Istanbul Highlights: Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Grand Bazaar

Embark on a full-day adventure in Istanbul, exploring iconic landmarks such as the Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia, and Topkapi Palace. Discover the rich history and culture of the city while enjoying a delicious lunch at a local restaurant.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Blue Mosque - Blue Mosque
  • Hippodrome - Hippodrome
  • Hagia Sophia Mosque - Hagia Sophia
  • Topkapi Palace - Topkapi Palace
  • Grand Bazaar - Grand Bazaar
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (only from hotels)
What's Not Included
  • Visit to the Harem in Topkapi Palace is not included (own expense)
  • Drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

This 8 hours tour starts at Hippodrome Square continues to the Blue Mosque as one of the landmarks of the city. Then visit to the St. Sophia Museum, one of the most magnificent Byzantine churches. Continue to Topkapi Palace, the imperial residence of the Great Ottoman Empire, today a museum holding large collection of porcelains and displaying holy…

Location
Blue Mosque
Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Gaynor_r
Sep 16, 2024
Excellent experience! - A thoroughly enjoyable and informative day with Fatma. Visited everywhere as described and had a lovely lunch overlooking the rooftops of Istanbul. Istanbul is a vibrant, busy and wonderful city with so much to see and do and should not be missed if you are on a cruise like we were. Be aware that this is an all day walking tour so take plenty of water, wear appropriate comfy footwear and women should take a scarf to cover head/shoulders and men should wear trousers or shorts that cover the knee when entering the mosques. We walked over 25000 steps as a guide. We were collected from and returned to the cruise port by a large taxi. A fantastic day and would highly recommend. Fatma was wonderful and spoke excellent English.
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60bradleyh
Aug 20, 2024
Ausie in Istanbul - This is an amazing tour. Our guide was so knowledgeable and informative.The lunch provided was really nice with a great view of the Bosphorus Thank you John for such a great day PS Love your sense of humour
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Nafisa_a
Aug 17, 2024
Absolute fantastic - Aliza, our tour guide, was fantastic. She tried to showcase the highlights of Istanbul as much as possible due to the ongoing civil protests for Isreal/Palestine. The lunch reservation was great too. Since we had our private transport, she ensured we got to our meeting/ endpoint destination safely. Highly recommend Aliza.
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Tracey_b
Aug 11, 2024
Excellent Tour! - Alize our guide was awesome! She spoke great English and was full of information. The driver was on time and held our bags for the day which was very convenient. Lunch was delicious. I highly recommend this tour. Especially if you are lucky enough to have Alize. Our tour was a group tour but before lunch the others who opted for a morning only tour left our group and it became a private tour as we were the only couple. Ten out of ten for this tour.
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Matepeter_k
Aug 9, 2024
Amazed - We had a very kind leader, beautiful places checked, and walked around. Thank you so much for your work. Never forget that day. Istanbul is amazing. And has a very good lunch in an amazing restaurant.
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Ljcreighton
Sep 27, 2024
A day in Istanbul - Saw all of the important sites in one day, which was a lot of walking. Topkapi Palace was amazing. Food at the lunch restaurant was mediocre, too bad since there are so many great restaurants here.
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N5496yjpeterh
Sep 12, 2024
Heldags tur Istanbul - Great tour super go guid , hard to hear the guide in the noise, why book an English guide tour when you have to hear a Spanish explanation too ? Bad with only water for lunch but go lunch
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Dilip_j
Sep 21, 2024
Not a good full day tour as a lot of walking during the entire 6 hours - We did not realize that all four major attractions were in one place. A lot of walking on hilly road and up and down visiting all three. After visiting Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and then 15 minute walk to the grand bazar and back we were dead tired. Had a simple lunch in a nice place and then decided to skip the 2 1/2 hour walking tour of the Topkapi palace.
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Medhat_w
Sep 6, 2024
They trick you to pay extra money for pickup and drop off at your hotel. - A few hours before the tour and after receiving confirmation, that we will be picked up from our hotel, we get a message that we have to pay extra 90$ if we want to be picked up and dropped off at the hotel. Even so when I booked the tour, it said pickup and drop off from hotel and our hotel was in the list of hotels to pickup and drop off.
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Vids_s
Aug 30, 2024
Very disappointing tour... - There was no vehicle provided for the tour and also no vehicle for return drop as promised or shown in the booking Vehicle was there for only pickup from near the first spot of itinerary to first stop of the itinerary only. After that no vehicle at all
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From $155
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).