Friday Special – Istanbul Old City Tour (Afternoon Schedule)
📌 Overview
Due to Friday prayers, mosque visiting hours are adjusted. Therefore, our Istanbul Old City Tour on Fridays is operated in a reverse program and starts in the afternoon.
🕐 Start Time: Around 12:30 PM
📍 Meeting Point: Hotel pickup or central meeting location
🚐 Friday Tour Program (Reverse Itinerary)
🕌 Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
Start your journey with one of the world’s greatest architectural masterpieces.
- Built in 537 by Emperor Justinian
- Largest cathedral of its time
- Converted into a mosque in 1453
- Became a museum in 1934
- Currently serves as a mosque
🎟 Entrance fee is extra
⚡ Skip-the-line tickets available
⛪ Hagia Irene (Outside Visit)
Located in the first courtyard of Topkapı Palace, one of the oldest Byzantine churches in Istanbul.
🕌 Blue Mosque
A stunning Ottoman mosque famous for its blue Iznik tiles.
- Built between 1609–1616
- Features 6 minarets
- Active mosque open to visitors
🏛 Hippodrome of Constantinople
Explore the ancient social and sporting center of Byzantine Constantinople.
Highlights include:
- Egyptian Obelisk
- Serpentine Column
- Constantine Column
- German Fountain
🛍 Grand Bazaar (Free Time)
Enjoy shopping in one of the oldest covered markets in the world.
- Over 4,000 shops
- Perfect for souvenirs, carpets, spices & jewelry
🛑 Closed on Sundays
🏁 End of Tour
📍 Tour ends in Sultanahmet Square
❌ No hotel drop-off service included
ℹ️ Important Notes
- 🕌 Tour starts after Friday prayers (12:30 PM approx.)
- 🔄 Program is operated in reverse order
- 🎟 Hagia Sophia entrance fee is extra
- 🛍 Grand Bazaar closed on Sundays
- 🚶♂️ Tour ends in city center (no transfer back)
🎯 Why Choose Friday Tour?
- ✔ Perfect for travelers arriving late morning
- ✔ Avoid morning crowds
- ✔ Experience Istanbul in a relaxed afternoon pace
- ✔ Ideal for short stays
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