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Private Hagia Sophia Sultanahmet Blue Mosque Cistern Bazaar Tour

By DESTINOLOGY TOUR
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is €143 per traveller* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Experience the best of your destination with a professional licensed tour guide. With extensive knowledge and insider tips, our guides will take you on a journey like no other. We like to make our guest enjoy city with culture, history and local foods. Book your private guide request today and make unforgettable memories that will last a lifetime. This guiding service ideal for family, sole traveller and friends trip who want to learn Istanbul with its insides and culture of royal city without loosing time on ques.

Activity location

  • Hippodrome
    • Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet ParkI No:2,
    • Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hagia Sophia History and Experience Museum
    • No:10 At Meydanı Caddesi
    • 34122, Binbirdirek, İstanbul, Turkiye

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Private Hagia Sophia Sultanahmet Blue Mosque Cistern Bazaar Tour
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Pickup included

Price details
€142.97 x 1 Traveller€142.97
Total
Price is €142.97

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedFlexible tour programme
  • What's includedWhat's includedOur guides will help you to purchase museum tickets as quickly as possible.
  • What's includedWhat's includedWalking tour
  • What's includedWhat's includedCoffee and/or Tea
  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate Professional Licensed Tour Guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedmuseum entrance tickets
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTransport

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Hippodrome
  • 35m
The Hippodrome is often associated with the glory days of Constantinople as an imperial capital. However, it was actually built before that era when the city was known as Byzantium, a provincial town of moderate significance. In AD 203, Emperor Septimius Severus rebuilt the city and expanded its walls, constructing a hippodrome for chariot races and other entertainment. In AD 324, Emperor Constantine the Great decided to reestablish Byzantium as Nova Roma (New Rome) after his victory at the nearby Battle of Chrysopolis. However, this name failed to impress and the city was soon renamed Constantinople, the City of Constantine. Constantine expanded the city significantly, and one of his major projects was the renovation of the Hippodrome. Estimates suggest that Constantine's Hippodrome was approximately 450 m (1,476 ft) long and 130 m (427 ft) wide.
Blue Mosque
  • 55m
Our professional licensed tour guide is the best way to experience the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii). Meet our friendly self-guided and licensed tour guide at gate C and discover the hidden gems of this magnificent site.
Basilica Cistern
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
The Basilica Cistern Museum is one of the most important cultural assets where we can trace the traces of glorious Istanbul's history. This grand underground cistern, built by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I (527-565), is nicknamed “Yerebatan Sarayı” (Sunken Palace) among the public due to its numerous marble columns rising from the water. It is also known as “Bazilika Sarnıcı” (Basilica Cistern) by some, as it was built on the site of the former Stoa Basilica, which was a basilica. With its 80,000-ton water storage capacity, Yerebatan Cistern is the largest covered cistern in the city and stands out with more reclaimed supporting elements compared to other covered cisterns. Covering an area of approximately 10,000 square metres, this colossal structure has a rectangular shape with a length of 140 metres and a width of 70 metres. Ticket fee 26 usd is not included.
Hagia Sophia Mosque
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Engaging the services of a licensed professional tour guide is the most optimal way to gain access to the Hagia Sophia museum complex while avoiding lengthy queues and uncovering the hidden treasures of this exceptional Byzantine structure. Ticket fee 29 USD is not included.
Grand Bazaar
  • 1h 30m
Since the middle of the 15th century, the Grand Bazaar is the most famous in Istanbul and a shopping paradise par excellence. Part of the Historical Peninsula, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985, the bazaar is like a hidden city full of wonders and treasures. Visitors can enjoy an incomparable shopping experience and a unique atmosphere that reflects Istanbul’s spirit. No wonder that the Grand Bazaar is one of the must-see attractions of Istanbul and attracts over half a million visitors every day. Around the bazaar great opportunities for buying the best local carpets jewelery iznik tiles and leather jacket furs. Sunday bazaar close. it will replace with around bazaar craft centers.
Deraliye
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
In the heart of Old Istanbul, next to Hagia Sophia and a few steps from Blue Mosque, we will have a lunch break at Deraliye Restaurant which offers a selection of dishes that used to be served at the court of the Ottoman Empire. we will experience the exclusive delight of a menu fit for a Sultan. Optional lunch extra

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESHippodrome
    • Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet ParkI No:2,
    • Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHagia Sophia History and Experience Museum
    • No:10 At Meydanı Caddesi
    • 34122, Binbirdirek, İstanbul, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEThe Blue Mosque
    • No:10 At Meydanı Caddesi
    • 34122, Binbirdirek, İstanbul, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLETopkapi Palace Museum
    • 34122, Cankurtaran, İstanbul, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLETaksim Square
    • 34435, Kocatepe, İstanbul, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEGalataport Istanbul
    • No: 8 Meclis-i Mebusan Caddesi
    • 34433, Kılıçali Paşa, İstanbul, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEProvincial Culture and Tourism Directorate
    • No:28 Bab-ı Ali Caddesi
    • 34110, Alemdar, İstanbul, Turkiye

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