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Istanbul Heritage Tour - Incl. Lunch
Istanbul, Turkey, Europe
$422.54
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Overview
The Full Day Regular Small Group Tour in Istanbul offers an immersive historical experience with a maximum of 25 participants. Over the course of 8 hours, you'll visit iconic landmarks with the guidance of professional experts.
- 🏛️ Visit the Hagia Sophia, renowned for its massive dome and rich history as a cathedral, mosque, and museum, often regarded as one of the Eight Wonders of the World.
- 🕌 Explore the Blue Mosque, famous for its stunning hand-painted blue tiles and impressive architecture, remaining an active place of worship.
- 🏺 Discover the Hippodrome, once the social center of Byzantium, featuring historical artifacts like the Egyptian Obelisk and the Serpent Column.
- 💧 Marvel at the German Fountain, a neo-Byzantine structure built to commemorate a visit from the German Emperor, adorned with golden mosaics.
- 🛍️ Experience the Grand Bazaar, one of the oldest and largest covered markets in the world, with over 4,000 shops and rich shopping opportunities.
- 🥗 Enjoy a delicious lunch featuring traditional Turkish dishes, with vegetarian options available upon request.
- 👑 Tour the Topkapi Palace, the grand residence of Ottoman sultans, boasting a collection of priceless artifacts and rich history (Harem is not included in the program).
- 🏞️ Stroll through Gulhane Park, historically part of the Topkapi Palace gardens, known for its lush scenery and historical significance.
- 🏛️ Visit Hagia Irene Museum, one of the few churches never converted into a mosque, showcasing early Byzantine architecture.
- 🚌 Hotel pickup and drop-off included from city center hotels on the European side, ensuring a hassle-free experience.
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Istanbul Day Tour incl. Lunch
8 hrs Full Day Historical City Tour. Transportation, Official Guide, Lunch, Entrance fees are included. Starts arround 08:00 and finishes arround 16:30.
Pickup included
8 hrs Full Day Historical City Tour. Transportation, Official Guide, Lunch, Entrance fees are included. Starts arround 08:00 and finishes arround 16:30.
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 7 hours
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (From City Center Hotels in Europen Side)
- Professional Guide
- Entrance Tickets for each Itineraries
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- All Fees and Taxes
- Vegeterian Menu is available
- Cruise Port pickup and drop-off
- Drinks
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Hagia Sophia Grand MosquePick up from the hotel and join the group at meeting Point. Tour is starting visiting to Hagia Sophia Museum which is is the former Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral, later an Ottoman imperial mosque and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Built in AD 537 before the Middle Ages, it was famous in particular for its massive dome. It was the world's largest building and an engineering marvel of its time. It is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have "changed the history of architecture". Hagia Sophia Museum considered one of the Eight Wonders of the World. On Mondays, when Saint Sophia is closed, we visit the Chora Church, famed for its mosaics
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Blue MosqueOur next stop will be The Blue Mosque, 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. Hand-painted blue tiles adorn the mosque’s interior walls and at night the mosque is bathed in blue as lights frame the mosque’s five main domes, six minarets and eight secondary domes.It sits next to the Hagia Sophia, another popular tourist site. Note: On Friday morning, The Blue Mosque is visioned only from outside because of Friday Prayer.
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HippodromeWe continue to the Hippodrome Square, the sporting and social center of old Byzantium, held 100,000 spectators and featured objects from all corners of the empire such as the Egyptian Obelisk, and the Serpent Column.
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German FountainThe German Fountain is a gazebo styled fountain in the northern end of old hippodrome (Sultanahmet Square), 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. It was built in Germany, then transported piece by piece and assembled in its current site in 1900. The neo-Byzantine style fountain's octagonal dome has eight marble columns, and dome's interior is covered with golden mosaics.
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Serpent ColumnThe 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. It is part of an ancient Greek sacrificial tripod, originally in Delphi and relocated to Constantinople by Constantine the Great in 324. It was built to commemorate the Greeks who fought and defeated the Persian Empire at the Battle of Plataea. The serpent heads of the 8-metre (26 ft) high column remained intact until the end of the 17th century
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Grand BazaarBrief Handicrafts Presentation & Lecture (Optional Attendance) next to the Grand Bazaar. Free time to explore Grand Bazaar on your own. Meeting back and drive to Lunch. 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. In 2014, it was listed No.1 among the world's most-visited tourist attractions with 91,250,000 annual visitors.The Grand Bazaar at Istanbul is often regarded as one of the first shopping malls of the world. Note: Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays. On Sundays we visit Nuruosmaniye Street around Grand Bazaar since Grand Bazaar is closed.
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Sultanahmet DistrictLunch (Restaurant Changable) Olive Oil Marinated Seasonal Vegetables, Traditional Fried Pastry Roll with Cheese "Sigara Beurreck" , Seasonal Garden Greens Salad, Traditional Grilled Meatballs "Kofte" served with rice and boiled Seasonal Vegetables or Chicken Grill, Seasonal Fresh Fruit Platter (Vegeterian menu is also available) (Drinks are not included)
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TopkapI PalaceThen we visit the Topkapı Palace, TOPKAPI PALACE The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries, housing an exquisite collection of precious gems, jewellery thrones of sultans, robes worn by the sultans and their families; miniatures, the Holy Mantle; CHABER OF SACRED RELICS. (Harem is not included in the program and visit is due to extra entrance fee.) Drop off to the Hotels at the end of the tour.
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Hagia Irene MuseumHagia Eirene, the Church of the Holy Peace, is one of the few churches in Istanbul that was never converted into a mosque, as it was used as an arsenal until the 19th century. Hagia Eirene reputedly stands on the site of a pre-Christian temple and has the distinction of being the first church built in Byzantium as it was converted into the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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Gulhane ParkOur final visit will be Gülhane Park, once a part of the outer gardens of Topkapı Palace, where the Edict of Gülhane, a declaration of rights and liberties that played an essential role in the modernization of the Ottoman Empire. After the proclaimation of the Republic, Gülhane Park was for many years home to the Istanbul Zoo
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Istanbul Heritage Tour - Incl. Lunch
Istanbul, Turkey, Europe
$422.54
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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