Full Day Guided Tour to Old City - Cultural Walking Tour of Istanbul | La Vacanza Travel

Full Day Guided Tour to Old City - Cultural Walking Tour of Istanbul

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

Overview

Istanbul Old City Tour with Art Historian Tour Guide
Experience Istanbul's timeless sights on a full-day tour of the city's stunning historic places. Listen for the ancient echoes of pounding hooves and charioteers at Hippodrome Square and spot the distinctive tiles of the Blue Mosque. See the Byzantine mosaics and minarets of Hagia Sophia, then follow in the footsteps of powerful sultans, courtiers, and generals at Topkapi Palace. Continue your tour in the vibrant Grand Bazaar, browsing bright displays of handicrafts, carpets, and souvenirs.

We will visit Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, Grand Covered Bazaar, Topkapi Palace, Sultan Tombs. End of the tour we will drop you off at your hotel.

Let's start to explore Istanbul. The first visit is to Ancient Hippodrome. It was the center of sports activities in Constantinople.

Blue Mosque, as known as the Sultanahmet Mosque, is a breath-taking building is one of the most majestic Ottoman mosques in all of Turkey.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

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

The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square named Sultanahmet Meydanı in the Turkish city of Istanbul, with a few fragments of the original structure surviving.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: German Fountain, Hippodrome Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye

The German Fountain is a gazebo styled fountain in the northern end of old hippodrome, Istanbul, Turkey and across from the Mausoleum of Sultan Ahmed I. It was constructed to commemorate the second anniversary of German Emperor Wilhelm II's visit to Istanbul in 1898.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Obelisk of Theodosius, Sultanahmat Meydani Sultanahmet, Fatih, Istanbul Turkiye

The Obelisk of Theodosius is the Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose III re-erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in the 4th century AD.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Serpent Column, Hippodrome of Constantinople, Istanbul Turkiye

The Serpent Column, also known as the Serpentine Column, Plataean Tripod or Delphi Tripod, is an ancient bronze column at the Hippodrome of Constantinople in what is now Istanbul, Turkey

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Column of Constantine, Sultan Ahmet Parki, Istanbul Turkiye

The Column of Constantine, also known as the Burnt Stone or the Burnt Pillar, is a Roman monumental column constructed on the orders of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great in 330 AD. It commemorates the declaration of Byzantium as the new capital city of the Roman Empire.

Duration: 10 minutes

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

Sultan Ahmed Mosque is a historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It remains a functioning mosque, while also attracting large numbers of tourist visitors. It was constructed between 1609 and 1616 during the rule of Ahmed I. Its Külliye contains Ahmed's tomb, a madrasah and a hospice.

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Hagia Sophia is the former Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral, later an Ottoman imperial mosque and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Built in AD 537 in the Middle Ages, it is famous for its massive dome. It was the world's largest building and an engineering marvel of its time.

Duration: 1 hour

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

The Topkapı Palace, or the Seraglio, is a large museum in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. In the 15th and 16th centuries it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Grand Bazaar, Grand Bazaar, Istanbul

The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops on a total area of 30,700 m², attracting between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Inclusions
  • Lunch
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Museum entrance tickets
  • Professional Tour Guide

Exclusions
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Entrance ticket to Harem in Topkapi Palace
  • Entrance tickets for Hagia Sophia (25 euro per person)
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum, Binbirdirek, At Meydanı Cd No:12, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
Traveler pickup is offered
We provide hotel pick - up and drop off services from hotels located in Taksim, Fatih areas of Istanbul.

Ports

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


Departure Time

09:00 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

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

Duration

8 hours


User's Reviews

C3231TGbryanc

16 Mar, 2023

Absolutely the best tour guide we have ever had. Highly recommend this tour if you can make time. Lots of history and great experiences!

yiannstah

05 Mar, 2023

This was an amazing tour that really showed off the sites of city while also providing a great amount of historical information. Yunus was an amazing and very knowledgeable guide. I recommend this tour to anyone visiting Istanbul!

kanishkaw_nh

05 Mar, 2023

Yunus from Bosphorus Tour Istanbul is an excellent guide. He is very knowledgeable about the history of the city. I would go to the extent of stating that he is a walking encyclopedia! Just be prepared to walk a lot during the tour.

Explore49368347294

05 Mar, 2023

We were very lucky to have such a wonderful guide to show us all the history and key locations in Istanbul. My family were very happy with my choice to book this tour. The boat ride at the end was an added plus. We would highly recommend that everyone who visits books this tour!!!!

和泉 佐

05 Mar, 2023

I enjoyed your walking tour sooo much. Thanks to the cold season, tourists in this tour that day were luckily just two of us, so it was like a private tour. We could eat delicious lunch, and see a lot of historical places. And the guide Yunus was not just (really) knowledgeable, but also gentle and funny! He made our tour an amazing one. I also joined the cruise tour after the walking tour (I hadn’t planned it, but decided to join it on the spur of the moment !), which was so nice as well. During the cruise, we could enjoy some snacks, sweets, and fruits with lovely Chai tea! Overall, it was really good. I totally recommend these tours if you want to enjoy there.

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