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Small Group Tour of Istanbul's Top Sites: A Deep Dive into Islamic, Turkish, Roman and Greek History
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114 Ratings
Fatih
You will visit the most important museums of Istanbul in 4 hours with your experienced tour guide. You will understand Islam better, hear the story of Turkish, Roman and Greek history in Istanbul
You will visit the most important museums of Istanbul in 4 hours with your experienced tour guide. You will understand Islam better, hear the story of Turkish, Roman and Greek history in Istanbul
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- German Fountain - We will see the German fountain and understand the historical connection Turks with Germany
- Blue Mosque - we will walk in the garden of the Blue mosque and talk about the Islam. Blue mosque is under restoration and we will cover another mosque instead.
- Hagia Sophia Mosque - We will enter Hagia Sophia and will…
- German Fountain - We will see the German fountain and understand the historical connection Turks with Germany
- Blue Mosque - we will walk in the garden of the Blue mosque and talk about the Islam. Blue mosque is under restoration and we will cover another mosque instead.
- Hagia Sophia Mosque - We will enter Hagia Sophia and will understand how it was constructed by the Greeks as a church and how it was converted into a mosque.
starting 15th January 2024, Hagia Sophia entrance fee will be 25 Euros apply all foreginers.
- Basilica Cistern - We will cover the Basilica Cistern and your guide will skip the lines and it require an entry fee ( 450 TL, please have it in cash so your guide can buy the ticket without waiting at the line )
- Kapali Carsi - We will smell the spices, see secret streets of Grand Bazaar.
- Corlulu Ali Pasa Medresesi - We will see an old madrasah turned into a coffeehouse and we will finish our tour with a Turkish cofffee.
What's Included
- Tea or Turkish Coffee
- Skip the line at the ticket gate of Basilica Cistern and Hagia Sophia
- Licensed Guiding Service
- Tea or Turkish Coffee
- Skip the line at the ticket gate of Basilica Cistern and Hagia Sophia
- Licensed Guiding Service
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Gratuities to the guide
- Entry Fee of Basilica Cistern ( 900 TL per person )
- Entry fee to Hagia Sophia, 25 Euros per person.
- Lunch
- Gratuities to the guide
- Entry Fee of Basilica Cistern ( 900 TL per person )
- Entry fee to Hagia Sophia, 25 Euros per person.
Additional Information
- Please note entry fee of Basilica Cistern is 900 TL per person, 25 Euros for Hagia Sophia and you can pay to your guide so he can get ticket for you without waiting.
- Please note entry fee of Basilica Cistern is 900 TL per person, 25 Euros for Hagia Sophia and you can pay to your guide so he can get ticket for you without waiting.
Location
Pudding Shop Lale Restaurant
Divan Yolu Caddesi
Meeting Poing is Pudding Shop Lale Restaurant. The restaurant is located on the street where the tram lines run through Sultanahmet, an approximately 1-minute walk from the Sultanahmet tram stop. We will be at the meeting point with yellow umbrella
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(114 Ratings)
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Ptyduke8
Dec 18, 2024
Great Introduction - Wonderful introduction to Istanbul. Yunus was a great guide. The pace of the tour was perfect. I would recommend that you take this tour to get a good feel for the city.
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Justin
Dec 17, 2024
Incredible! Thank you!! - Was incredible! Informative and learnt so much!! Thank you!! Very interesting and was a really fun day! Would recommend to anyone wanting to learn more about the town
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523vadims
Dec 16, 2024
Istanbul at its best with honesty and love - One word: Awesome!!
I am an experienced traveler and we always do tours with local guide. This tour stands out as from the rest!
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Sssteph
Dec 7, 2024
Recommend! - Highly recommend and it’s worth tipping double. this tour provides a good lay of the land as well as some historical insights.
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Roxannemb9110fu
Nov 10, 2024
Great tour - Great tour, fun, interesting and honest! We appreciated the recommendations and overall enjoyed it,definitely recommend it :)
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54vincentq
Nov 5, 2024
Informative and enjoyable walking tour! - Incredible free walking tour of the top sites of the historic Sultanahmet neighborhood in Istanbul! Very informative about the history of the city and Turkey.
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Liamme9646cb
Oct 23, 2024
Essential first stop - Great first stop on the trip. Our awesome guide Mohammad showed us the sights with knowledgeable commentary and gave us tips only a local would know.
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Travelnotenuf
Oct 16, 2024
Great Experience - What a treat! I’ve been to Istanbul a few times before, but hopping on this tour was a great choice! The tour was informative and Mohammed was energetic, lively and had a great sense of humor. He was very engaging! He welcomed questions and made himself available after the tour to help with needs (helped get us back to our accommodations). Both my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our day.
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Krys_kelly
Oct 15, 2024
Excellent walking tour - The tour guide was excellent. As well as hitting the big attractions he walked us through the streets around the Grand Bazaar and Egyptian Bazaar
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Escape59978526785
Nov 13, 2024
AVOID! Not informative, unprofessional, you'll get just biased opinions, no real information at all! - Possibly one of the worst walking tours I have ever had, and I have done several dozens as is my main way of first seeing a new town. The guide was completely unprofessional, not very informative, and overall a complete waste of time. The tour guide spoke like he was a 14-year-old gangster, his explanations were full of "ya know, whateva, yo guys" and so on, and what's more important, his insights/explanations were basically all political rubbish. He tried to convince us that having free health care and free education is bad, compared repetitively how Trump/the US are the new world empire like the Ottomans were (?!), and just carried on with a lot of nonsense. Now, I don't care whether my guide is pro-Trump or not, as long as get some valuable information out of the tour, but I reckon we spent 75% of the time talking about nonsense and only 15% of was interesting/actual history or culture. We mostly walked to random bits of town (which is ok, as I chose the "alternative" route tour on purpose, but I was still expecting to see some nice/interesting parts of town, not just plain boring streets). Overall, a total disaster. This was the first time in my life where I thought that I didn't want to finish the tour (and I should have left earlier!) - if you only have a couple of days in town you don't want to spend 2-3 hours being stuck in something that is not pleasant nor informative.
It is very unfortunate that I don't remember the name of the guide, as I am aware that other guides in the company might be better, but unfortunately I will have to leave a generalised comment.
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