Istanbul: Full-Day City Highlights Tour with LunchSmall Group Tour
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Ülke: Turkey
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08:00 saatler
Açıklama
Explore Istanbul’s most visited places such as the Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Hippodrome, and Grand Bazaar. Enjoy a full-day experience with a knowledgeable guide in a small group.
Get to know some of the best sights of Istanbul with a local guide on this trip to Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Sultanahmet Square, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, and the Grand Bazaar. Enjoy included pickup and drop-off and skip-the-line entry privileges.
Start your day with pickup from your hotel, then hop in an air-conditioned vehicle and set off on your journey to see Istanbul’s greatest landmarks. First, head to Hagia Sophia, meaning divine wisdom. The Hagia Sophia was used as a church for 916 years and as a mosque for 481 years.
Next, visit Topkapi Palace and enter inside. As well as being the imperial residence of the Sultan, this palace was also the seat of government for the Ottoman Empire. In 1924 it was converted into a museum. Today, it's famous for its harem, royal treasury, and holy relics sections.
Continue to the Hippodrome of Constantinople (Sultanahmet Square), built by the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus in 203 A.D. During the Roman period, this square was the civil center for the people of the city where once 100,000 spectators could be held.
Located in the heart of Sultanahmet surrounded by the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, and Topkapi Palace, today Hippodrome is home to the Egyptian Obelisk (Dikilitaş), the Serpentine Column (Burma Sütun), the Constantine Column, and the German Fountain.
Next up on the itinerary is the Blue Mosque. This mosque was built by the Ottoman Sultan Ahmet I in the year 1616 and is located opposite the Hagia Sophia.
Today, the Blue Mosque is one of the most famous landmarks of the old city with its famous six minarets, dome, and blue tiles decorating the interior walls.
Visit the Grand Bazaar. Featuring 18 entrances and more than 4000 shops, the Grand Bazaar is one of the greatest bazaars in the world. Stroll through the unique shops and experience the atmosphere of everyday local life.
The tour ends in the Grand bazaar.
Öne Çıkanlar
- Enjoy a customized full-day group tour with your own local guide
- Visit Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, and Sultanahmet Square
- Experience shopping with locals in world-famous Grand Bazaar
- Learn the history of the Byzantines, Ottomans, and modern Turks
- Enjoy lunch in a local restaurant
Rehberlik dilleri
ÖNEMLİ BİLGİLER
Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays and Basilica Cistern Cistern will be visited instead
The Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays
Please contact your local provider to reconfirm your pickup time.
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