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Explore the rich history of Istanbul at your leisure with a self-guided walking tour featuring an audio guide. Starting from the iconic Grand Bazaar, this tour covers 2.8 km, leading you to 8 notable sites, including the Nuruosmaniye Mosque and the Spice Market. Enjoy an interactive experience filled with captivating stories and fun quizzes that unlock as you progress, making learning enjoyable. Perfect for solo adventurers or groups, the tour is available daily and can be completed in approximately 1.5 hours, rain or shine.
Self-paced exploration with a clear map and audio stories
8 engaging quizzes to enhance your journey
Suitable for all weather conditions, available anytime
Valid for 6 months from purchase, allowing flexible planning
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Start your walk at the Grand Bazaar in Beyazıt. Just open the app nearby to begin exploring this stone-clad lung that has inhaled and exhaled the world’s wealth since 1455.
Wrap up your tour at the Galata Bridge. Take a moment to enjoy the view of the fishermen and the Golden Horn before ending your tour at this living nervous system that stitches two civilizations together.
Itinerary
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Start your walk at the Grand Bazaar in Beyazıt — just open the app nearby to begin exploring this stone-clad lung that has inhaled and exhaled the world’s wealth since 1455.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Nuruosmaniye Camii
Observe from the gates a mosque that dared to dance by inviting high-drama European Baroque to the party, resulting in a courtyard that curves like a stone horseshoe rather than a traditional square.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Column of Constantine
Gaze up at the "Hooped Stone," a 1,700-year-old Roman survivor wearing an iron corset to keep its dignity after centuries of fires, earthquakes, and imperial collapses.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Sirkeci Station
Stand at the edge of Europe where the Orient Express once exhaled its final puff of steam, leaving spies and socialites to step into a building that is a beautiful architectural mutt of Byzantine and Islamic styles.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Yeni Camii
Admire the "New" mosque that actually took sixty-six years of political fury and sinking foundations to complete, proving that 17th-century Queen Mothers were the ultimate project managers of the Istanbul skyline.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Misir Carsisi (Spice Market) (Pass by)
Let your nose lead you to this L-shaped fortress of commerce, where the scent of 400 years of cumin and cinnamon serves as a reminder that in this city, piety and profit have always walked hand in hand.
Admission ticket free -
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Pause at the Art Deco headquarters of the man who saved the city's arms from aching in 1871 by inventing the radical concept of selling coffee that was already roasted and ground.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7Galata Tower
Wrap up your tour at the **Galata Bridge**. Take a moment to enjoy the view of a thousand fishing lines and the silhouette of the Old City before ending your tour on this floating nervous system that connects two different civilizations.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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