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Best of Istanbul 1, 2 or 3-Day Private Guided Istanbul Tour
Istanbul, Turkey, Europe
$200
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Overview
Flexible itineraries allow visitors to appreciate Istanbul's rich history and culture through guided tours over 1, 2, or 3 days. Highlights include notable sites such as Topkapi Palace Museum and the Grand Bazaar.
- 🏰 Day 1 features Topkapi Palace Museum, Byzantine Hippodrome/Sultanahmet Square, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, and Grand Bazaar.
- 🚢 Day 2 includes a Bosphorus Cruise by Public Ferry, Dolmabahce Palace, Taksim Square, Istiklal Street, Cicek Passage, Galata Tower (viewed from outside), and Spice Market.
- 🕌 Day 3 covers Suleymaniye Mosque, Fener and Balat Districts, St. Stephen Church (Iron Church), Pierre Lotti Panoramic Hill by Cable Car, Chora Church (or alternative sites).
- ⚠️ Skip the line service is not available for active mosques; expect queues at the entrance.
- 🔄 If a mosque is not visited, Basilica Cistern will be included as a replacement site.
- ⏰ Tours starting later than 11 am may require skipping one or more sites as they close by 7 pm; your guide will adjust the program based on your priorities.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
1-Day Private Guided Tour
Duration: 7 hours: Hagia Sophia, Highlights of Topkapi Palace Museum, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar.
Walking Tour In Old Town: The suggested itinerary does not require transportation.
Hotel/port information needed: Guide will meet you at Galataport, your hotel or Airbnb if they are centrally located. (No transportation included.)
Pickup included
Duration: 7 hours: Hagia Sophia, Highlights of Topkapi Palace Museum, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar.
Walking Tour In Old Town: The suggested itinerary does not require transportation.
Hotel/port information needed: Guide will meet you at Galataport, your hotel or Airbnb if they are centrally located. (No transportation included.)
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Guide meets you at central hotels
- Private tour
- Professional Licensed Guide
- Gratuity (suggested)
- Lunch
- Museum/Ferry/Cable Car Tickets
- Transportation (from/back to hotel, between sites unless van is booked)
Meeting point
Your guide will contact you in advance to ensure a smooth start, and on the day of the tour will be waiting just outside the cruise terminal, directly in front of the main EXIT GATE, holding a name board with your name for easy recognition.
Your guide will get in touch with you in advance to introduce themselves and ensure a smooth and easy meeting on the day of the tour.
Return details
Your guide will contact you in advance to ensure a smooth start, and on the day of the tour will be waiting just outside the cruise terminal, directly in front of the main EXIT GATE, holding a name board with your name for easy recognition.
Your guide will get in touch with you in advance to introduce themselves and ensure a smooth and easy meeting on the day of the tour.
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Sultanahmet DistrictSultanahmet District
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Blue MosqueBlue Mosque / Sultanahmet Camii Built in the early 1600s for Sultan Ahmet I of the Ottoman Empire, the Blue Mosque is truly a magnificent masterpiece of architecture with amazingly delicate proportions for a building of such massive scale.
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German FountainGerma Fountain / Alman Çeşmesi
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Sultanahmet SquareSultanahmet Square
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Hagia Sophia Grand MosqueHagia Sophia Museum / Ayasofya / Santa Sofia Built in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian, played a very important role in the Christian and Islamic World. After the Ottoman conquest the bells, altar, iconoclastic, and sacrificial vessels were removed, and many of the mosaics were eventually plastered over to convert the church into a mosque then a museum and now it’s a mosque for the second time. The most important stop of an Istanbul tour is operated in Old City Istanbul / Constantinople. *Please note that as it's not a museum anymore, tour guides don't have skip-the-line priority there. You may need to wait in the security line, in order to avoid queues we suggest departing at 8:30am or 9:00am.
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TopkapI PalaceTopkapi Palace Museum / Topkapı Sarayı More than just an Imperial Residence of Ottoman Sultans, it was the seat of the Supreme Executive and Judiciary Council for almost 400 years long. Topkapi Palace is a great monument of Oriental architecture which resembles the power of the Ottoman Empire.
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Grand BazaarGrand Bazaar / Kapalı Çarşı One of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world with over 4,000 shops with colorful products of ceramic, leather, rugs, carpets, handicrafts, clothes, silver, and gold.
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Bosphorus StraitBosphorus Cruise by Public Ferry or Private Cruise ( if option is chosen) Take the public ferry for Bosphorus Cruise to see both Istanbul’s European and Asian sides, Galata Tower, Dolmabahce Palace, Beylerbeyi Palace, the Rumeli Fortress, old Ottoman villas, Bosphorus bridges, mosques. Your best Istanbul tour memories will definitely include the Bosphorus.
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Dolmabahce PalaceDolmabahce Palace / Dolmabahçe Sarayı Elegance and beauty with the most luxury decoration, chandeliers, rugs, crystals, ceramic fireplaces. Beautiful palace, right on the Bosphorus with gorgeous furnishings, paintings, porcelains made in particular to Dolmabahce.
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Taksim SquareTaksim Square / Taksim Meydanı A great place defining modern Turkey which witnessed important historical moments. Close to Istiklal Street (Istiklal Caddesi) and Galata Tower along with embassies of European countries in Taxim. Cicek Passage has very good food joints, cafes, shops, bars, night clubs around Taksim.
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HippodromeHippodrome Square / Atmeydanı Hippodrome; where the chariot races were held in the Roman Empire times, Egyptian Column from Byzantine Empire time and today German Fountain is the main cornerstone of the square of Ottoman Empire.
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Istiklal CaddesiIstiklal Street is the modern and colorful face of Turkey with churches, modern art galeries, embassies, pubs, cafes and shops selling different kind of products.
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Galata TowerWe will see the tower FROM OUTSIDE, due to the regulations unfortunately tour guides don't have skip the line priority here so it takes long time to wait queue. Your tour guide will make you explanation about tower.
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Misir CarsisiSpice Market / Mısır Çarşısı Egyptian Bazaar is a colorful indoor bazaar and has lots of shops offering a variety of spices, purses, flavored teas, Turkish delight, nuts, as well as ceramics, and small souvenirs. Spice Bazaar is located in Eminonu Square which is the connection point of Bosphorus and Golden Horn.
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Cicek PasajiCicek Passage / Flower Passage Originally named as Cite de Pera, a combined structure of traditional and modern construction methods and architectural style by Ottoman Empire is reflected and today we see the small shops and cafes here.
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Suleymaniye MosqueSuleymaniye Mosque / Süleymaniye Camii is the largest mosque in Istanbul and is as impressive on the inside as it is on the outside. In the garden behind the mosque, the Suleymaniye terrace offers lovely views of the Golden Horn and Bosphorus.
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BalatFener-Balat Neighborhood backstreet walk Continue exploring Istanbul’s rich religious history with a stop at the Church of St. George. Since the 1600s, the church has been the location of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and is recognized as the spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Religion. Balat District; lines of drying laundry stretch across steep, winding streets. Century-old Ottoman houses lean against each other in a combination of reds, blues, and greens. And art galleries and design shops dot the area along the water.
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Fener Rum PatrikhanesiOrthodox Patriarch
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Historic Areas of IstanbulHistoric Areas of Istanbul
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Pierre Loti TepesiPierre Loti Hill and Cable Car are some of the most popular sights to visit since it offers great views for visitors. Take the cable car to reach the top and enjoy the beautiful scenery while sipping your Turkish coffee or tea.
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Chora MuseumFormerly Church of St. Saviour in Chora is renowned worldwide for its well-preserved mosaics and frescoes. It presents important and beautiful examples of East Roman painting in its last period. The idea of depth in mosaics and the moving style in figures are of outstanding artistic significance in the Middle Ages, foretelling the Renaissance period.
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HalicGolden Horn region which is one of the oldest settlements of the city of Constantinople.
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Bulgarian Orthodox ChurchSt. Stephen Church; Located on the shore of the Golden Horn, the church is also known as the Iron Church due to the fact that it’s made entirely of prefabricated cast iron in 19th century.
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Best of Istanbul 1, 2 or 3-Day Private Guided Istanbul Tour
Istanbul, Turkey, Europe
$200
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!