Full Day Private Istanbul Old City Tour [125367P18]
A skilled guide will take you on a full-day tour of Sultanahmet (the ancient city), taking you to the most important sights. In Istanbul, you may see UNESCO World Heritage sites and notable buildings such as the beautiful Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, and Hippodrome, among other attractions. After that, accompany your tour into the Grand Bazaar, where you may browse the stores of hundreds of sellers selling a wide variety of textiles, jewelry, perfumes, spices, and other items of interest.
**A private tour of Sultanahmet, the historic heart of Istanbul.
**Visit the Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace, two magnificent sites from the Ottoman Empire that are well worth your time.
**Hear about the Hippodrome's importance throughout the Byzantine Empire's reign of terror.
**Explore the stores of the Grand Bazaar, which is a bustling and ancient marketplace.
**Get to know the rich history of Istanbul, the Byzantine Empire, and the Ottoman Empire by taking a walking tour.
**A private tour of Sultanahmet, the historic heart of Istanbul.
**Visit the Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace, two magnificent sites from the Ottoman Empire that are well worth your time.
**Hear about the Hippodrome's importance throughout the Byzantine Empire's reign of terror.
**Explore the stores of the Grand Bazaar, which is a bustling and ancient marketplace.
**Get to know the rich history of Istanbul, the Byzantine Empire, and the Ottoman Empire by taking a walking tour.
ADDITIONAL INFO
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- NA
INCLUDED
- Private Tour
- Professional Licenced Guide
NOT INCLUDED
- Entrance fees of the museum mantioned in the itinary
- Transportation from/back to hotel and between sites (unless option selected)
CANCELLATION POLICY
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
ITINERARY
- Hagia Sophia was built as a church and converted into a mosque after the conquest of Constantinopolis, now it is being used as a museum. This building is literally one of the highlight of the World.
- This Palace was the first palace Ottomans after they conquered Constantinopolis. It was used more or less 400 years by them and majority of Ottoman sultans lived there. The palace was the management center of Ottoman Empire. Now the palace is accepted as one of the biggest palace complex in the World and many original pieces represents Ottoman Empire are being exibited there.
- This mosque is another highlight of the city and architecture of the building will impress you. With its bluish colored tiles inside the mosque is as beautiful as outside.
- There used to be stadium in this place with the capacity of 100.000 spectator and entertainment such as gladiator fights and horse chariot races. There were some decorational pillars right in the middle of the stadium. three of those pillars survived till today and you will see them there.
- This place is the Grand Bazaar; one of the most famous, biggest and oldest indoor market of the World. It has been serving to people since 16. century.
- The Bosphorus Strait defines Istanbul. It is the divide between Europe and Asia, and the main connection between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. Dotted with parks and elaborate Ottoman mansions, including Dolmabahce Palace, and spanned by three intercontinental bridges, the Bosphorus is the veritable heart of the city.
- Beautiful yet eerie, Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarayi) isn’t your average underground well. Dating back to the Byzantine era, the huge cistern was built in the mid-500s on the former site of a basilica. More than 300 marble columns provide a grand, serene atmosphere to what was essentially subterranean water storage.
