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Istanbul Highlights: Hagia Sophia & Street Food
5.0
12 Ratings
Fatih
Explore Istanbul’s iconic sites and savor Turkish street food on a guided walking tour. Discover history with humor and expert insights.
Explore Istanbul’s iconic sites and savor Turkish street food on a guided walking tour. Discover history with humor and expert insights.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Walled Obelisk - A brief stop of approximately 10 minutes will be made to hear its story and capture some photos before departing.
- Serpent Column - A brief stop of approximately 10 minutes will be made to hear its story and capture some photos before departing.
- Obelisk of Theodosius - A brief stop of approximately 10 minutes will be…
- Walled Obelisk - A brief stop of approximately 10 minutes will be made to hear its story and capture some photos before departing.
- Serpent Column - A brief stop of approximately 10 minutes will be made to hear its story and capture some photos before departing.
- Obelisk of Theodosius - A brief stop of approximately 10 minutes will be made to hear its story and capture some photos before departing.
- Blue Mosque - A stop of around 20 minutes will be made to hear its story and capture some photos before departing.
- German Fountain - A brief stop of approximately 5 minutes will be made to hear its story and capture some photos before departing.
- Hagia Sophia Mosque - Approximately 45 minutes will be spent to hear its story and capture some photos before departing. The entrance fee is 25 €.
- Topkapi Palace - Around 1 hour and 30 minutes will be spent exploring the palace and taking photos. The entrance fee is 45 €.
- Grand Bazaar - Upon arrival, guests will have some free time and may choose to leave before this visit.
What's Included
- Written guide available in Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, and German
- Snacks provided
- In-person guide available in English
- Professional guide in English
- Written guide available in Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, and German
- Snacks provided
- In-person guide available in English
- Professional guide in English
What's Not Included
- Hagia Sofia entrance (25 €)
- Topkapı Palace Entrance (50 €)
- Private transportation
- Hagia Sofia entrance (25 €)
- Topkapı Palace Entrance (50 €)
- Private transportation
Additional Information
This experience offers a chance to explore Istanbul’s most renowned tourist spots, including the Hagia Sophia and Topkapı Palace, while also sampling delicious Turkish street food. Guests have described the operator as knowledgeable, friendly, responsive, patient, accommodating, and engaging, with a great sense of humor. For those looking to visit…
This experience offers a chance to explore Istanbul’s most renowned tourist spots, including the Hagia Sophia and Topkapı Palace, while also sampling delicious Turkish street food. Guests have described the operator as knowledgeable, friendly, responsive, patient, accommodating, and engaging, with a great sense of humor. For those looking to visit Istanbul’s key attractions within a limited timeframe, this tour is ideal.
- Not recommended for travelers who is not comfotable with walking
Location
Örme Dikilitaş
Sultan Ahmet Parkı
Look for walled obelisk which is the first one in southwest of hippodrome. It is in front of Ays cafe. If you are using public transportation, you should get off at sultanahmet station(T1 tramline) and walk 5 minutes. You can click the link for location
https://maps.app.goo.gl/XJANERxFqhKNkpDs8
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
5.0
(12 Ratings)
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Jet02906181830
Aug 7, 2025
Ahmet, more than a guide a fellow DE traveler. - Ahmet superb guide and driver, DE DE his knowledge of Turkey and especially Islam. Their human values beyond the cultural DE. EN someone to trust in distant lands.
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Yassine-taw
Jul 26, 2025
Ahmet is a great guide! - Ahmet was a fantastic guide, who patiently took us around all the landmarks of Istanbul and told us great stories about the different monuments. He is very knowledgeable and truly passionate about what he tells people about. He was also very accommodating and patient when we needed to take breaks after hours of walking in burning Istanbul!
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P9793auandr_sg
Mar 15, 2025
Istanbul tour with Ahmet - Ahmet is a great guide! You’ll learn a lot in his tour and you’ll enjoy the most important places in Istanbul. I would highly recommend it.
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991anyap
Feb 26, 2025
Brilliant guide - Ahmed is one of the best guides I have encountered. He is very knowledgeable not only about Istanbul but also global history and religion. He brings up lots of fascinating facts throughout the tour and uses visual aids to make sure that everyone can picture what is no longer available to see. After our tour I have visited archeological museum to view things that Ahmed mentioned during the tour. He made our trip to Istanbul very special. Super helpful and very patient guide. I will definitely get in touch again when we return to Turkey.
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Sofi
Feb 13, 2025
Highlights of Istanbul with Ahmet! - Ahmet gave us a amazing tour… it was a special vacation with our family that we will always remember. He picked us up from the hotel & we got to see the highlights of Istanbul. so many beautiful places. We enjoyed Lunch at a rooftop with breathtaking views. We also had a boat ride to see the sunset of Istanbul. For more pictures of the tour check out my Instagram @travel_explore_eat_repeat_
Highly recommend a tour with Ahmet. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Suemci2018
Jan 7, 2025
Best tour of our holiday - Fantastic day just 4 if us who were travelling together
Our guide Ahmet was amazing and very knowledgeable and collected us on time from our hotel to begin a walking tour of the major sites very close to our hotel
Made changes to suit us as we did not want to queue for Hagia Sofia and spent longer shopping
Lunch included which was at a rooftop restaurant overlooking the river absolutely beautiful with great food
Place was closed so we went to a different palace in the afternoon then followed by a boat trip where we joined other small groups
Very long day but one of the best days if our 6 week european trip
Highly recommend and Ahmet made the day
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Rohillamohit
Jan 5, 2025
Amazing Istanbul - Ahmet is an interesting guy , who took me around in Istanbul for a day tour , right from picking me up from the hotel to taking me places , everything was amazingly managed by this adorable person.
Loved the city !
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Ramanjotsingh
Jan 4, 2025
Amazing Istanbul… - Our trip to Istanbul was made more fun by Ahmet. He was friendly, courteous and knowledgeable… we were relatively a large group and Ahmet managed excellently well and ensured each one gets proper attention, while he was showing us around all the important sites!
He ensured that we had the best experience of Istanbul!!
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Jrferg1
Jan 4, 2025
Our honeymoon in Istanbul - Ahmet was amazing. Knowledgeable, friendly, kind, and a great sense of humor. We had the absolute best time on his tour. Saw all the important must see sites and a couple off the beaten path. The lunch stop we went to was delicious. Easy walking, but covered a lot of ground. Istanbul is a stunning city with deep culture, kind people, and phenomenal foods.
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496analucial
Jan 4, 2025
Amazon cultural day in Istambul - We had a very enjoable day alone with Ahmet's guided tour. He was súper kind and frendly. Extremely well known on muslim religión an way of living. The cultural plus he added to all places we've visited Made de day. Strongly recommended
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