2-Day Private Guided Highlights of Istanbul Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Old City- Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, Hippodrom, Grand Bazaar
6 stops
1
Istanbul
Your guide meets with you at the airport or at your hotel. After you have been welcomed you enjoy a fully private guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, and Grand Bazaar. Overnight Istanbul
Admission ticket free
2
Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
Once we start the tour we visit Hagia Sophia is a Late Antique place of worship in Istanbul, designed by the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles. Built-in 537 as the patriarchal cathedral of the imperial capital of Constantinople, it was the largest Christian church of the eastern Roman Empire (the Byzantine Empire) and the Eastern Orthodox Church, except during the Latin Empire from 1204 to 1261, when it became the city's Latin Catholic cathedral. In 1453, after the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire, it was converted into a mosque. In 1935, the secular Turkish Republic established it as a museum. In 2020, it re-opened as a mosque.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
3
TopkapI Palace
then we visit the Topkapı Palace is a large museum in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
4
Blue Mosque
Sultan Ahmed Mosque also known as the Blue Mosque is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. A functioning mosque also attracts large numbers of tourist visitors. It was constructed between 1609 and 1616 during the rule of Ahmed I. Its Külliye contains Ahmed's tomb, a madrasah, and a hospice.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
5
Hippodrome
Hippodrome of Constantinople is a square in Istanbul, Turkey. Previously, it was a circus that was the sporting and social center of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
6
Grand Bazaar
at the end of the tour, you will have time for shopping approximately 1 hour.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Jewels of Istanbul : Spice Bazaar, Bosphorus cruise, Camlica Hill, Pierre Loti Hill
4 stops
7
Bosphorus Strait
You will take a boat to Bosphorus Strait for about 1 and a half hours. During your tour, you will see more palaces, mentions, and famous restaurants just on the side of Bosphorus.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
8
Misir Carsisi (Spice Market)
The Spice Bazaar is one of the largest bazaars in the city. Located in the Eminönü quarter of the Fatih district, it is the most famous covered shopping complex after the Grand Bazaar.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
9
Camlica Hill
As a unique experience, you will pass across the Bosphorus by driving and reach Camlica Hill on the Asian Continent side of Istanbul. You can see the Bosphorus, two of the bridges which link each side of Istanbul, the Old City of Istanbul, and more.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
10
Pierre Loti Tepesi
A flyover by Cable Car, enjoy the beautiful view of Golden Horn from Pierre Loti hill.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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