Basilica Cistern Skip-the-Line Ticket
- 0.5–2 hours
- Skip the line
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
Highlights
Discover the Basilica Cistern with the option that suits you best. Choose Ticket Only and receive your QR ticket online for direct entry with no meeting point required, or select the Guided Tour option to explore the highlights with a professional licensed guide. After entering, you can explore the Basilica Cistern at your own pace and stay as long as you wish.
Inclusions
What's included
- English-Speaking Licensed Guide (only if Guided Tour option is selected)
- All Fees and Taxes
- Online QR Ticket for Direct Entry
- Basilica Cistern Admission Ticket
What's not
- Tips
- Transportation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Itinerary
Basilica Cistern was designed to service the Great Byzantine Palace and surrounding buildings. It was able to store up to 100,000 tons of water delivered via 20 km of Aqueducts from a reservoir around Belgrad Forest. Basilica Cistern (Underground Cistern, Yerebatan) is one of the most famous cisterns in Istanbul. It was built during the Byzantine Empire and later not used by the Ottoman Empire and forgotton for long time. Since it discovered and restored now. It has been used as a museum since 1988.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.8
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Ratings come from 6 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Your QR ticket will be sent to you before your visit. Go directly to the Basilica Cistern entrance, scan your QR code, and enter. No meeting point or guide is required.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 30 travellers
- Operated by
- Manolya Tours
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Istanbul
- Its from-price is 56% below the median of the 3649 experiences we list in Istanbul.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 1204 of 3649.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Istanbul
Istanbul straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus, with Byzantine and Ottoman monuments, busy bazaars and ferries crossing between continents.
The historic peninsula holds the greatest landmarks. Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Hippodrome face each other in Sultanahmet, the Basilica Cistern lies beneath the streets, and Topkapı Palace spreads across the hill above the Golden Horn. A short walk away, the Grand Bazaar and the Spice Bazaar have traded for centuries, and Süleymaniye Mosque, built by the great Ottoman architect Sinan, crowns one of the city's seven hills.
Top-ranked sights in Istanbul: Dolmabahce Palace (Dolmabahce Sarayi), Bosphorus, Bosphorus Bridge (Bogazici Koprusu).
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