Daily Istanbul Tour with Expert Local Guide
- 7 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
If you want to hear about Istanbul and its ancient story from an Archaeologist Guide with 26-year of experience who was born and raised in Sultanahmet District, you are in the right place. This tour, which includes Topkapi Palace, Basilica Cistern and Hagia Sophia is exactly for you.
Inclusions
What's included
- Admission fee
What's not
- all food and beverage
Itinerary
The building of the Topkapı palace complex, also known as Saray-ı Cedide-i Âmire or Saray-ı Hümayun, started immediately following the conquest of Constantinople. The name Topkapı Palace was influenced by the Top Kapısç ı Sahilsarayı (coastal palace), which was built during the reign of Mahmud I and burned down in 1862. The entire palace became known by this name in the nineteenth century.
Built between 532 and 537, Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom, Ayasofya) represents a brilliant moment in Byzantine architecture and art. It was the principal church of the Byzantine Empire in its capital, Constantinople (later Istanbul), and a mosque after the Ottoman Empire conquered the city in 1453.
Yerebatan Sarnıcı (Bizans Yunancası: βασιλική κινστέρνή; Latince: Basilica Cisterna)[1] İmparator Justinianus (527-565)[2] döneminde İstanbul'da şehrin su ihtiyacını karşılamak üzere 526-527 senelerinde yaptırılmış kapalı su sarnıcıdır. Ayasofya'nın güneybatısında, Soğukçeşme Sokağı'nda bulunmaktadır. Suyun içinden yükselen pek çok mermer sütun nedeniyle halk arasında Yerebatan Sarayı olarak isimlendirilmektedir. Sarnıcın üzerinde daha önce bir bazilika bulunmasından ötürü, Bazilika Sarnıcı olarak da adlandırılır.
The most was constructed 1616 in order of Sultan Ahmet 1. By Sedefkar Mehmet Efendi
You can visit here the hippodrome with obelisks, German Fountains etc.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- German Fountain is the meeting point
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 12 travellers
- Operated by
- Tripster Travel Agency
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Istanbul
- Its from-price is 59% below the median of the 530 city tours we list in Istanbul.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- 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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