If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul. Alphonse de Lamartine
Istanbul Classic Tour Walking Small Group Tour
Duration
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8 Hours
Starts From
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Entrance of Hagia Sophia 09.00 a.m. ( Our guide can wait maximum 15 minutes at the tour departure.)
Visited Places
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Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Lunch, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Irene, Grand Bazaar.
Language
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Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Lunch, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Irene, Grand Bazaar.
Price
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From 89 USD
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
All entrances and taxes payments
Lunch at a reputable restaurant
All the listed attractions mentioned in itinerary
Professional foreign language speaking, licensed tour guide
Meeting at Sultanahmet District
(Topkapi palace is closed on tuesdays)
INFO :
Hippodromme Square It was a public arena mainly for chariot races and also home to gladiatorial games, official ceremonies, celebrations, protests, torture to the convicts and so on. The German Fountain of Wilhelm II, the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine are other monuments at the square.
Sultanahmet Mosque built in the 17th century and known as the Blue Mosque because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles.
Hagia Sophia This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great, in 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time.
Lunch (Drinks not included)
Topkapı palace The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from 15th to 19th centuries, housing an exquisite collection of precious gems, jewelry thrones of sultans, robes worn by the sultans and their families; miniatures, the Holy Mantle; Chamber of Sacred Relics.
[Harem (women's quarters) is not included in visit program and extra entrance fee is required.]
Hagia Irene is the first building converted to a church from a pagan temple in the 4th c. AD. With remainings from sixth, eight and fifteenth centuries it has an authentic architecture. It was used as the patriarchate of the city too . A short but impressive visit will take us to the Byzantine era.
Grand Bazaar (Covered Market) More than 4000 shops in this labyrinth of streets and passages trade having its own area; the goldsmiths’ street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as hand painted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx ware and meerschaum pipes.
Order of the visits can be changed by the guide due to daily conditions.