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Enjoy Istanbul’s top highlights in two seamless days—skip-the-line Hagia Sophia, Topkapı Harem, Dolmabahçe, and a Bosphorus cruise—on an entirely private tour with your own expert guide, chauffeured minivan, and a 4 star hotel stay.
This is a fully private experience, and we can adjust the pace, pickup times, sites, or hotel class to match your preferences.
What's Included
Breakfast
Meeting and pickup
On tour days, our guide will meet travelers at the hotel lobby holding a sign with the lead traveler’s name. For airport transfers, our staff will meet you at the arrival hall after customs clearance and escort you to your driver and vehicle for a comfortable transfer to your hotel.
Itinerary
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1Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
Your licensed guide leads you beneath the soaring 32-m-wide dome. Inside, you’ll discover shimmering Byzantine mosaics and Ottoman calligraphy while your guide explains 1,500 years of shifting faiths and empires.
1 hour • Admission ticket included -
2Blue Mosque
Walk straight into the Blue Mosque with provided head-scarves is needed. Admire 20,000 Iznik tiles
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Hippodrome
Then step outside to the ancient Hippodrome, where your guide traces chariot-race history beside the Egyptian Obelisk and Serpent Column.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
4Basilica Cistern
Descend 52 stone steps into Istanbul’s “Sunken Palace.” Your guide will highlight the Medusa heads, cathedral-like columns, and James-Bond-film water reflections, explaining how this 6th-century reservoir once stored 80,000 m³ of drinking water for the city.
1 hour • Admission ticket included -
5TopkapI Palace
Skip the public line and explore four imperial courtyards, jewel-studded treasury, and sacred relics. In the Harem, your guide reveals stories of concubines and eunuchs while you view Iznik-tiled chambers where Ottoman sultans lived for 400 years.
2 hours • Admission ticket included -
6Dolmabahce Palace
Skip the lines and follow our licensed guide through Europe’s largest Bohemian crystal chandelier, the ornate Ceremonial Hall, and the room where Atatürk spent his final days, learning how the last sultans lived on the Bosphorus
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included -
7Bosphorus Strait
Board a comfortable sightseeing boat; your guide highlights Rumeli Fortress, Maiden’s Tower, and opulent waterfront mansions as you glide between Europe and Asia for 90 minutes of postcard-worthy views.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included -
8Grand Bazaar
Enter Istanbul’s 560-year-old covered market with your guide, receive haggling tips, and enjoy free time to browse carpets, tiles, and gold before sampling Turkish delight and saffron in the nearby Spice Bazaar.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Old Town Icons & Ottoman Splendour
Dolmabahçe Palace, Bosphorus Cruise & Grand Bazaar Day
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 3 full days before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 3 full days before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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