Istanbul Highlights Private Guided Tour with Snacks and Transfers | La Vacanza Travel

Istanbul Highlights Private Guided Tour with Snacks and Transfers

Duration: 5 to 8 hours
Destination: Türkiye, İstanbul, Istanbul
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  • 5 to 8 hours
  • Istanbul
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

The best choice for any first timer, Top sites of Old Istanbul, is a half-day and optional full day private tour. Discover what has made Istanbul such a majestic and historically significant city by hitting all of the hot spots and then some!

In half day tour you can visit; Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Hippodrome, Basilica Cistern and Grand Bazaar and if you like you can have full day with adding the Topkapi Palace.

Please note if you have half day tour, entry fee of the cistern is 450 TL per person and if you have full day with Topkapi Palace, entry fee is 750 TL per person additional fee.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

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

Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Mosque) Also known as the Sultan Ahmet Camii (or Sultan Ahmed Mosque), this breath-taking building is one of the most majestic Ottoman mosques in all of Turkey.

Please note it is under restoration and until 1st April, and we will see Nuriosmaniye or Suleymaniye Mosque instead.

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Hagia Sophia is one of the most impressive museums of Istanbul; built as a Christian church, then converted into a mosque, museum and again into a mosque in 2022.

Please note none has any priority to skip the lines in Hagia Sophia


Duration: 45 minutes

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.

Duration: 30 minutes

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

This subterranean structure was commissioned by Emperor Justinian and built in 532. The largest surviving Byzantine cistern in İstanbul, it was constructed using 336 columns, many of which were salvaged from ruined temples and feature fine carved capitals.

Entry fee is 450 TL per person

Duration: 25 minutes

Stop At: Grand Bazaar Jewelers, Alemdar Mah. Bab-I Ali Cad. Guran Han No:34 D. 4, Istanbul 34110 Turkiye

Visit one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world - Istanbul's Grand Bazaar

Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off with public transportation or taxi if necessary
  • Private walking tour with an official tour guide
  • Snacks - Borek or Simit with tea or Turkish coffee

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks are not mentioned in the inclusion part
  • Gratuities
  • Entry fee of Cistern 600 TL per person, 25 Euros for the Hagia Sophia you can pay with credit card.
  • If you have full day tour, entry fee of Topkapi Palace 1500 TL per person
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque are mosques now and none has right the skip the lines of security.
  • Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays and our guide can show another bazaar instead.
  • Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays and Half day tour is available on Tuesdays or will be replaced with Bosphorus Tour for full day tours
  • On Religious Fests; Grand Bazaar and Spice Bazaar are closed; May 13th,14th, 15th, July 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23th in 2021
  • Fridays are mosques are closed till 2 pm, We recommend starting half day private tours later after 11 am
  • Entry fee of the Basilica Cistern is 600 TL per person, 25 Euros for Hagia Sophia and if you book a private tour with Topkapi Palace entry fee is 1500 TL per person
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Pudding Shop Lale Restaurant, Alemdar, Divan Yolu Cd. No:6, 34400 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
Traveler pickup is offered
Our guides can meet you at the city centers and either they use tram, metro or taxi depending location your hotel and please be aware of that old city is closed to traffic and public transportation is the fastest way to reach old city.

Ports

  • Sarayburnu
  • Main Port


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

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

Duration

5 to 8 hours


User's Reviews

Dino_D

13 Mar, 2024

Jason brought Istanbul to life! Our family had a wonderful time. Highly recommended this tour. We learned about the history of the city. Great way to start our vacation

773ammada

05 Feb, 2024

It was a great day spent with the family on the very 1st day of our stay in Istanbul. Imran was a super friendly guy, wish to see him again

Zeesh M

30 Dec, 2023

This is the best guided tour in town. Excellent service and very knowledgeable guide. Ask for Ozge when you make the reservations. She's amazing and very flexible and courteous as a guide. The tour went on for 8 hours and she kept us all engaged throughout. Hands down five stars!

JeffreyG_S

28 Nov, 2023

This was a great tour. Since it was private, I got to adjust it any way I wanted. Ozge, my tour guide was very accommodating and knowledgable about the city and the many mosques. We spent almost 8 hours together and I saw a lot and learned a lot. I would recommend this tour without hesitation. A+++++ Ozge!!!

patriciaaz2022

28 Oct, 2023

We only had a half day in Istanbul, but we wanted to see the highlights. Our guide, Ozge, was wonderful! She took us at our pace but got us to the main sights. She even communicated our needs for a taxi back to our hotel and then to the port. Perfect! 😊

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