Istanbul Highlights: 4-Hour Small Group Tour
- 4–5 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Meet your professionally licensed local guide at the German Fountain in the heart of Sultanahmet and begin your journey through Istanbul’s historic Old City. Start with a brief introduction to Istanbul, its history, culture, and daily life before exploring the ancient Hippodrome and the magnificent Blue Mosque. Continue to Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbul’s most iconic landmarks, and discover the fascinating layers of history surrounding it. Then leave the main tourist routes behind and walk through lesser-known streets and hidden corners of the Old City on your way to the Grand Bazaar. Along the route, visit at least one local handicraft workshop and see traditional craftsmanship up close. Finish at the legendary Grand Bazaar, where you can explore its colorful passages and unique atmosphere. This small group experience combines Istanbul’s must-see landmarks with local stories, hidden streets, traditional craftsmanship, and the perspective of a licensed local guide.
Inclusions
What's included
- Professional Guiding Service
- Transfer by public transportations.
Itinerary
The square in front of blue mosque, once a time it was most famous stadium of ancient byzantium held 100.000 spectators and featured objects from all corner of empire.
It is known with the name of Blue Mosque but official name is Sultan Ahmet Mosque. this is one of most prominent landmark of istanbul.
Hagia Sophia was build as a Christian chathedral nearly 1.500 years ago and turned to mosque, museum and back to mosque again. With its huge dome, it was world's larges dome, also will see beautifull mosaics, frescoes and ruins from second Hagia Sophia.
Grand Bazaar is one of oldest and largest covered market in the world which is built by Mehmet II in the 1461. İt is consist from 61 covered street, 4.000 shops. it was listed no.1 among the world's most visited tourist attraction.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We can meet at the front of German Fountain in The Blue Mosque Square.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Guide Seyhan S.
- 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
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Istanbul
- Its from-price is 67% below the median of the 3649 experiences 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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