Topkapi Palace and Rug Shopping with Expert - Private
- 4 hours
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
- Private tour
Highlights
Please also check my Trip Advisor page, "Ali's Protravel & Tours," where we have received 277 five-star ratings and reviews. The experience lasts about 4 hours and includes two parts: Cultural and Shopping. Meet at 10 am in front of Ayasofya to visit the Topkapi Palace Museum for 2 hours. Explore various sections, including kitchens and holy relics. Afterward, head to the Grand Bazaar area to visit a rug store. With a professional local guide, you'll find a genuine handmade Turkish rug, ensuring good quality, fair price, safe payment, and secure shipping. The tour ends in the Grand Bazaar area and runs every day except Sunday..
Inclusions
What's included
- Licensed Tour Guide
What's not
- Gratuity not included
Itinerary
The Topkapi Palace was the administration center of the Ottoman empire and also home of the Turkish Emperors and played a prominent part in the history of Ottoman Empire. This museum is a fascinating landmark, and definitely a must-see attraction. Guests will be meeting with the guide in front of the palace and visiting all the palace courtyards including the Harem quarters, the kitchens, the armory exhibition, treasury exhibiton (if open), holy relics,exhibiton and terraces etc in a 3 hour long, privately guided tour. It is full of history with exciting stories and things to see. There will be a short visit to the Grand Bazaar or Spice Bazaar if interested for safe shopping with guide after the palace tour. Fast track entry tickets for the palace and harem will be arranged and included. Closed on Tuesdays
Our tour ends at the Grand Bazaar after 30 minutes guided tour of inside the Bazaar. We may visit carpet store if interested or / leather / tile / handbag shops in the Grand Bazaar if requested...if not, then we will pass on that part. Closed on Sunday
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- At the entrance area of Ayasofya
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Private tour guide Ali YALNIZ
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
How it compares in Istanbul
- Its from-price is 17% below the median of the 3649 experiences we list in Istanbul.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 1508 of 3649.
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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