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Half Day Morning Istanbul Old City Tour

By Popular Travel
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Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$117 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Discover Istanbul's rich Culture and history with our experienced guides. Skip the Museum Ticket Queues with your guide.

Visit Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome and Brief Handicraft Presentation next to Grand Bazaar (Optional, guest may opt to explore the bazaar on their own) in a Half Day Tour

Activity location

  • Hagia Sophia Mosque
    • Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1
    • 34122, Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hagia Sophia Mosque
    • Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1
    • 34122, Istanbul, Turkiye

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Half Day Morning Istanbul Old City Tour
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 8:30 am
Price details
NZ$117.08 x 1 AdultNZ$117.08
Total
Price is NZ$117.08
Until Tue, 29 Jul

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedMuseum Tickets
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional Licensed Guiding
  • What's includedWhat's includedPick up & Drop Off from centrally located hotels on the European Side
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge (optional)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPlease review the additional notes on your ticket for the appropriate dress code for mosque visits

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Not recommended for travellers with walking difficulties
  • Please note that this tour includes visits to Hagia Sophia & Blue Mosque. You will be required to have a dress covering the shoulders and above the knees during these visits (for both man & women). Guests whose dress doesn’t cover the shoulders or above the knees, can purchase a single use dress from these sites.
  • Our vehicles are disinfected daily at the end of each tour

Activity itinerary

Hagia Sophia Mosque
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Pick up from the hotel and join the group. We begin our tour with a visit to Hagia Sophia Museum, which is considered one of the Eight Wonders of the World, occupies a unique place in the history of architectures one of the rare works of this size and age that still survives.
Blue Mosque
  • 30m
Our next visit will be The Blue Mosque, which takes its name from the world famous exquisite blue Iznik tiles decorating its interior. Also it is the only imperial mosque in the world that was originally built with six minarets. Note: Blue Mosque is reserved for Prayer on Fridays. On Fridays, we visit the mosque from the exterior.
Hippodrome
  • 15m
We continue to the Hippodrome Square, the sporting and social centre of old Byzantium, held 100,000 spectators and featured objects from all corners of the empire such as the Egyptian Obelisk, and the Serpent Column.
Grand Bazaar
  • 1h
Brief Handicrafts Presentation & Lecture (Optional Attendance) next to the Grand Bazaar. Guest may opt to skip the presentation and explore Grand Bazaar on their own. Meeting back and drive to the hotels. Note: Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESHagia Sophia Mosque
    • Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1
    • 34122, Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHagia Sophia Mosque
    • Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1
    • 34122, Istanbul, Turkiye

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