Istanbul Walking Tour: Discover Top Landmarks

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Embark on an incredible walking tour of Istanbul to uncover hidden gems and historic landmarks. Explore Sultanahmet Square, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, and more. Discover the city’s history, secret backstreets, and indulge in local snacks and coffee. Book your tour now!

Duration: 4 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Basilica Cistern - Learn about Basilica Cistern and discover the mystery of Medusa heads from Greek mythology and recognize a scene in the James Bond movie From Russia with Love..

What's Included

Professional Guide
Small Group

What's Not Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities

Additional Information

Perfect for those visiting Istanbul for the first time, this 4-hour city tour offers an exploration of the landmarks and stories that have influenced modern Istanbul.
Participants will walk through Sultanahmet Square and the Ancient Roman Hippodrome, admire the Hagia Sophia, and pass by the Blue Mosque, Topkapı Palace, Basilica Cistern, as well as the…

Location

Foodie-ist Cafe and Brasserie

Muhterem Efendi Sokak

In front (outside) of FOODIE-IST CAFE AND BRASSERIE. It is approximately 2 minutes walking distance from (T1) Sultanahmet tram stop. Your guide will wear a tour guide badge and will be easy to spot.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Hughe_l

Jan 6, 2025

Learn all about the old town. - Erol, our guide, provided a comprehensive tour of this exciting and interesting area. Erol provided so much detail that we felt well informed and confident to explore the area more in our own after the tour. We covered a lot of territory and discovered many new things. This is an excellent tour to get to know your way around the old town and learn about the fascinating history as well as sampling some of the local produce.

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Mary_l

Jan 1, 2025

Walking tour - The guide Gámze was very knowledgeable and charming and made this tour wonderful. At the end, it was like we had made a new friend. Great tour!

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Renu_k

Nov 18, 2024

Great tour - Great introductory tour. Yikmet is the best guide I've ever seen-very knowledgeable, patient, thorough, extends herself to tell you about Istanbul. Exceptional . I would recommend - I found it so much easier to do rest of my trip on my own after this tour

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Stephanie_f

Nov 18, 2024

Great introduction to the Old City - Kismet was a great guide! She was so friendly and easy to connect with. Her knowledge of the city really helped us learn a lot in a short amount of time. She tailored the tour to what we were interested in and got us in to the Basilica Cistern past the lines. We really enjoyed the orientation to the city and visiting the Blue Mosque before it got too busy. Overall, a great introduction to Istanbul and the layout of the Old City.

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Peter_b

Oct 25, 2024

Five stars for Gamze! - We so enjoyed experiencing Istanbul with our wonderful guide Gamze! Her engagement and enthusiasm energized the group from hello to goodbye! Appreciated her depth of knowledge, experience and perspectives as a native. Gamze welcomed questions and helped us learn more about past and current cultural trends. We highly recommend Gamze!

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Suzanne_l

Oct 18, 2024

Walking tour Istanbul - Knowledge of guide. Walking at reasonable pace listened to what group wanted to see / do. Good way to understand area

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Onair49151108779

Oct 16, 2024

Excellent tour, even better guide! - Huseyin is just amazing! We learned a lot about the history of turkey which was really informative. Huseyin had a very unique and interesting take on many things and it didn’t feel like a tour, it felt like we were hanging out with friends. The carpet making process we learned about really made us appreciate the amount of time and energy that goes into this dying art. We got to appreciate structures like the basilica cistern and the blue mosque. We would have liked to cover the Hagia Sophia as well but that was not part of the tour. We ended at the grand bazaar which was personally not exciting or intriguing for us (I guess coming from india it’s not an uncommon sight). Add to that the pushy and manipulative shop keepers don’t make it for a very pleasant experience. That has nothing to do with the tour of course except maybe the choice of location. I would have liked to see the Hagia Sofia instead of the grand bazaar. All in all a great few hours spent with the lovely and kind and honest Huseyin. Highly recommended!

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X3466vwjodih

Sep 3, 2024

Excellent tour - Tolga was a wonderful tour guide highly recommend. He is extremely knowledgeable and very well educated in history I was pleasantly surprised with this tour. Definitely a must if you want to just relax and see the sights

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Karen_d

Aug 16, 2024

Do it! - Our guide, Erol, was excellent! He tied all the history together in a memorable way. We really enjoyed the excursion!

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Radu_p

Sep 2, 2024

Nice tour to get an introduction of the city - Nice tour to get an introduction of the historical part of the city. We had a small group, were able to ask a lot of questions and found out quite a few new things about Istanbul

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