- Blue Mosque - The Sultan Ahmed Mosque also known as Blue Mosque, one of the most revered masterpieces of the Islamic world, is famous with its blue ceramic tiles and six minarets.
- Expert local guide for personalized experience
- Convenient private driver at your service
- Comfortable travel in a new model Mercedes van with AC
- Customizable private pick-up and drop-off at your hotel or cruise port
- Local Payment: Entrance Fees and Lunch
- Gratuities to the guide and driver
- Basilica Cistern entrance fee is about 18 usd per person
- Hagia Sophia entrance fee is 25 Euros per person (about 27 usd)
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Experience all of Istanbul’s key attractions with our privately guided tour which covers the Hagia Sophia, Underground Cistern, Blue Mosque, Roman Hippodrome, and the Grand Bazaar.
*We will organize your Cistern tickets without the need for queuing at the public ticket line, this way you can bypass the lengthy public ticket queues.
Please understand there are no queue-skips for mosque visits (as mosques are not museums), so everyone must queue to gain entry.
- Please note that we are boutique small family run tour company and have limited guides, during the summer months and special holidays our tours do fill up quickly. We suggest you try to book as soon as you can, once your plans are firm.
- The Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays, We will visit the Spice Market instead.
- While visiting a mosque in Istanbul, women need to cover their heads, shoulders, knees. You can carry your own scarf to cover your head but please note scarves are provided at the entrance of every mosque (available at a charge). If you are wearing leggings, tights or skirts, wraps will be provided at the entrance (available at a charge).
- Men also need to cover the knees if the shorts or bermudas are over the knees.
- * WE ALSO DO PRIVATE EPHESUS SHORE EXCURSION. IF YOU BOOK YOUR PRIVATE EPHESUS SHORE EXCURSION WITH US AS WELL YOU WILL GET A SPECIAL PRICE FOR PRIVATE EPHESUS TOUR. SO PLEASE MENTION IN THE NOTES IF YOU ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN PRIVATE EPHESUS SHORE EXCURSION.
- *Please note that we will arrange tickets for the Cistern without waiting at the public tickeet line, so you will skip long public ticket lines there.
- There are no skip the line for mosque visits (since mosques are not museums), so everybody has to wait at the line to enter.
- *This is not a tour for those with mobility issues
- * WE ACCOMMODATE MORE THAN 14 PEOPLE. If there are more than 14 people in your group, you can book it as 14 people then we can update the number of travelers by messages on viator.
- Mosques are closed until 2.30pm on Fridays due to the Friday Services.
- This is not a tour for those with mobility issues
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.