Istanbul: Basilica Cistern, Grand Bazaar, Hagia Sophia

Explore Istanbul's most wondrous monuments including Hagia Sophia and the Basilica Cistern on this afternoon tour of the historic city. Stroll through the ancient streets of the Grand Bazaar and sift through tiny treasures created by local craftsmen.

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Duration 4.0 hour

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Itinerary

Begin the tour of the Sultanahmet district in the heart of old Istanbul at Hagia Sophia. Built by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century AD, this church is a marvel of world architecture. Its massive dome dominates the skyline of old Istanbul. It is famous for its mosaics including glittering portraits of emperors and empresses. Then discover the Basilica Cistern, s the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul; was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. Explore the Grand Bazaar which was the commercial heart of the old city. Its 4,000 shops are full of treasures including carpets and kilims, silks, jewelry, ceramics, icons, and leather goods.

Highlights

Explore some of Istanbul's most breathtaking sites
Stroll the streets of the Old Bazaar
Admire the architectural beauty of the Basilica Cistern
Sift through tiny treasures created by local craftsmen
See the amazing Hagia Sophia

Know before you go

• The tour operator reserves the right to change the tour itinerary due to unexpected conditions • Please re-confirm your booking 24 hours prior to tour departure

Includes

Entrance fees Transportation Pick-up and drop-off (from/to your hotel or the pier)

Reviews from other travelers

Jonathan

5 /5

(Written on 2016-09-16)

Wonderfully informative with plenty of time given for looking around.

Vasileios - Greece

2 /5

(Written on 2018-10-29)

We had booked a visit to Hagia-Sophia, Basilica Cistern and Grand Bazaar. After Hagia Sophia the guide lead us to Blue Mosque because the other members of the group had booked a visit there. The guide (Read More) infomed us about it just after the visit to Hagia Sophia. This caused a delay of almost 45 minutes. After the visit to Basilica Cistern, on our way to the Grand Bazaar, the guide told us that we would visit a carpet crafting exhibit, but it turned out that they were just trying to sell carpets. This caused another 35 minutes delay. Overall more than an hour was spent on irrelevant activities. We never booked those visits, We were not intererested in those visits and we were not informed in advance by the guide. The pickup and drop-off service was very good.

ABDESSLEM - France

3 /5

(Written on 2018-10-15)

Visits at no charge, to end up locked in a room with carpet merchants 2 hours then jewelers 1 hour to finish in a bag ditch. More interest by the commission of traders really BAD for a circuit that sh (Read More)ould be much more interesting

GetYourGuide traveler - Mexico

4 /5

(Written on 2018-08-08)

The tour is very complete and worth it. Too bad that on this occasion the guide was not so prepared and his explanations were not fully understood

ann

5 /5

(Written on 2016-12-05)

The tour despite the pouring rain was very good. We had plenty of time to wander around the Basilica cistern and Hagia Sofie. The tour guide was very informative and answered all our questions with ad (Read More)ditional information.

Mamdouh - Sweden

5 /5

(Written on 2017-01-05)

The guide was the perfect man for the job

Mickaël - Switzerland

4 /5

(Written on 2019-05-05)

Punctuality to be desired .. but a good guide who we saw loved what he does and passionate about his work! thank you

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