📌 Overview

Discover the heart of historic Istanbul with our full-day Old City Tour. Visit the most iconic landmarks of the Ottoman and Byzantine empires with a professional guide and enjoy a seamless experience starting from your hotel.

🚐 Tour Program

🏨 Hotel Pickup & Meeting

Our tour begins with hotel pickup and meeting with your professional guide.

🕌 Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque

One of the most iconic monuments in the world, built in 537 by Emperor Justinian.

• Served as a church for 916 years
• Converted into a mosque after the Ottoman conquest in 1453
• Became a museum in 1934
• Currently used as a mosque

✨ Skip-the-line tickets available (extra fee)

🏰 Topkapı Palace

The residence of Ottoman sultans for centuries.

• Built between 1465–1478
• Hosted over 4,000 residents
• Covers 70 hectares

A unique palace reflecting Ottoman life and imperial power.
🎟 Entrance fee is extra

⛪ Hagia Irene (Outside Visit)

Located in the first courtyard of Topkapı Palace, one of the oldest churches in Istanbul.

🕌 Blue Mosque

Famous for its stunning blue tiles and six minarets.

• Built between 1609–1616
• Still an active mosque open to visitors

🏛 Hippodrome of Constantinople

The ancient center of Byzantine public life.
Highlights include:

• Egyptian Obelisk
• Serpentine Column
• Constantine Column
• German Fountain

🍽 Lunch Break

Enjoy a delicious meal at a traditional Turkish restaurant with authentic kebabs.

🛍 Grand Bazaar (Free Time)

One of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world.

• Over 4,000 shops
• Perfect for souvenirs, carpets, jewelry & spices

🛑 Closed on Sundays