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Istanbul: City Highlights Tour w/Hagia Sophia & Blue Mosque

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₹ 3,108 per adult

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Experience Istanbul on a guided city tour and admire historic highlights. Visit Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque, then experience shopping at the Grand Bazaar.

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Duration 4.0 hour

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Live tour guide

English,Spanish,Russian,Japanese

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Details on this Activity

Itinerary

Discover the classic monuments of Istanbul on a half-day guided tour of the city center. Visit the colorful and lively Grand Bazaar to shop for unique local products. Start your trip with pickup directly from your chosen hotel or pickup point, and then make your way by air-conditioned vehicle to Sultan Ahmet Square. Explore Hagia Sophia, built on the site of an earlier church under the orders of Emperor Justinian I. Learn how it became the largest cathedral in the world and was later converted to a mosque during the Ottoman Empire. Continue to the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, commonly known as the Blue Mosque, and see the blue Iznik tiles and minarets of the city's most iconic attraction. Learn more about the former arena of the Byzantine Empire at the ruins of the Hippodrome of Constantinople. Round off your trip at the Grand Bazaar, one of the largest covered markets in the world with more than 60 streets and 5000 shops. Stop into an authentic oriental atmosphere and see all kinds of gifts, leather clothing, rugs, antiques, jewelry, hand-woven fabrics, and more.

Highlights

Discover Istanbul's iconic monuments, including Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque
Learn the amazing history of Istanbul under the Byzantine and Ottoman Empire
See the ruins of the Hippodrome of Constantinople
Visit the Grand Bazaar, one of the oldest and largest covered markets in the world
Step into the past with vivid narration and storytelling from your tour guide

Know before you go

The Grand Bazaar is closed on Sunday Blue Mosque is closed untill 14:00 on Fridays and will be visited only from outside

Includes


Hotel pickup Local Tour Guide Sightseeing tour

Reviews from other travelers

Aarya - United Arab Emirates

5 /5

(Written on 2024-09-18)

you should inform that grand bazaar is closed on Sunday and there should be replacement itinerary instead

Henri - Netherlands

5 /5

(Written on 2024-09-26)

Very good guide

GetYourGuide traveler - Mexico

5 /5

(Written on 2024-07-15)

Todo muy bien;, gracias

Lee - United Kingdom

1 /5

(Written on 2024-10-26)

They only take you to one mosque, which is free to visit anyway and then that is the end of the tour

GetYourGuide traveler - France

3 /5

(Written on 2024-08-15)

The guide was nice. But the price only includes the entrance to the Blue Mosque. So the price per person paid is just for the guide, which is frankly expensive. Especially since it is in English. For (Read More)non-English speakers it might be complicated. Especially since there are French guides on site.

Peta - Zimbabwe

5 /5

(Written on 2024-09-03)

Small group with a knowledgeable and professional guide who have just the right amount of history and information without it being overwhelming

keisy - Netherlands

5 /5

(Written on 2024-10-15)

It was great! The guide was amazing and very friendly! However, I was the only one in my group who had the half-day tour, so the guide didn't take me to the Grand Bazaar, I had to go on my own, but th (Read More)e other attractions were amazing.

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