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Istanbul Full Day Old City Tour: Explore Highlights of Byzantine and Ottoman Empire
4.8
179 Ratings
Istanbul
Discover Istanbul’s rich history on a full-day tour. Visit Hagia Sophia, Topkapı Palace, Blue Mosque, and Grand Bazaar. Walk through Byzantine and Ottoman wonders.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Hippodrome - Hippodrome. It was the center of sport activities of Constantinople. Famous with 4 monuments, The German Fountain of Wilhelm II, Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column, Column of Constantine.
What's Included
- Hotel Pick Up & Drop Off
- Public Transport Such as Tram
- Insurance
- Professional Licensed Tour Guide
What's Not Included
- Food & Drinks
- Personal Expenses
- Driver & Guide Tips – Gratitue
- Admission Fees to Attractions
Additional Information
A full-day tour showcasing all the highlights of Istanbul’s old city. You’ll visit Hagia Sophia, Topkapı Palace, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar, and more. Discover the historical remnants of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires in the heart of Istanbul!
Pick-up and drop-off will be via public transport such as tram, etc.
If your hotel is situated in the main attraction area, the guide will walk to pick you up from your hotel.
Our main attractions are close to each other, so you will walk between each site you visit. No other vehicles will be used except for pick-up and drop-off.
During the tour, you can visit various shops such as carpet showrooms, leather stores, Turkish delight shops, jewelry stores, etc.
Stores to visit:
Carpet Showroom
Leather Factory
- Topkapi Palace entrance fee is 1700 TRY. You can pay to the guide for skip-the-line tickets.
- Hagia Sophia entarance fee is 25 €. You can pay to the guide for skip-the-line tickets.
Location
Hippodrome
Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet ParkI No:2,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(179 Ratings)
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Kennethsf2244ix
Aug 2, 2024
Awesome trip with the amazing Sevda! Highly recommend! - We had a tour with Sevda and we had the most amazing experience!! She was extremely informative about all the sites and allowed us to have as much time as we needed as well as catering the tour to what we were interested in seeing! We got to see so many amazing sites and have a modern traditional lunch experience trying Turkish food as well as hitting up the spice bazar for some Turkish delights; all done in such a little amount of time. Sevda was so friendly and just made this trip to Istanbul one of the best places we’ve ever been to. I would highly recommend this tour and I can’t recommend Sevda enough!!
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Rsteno
Jun 27, 2024
Excellent Professional Tour Guide!! - Excellent company with great communication. I am an Agent and I have to say I am very passionate about traveling and the tours I take. We had the pleasure of having Sevda who is very knowledgeable in Istanbuls history. She picked us up and returned us to the cruise port. She took us on a private city tour. We visited several sites including the Blue Mosque. Book this tour guide you won't be disappointed.
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Mystic
Jun 19, 2024
Great Old City Tour and Cruise - The experience exceeded expectations. A lot of walking but worth it. Our guide was very personable and extremely knowledgeable about every place we visited. We were turned over to another guide for the last palace we visited and the Bosphorus sunset cruise. He was great and the yacht experience was much better than the large packed tour boats we encountered. Highly recommend this company and tour. Everyone we had contact with from the guides to the drivers were genuinely friendly and professional.
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Catherinesz542cu
May 31, 2024
Great tour! - Amazing tour! Even though the Topkapi palace was closed that day, Sevda brought us to many other interesting places and had excellent recommendations for lunch and shopping
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Wanderer0072
May 11, 2024
Unexpected sites of Istanbul. - The tour of the old city in Istanbul was an excellent experience. We toured the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, the ancient Hippodrome and the Grand Bazzar. Our guide, Sevda, was wonderful. She was knowledgeable and had lots of interesting historical facts. We enjoyed our time with her immensely and we look forward to returning.
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Davidgj6350ez
May 3, 2024
Relaxed, educational and authentic tour. Highly recommended! - We had a great tour and such a fun time with our tour guide Özlem. She explained the history of all the places we visited with passion and in detail. Very helpful and kind person. The tour itself was very relaxed and with lots of stuff to learn and see. The tour plan was not set in stone and we were flexible in deciding how much time we want to spend on certain things. We felt like a local friend from town joined our group. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants to see the historic and old part of Istanbul in a chill way.
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Travel11745562300
Apr 27, 2024
Interesting if you like history and museums. - The tour guide was excellent, very well read and extremely knowledgeable.
Mr. Younis, is very polite and passionate about his job. Ask for him categorically while visiting old town or anywhere else in Istanbul.
Highly recommend!
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Z2455gndavidw
Apr 17, 2024
Wonderful day in the Old City - Sevda was excellent. We appreciated her broad and extensive knowledge and her attention to our desires for the tour. She was very personable and engaging.
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1502loredana
Mar 29, 2024
ONE OF THE BEST TOUR WHILE YOU ARE IN ISTANBUL - I had a wonderful experience choosing “ Old City Tour of Istanbul “ true the company called “ TURKEY TOURS COMPANY TRAVEL “ .
They organised and communicated to a very high and professional standard!
They picked me up and dropped be back to the hotel after the tour .
I want to mention about our guide tour “YUNUS” he was very friendly and knowledgeable,he took great care of us and interacted all the time with questions and answers!
Not to be forgotten the absolutely delicious lunch at the fish restaurant closed by called
“SEAFRONT LOUNGE” the grilled fish was to die for , super delicious 😋.
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Graeme691
Mar 25, 2024
Best day tour of Istanbul with Sevda Arslan - We found Salvda to be a fantastic guide. She was very professional, so knowledgeable, and very interesting. Her English was very clear and she was very helpful in assisting us with further tours. We would certainly recommend her.
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