Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
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Starting from the spice-scented, mystical atmosphere of the Grand Bazaar, we embark on an unforgettable walk toward the very zero point of history. This is not merely a sightseeing excursion, it is a voyage of discovery where you will touch the city's soul and hear thousands of years of stories etched into the very stones of Istanbul.
As we walk amidst the majesty of Hagia Sophia, the splendor of Topkapi Palace, and the elegance of the Blue Mosque, we will step beyond the city's tourist façade. Our licensed professional guide will reveal not just what is written in history books, but the 'true face,' hidden details, and living culture of this ancient city.
As you discover the local culture...
Highlights
From 5 hours to 8 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 5 hours to 8 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Sweet and Spice Tasting
Bottled water
Government Fees
Guidance
Priority to Buy Tickets (Skip the Lines)
Coffee and/or Tea
Tictets
Gratuities
Lunch
Meeting Points
Departure
Column of Constantine
Near to Grand Bazaar
Return
Egyptian Bazaar
Near to Eminönü
Istanbul: Full Day Guided Tour
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Vezirhan Caddesi
About
Starting from the spice-scented, mystical atmosphere of the Grand Bazaar, we embark on an unforgettable walk toward the very zero point of history. This is not merely a sightseeing excursion, it is a voyage of discovery where you will touch the city's soul and hear thousands of years of stories etched into the very stones of Istanbul.
As we walk amidst the majesty of Hagia Sophia, the splendor of Topkapi Palace, and the elegance of the Blue Mosque, we will step beyond the city's tourist façade. Our licensed professional guide will reveal not just what is written in history books, but the 'true face,' hidden details, and living culture of this ancient city.
The Grand Bazaar is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 65 streets and over 4,000 shops.
30 minutes
2
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
The Nuruosmaniye Mosque is an 18th-century Ottoman mosque located in the Çemberlitaş neighbourhood of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey, which was inscribed in the Tentative list of World Heritage Sites in Turkey in 2016.
15 minutes
3
Cemberlitas Sutunu
The Column of Constantine is a monumental column commemorating the dedication of Constantinople by Roman emperor Constantine the Great on 11 May 330 AD. Completed 328 AD, it is the oldest Constantinian monument to survive in Istanbul.
15 minutes
4
Basilica Cistern
It is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey.
1 hour
5
Hagia Sophia Mosque
It is a mosque and former church serving as a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. The last of three church buildings to be successively erected on the site by the Eastern Roman Empire, it was completed in 537 CE. The site was a Greek Orthodox church from 360 CE to 1453, except for a brief time as a Latin Catholic church between the Fourth Crusade and 1261. After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, it served as a mosque until 1935, when it became a museum. In 2020, the site once again became a mosque.
1 hour and 30 minutes
6
Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, also known by its official name, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I and remains a functioning mosque today. It also attracts a large number of tourists and is one of the most iconic and popular monuments of Ottoman architecture.
45 minutes
7
Hippodrome
It was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square in Istanbul, Turkey, known as Sultanahmet Square. We will see "German Fountain, Obelisk of Theodosius, Serpent Column, Walled Obelisk" together.
45 minutes
8
Topkapi Palace
Topkapı Palace was built by Sultan Mehmed II (1444-1445 and 1451-1481) during the years 1460-1478, following the conquest of Istanbul. Topkapı Palace is situated in one of the oldest parts of Istanbul; the historic peninsula bounded by the Marmara Sea, the Bosphorus Strait and the Golden Horn inlet. It is one of the city’s most iconic buildings.
1 hour and 30 minutes
9
Gulhane Park
Gülhane Park is a historical urban park in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It adjacent to and on the grounds of the Topkapı Palace. The south entrance of the park sports one of the larger gates of the palace. It is the oldest and one of the most expansive public parks in Istanbul.
15 minutes
10
Sirkeci Station
Sirkeci railway station, listed on maps as Istanbul railway station, is a railway terminal in Istanbul, Türkiye. The terminal is located in Sirkeci, on the tip of Istanbul's historic peninsula, right next to the Golden Horn and just northwest of Gülhane Park and the Topkapı Palace.
15 minutes
11
Egyptian Bazaar
There are several documents suggesting that the name of the bazaar was first "New Bazaar". Then it got its name "Egyptian Bazaar" because it was built with the revenues from the Ottoman eyalet of Egypt in 1660.
30 minutes
12
Yeni Mosque
The New Mosque, originally named the Valide Sultan Mosque,. After its partial reconstruction and completion between 1660 and 1665, is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Eminönü quarter of Istanbul, Türkiye. It is situated on the Golden Horn, at the southern end of the Galata Bridge, and is a notable Istanbul landmark marking the crossing from the old historic core of the city to the Beyoğlu (Pera) district. The mosque is a notable example of the Sultanate of Women period in Ottoman Empire.
15 minutes
13
Golden Horn
The Golden Horn is a major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Türkiye. As a natural estuary that connects with the Bosphorus Strait at the point where the strait meets the Sea of Marmara, the waters of the Golden Horn help define the northern boundary of the peninsula constituting "Old Istanbul" (ancient Byzantium and Constantinople), the tip of which is the promontory of Sarayburnu, or Seraglio Point. This estuarial inlet geographically separates the historic center of Istanbul from the rest of the city, and forms a horn shape, sheltered harbor that in the course of history has protected Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and other maritime trade ships for thousands of years.
