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Private Old City Guided Tour 20% OFF
Istanbul, Turkey, Europe
$183.02
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Overview
The Private Old City Guided Tour in Istanbul highlights the rich history of iconic landmarks such as the Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, and Topkapi Palace. With a professional guide at your side, you'll gain deep insights into these remarkable sites and their stories.
- 🏰 Hagia Sophia: Built in the 6th century, this architectural marvel transitioned from a church to a mosque, reflecting its significant role in both Christian and Islamic history.
- 🕌 Blue Mosque: Constructed for Sultan Ahmet I in the early 1600s, this masterpiece boasts exquisite proportions and is affectionately known as Sultan Ahmet Mosque by locals.
- 💧 Basilica Cistern: A mysterious underground reservoir, which featured in the movie "Inferno," showcases captivating columns and the famous inverted Medusa head.
- 🏇 Hippodrome: Once the center of chariot races during the Roman Empire, this historical square features the Egyptian Column and the ornate German Fountain.
- 🛍️ Grand Bazaar: The world's largest and oldest covered market, home to over 3,000 shops, offers a treasure trove of traditional textiles and authentic jewelry.
- 🏰 Topkapi Palace: Serving as the Ottoman Sultans' residence for nearly four centuries, this expansive palace complex includes four courtyards and the intriguing harem.
- 🚫 Skip the line: Enjoy the advantage of bypassing long queues at museums, making the most of your limited time.
- 🚖 Pickup included: Convenient pickup from city center hotels or locations ensures a hassle-free start to your tour.
- 🗣️ English-speaking guide: A knowledgeable guide will accompany you, enhancing your understanding of Istanbul's rich history.
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Private Old City Guided Tour
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
- Skip the long line at museums
- Private professional personal tour guide
- Pickup available from city center hotels or locations, if required.”
- Entrance fee
- Tips are not included
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Hagia Sophia Grand MosqueHagia Sophia (Ayasofya, Santa Sofia) Built in 6th century by Emperor Justinian. It plays a very important role in Christian and Islamic World. After the Ottoman conquest the bells, altar, and sacrificial vessels were removed, and many mosaics were covered to convert church into a mosque.
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Blue MosqueBlue Mosque: Built in the early 1600s for Sultan Ahmet I of the Ottoman Empire. Blue Mosque is truly a magnificent masterpiece of architecture, with amazingly delicate proportions for a building of such massive scale. Very intresting fact that locals never calls Blue Mosque, we as locals call it Sultan Ahmet Mosque (Camii). There is a lot of intresting information that i would be sharing with you about this beautiful mosque.
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Basilica CisternThere is a very mysterious place in Sultanahmet, the heart of Istanbul: Basilica Cistern. The Cistern was also used as a venue in many movies and series. Did you watch Inferno, the movie starring Tom Hanks? It was shot in 2016, adopted by Dan Brown’s book. One of the main venues of that movie was Basilica. Basilica Cistern İstanbul or Basilica Palace is one of the most important structures in the history of Istanbul. The features of the columns inside, and the Medusa head, which is especially inverted, attract a lot of attention. There was a basilica where this cistern was built. For this reason, the cistern is called the Cisterna Basilica. Would you like to have some more detailed information about this place, please book our private guided tour to join me to discover... Remember Private guide can skip the lines, handdle your tickets and make your limited time worthile.
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HippodromeByzantine Hippodrome / Sultanahmet Square; where chariot races were held back in Roman Empire times, Egyptian Column from Byzantine Empire era. German Fountain
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Grand BazaarGrand Bazaar is a place that keeps lots of vanishing professions alive with their unique culture. It is the world’s oldest, the biggest bazaar where the most variable products are exhibited. The bazaar includes more than 3 thousand shops and it is visited by approximately 400 thousand people. During the Ottoman Empire era, jewelry and precious hand-woven textiles were gathered in Grand Bazaar from all over the country to be sold, and it is a shopping paradise for the ones who especially appreciate traditional textiles and authentic jewelry.
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TopkapI PalaceTopkapi Palace is one of the world’s largest surviving palaces and was built between 1460 and 1478 under the orders of Sultan Mehmed II a few years after he conquered Constantinople. The palace served as the home of the Ottoman Sultans for almost four centuries. It was also the state’s administrative and educational headquarters. The Topkapi Palace complex consists of four main courtyards and many smaller buildings. Female members of the Sultan's family lived in the harem, and leading state officials, including the Grand Vizier, held meetings in the Imperial Council building. The Topkapi Palace is huge place and it needs few hours to discover it. İts just like small village and there are alot of stories and intrigues to tell :) We private tour guides have priority to skip the lonq lines at the museums and Topkapi Palace is museum as well.
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Private Old City Guided Tour 20% OFF
Istanbul, Turkey, Europe
$183.02
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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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!