Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
The best choice for any first timer, Top sites of Old Istanbul, is a half-day, small group tour. Discover what has made Istanbul such a majestic and historically significant city by hitting all of the hot spots and then some!
We will skip the ticket line at Cistern and Hagia Sophia
Professional guide
Tea or Turkish Coffee
Entry fee to Basilica Cistern ( 900 TRY per person )
Entry Fee of Hagia Sophia is 25 Euros per person.
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities
Departure Point
Alemdar, Divan Yolu Cd. No:6, 34400 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
The restaurant is located on the street where the tram lines run through Sultanahmet, approximately 1-minute walk from the Sultanahmet tram stop.
Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey Blue Mosque is closed for 3 months starting from 2nd January 2023 and will be replaced with Nuri Osmaniye Mosque or Suleymaniye Mosque. 30 minutes
Hagia Sophia Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey Hagia Sophia is one of the most impressive museums of Istanbul; built as a Christian church, then converted into a mosque, now serving as a museum. 45 minutes
Hippodrome, Istanbul, Turkey The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. 30 minutes
Basilica Cistern, Istanbul, Turkey This subterranean structure was commissioned by Emperor Justinian and built in 532. The largest surviving Byzantine cistern in İstanbul, it was constructed using 336 columns, many of which were salvaged from ruined temples and feature fine carved capitals
Entry fee is 800 TL and not included in the small group tours. 25 minutes
Grand Bazaar Jewelers, Istanbul, Turkiye Visit one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world - Istanbul's Grand Bazaar 30 minutes
Real Istanbul Tours, Istanbul, Turkiye Small Group Tours
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays and will be replaced with Spice Bazaars
On Religious Fests Grand Bazaar and Spice Bazaar are closed and your guides can show alternative sites
Meeting Time for the small group tours are 10 am ( 2 pm on fridays ) and if you book private option, meeting time is up to you.
Tours Ends near Grand Bazaar
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
None has right the skip the lines in Blue Mosque
Entry fee of Basilica Cistern is 800 TL per person and 25 Euros per person for Hagia Sophia not included with the tour price.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure 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.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
lalalal-lady
23 Mar 2023
Our guide was excellent, and his English was really great. The tour was exciting and informative. I recommend this tour. Thank you!!
Gilly W
10 Mar 2023
This walking tour was amazing! Our guide, Ata, was so well informed and interesting and took us to some really cool places we wouldn't have found on our own.
The blue mosque is currently closed for renovations so he took us to the Süleymaniye Mosque instead which was incredible. He also took us to a beautiful book market and a wonderfully authentic cafe and Turkish Delight stall where we bought some delicious presents and were given some titbits to taste.
Ata also gave us recommendations for lunch at a fabulous cafe near the mosque and a Michelin starred restaurant in the city centre, which was also amazing.
Well worth doing. Thanks Ata!
Katherine T
06 Feb 2023
My husband and I took this tour, and turned out we were the only ones, which made it a private tour. Our guide Yasmin was very knowledgeable and interesting. He clearly has a love of the majesty and history to the sites. We highly recommend this tour.
This tour in
Istanbul
is organized by
Real Istanbul Tours
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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