Full Day Byzantine&ottoman Highlights | La Vacanza Travel

Full Day Byzantine&ottoman Highlights

Duration: 8 hours
Destination: Turkiye, Turkiye, Istanbul
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  • 8 hours
  • Istanbul
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

To explore most special sights of Istanbul, this is a tour you should join. You will have a customized service and all your questions will be replied. You will have chance to try Turkish food at a nice local restaurant.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye

Topkapi Palace, the famous residence of the Sultans (Imperial treasury, gardens, sultans' robes, armory, sacred relics) .

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Hagia Sophia Mosque, Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye

Hagia Sophia Museum, the pride of the Byzantine architecture, built as a chuch in 6th century, converted into a mosque by Ottomans, today it is a great museum with magnificent dome.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye

An Ottoman mosque, famous for its blue Iznik tiles, known as Sultanahmet Mosque in Turkey.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Hippodrome, Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet ParkI No:2, Istanbul Turkiye

Byzantine Hippodrome, where once chariot races were held.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Grand Bazaar, Kalpakcilar Cad. Sorguclu Han No: 22, Istanbul 34126 Turkiye

Enjoy shopping in the largest covered bazaar called Grand Bazaar Istanbul.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Basilica Cistern, Alemdar Mahallesi, Yerebatan Caddesi, No:1/3, Istanbul 34410 Turkiye

Largest Cistern from Byzantium Empire, will take your breath away.

Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Private guidance during the day.

Exclusions
  • Lunch
  • Entrance fees to the museums.
  • Private transportation

Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
We pick up from any hotel in Istanbul or meet at requested location.

Airports

  • Istanbul Airport, TayakadIn Terminal Street No. 1, Istanbul 34283 Turkiye


Ports

  • Galataport Istanbul, Kılıçali Paşa Mah. Meclis-i Mebusan Cad. No: 8 İç Kapı No: 102, Kılıçali Paşa, 34433 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Türkiye


Departure Time

You can add requested services
8/31/2019 - 4/3/2025

Monday - Sunday : 08:00 AM - 08:00 PM

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

8 hours

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

Adventure23838139205

19 Aug, 2023

We traveled with a large group that included a toddler, a kid and a teenager, plus 6 adults. I can only say that the experience was amazing! Emine was 100% responsive all the time, plus Iskender, our tour guide and Ali our driver were attentive, patient and always willing to help (even with unexpected stops). Iskender is super knowledgeable and if you are looking for a tour guide in English, Spanish or Mandarin he is your guy. He always went above and beyond to make our Turkey experience unforgettable full of unforgettable family memories. Emine and group thanks again, touring Istanbul was a pleasure thanks to all of you!

katiachanin

07 Aug, 2023

This review is long overdue. My family and I have done several tours with Emine in the past.  When  my husband, sons, parents and I decided to  go to Turkey this summer I did not hesitate to  contact her.  We originally planned our trip for 10 days and based on this she sent us an itinerary.  We decided to extend the trip to 15 days  and she was always available to  answer all of my questions through email and Whatsapp,  recommending hotels and booking all of our tours and transportation.   Once we arrived in Turkey, Emine was in constant communication with me and sent me information of  who the tour guide was going to be in each city, what transportation company and driver was picking us up and our scheduled times .If I had any questions, Emine answered right away. Knowing that we were traveling with my father who is older and  does not have the energy to walk long distances, she made sure we had a wheelchair wherever we went.  Each of the tour guides she scheduled contacted us a day prior to the tour and confirmed locations. Our tour  guides  Azime (Ephesus/Kusadasi) and  Mr. Ebubekir (Cappadocia) were wonderful. They were knowledgeable, flexible, social and super easy to work with. Once we arrived in Istanbul, Emine was with us for 4 days. We did the Byzantine relics and Grand Bazaar, the Ottoman Highlights, Bebek, Ortakoy and Bosphorus tour.  She is extremely knowledgeable and on top of  all the information she provided she also answered all of our questions. She is professional, caring  and made sure she accommodated all of our personal needs and requests.   If you are traveling to Turkey, I would recommend enlisting Emine's services to maximize your best Turkish experience. 

769andes

17 Jul, 2023

I had a wonderful experience visiting Istanbul and Turkey with Emine and her team. I did a several day tour including two full days in Istanbul exploring key Byzantine and Ottoman historical and archealogical sites, two days in Kusadasi (a lovely beach resort along the Aegean coast) and two days in Izmir. When I arrived and departed Istanbul and other cities they made sure I got to my hotel and key sites every day hassle free - something I was very thankful for given how huge Istanbul and Turkey are and how varied the public transit system is. The tour guides were very knowledgeable, fun and went above and beyond to add additional historical and social context to the sites we visited, ensure all my questions were answered and to connect me with other fun recommendations to check out during my visit. Emine was super helpful whenever I ran into complications with my tri, like when I was trying to get last minute ferry tickets from Istanbul to Bursa. I highly recommend taking a tour with this great team.

johnnM1330BD

26 May, 2023

Sure, I can write that she was on time, accommodating, extremely knowledgeable, and a blast to spend the day with, and that would all be true. But Emine, was so much more. She brought to this tour a personalized experience that made us feel like this was all new and unique, not just a job. We felt like we made a friend and not spent the day with a tour guide. Awesome experience that will be with us for the rest of our lives. Highly recommend this tour. John N

brunnerp2016

18 May, 2023

Our family of four (my husband and I and our two adult daughters) took the full-day tour of Istanbul with Emine. She is an excellent guide and shared many interesting details about the places we visited (my daughter especially remembered the bit about the ostrich eggs in the Blue Mosque). We were able to visit all of the sites except for Hagia Sophia because the line there was so long (we were there on a Saturday) that we all agreed that we didn't want to wait hours (we didn't want to risk not making it back to our cruise ship). I guess we'll have to return to Istanbul!

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