istanbul old city private walking tour

1. Hippodrome
   25m
   Hippodrome was built by East Roman Empire at the 4th century AD., used for chariot races. nowadays only can be seen 3 obelisks.
   1-Theodosius Obelisk (Egyptian Obelisk)
   2-Serpent Column
   3-Constantine Obelisk
2. German Fountain
   Pass by
   German Emperor II. Wilhelm sent the fountain he had built in Germany in 1901 to Istanbul as a gift to Sultan Abdulhamit. It is located in Sultanahmet Square. Its architecture is different from Ottoman architecture and European architecture. The purpose of the gift is written in the inscription on the fountain as a memory of gratitude.
3. Blue Mosque
   45m
   Sultan Ahmed Mosque or known as Blue Mosque was built by Ottoman Turks in 1616. You will be glazed with more than 20.000 handmade blue colored tiles inside. With the ostrich eggs hanged on the chandelier.
4. Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
   45m · Admission ticket not included
   The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque / Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi, with its innovative architecture, rich history, religious significance and extraordinary characteristics has been fighting against time for centuries, was the largest Eastern Roman Church in İstanbul. Constructed three times in the same location, it is the world’s oldest and fastest-completed cathedral. With its breathtaking domes that look like hanging in the air, monolithic marble columns and unparalleled mosaics, is one of the wonders of world’s architecture history. The sheer dazzling beauty of mosque with its magnificent play on space, light, and color provokes worship in the believer! Hagia Sophia pose on the ground of the first hill of İstanbul, precisely at the tip of the historic peninsula, surrounded by the Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn on three sides.
5. TopkapI Palace
   2h 30m · Admission ticket not included
   Topkapı Palace (Topkapı Sarayı) and Harem are likely to have more colourful stories than most of the world's museums put together. Libidinous sultans, ambitious courtiers, beautiful concubines and scheming eunuchs lived and worked here between the 15th and 19th centuries when it was the court of the Ottoman empire. A visit to the palace's opulent pavilions, jewel-filled Treasury and sprawling Harem gives a fascinating glimpse into their lives. Used by 25 different Sultan for 380 years.
6. Grand Bazaar
   45m
   The biggest indoor bazaar of the world with more than 3000 shops in it. On the way to bazaar according to your time and WISH we can visit one of the carpet house which is more than a shop, telling the mystery of Turkish women.

Pickup details

Tour guide will met you at the hotel reception if your hotel is nearby main transportation route. Or for that Old City walking tour, tour guide will wait at the old city next to GERMAN FOUNTAIN, which is easy to find. Tour guide will contact you on whatsapp and direct you to meeting point.

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Time travel added to the total time duration
• Operated by Oligarch Tour
• That is a walking tour, might walk 7-8 km whole day.