Private Guided Istanbul Tour: Skip-the-Line

5.0
(49 reviews)
Istanbul, Turkey

4 to 6 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

See Istanbul’s historic sights on a half-day private 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 (if option selected) in Istanbul, Galata Port, Istanbul Airport, and Sabiha Gokcen.

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

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
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.

OR
Meeting point
You can choose from multiple locations at checkout.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 4 to 6 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Hippodrome

    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

    30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 2
    The Blue Mosque

    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.

    45 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 3
    Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque

    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.

    1 hour • Admission ticket not included
  • 4
    Topkapi Palace Museum

    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

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 5
    Basilica Cistern

    The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 6
    Grand Bazaar

    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.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • 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
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Half-day Tours
Private and Luxury
Private Sightseeing Tours
Cultural Tours
Shopping Tours
Walking Tours
Ports of Call Tours
City Tours
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Shore Excursions
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Port Pickup
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

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

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