Istanbul Half Day Morning Tour: Explore Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome & Grand Bazaar

Discover Istanbul’s rich culture and history with our experienced guides. Skip the museum ticket queues with your guide.

Visit Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, and enjoy a brief handicraft presentation next to the Grand Bazaar (optional, guests may choose to explore the bazaar on their own) in a half-day tour.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hagia Sophia Mosque - Pick up from the hotel and join the group. We begin our tour with a visit to Hagia Sophia Museum, which is considered one of the Eight Wonders of the World, occupies a unique place in the history of architectures one of the rare works of this size and age that still survives.
  • Blue Mosque - Our next visit will be The…
What's Included
  • Museum Tickets
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Professional Licensed Guiding
  • Pick up & Drop Off from centrally located hotels on the European Side
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities (optional)
  • Please review the additional notes on your ticket for the appropriate dress code for mosque visits
Additional Information
  • Not recommended for travellers with walking difficulties
  • Please note that this tour includes visits to Hagia Sophia & Blue Mosque. You will be required to have a dress covering the shoulders and above the knees during these visits (for both man & women). Guests whose dress doesn’t cover the shoulders or above the knees, can purchase a single use…
Location
Hagia Sophia Mosque
Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Kartheepan_s
Dec 13, 2024
Amazing! - Ali our tour guide was great. This tour hit all the major attractions in the short time I had in Istanbul. We were in the off season so there weren't lines but the skip the line pass would've been critical during busier seasons.
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Wayne_l
Nov 29, 2024
Wonderful - We had a great time on this half day tour. We got to see the sites that we really wanted to. Our tour guide's name was Ali and if you can, I would recommend that you request him. He is very knowledgeable in every place we visited as well as Turkish history and culture. What a wonderful experience.
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Harvey_m
Nov 20, 2024
This Tour takes you to where the locals live and socialize. - Best walking tour ever! We were Rose’s(I hope I remembered her name correctly) only arrivals… so we had a private tour. Her personal love for the area and her extensive knowledge along with her wonderful personality made us feel that a past college friend from Istanbul was showing us around. We even stopped to share fish finger foods… again, like we were just hanging out together. Next visit we’ll be staying at one of the elegant old hotels she took us to. If you want the best… book this tour.
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Cindy_h
Aug 31, 2024
Great tour of Istanbul highlights - The tour was great - super knowledgeable guide and as this was my first visit to the city, learned a lot in a short time. Time did not allow me to do the full day tour, but would recommend either version as your time permits. Only thing to be aware of - tour is from the Europe side and no hotel pick ups offered from the Asia side. It is far and Istanbul traffic is horrid - make sure to allow lots of time
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Terry_t
Aug 24, 2024
Great way tonsee top attractions of Instanbul - This was a great way to see three (3) top attractions in Old Town Istanbul! It.was so easy to skip the long lines and go right in to the attractions. The tour guide was informative and helpful with great information on the city and history of the visited places. I definitely recommend this tour!
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Warren_m
Aug 23, 2024
Fantastic - All of it. The transfers were great. Communication was great and the your guide was very good. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and was able to share lots of stories and facts.
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Joanne_v
Aug 13, 2024
Top-knotch - I enjoyed visiting the Blue Mosque as well as the Hagia Sophia. Our guide was informative and shared insights and stories that made the sights come alive.
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Irooke
Jun 23, 2024
Nice tour to get you started - Enjoyed the tour, was good to gain a better understanding from someone who had a detailed understanding. Unfortunately the Grand Bazaar on the day of my tour, so please check before booking.
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Deborah_k
Nov 21, 2024
A guide is a must for the whole experience! - Loved the Blue Mosque.. beautiful. Tour started early to avoid crowds but left with more than enough time in the carpet showroom near the end .our guide was very good but was probably only 2 hours in duration as we were left free time at the end to explore the Grand Bazaar in our time ....thought trip a little overpriced as Blue Mosque was free entry anyway ..
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Jennie_d
Oct 6, 2024
Too much wakking - Very interesting but too much walking and standing for older people. Didn’t take us to the grand bazaar just to the area
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