Historic Areas of Istanbul: Discover the Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia Museum, and More

Embark on a historic tour of Istanbul’s iconic landmarks including the Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, and more. Hotel pick-up and drop-off service provided.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hippodrome - The hippodrome-the center of sports activities in Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine empire, today named Sultanahmet Meydani, with its four monuments; The German Fountain of Wilhelm II, Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column (Spiral column), Column of Constantine
What's Included
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges included
  • Guidance from a professional
  • Lunch provided
  • Round-trip shared transfer
What's Not Included
  • Drinks
  • Personal expenses
  • Tips and gratitues
  • Harem part in Topkapi Palace
  • pick up & drop off from outside locations 30 €
Additional Information

We will pick you up from the hotel (city center hotels). Then you will join with your group and guide at the meeting point. We will visit the Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, Grand Covered Bazaar, Topkapi Palace, Sultan Tombs. End of the tour we will drop you off at your hotel.
Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar,…

Location
Hippodrome
Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet ParkI No:2,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Denise
Sep 20, 2024
A very full day in Istanbul - Our guide Emrah was wonderful. He was very knowledgeable about the history of Istanbul and brought each site we visited alive, with timelines and cultural traditions and context. It is definitely a walking tour and we really enjoyed the exercise, taking in each experience.
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Vacationer604683
Aug 22, 2023
Informative and enjoyable day our guide explained the relevant details regarding the sites visited . - Good comprehensive visit to historic sites covered several important sites fully packed day Our guide was pleasant and had a lot of detail
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Scott
Jul 22, 2023
Great. Would recommend. - Excellent tour and guide. Well looked after. A lot of walking so best to avoid summer months if the heat will get to you. A fantastic experience well worth the effort.
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Gulnaz
Aug 14, 2022
Amazing tour of old city Istanbul. - Amazing tour guide. Prompt collection. Handled all queries very quickly and smoothly. Will definitely visit Istanbul and book through trip advisor.
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Tim
Jul 14, 2022
Before Travel was great! - Before Travel was an excellent resource for our Turkey trip planning. We were 2 families from different parts of Canada that travel together frequently. We had planned to visit Turkey before the Covid Pandemic and we had to cancel/postpone. Before Turkey was kind enough and professional enough to honour our original booking deposit even 3 years after the fact. Very good guides with Mustafa in Istanbul and Hunsu (sp?) in Cappadocia. All transfers were on time. Hotels were very good value for the price we paid. Guides gave good recommendations for dinner restaurants. I do recommend Hera Cave Suites in Cappadocia as well as Kapadoykia Balloons out there. Sunrise balloon ride a must for any traveller. In our group of 9 we had some travellers with some trepidation about the balloon. They were not dissapointed. Great job all in all! Before Travel was professional and courteous and stayed in touch with us during the Covid pause for 2 years. Don't hesitate to put Turkey on your travel destination bucket list. Before Travel a great choice . Keep up the good work! Cheers. Tim B Calgary Canada.
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Johnsu3837mh
Jul 6, 2022
Great - Great guide, adapted to our needs and requirements, limiter mobility. We had seen the Blue Mosque etc the day before.
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165_lyast
Mar 18, 2019
Beautiful İstanbul - Thank you so much for your service, our guide was amazing and his knowlage about old city was very satisfying.
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Tarik
Sep 28, 2018
Old city tour istanbul - We just booked an old city tour with Before Travel and really satisfied with the service. The guide was really informative and honest. I recommend it
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Andy
Oct 15, 2024
Good overall tour of Istanbul. - Overall good tour of main sites. The only negative was the pick up was an hour late and the skip the line entry was a little sketchy. This is a beautiful city and be prepared to walk. One stop for a fashion show was a waste of time unless you’re into that.
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412hermanr
Oct 21, 2023
Dont book on a Friday. - Due to Friday prayer, shopping and quees made this a bad experience. We paid for history, but was guided to an expensive fashion house 😖
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From $172
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).