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Half Day Private Istanbul Tour

4.9177 reviewsHagia Sophia (Ayasofya)

  • 4 hours
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • 6 languages
  • Instant confirmation

Highlights

Skip the museum queues with your licenced guide! During this half day tour you will discover Sultanahmet area by seeing some highlights. This tour program designed for who does not have a long day but still wants to discover a lot in the old city of Istanbul. We can customize this program according to your needs as well.

Inclusions

What's included

  • English speaking private guidance.

What's not

  • Entrance fees to the museums.
  • Private transportation

Itinerary

  1. Hagia Sophia Museum, the pride of the Byzantine architecture.

    1 h

  2. Blue Mosque, famous for its blue Iznik tiles, one of the highlights of the city.

    30 min

  3. An amazing underground cistern where you will see hundreds of columns.

    45 min

  4. Enjoy shopping in the world’s largest covered bazaar with 4000 shops, is known as Grand Bazaar.

    1 h

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

4.9

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Know before you go

Pickup
Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Operated by
Istanbul Private Tours by Travel Elefante
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Istanbul

  • Its from-price is 74% above the median of the 3649 experiences we list in Istanbul.
  • It is shorter than most of them.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 164 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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