Private Tour: Basilica Cistern and Topkapi Palace Exploration with Fast-Track Entry

Embark on a private tour of Istanbul’s Basilica Cistern and Topkapi Palace. Explore the underground marvel of the cistern and delve into the opulent world of Ottoman sultans at the palace. Fast-track entry included!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Basilica Cistern - After you meet your tour guide at the entrance of Basilica Cistern where Privileged Entry. Start to explore the ancient underground world of the Basilica Cistern on this private guided tour. Built in the 6th century, this mysterious subterranean chamber once held water for the city’s palaces and gardens. Now, you can wander…
What's Included
  • Guided tour of the Basilica Cistern
  • Services of a professional licensed tour guide
  • Topkapi Palace guided tour
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup
  • Entry fee of the Basilica Cistern ( 900 TL per person)
  • Entry fee of the Topkapi Palace ( 1700 TL per person)
Additional Information

Discover the captivating history and architectural wonders of Istanbul with our tour that takes you on a journey through the mysterious Basilica Cistern and the opulent Topkapi Palace. Our tour begins at the breathtaking Basilica Cistern, an underground marvel that dates back to the 6th century. Discover the ingenuity of Byzantine engineers who…

Location
Basilica Cistern
Yerebatan Caddesi
Meet your tour guide at the entrance of Basilica Cistern ( We will contact to you before your starts for more information )
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Mark_h
Oct 7, 2024
Great experience - Saw Basilca Cistern and Topkapi , good mix of history and facts in both places . Recommend this tour . 3-4 hours is a good length.
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176bronwynt
Oct 4, 2024
Basilica Cistern and Topkapi Palace - We had a great experience with Edrum. He shared his great knowledge of the Cistern and Palace and answered our many questions. Following our official tour he also took us to a ceramic shop where we saw demonstrations of goods being made and I had a go as well. Edrum also took us to a lamp shop which was also a great experience, we were served Turkish tea and coffee and warm biscuits. We also spent far too much money, but worth every cent. Thank you Edrum, we can’t recommend you high enough
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915sashad
Oct 2, 2024
Wonderful journey through history… - During the private tour we went to the Basilica Cistern, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome and Hagia Sofia..Erdem, our tour guide was absolutely amazing!! First of, he was very friendly and incredibly knowledgeable. Generally the guided tours can be generic and overwhelming with information but Erdem was able to cater the tour specifically to us, the conversation was very engaging and informative. He shared all of the details with ease, answered all of our questions and taught us so much. It felt like we were all friends walking around the beautiful Istanbul. He made the whole experience welcoming and effortless on a hot and sunny day! I absolutely recommend this service but want to give a particular shoutout to Erdem ! I didn’t think Istanbul can get more beautiful and impressive but yet it did! Would do this again in a heartbeat!
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Lynnel904
Oct 1, 2024
Wonderful day effortlessly covering historical Istanbul - We had an amazing day, covering a lot of ground and learnt so much with Murat. I would highly recommend , he very knowledgeable about the history and cultural backgrounds of the major sites in historical centre of Istanbul and how to minimise queuing and wasted time.
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Tatianapp249rh
Sep 25, 2024
Tour by Istanbul - The tour was great and very rich! We liked our Guide Erdem so much that we closed with him for another day of tour. It's worth it!
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Faraway13090123407
Sep 23, 2024
Superb Private Tour of Istanbul - We did a brilliant private tour with Erdem, including Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern, Sultan Ahmet Square and Topkapi Palace. Erdem's knowledge of the history and culture plus his gift for storytelling made it a truly exceptional experience. Erdem's friendly manner and capability in English also made it an easy and pleasurable time. I highly recommend Erdem as your guide for Istanbul's landmarks.
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Ashley_w
Sep 23, 2024
Very Good Tour! - Such a good tour! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and made it a very enjoyable experience! The basilica was so calming, highly recommend!
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60christianl
Sep 19, 2024
Great Way to Enjoy Istanbul Highlights - Excellent organization from start to finish. Pleasant and well paced guiding, including makinh sure walking route is efficient. Erdem went the extramile helping us with the strollers while navigating through the sites.
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I9300brdanielw
Sep 18, 2024
Istanbul Old City - Erdem was a fantastic guide. A wealth of information and walked at our pace. Skipped all the lines and a lot more information than an audio self guide
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M5574bwkb
Sep 17, 2024
Wonders if Istanbul - Huseyin was a great tour guide. Very knowledgeable. He showed and told us things that we probably would not know it ourselves just by reading. We recommend touring with him anyone visiting Istanbul.
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From $15
up to 7 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).