Private Full Day Old City Tour of Istanbul

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8 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Explore Istanbul’s timeless treasures with your own personal guide and private transfers..
Step into the soul of Istanbul on this private full-day tour through the city's most iconic landmarks. With your own expert guide and comfortable hotel transfers, explore the historic heart of the city at your own pace. From the grandeur of the Hagia Sophia to the underground mystery of the Basilica Cistern, and from the shimmering domes of the Blue Mosque to the imperial courts of the Topkapi Palace, this journey reveals the layers of history, culture, and beauty that define Istanbul. Whether it's your first visit or a return to your favorite city, this curated experience promises unforgettable insights and memories.

What's Included

Personalized, flexible itinerary
Local tips and shopping guidance in the Grand Bazaar
Private round-trip hotel transfers (from centrally located hotels)
Professional, licensed private guide
Museum and site entrance tickets (Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Basilica Cistern – to be paid on-site)
Meals and beverages
Gratuities for guide and driver (optional)
Personal expenses

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
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Meeting point
Turkish & Islamic Arts Museum

Meeting time is 15 mins before the schedule time at the entrance of Turkish and Islamic Art Museum. The meeting point location link https://g.co/kgs/smnvGnT

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 8 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Hippodrome

    The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square named Sultanahmet Meydanı in the Turkish city of Istanbul, with a few fragments of the original structure surviving.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 2
    German Fountain

    The German Fountain is a gazebo styled fountain in the northern end of old hippodrome, Istanbul, Turkey and across from the Mausoleum of Sultan Ahmed I. It was constructed to commemorate the second anniversary of German Emperor Wilhelm II's visit to Istanbul in 1898.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Obelisk of Theodosius

    The Obelisk of Theodosius is the Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose III re-erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in the 4th century AD.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Serpent Column

    The Serpent Column, also known as the Serpentine Column, Plataean Tripod or Delphi Tripod, is an ancient bronze column at the Hippodrome of Constantinople in what is now Istanbul, Turkey

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Blue Mosque

    Sultan Ahmed Mosque is a historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It remains a functioning mosque, while also attracting 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
  • 6
    Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque

    Hagia Sophia is the former Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral, later an Ottoman imperial mosque and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Built in AD 537 in the Middle Ages, it is famous for its massive dome. It was the world's largest building and an engineering marvel of its time.

    1 hour • Admission ticket not included
  • 7
    TopkapI Palace

    The Topkapı Palace, or the Seraglio, 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.

    3 hours • Admission ticket not included
  • 8
    Basilica Cistern

    The great underground water depot of Eastern Rome and Ottomane Empires.

    45 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 9
    Grand Bazaar

    The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops on a total area of 30,700 m², attracting between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily.

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free

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
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Guests can buy museum entrance fees on the site.
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Cancellation Policy

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

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