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Istanbul Old City: Basilica Cistern - Blue Mosque - Grand Bazaar
Istanbul Old City: Basilica Cistern - Blue Mosque - Grand Bazaar
Istanbul Old City: Hagia Sophia - Suleymaniye Mosque - Spice Bazaar
Istanbul Old City: Basilica Cistern - Blue Mosque - Grand Bazaar
Istanbul Old City: Basilica Cistern - Blue Mosque - Grand Bazaar

Istanbul Old City: Basilica Cistern - Blue Mosque - Grand Bazaar

By Local Tour Guide Istanbul
9.6 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is P 2,957 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

Visit the historic ‘old town’ of bustling Istanbul on this tour. Photo opportunities await at Sultanahmet’s notable religious sites including the Underground Basilica Cistern and Blue Mosque. Wander through aromatic spice markets after exploring the Byzantine heritage of the Hippodrome. Witness the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Empire influences in this part of Turkey's great metropolis.

Tour the historic reference points of the old town with an English speaking tour guide

Benefit from a smaller tour group that can be customised to your interests

Sample Turkish delights in the Grand Bazaar and visit a local carpet workshop

Enjoy the best scenery of Istanbul from Blue Mosque

Activity location

  • Basilica Cistern
    • Alemdar Mahallesi, Yerebatan Caddesi, No:1/3
    • 34410, Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Foodie-ist Cafe and Brasserie
    • 13 Muhterem Efendi Sokak
    • 34122, Alemdar, İstanbul, Turkiye

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Tour Without Entry Tickets
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English

Pay on the Tour : Basilica Cistern Entry Fee (900 TL or 25 EUR pp) is not included in this option.

Language options: English
Starting time: 13:00
Price details
P 2,957.45 x 1 AdultP 2,957.45
Total
Price is P 2,957.45
Until Wed, Nov 27
All Inclusive Option
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English

(Entry Tickets Included): All the entry fees and mosque donations are included in this option. Save time with priority access to Basilica Cistern.

Language options: English
Starting time: 13:00
Price details
P 6,777.49 x 1 AdultP 6,777.49
Total
Price is P 6,777.49
Until Wed, Nov 27

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional Guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedSmall Group
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGratuities
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedBasilica Cistern Admission (TRY 900 pp)

Know before you book

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Blue Mosque is closed on Friday and SEEN FROM OUTSIDE due to Friday congregational prayer
  • Modest clothing should be preferred when visiting the Sultanahmet Blue Mosque. Shorts for men or women should be below the knee. Women cover their heads and exposed shoulders with a scarf or shawl, skirt should be below the knee.
  • It may be challenging to do the tour with a stroller, not recommended.
  • Grand Bazaar is closed on Sunday
  • It is a walking tour, so there is a moderate amount of walking involved
  • Entrance to Basilica Cistern (900TL per person) is not included in the tour price. Once you pay your entrance fee to your tour guide, you will have the privilege of skipping the ticket queue. You can pay the tour guide preferably cash in TRY (or in equivalent to USD or EURO).

Activity itinerary

Basilica Cistern
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Largest of several hundred ancient Byzantine cisterns built by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I (527-565). Huge underground Roman water source held up with 336 marble columns covering 9,800 sq. meters.
Blue Mosque
  • 30m
A popular tourist site, sits next to the Hagia Sophia, and continues to function as a mosque today. The Blue Mosque, as it is popularly known, was constructed between 1609 and 1616 during the rule of Ahmed I. Hand-painted blue tiles adorn the mosque’s interior walls. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque has five main domes, six minarets, and eight secondary domes with traditional Ottoman architecture and is considered to be the last great mosque of the classical period.
Hippodrome
  • 20m
The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social center of Constantinople. Today it is a square with a few fragments of the original structure surviving. Monuments decorating the Hippodrome include the 3500-year-old Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column...
Sultanahmet Square
  • 10m
This beautiful square and a great place to make a stop, relax and take photos of Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.
Hagia Sophia Mosque (Pass by)
The Church of Divine Wisdom, a fifteen hundred years old splendid monument, is a must see in Istanbul, built to be the world’s largest place of worship by Emperor Justinian in 532 AD.
Kapali Carsi
  • 15m
Grand Covered Bazaar
Historic Areas of Istanbul (Pass by)
The historical city of Istanbul, the only city in the world located on two continents, was the capital of three great empires; Roman, Byzantine and the Ottoman Empire.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESBasilica Cistern
    • Alemdar Mahallesi, Yerebatan Caddesi, No:1/3
    • 34410, Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEFoodie-ist Cafe and Brasserie
    • 13 Muhterem Efendi Sokak
    • 34122, Alemdar, İstanbul, Turkiye

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