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Private Guided Istanbul Tour Skip the Line

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See Istanbul’s historic sights on a half-day shared tour led by a guide, with an opportunity to skip ticket lines. Walk through the Hippodrome and the Blue Mosque, visit Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace, and browse the Grand Bazaar. The itinerary also includes the Basilica Cistern. Pickup and drop-off are available in Istanbul, Istanbul Airport, and Sabiha Gokcen.

  • Skip the ticket line opportunity
  • Available only for transfer option
  • Professional Tour Guide
  • Not included: Food and Drinks
  • Not included: Gratuities
  • Not included: Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Not included: Entrance fee of Hagia Sophia Museum
  • Not included: Entrance fee of Topkapi Palace
  • Not included: Entrance fee of Cistern Basilica

Your guide will meet you at the Galataport terminal exit. Please look for a guide holding a sign with your name on it. Your guide will also have your contact details and will be able to reach you if needed. Please get contact with your guide before you meet.

Your Guide will meet with you in Sultanahmet Mosque. Please get contact with your guide before you meet.

Your Guide will meet with you in German Fountain. Please get contact with your guide before you meet. When you are picked up from your hotel, your driver will be waiting for you either in the hotel lobby or in front of the hotel.

When you are picked up from your hotel, your driver will be waiting for you either in the hotel lobby or in front of the hotel. If you are being picked up from airport, the welcoming team will greet you when you exit.

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  1. Hippodrome was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square in Istanbul, Turkey

  2. The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, also known by its official name, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii), is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey.

  3. Hagia Sophia is officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi), is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.

  4. Palace is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. NOTICE: Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays

  5. The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey.

  6. The Grand Bazaar (Turkish: Kapalıçarşı, meaning ‘Covered Market’; also Büyük Çarşı, meaning ‘Grand Market’[1]) in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world.

Wheelchair accessible Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Service animals allowed Public transportation options are available nearby Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap Not recommended for pregnant travelers Suitable for all physical fitness levels Not recommended for people with foot and walking problems

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

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