Private Guided Istanbul Tour Skip the Line

5.0 (52 reviews) Istanbul, Turkey
Duration4h - 6h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
Instant confirmationYour booking is confirmed right away
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

See Istanbul’s historic sights on a half-day shared tour led by a guide, with an opportunity to skip ticket lines. Walk through the Hippodrome and the Blue Mosque, visit Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace, and browse the Grand Bazaar. The itinerary also includes the Basilica Cistern. Pickup and drop-off are available in Istanbul, Istanbul Airport, and Sabiha Gokcen.

Options

Private Car Transfer + Guide

Mercedes- Benz Vito
Pickup included

Private İstanbul Tour With Professional Tour Guide

İstanbul Private Tour

What's included

  • Skip the ticket line opportunity
  • Available only for transfer option
  • Professional Tour Guide
  • Food and Drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Entrance fee of Hagia Sophia Museum
  • Entrance fee of Topkapi Palace
  • Entrance fee of Cistern Basilica

What to expect

  1. Hippodrome
    30m · Admission ticket included
    Hippodrome was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square in Istanbul, Turkey
  2. 45m · Admission ticket included
    The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, also known by its official name, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii), is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey.
  3. 1h · Admission ticket not included
    Hagia Sophia is officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi), is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.
  4. Topkapi Palace Museum
    1h 30m · Admission ticket not included
    Palace is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey.
    NOTICE: Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays
  5. Basilica Cistern
    30m · Admission ticket not included
    The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey.
  6. 1h · Admission ticket included
    The Grand Bazaar (Turkish: Kapalıçarşı, meaning ‘Covered Market’; also Büyük Çarşı, meaning ‘Grand Market’[1]) in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Your guide will meet you at the Galataport terminal exit. Please look for a guide holding a sign with your name on it. Your guide will also have your contact details and will be able to reach you if needed. Please get contact with your guide before you meet.

Meeting point

Your Guide will meet with you in Sultanahmet Mosque. Please get contact with your guide before you meet.

Meeting point

Your Guide will meet with you in German Fountain. Please get contact with your guide before you meet.
When you are picked up from your hotel, your driver will be waiting for you either in the hotel lobby or in front of the hotel.

End point

Your guide will meet you at the Galataport terminal exit. Please look for a guide holding a sign with your name on it. Your guide will also have your contact details and will be able to reach you if needed. Please get contact with your guide before you meet.

End point

Your Guide will meet with you in Sultanahmet Mosque. Please get contact with your guide before you meet.

End point

Your Guide will meet with you in German Fountain. Please get contact with your guide before you meet.
When you are picked up from your hotel, your driver will be waiting for you either in the hotel lobby or in front of the hotel.

Pickup details

When you are picked up from your hotel, your driver will be waiting for you either in the hotel lobby or in front of the hotel.
If you are being picked up from airport, the welcoming team will greet you when you exit.

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Not recommended for people with foot and walking problems

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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