Private Guided Istanbul Tour Skip the Line

5.0 (52 reviews) 4–6 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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About this activity

See Istanbul’s historic sights on a half-day shared tour led by a guide, with an opportunity to skip ticket lines. Walk through the Hippodrome and the Blue Mosque, visit Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace, and browse the Grand Bazaar. The itinerary also includes the Basilica Cistern. Pickup and drop-off are available in Istanbul, Istanbul Airport, and Sabiha Gokcen.

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At a glance

Duration: 4–6 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: Guided Tours Turkey

Ages: Infants (0–6 years) · Children (7–10 years) · Adults (11–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Skip the ticket line opportunity
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Available only for transfer option
Included: Professional Tour Guide

Not included

Not included: Food and Drinks
Not included: Gratuities
Not included: Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Not included: Entrance fee of Hagia Sophia Museum
Not included: Entrance fee of Topkapi Palace
Not included: Entrance fee of Cistern Basilica

Itinerary

Hippodrome

30 min Admission included

Hippodrome 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
Stop 2

45 min Admission included

The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, also known by its official name, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii), is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey.
Stop 3

one hour Admission not included

Hagia Sophia is officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi), is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.
Topkapi Palace Museum

1 h 30 min Admission not included

Palace is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey.

NOTICE: Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays
Basilica Cistern

30 min Admission not included

The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey.
Stop 6

one hour Admission included

The Grand Bazaar (Turkish: Kapalıçarşı, meaning ‘Covered Market’; also Büyük Çarşı, meaning ‘Grand Market’[1]) in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

Your guide will meet you at the Galataport terminal exit. Please look for a guide holding a sign with your name on it. Your guide will also have your contact details and will be able to reach you if needed. Please get contact with your guide before you meet.
Your Guide will meet with you in Sultanahmet Mosque. Please get contact with your guide before you meet.
Your Guide will meet with you in German Fountain. Please get contact with your guide before you meet.

When you are picked up from your hotel, your driver will be waiting for you either in the hotel lobby or in front of the hotel.

End point

Your guide will meet you at the Galataport terminal exit. Please look for a guide holding a sign with your name on it. Your guide will also have your contact details and will be able to reach you if needed. Please get contact with your guide before you meet.
Your Guide will meet with you in Sultanahmet Mosque. Please get contact with your guide before you meet.
Your Guide will meet with you in German Fountain. Please get contact with your guide before you meet.

When you are picked up from your hotel, your driver will be waiting for you either in the hotel lobby or in front of the hotel.

Pickup points

Harbour Suites Old City
Atlantis Royal Hotel
Vardar Palace Hotel
Gulseda Otel Apart
Imagine Istanbul - Sultanahmet
Hotel Inter Istanbul
Union Hotel Port
Xenia Hotel Istanbul
AHC Ayasofya Hotel - Special Class
Meddusa Hotel
216 Pasha Palace Hotel Atasehir
Gulhane Corner Hotel

and 4,162 more pickup points

When you are picked up from your hotel, your driver will be waiting for you either in the hotel lobby or in front of the hotel.

If you are being picked up from airport, the welcoming team will greet you when you exit.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.