Topkapi Palace Skip-The-Line Entry with Guided Tour
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 23 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Skip the line and visit one of the most important museums in Turkey. Join a guided tour through the main sections of Topkapı Palace, including the four courtyards, the Audience Hall, the High Court, the Historical Kitchens, and the Treasury. If you book the 90-Min Guided Tour option, Harem access is also included. Guests are required to use a headset during the tour. Please bring your ID card with you for the Topkapı Palace Tour. Your ID card will be collected while you use the headset and returned at the end of the tour. An audio guide is included and available in 25 languages: English, German, Russian, Persian, Arabic, French, Italian, Chinese, Dutch, Spanish, Hindi, Romanian, Ukrainian, Korean, Turkish, Bulgarian, Polish, Swedish, Japanese, Indonesian, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Urdu, and Croatian. Please meet your guide in front of the Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III at least 15 minutes before the tour starts. Your guide will be holding a white flag.
Inclusions
What's included
- Hosted Entry Ticket for Topkapi Palace
- Audio guide available in 25 languages
- Harem access (included only in the 90-Min Guided Tour option)
What's not
- Harem access for the hosted entry option
- Personal Expenses
Itinerary
Enjoy a 45-minute hosted entry and highlights tour at Topkapi Palace, where your guide gives a short introduction before leading you inside this magnificent royal residence. Please choose one of the available session times listed in the overview and meet your host at least 15 minutes before the tour in front of the Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III. Your host will be waiting with a flag or umbrella featuring the Istanbul Tourist Pass® logo. This is all you need to do for your Topkapi Palace visit.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Please meet your guide in front of the Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III at least 15 minutes before your tour starts. Your guide will be holding a white flag and will walk with you to the Topkapi Palace entrance.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 40 travellers
- Operated by
- Istanbul Tourist Pass®
- 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 54% below the median of the 3649 experiences we list in Istanbul.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 307 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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