• Hagia Sophia Cultural Info Center - The Byzantine Church of Divine Wisdom. Initially constructed as an Orthodox basilica, it later served as a mosque, and is now a museum. Built in 537 under the orders of Byzantine Emperor Justinian, it was the cathedral of Constantinople and held the title of the world’s largest cathedral for nearly a millennium. After the Ottomans conquered Constantinople in 1453, it was converted into a mosque and remained so until 1931.

• Blue Mosque - After leaving Hagia Sophia, the next stop is the world-famous Blue Mosque, completed in 1616. Commissioned by Sultan Ahmet I at the age of 19, the mosque’s interior is adorned with over 20,000 handmade ceramic tiles featuring more than fifty tulip designs. The tiles on the lower levels are traditionally designed, while those in the galleries are more elaborate, depicting flowers, fruits, and trees.

• Topkapi Palace Museum - The residence of Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries, filled with imperial treasures and artifacts.

• Kapali Carsi - This maze of streets and passages houses over 4000 shops, each trade having its own section; including the goldsmiths’ street, carpet sellers, and Turkish arts and crafts, such as hand-painted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyxware, and meerschaum pipes.

• Hippodrome - Featuring the Obelisk of Theodosius and the Walled Obelisk.

• German Fountain - This historic fountain is located in Sultanahmet Square, opposite the tomb of Sultan Ahmet I. It was a gift to the sultan and the city from German Kaiser Wilhelm II. Constructed in Germany in the neo-Byzantine style and adorned inside with gold mosaic, it was erected in Istanbul in 1901.

• Private transportation
• Roundtrip pick up and drop off
• Professional licensed tour guide

• Lunch
• Possible Entrance fees of museums USD 35-40

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