Basilica Cistern: Skip the Line

Experience the Basilica Cistern like never before with skip-the-line entry, a guided tour, and the opportunity to explore this ancient water cistern at your own pace. Don’t miss the famous Medusa heads and avoid the long queues with our VIP ticket!

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Basilica Cistern - Use your ticket to enter directly and discover the city’s largest cistern with the help of an audioguide.
What's Included
  • Skip the ticket lines
  • Entry ticket
Additional Information

Visit the biggest ancient water cistern built in 336 with the two very famous Medusa heads. The Basilica Cistern is one of the most visited museums in Istanbul. Especially in spring, summer and fall there are very long queues in front of the ticket office. Thanks to our service you get inside the Basilica Cistern the fastest way.
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Location
Basilica Cistern
Alemdar Mahallesi, Yerebatan Caddesi, No:1/3
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Mandy_s
Sep 28, 2024
Basilica Cistern is the best thing to visit in Istanbul - There was a bit of mixup as our tickets weren't delivered by WhatsApp or email but the staff at the venue sorted it out for us. The venue itself is the best thing we saw in Istanbul
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230beckyk
Sep 16, 2024
Excellent! - Wonderful experience!! Beautiful history and easy to walk around. Loved how the color of the lighting changes and lights up the pilars!
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Jberriz
Sep 8, 2024
Surreal Instanbul - There are definitely many places to visit in Instanbul and the Basilica Cistern is one that you do not want to miss. It is incredible by itself but the addition of lighting and several sculptures takes it to another level. If you decide to visit this site getting a skip the line ticket is a must. When we arrived, I was quite distraught when I saw a line that with more that 400 hundred people but with our skip tickets we only had 4-5 people before us. Without it I would have probably not have the stamina to spend 1-2 hours in line to get in.
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Albert_m
Aug 31, 2024
Cheaper and faster - A little bit cheaper and super faster! You receive the tickets by whatsapp and then you go to box office and go ahead!
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Dirkie2203
Sep 6, 2024
Beautiful - Stunning and make sure you go early. If you dont have signal you can not use the audio. Also when you go early you can take pictures with out other people in your pics
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Elizabeth_r
Sep 30, 2024
Viator bad service - Viator did not send me the admission tickets. We have many problems to enter. Some guides help us. I regret having bought all my excursions with you. Bad service
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Anne_d
Sep 11, 2024
Disorganised - Had to chase the company for my entry tickets when I got there despite the site saying they would be sent beforehand via email Sent straight through once I messaged them but caused unnecessary panic
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Sunshine59034982842
Sep 29, 2024
Lovely place but with ticketing downfalls - pricing is very high for the experience and the ticketing was difficult to work out on arrival. Would recommend mosques and Topkapı palace instead.
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Belinda_c
Sep 23, 2024
Terrible experience - I missed this tour as your instructions for where to meet were inaccurate, google maps indicated outside the basilica, that was not the case, I could see no guide with a visible flag, so disappointed and wasted money
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Rexdorricott
Sep 4, 2024
Poor service - Extremely hard to use, Poor instructions from provider of ticket together with official that did not accept the ticket. It took over an hour to negotiate getting in.
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From $36
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).