Sultanahmet Highlights: Half-Day Guided Tour

Bypass the long lines at the museum with our certified tour guide! On this half-day excursion, you will explore the Sultanahmet region and visit its key attractions. This itinerary is perfect for those who have limited time yet want to uncover many facets of Istanbul’s old city. Moreover, we can tailor this program to suit your preferences.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hagia Sophia Mosque - Hagia Sophia Museum, the pride of the Byzantine architecture.
  • Blue Mosque - Blue Mosque, famous for its blue Iznik tiles, one of the highlights of the city.
  • Basilica Cistern - An amazing underground cistern where you will see hundreds of columns.
  • Kapali Carsi - Enjoy shopping in the world’s largest covered bazaar with 4000 shops, is known as Grand Bazaar.
What's Included
  • Private guidance in English
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees to the museums.
  • Private transportation
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.

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Virginia_c
Oct 25, 2024
Great tour guide - Our tour guide was great but Istanbul is a one and done for us. There is a lot of walking with this tour after taking a tram ride. Our guide did pick us up from the galataport which is a city in itself. Our favorite was the bascillica cistern.
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Gayle_l
Oct 23, 2024
Fantastic Experience - We had an excellent tour with Ipek. She was very knowledgeable and very generous with her time. She even arranged an appointment with a Turkish barber. We thoroughly recommend this tour.
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Maureen_m
Oct 22, 2024
A half day tour jam packed with fun - Our tour guide, Nurten Canbeyoglu was very personable and knowledgeable!! She took us to all the top sites and guided us through the Grand Bazzaar. She made us feel safe on public transportation and helped us order a terrific Turkish Lunch. A great day. We covered so much in half a day.
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Davidte8466qo
Oct 18, 2024
Layover flight no problem !! - I cant start off by saying this tour for our lay over flight was amazing , our tour guy Celalettin took very good care of us , we only had four hours to tour the city and he made it possible in such little time to get to view a couple of the cities great attractions and also took to us get some Kabobs . I highly recommend Travel elefante and their team .
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Debra_l
Oct 15, 2024
Great tour of Istanbul - Lucy was a wonderful tour guide, very knowledgeable about the history of the sites we visited. Large, clean van that comfortably fit 5 guests and the tour guide.
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Betharooni
Oct 15, 2024
Great tour - Hasan was our tour guide. He took us to the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, and the Basilica Cistern. He was very knowledgeable about the sights and as we walked from one to another he gave us additional history and information about things we saw along the way. It was great to have his insight to the beautiful things we saw in Istanbul and having this was much better than we could have done on our own.
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Sun
Oct 9, 2024
Istanbul is a fascinating city with full of history and this half day tour was perfect!! - We had a half day tour with Alim. My wife and I had a wonderful time and both of us thought he was the best tour guide ever. I highly recommend this tour and Alim as your guide.
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Sachin_s
Oct 6, 2024
Great tour with knowledgable guide - This was a great experience. Hasan our guide was super knowledgable about everything we saw and took us wherever we wanted to go, he also gave us good recommendations for places to eat in Istanbul. Highly recommend
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Cathy_p
Oct 6, 2024
Great way to see the old city in 4 hours - Ipek was a delightful guide so professional and full of great knowledge about the stunning sites, also fascinating insite into life in Istanbul! She gave us restaurant and transport advice making us more confident with the remaining time of our visit here. The speed that she got us through cues was fabulous and having her one on one meant we didn't have any downtime. Highly recommend this tour for travelers with limited time.
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Leigh
Oct 2, 2024
Fantastic morning in the Old City - I managed to carve out a single morning from my business trip to Istanbul to see some of the city. It was my first time in Türkiye, so I opted for a private tour to benefit from the insights of a local guide and so that I could choose the itinerary. Dilek was a wonderful guide - she met me at my hotel in Beşiktaş and helped me navigate taxis to and from the Old City. It happened to be a Tuesday, which meant that there were no cruise ships docked in the City, and we largely had things to ourselves first thing in the morning. We managed to see the Hippodrome, Aya Sofia, Blue Mosque, Cistern, and Grand Bazaar, with time to spare for some shopping and a glass of tea! The local insights were great, and Dilek was patient with all of my questions about the Turkish language as well. We ended up trading travel stories! I was back at my hotel in time for my lunch meeting with memories, great photos, and time to spare. Great experience!
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