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Istanbul Highlights Small-Group Walking Tour
4.3
1,342 Ratings
Beyoğlu
Embark on a small-group exploration of Istanbul’s top attractions, including Topkapi Palace, Underground Cistern, and Hagia Sophia. Discover the city’s architectural legacies and landmarks in one action-packed day!
Embark on a small-group exploration of Istanbul’s top attractions, including Topkapi Palace, Underground Cistern, and Hagia Sophia. Discover the city’s architectural legacies and landmarks in one action-packed day!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Hippodrome - Walk through the historic Istanbul Hippodrome, where you’ll see the granite Egyptian obelisk gifted to the city. Learn about the site’s significance as the center of the city’s sporting and political life, and take a moment for photos.
- Blue Mosque - Visit the Blue Mosque to admire its six minarets and the thousands of Iznik tiles…
- Hippodrome - Walk through the historic Istanbul Hippodrome, where you’ll see the granite Egyptian obelisk gifted to the city. Learn about the site’s significance as the center of the city’s sporting and political life, and take a moment for photos.
- Blue Mosque - Visit the Blue Mosque to admire its six minarets and the thousands of Iznik tiles that create a stunning blue interior. This mosque, a prime example of classical Ottoman architecture, was commissioned by Sultan Ahmet I to rival the grandeur of the Hagia Sophia.
- Topkapi Palace - Similar to Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace is now one of Istanbul’s top museums, showcasing a collection of artifacts that once belonged to the city’s 15th-century sultans and harems.
- Basilica Cistern - Alternatively, you might visit the Museum of Great Palace Mosaics. Explore the Basilica Cistern, Istanbul’s ‘sunken palace,’ famously featured in the James Bond movie From Russia with Love. It is one of the largest ancient cisterns beneath the city.
- Kapali Carsi - Discover the Grand Bazaar, one of the world’s most renowned markets. With nearly 60 streets and thousands of shops, the bazaar can be overwhelming. Your guide will highlight its vibrant (if chaotic) attractions, where you can shop for jewelry, leather, pottery, spices, and more.
- Hagia Sophia Mosque - Optionally, visit Hagia Sophia. Note that the entrance fee is not included.
- Obelisk of Theodosius - Located between Ibrahim Pasha Palace and the Blue Mosque, this 3,500-year-old masterpiece will be explained in detail by your guide.
- German Fountain - Situated in Hippodrome Square, this fountain was built in the late Ottoman period and sent by German Emperor Wilhelm II.
- Hagia Irene Museum - Visit the 6th-century Church of Holy Peace.
- Divanyolu Street - Walk along the ceremonial street of the Ottoman Empire.
What's Included
- Walking Tour
- Entrance Fees
- Guaranteed to skip the long ticket lines
- Pick up and drop off from the Hotels
- Professional English Speaking Guide
- Meeting point for pick up
- Walking Tour
- Entrance Fees
- Guaranteed to skip the long ticket lines
- Pick up and drop off from the Hotels
- Professional English Speaking Guide
- Meeting point for pick up
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Lunch
Additional Information
Explore six of Istanbul’s top attractions in just one day with a full-day sightseeing tour! This exciting day includes an in-depth tour of the historic Sultanahmet neighborhood, home to many of the city’s most impressive architectural wonders and landmarks. You’ll visit the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul Hippodrome, the underground Basilica…
Explore six of Istanbul’s top attractions in just one day with a full-day sightseeing tour! This exciting day includes an in-depth tour of the historic Sultanahmet neighborhood, home to many of the city’s most impressive architectural wonders and landmarks. You’ll visit the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul Hippodrome, the underground Basilica Cistern, and the vibrant Grand Bazaar. There’s also an optional visit to Hagia Sophia (tickets must be purchased separately). This small-group tour is limited to 14 participants, ensuring a personalized experience.
- Minimum age is 4 years
- Children 18 years and under must be accompanied by an adult
- Guests must call 24 hours in advance for pick up times
- Blue Mosque ang Hagia Sophia are open to visit after 14:30 on fridays due to prayer times
- Not recommended for participants with walking difficulties
Location
The Galata Istanbul Hotel - MGallery
Bankalar Caddesi
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(1342 Ratings)
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Mj_l
Nov 4, 2024
Excellent - We had a private tour two of us by Sevilay. She was responsible, proactive to inform meet-up venue, and informative about the history of the places of interest. Best part she has excellent photography skills & helped us take nice photos. Friendly and excellent guide. As expected and informed by previous tourists, there is a carpet sale pitch at shop, ceramic shop and shop at grand bazaar we were brought to. Prices seem bit steep
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Tracy_m
Oct 18, 2024
Informative - Our guide so very knowledgeable about the sites and the Turkish history. We would highly recommend this tour.
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Guide12378432584
Sep 25, 2024
Amazing Istanbul Day Tour with Sevilay - Our intimate tour of Istanbul’s sites with Sevilay Tokmak was incredible. She made sure we were taken care of and answered all of our questions and curiosities with insightful facts about Istanbul and the culture. My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the day with her and appreciate all of her knowledge about this beautiful city. We highly recommend using Neon Tours for a tour of the grand sites of Istanbul!!
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580murielw
Sep 10, 2024
Great time - We had such a wonderful time with this walking tour! In one day, we were able to see so much of the Sultanahmet with our guide, Nadriye. We learned so much and had the best time walking around the city!
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Susanne_b
Sep 6, 2024
Recommend - Visited most all the major attractions in the Sultanhamet district of Istanbul. Guide was extremely knowledgeable.
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Daniel_c
Aug 30, 2024
Definitely take this tour! - Our guide Ozmen (not sure of spelling) was fantastic! She was a font of knowledge, there seemed to be no question she didn't know the answer to. We spent more than six hours with her, and the time just flew by. We never could have seen everything on our own and known what we were doing and seeing. She made everything so interesting! Totally worth the price.
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Dulcep411
Jul 9, 2024
An Amazing Istanbul tour - Me and my sister enjoyed an amazing tour of the old city of Istanbul in a small group given by Miss Arzu Tuna. She had a lot of interesting things to say about the city whilst also keeping us engaged in conversation and making sure that we had some of our own time during the tour to explore! Thanks again for the amazing day and showing us all the main and wonderful highlights of Istanbul!
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Gilbertoe_l
Jun 20, 2024
Awesome Experience - Our Tour Guide Sevilay was excellent, very friendly, knowledgeable, took her time to explain the venues and answer our questions, she even agreed to wait and meet us at the Hypodrome after our Cruise arrived a little after the Tour started. Highly recommended.
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Katti
Jun 13, 2024
Great tour! - This is one of the most interesting tours I have ever taken. Sevilay our tour guide for the day was very kind, knowledgeable, and detailed oriented. She made us feel very welcome. The highlight of my day was the Blue Mosque… breathtaking! This tour was very well organized to take advantage of every minute. Sevilay gave us a great recommendation to try local and fresh food at lunch time! I highly recommend this tour. Thanks so much for an amazing day!
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Tourist09911010529
Oct 26, 2024
Terrible - Don’t book the inclusive ticket, the tour was terrible, the company did not handle any of our concerns, and we were left extremely dissatisfied
Couple of notable issues though there were many:
Lunch was not properly scheduled and we ate extremely late
Tour guide didn’t accompany us into rooms even though other groups had guides in there
Tour guide lied to us and told us toilets weren’t available and only when we saw signs ourselves did we realise
Company implied we were lying when we brought up our issues
Grouped with people who didn’t have the inclusive ticket so we still had to queue in the sun to get their tickets and then queue again for entrance
Hagia Sophia is not included and this is not made clear (to us at least)
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