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Private Guided Hagia Sophia Tour
5.0
12 Ratings
Fatih
Explore Hagia Sophia’s rich history with a private guided tour, skip-the-line access, and exclusive insights into its Byzantine and Islamic past.
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Hagia Sophia Mosque - Your guide will explain the mystery of the magnificent Hagia Sophia. Hagia Sophia is a great architectural beauty and an important monument both for the Byzantine and the Ottoman Empires. Once a church, later a mosque, the Hagia Sophia has always been a precious building for the locals.
What's Included
- All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
- Upper gallery is open as museum and fee is 25 EUR/per person
Additional Information
You will see the recently opened (15th January 2024) upper gallery as the museum part of Hagia Sophia.
Private 1-hour guided tour of Hagia Sophia, unraveling its rich Byzantine and Islamic past with an expert. You will enjoy the smooth entry with skip-the-line tickets. Your visit with direct access to the second-floor Visitors Area, the best top view of the mosaics and architecture of the Hagia Sophia. You will also have deeper information into Hagia Sophia’s history with unique insights.
You will learn about its history from a professional 25-year experience guide. You will see the mosaics well worth seeing, Deesis mosaic, Omphalion, Viking Inscription, Marble Door, Empress Lodge, Grave of Enrico Dandolo
Location
Fountain Sultan Ahmed III
Before entering the first gate of Topkapi Palace, Sultan Ahmed the 3rd Fountain near the entrance of Haghia Sophia's visiting area
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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581yanniap
Jul 10, 2024
Hasan is great - Hasan was absolutely amazing. He gave us all the relevant information about Santa Sophia Mosque and about the Basilica Cistern. He made the tour very interesting. Highly recommend him as a guide.
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Simonsmith72
Jul 9, 2024
A great storyteller. Highly recommended - Hasan brought this majestic place and it’s vast history to life. He’s a great storyteller, very knowledgeable, a great eye for detail and is fun to be around. Highly recommended.
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P401eoadis
Jun 20, 2024
Tour of Hagia Sophia - Hasan gave us a fun and comprehensive tour of the Hagia Sophia. He explained the site's historical relevance and the context surrounding it as well as providing a detailed explanation of the intricacies of the mosque. It was an enjoyable experience. Hasan has a great sense of humour as well as extensive knowledge of the site.
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Companion09585993325
Jun 13, 2024
A special 5-star guided tour of Istanbul - Wow - such a beautiful and special tour with Hassan to Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and - at our request - to the bazaar.
He picked us up directly from our hotel and told us so many interesting things about the respective places and their history in a very pleasant way - and with a lot of humor and very entertaining.
His "right timing" saved us a lot of time: we didn't have to queue and could go straight into the mosques. Simply perfect. ;-)
His many tips on restaurants and using local transport (metro and tram) were also very good - and now we're looking forward to tomorrow - and another day with him.
A great 5-star guide 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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Dylan_h
Jun 2, 2024
Great guide, amazing historical site! - Hasan is an amazing guide with top-notch thoughtfulness and experience! We highly recommend this tour with him.
We were in Istanbul just for a short layover, and we had a few hours to visit Hagia Sophia and the Sultanahmet area briefly. Hasan knew that we were short on time and had to leave for the airport on time, so he took the effort to come early and queue for us in advance so that we could enter on time at 9!
Hasan is very knowledgeable and happy to share the historical background of many details of the Hagia Sophia. It's definitely worth it signing up for this tour than to visit the site unguided and not understanding what you're seeing!
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164karlg
Apr 21, 2024
Fantastic guide - Hasan was amazing! He got us into Hagia Sophia quickly and right from the get go he gave us great information that we wouldn’t have known by a solo tour. He answered all of our questions and provided brilliant context. Highly recommend
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Brageolai
Mar 7, 2024
Amazing experience - Great guide! Alot of history we wouldnt know without this guide. Went into alot of detail about everything and all around very social and great sport. 100% recommend
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Oyku_mehmet_isiksoy
Mar 2, 2024
Unveiling Hagia Sophia's Splendors with Exceptional Guide - Exceptional tour of Hagia Sophia! Our guide's profound knowledge and engaging storytelling made the experience remarkable for me and my foreign friend. I highly recommend this insightful guide for an enriching Istanbul visit.
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W_west314
Feb 17, 2024
Private guided tour of the Hagia Sophia - We decided on a private tour of the Hagia Sophia with Hasan as our tour guide. This turned out to be a very rewarding decision. Hasan was courteous, humorous, very knowledgable and provided interesting historical facts into this fantastic building and religion over the centuries. Hasan provided another dynamic to our visual experience making our tour so much more rewarding.
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Reslwit
Feb 16, 2024
Exciting and interesting tour of the Hagia Sophia - We had a guided tour of the Haiga Sophia today. We really enjoyed it! Hasan was very good at answering specific questions. He also showed us pictures on his cell phone of symbols that you couldn't see from a distance. All in all, a very exciting and interesting tour with a friendly and competent guide.
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