Topkapı Palace with Harem & Blue Mosque Guided Tour
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4h
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About this experience
Experience the main attractions of Istanbul, as well as the small but equally wonderful details of the city on this small-group tour. Your guide takes you on an in-depth tour of both Blue Mosque and Topkapı Palace. You'll hear interesting stories that other tours fail to mention.
Available options
Without Entry Tickets
Pay On The Tour: Topkapi Palace entry ticket (55 EUR pp) is not included in this option. Pay in cash on the tour.
Entry Tickets Included Option
All Inclusive Option: All the entry fees and mosque donations are included in this option. Save time at Topkapi Palace with priority access.<br/>Small Group Tour: Visit the Sultanahmet Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace and the Harem in detail with an expert tour guide.
What's included
Professional guide
Small Group
Detailed itinerary
1
Stop 1
Sultan Ahmed Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque by many tourists because of its bluish interior decoration (blue tiles surrounding the walls of interior design), is the most important mosque of Istanbul standing next to the Byzantine Hippodrome in the old city center..
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Stop 2
Pass by
"Sultan Ahmet Center", the heart of the "Old City" from where the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires were ruled.
3
Stop 3
Topkapı Palace was the seat of Ottoman Empire more than 380 years where 24 of 36 Sultans lived and ruled their land. The palace was transformed into a museum in 1924 and now one of Turkey’s richest museums with its permanent and temporary exhibition halls. Buildings and courtyards, including a treasury, apartments, bathhouses, harems, and an armoury, holy relics section, not to mention imperial halls, kitchens and royal chambers that make a visit into Topkapi’s inner walls one of the world’s great wonders.
Treasures within include 13th-century Japanese porcelain, weaponry used by the Ottoman army, 86 carat 4th biggest diamond of its kind and world famous Topkapi Dagger any many more..
*Topkapi Palace Entry Ticket is included (If Option is Selected)
*Topkapi Palace Entry Ticket- TRY 2,400/person (If Option is Not Selected)
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This is a small street with beautiful historic houses which are leaning against the wall of Topkapi Palace.
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Stop 5
Pass by
Hagia Sophia 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.
What's not included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratitudes
Available languages
Guide guide
EN
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Important information
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Modest clothing should be preferred when visiting the 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. For those who do not have suitable clothes, stands are available at the entrance. Overalls and headscarves are provided for free of charge.
Meeting point
In front (outside) of FOODIE-IST CAFE AND BRASSERIE. It is approximately 2 minutes walking distance from (T1) Sultanahmet tram stop. Your guide will wear a tour guide badge and will be easy to spot.
Important notes
⚠️ Please arrive at least 5 minutes before the activity starts as finding a taxi and traffic congestion are always a problem. The tour starts on time as it is a shared tour with other participants.
IF ALL INCLUSIVE OPTION IS NOT SELECTED: Entrance to Topkapı Palace (55 EUR per person) is not included in the tour price. Once you pay your entrance fee (cash in Turkish Lira) to your tour guide, you will have the privilege of skipping the ticket queue. Please take this into consideration and have the entrance fee ready.
From $25
per person
Price varies by option
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