and look for a guide with a HASAN ALICI named guiding batch.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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C2676wudonaldp
Aug 27, 2024
Private tour of Basilica Cistern - Hasan was the best guide! He is the man. He goes above and beyond. Enjoyable to talk to. I would do it again. I recommend his company for sure
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Odyssey54692884494
Jul 14, 2024
Skip the line and great tour! - Hasan was a fantastic tour guide, and saved us queuing when we had very limited time to see the Cistern. Can recommend him.
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581yanniap
Jul 10, 2024
Hire Hasan - Hasan was fantastic. He told us everything very clearly and fun. Highly recommend. He's the best and made our experience very interesting.
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962orlak
Jul 5, 2024
Amazing and informative tour of Basilica Cistern - My mother and I got a tour with Hasan after skipping the long queue for the Basilica Cistern. Hasan was friendly, funny and knowledgeable about the Cistern. He answered all the questions we had in such detail! It made the visit so much more interesting and enjoyable. We had such a great time thanks to him, would highly recommend. ☺️
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Stepan
Jun 29, 2024
Perfect quide and perfect guy. - Hasan is perfect guide. He knows many details. He is clever, poetical, funny. He is political correct. 100% recommendation!
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Saira_i
Jun 21, 2024
Efficient & Enjoyable tour of the Basilica Cisterns - Our guide Hasan was well organized, punctual, polite, and enthusiastic in sharing the rich history and importance of the Basilica Cisterns. We all had a wonderful experience and it was very nice to skip the lines under the summer sun.
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Gsd2358qd
Jun 19, 2024
Hasan - 10 out of 10 - Book your tour of Hagia Sophia and the Basilica Sistern with Hasan - the Turkish Tom Hanks! He was informative, entertaining and equally interested in our perspectives. He had a great sense of humor and made the day fun. He was also exceptional at helping us navigate a very crowded day. Highly recommend!
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Imunshi
Jun 5, 2024
Aya Sofia private tour - We met Hasan outside Aya Sofia on a hot afternoon. He not only helped us with his skip-the-line tickets (being a licensed tour guide) but helped us understand the history and cultural significance of this marvelous monument. Hasan has a very nice demeanor and speaks very good english. I would highly recommend Hasan if you’re seeking a private guide in Istanbul.
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Tahnees_86
May 19, 2024
Amazing spot showed by great guide - The Basilica Cistern was amazing. I have been there before, 10 years ago. It was even more beautiful now, because of the lighting, the temporary art and they got rid of the commercial photo spot. Lines where way shorter and another entrance was used (the authentic one). Nowadays it is much more crowded and they have build another, modern entrance. Because of the long line, I decided to go with Hasan on a private tour, who I met near the Cistern. Hasan speaks English very well and knows a lot about the Cistern Basilica. He shows video's on his phone about history, the building and how is worked/works. Very interesting to see while you're in there. Also he knows where to take good photos and is willing to take many pictures of you (convenient when traveling alone ;)). Also he knows some funny photo stops and special details about the Cistern. He is very patient (I wanted to take many photos;)). I completely forgot to take a selfie with him in the end. The entire experience was really great! Beautiful place to go and great guide!
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Willycv12
May 11, 2024
Well worth it! - Had an excellent tour with Hasan. As promised we were able to bypass the extremely long queue and start our very informative tour. Hasan explained in perfect English the history of the Cistern complete with videos as well as showing us parts of the area we would have been unaware of had we toured on our own. Highly recommend.
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From $104
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).