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Best of Istanbul City Tour

DurationBest of Istanbul City Tour
Visiting SightsBlue Mosque, Hagia Sophia Mosque, Grand Bazaar, Hippodrome, Bosphorus Cruise, Golden Horn, Spice Bazaar
Departure DaysEveryday
Tour Price125 Euro

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Best of Istanbul City Tour

You will have a chance to explore Istanbul for a day with the best of Istanbul city tour programs. You will have a fully guided tour of the old town and cruise on the Bosphorus between Asia and European shores for a lovely view. You will have a memorable day in Istanbul on your Turkey vacation.

Best of Istanbul City Tour Details:
08:30 am – You will be picked up from your hotel and taken to the meeting point.
After meeting with the group and your Istanbul tour guide, you will start to tour by visiting Santa Sophia. After visiting the interior of Hagia Sophia walk to Hippodrome. While you are walking in the Hippodrome, you see the German Fountain of Wilhelm II, the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column, and the Column of Constantine. Afterward, walk to the Blue Mosque, visit inside of the Blue Mosque, Then visit Grand Covered Bazaar which is known as Big Bazaar. There are 4000 shops in Grand Bazaar. The tour guide will inform you about the Grand Bazaar and give you time to discover the bazaar. After that we will have lunch at a local restaurant then we drive along the Golden Horn to Eminonu. We will visit the famous Spice Bazaar. You will have a chance to test fresh spices, Turkish Delights and also shop in the famous Spice Bazaar. Afterward, we walk across to road to the port to embark on the boat for the lovely Bosphorus Cruise and start the sail between two continents. You will sail between two continents Europe & Asia around 1hr 45 min. While you are sailing, you will see the old ottoman pasha villas, historical palaces, and mansions on the Asia and European sides.
17:00 pm – At the end of the best of Istanbul city tour, drive back to your hotel.

***This tour is not available on Friday as the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia Mosque are closed on Fridays for prayers.***


Brief Info about the sites in Best of Istanbul City Tour :

Santa Sophia: This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great, in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time.

Blue Mosque: Across from St. Sophia built in the 17th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles.

Hippodrome: The scene of ancient chariot races, the ancient Hippodrome, with its four monuments; the GERMAN FOUNTAIN OF WILHELM II, the OBELISK OF THEODOSIUS, the bronze SERPENTINE COLUMN, and the COLUMN OF CONSTANTINE.

Grand Covered Bazaar: In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more than 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area; the goldsmiths’ street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as handpainted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware, and trays, water ewers, onnyxware and meerschaum pipers.

Golden Horn (from the bus): The arm of the Bosphorus and a natural harbor of the historical peninsula separating the old and the new parts of İstanbul where the first colonies settled during the Byzantine. The residential area for Byzantine Jews, Italian traders, and other non-muslim minorities. Drive along the traces of history at Balat viewing Metal Church of St. Stephen the Bulgarian, 21 km. long City Walls(from the bus), the strongest fortification of middle age.

Bosphorus Cruise by Boat: A traditional excursion by boat along the waterway separating Europe and Asia. The shore is lined with old wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages. During the excursion, you will pass the magnificent Dolmabahce Palace, and further along, the parks and imperial pavillions of Yildiz Palace. On the coastal edge of this park, is Ciragan Palace, 300 meters of its marble facade facing the shore. At Ortakoy a great variety of artists gather every Sunday to display their work along the street. Ortakoy is a symbol of tolerance with a church, a mosque, and a synagogue existing side by side for centuries.

Spice Bazaar: The Spice Bazaar in Istanbul, Istanbul is one of the largest bazaars in the city. Located in the Eminönü quarter of the Fatih district, it is the most famous covered shopping complex after the Grand Bazaar. It is known in Turkish as Mısır Çarşısı and sometimes translated to “Egyptian Bazaar” or ‘Corn Market’ (mısır means both Egypt and corn in Turkish).

Pick up from the hotels (From Central Hotels)
Transportation by air-conditioned non-smoking tour coaches
Professional Guide licensed by the Ministry of Tourism
Lunch at local restaurant (drinks extra)
All entrance fees to the archaeological sites and museums in the tour program
Parking and Road tolls
Drop off at Sultanahmet square
Local taxes

Tips to Driver and Guide
Personal Expenses
Drinks at the Lunch

Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia Mosque are closed on Friday due to Prayer; This tour is not available on Friday.
Grand Covered Bazaar is closed on Sunday; replaced with Arasta Bazaar or Handicraft Center.
You are kindly requested to present yourself at the pickup point 15 minutes prior to the pre-advised pickup time

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Best of Istanbul

★★★★★
Really it was best day for my family. I will recomend this best of Istanbul day tour who has short vacation time in Turkey. You are going to visit old city of the city and Bosphorus. History and nature together. It was what i want to do in this city. It is bery good tour and well organized. Thank you Mr. Tuna Sure, we will come back again for to visit your lovely country
- Eric

absolutely great company

★★★★★
Private Istanbul tour was an absolutely great company, kind, and quickly met all my needs during my short stay in Istambul, they are the best in the city!! Thank u again my travel team in Istanbul. I will come again for your Cappadocia, Ephesus and Pamukkale tours.
- Emily Lawson

absolutely great company

★★★★★
Private Istanbul tour was an absolutely great company, kind, and quickly met all my needs during my short stay in Istambul, they are the best in the city!! Thank u again my travel team in Istanbul. I will come again for your Cappadocia, Ephesus and Pamukkale tours.
- Emily Lawson

★★★★★
I have been in Istanbul last month with my friends..We joined the best of Istanbul tour for discover Istanbul..They picked you up from our hotel and tour start.. We had a very knowledgeable guide and he is very kind..First we visited to hagia sophia and blue mosque and Hagia Sophia is very big..After We ate delicious food in turkish restaurant..And then we went to boat..Really Istanbul Bosphorus was very impressive. We saw all palace , historical building ,bosphorus bridge and we take photos..we went to pierloti hill later..Pierloti hill has got very wonderful view and Pierloti hill is very high..We went to down by the cable car..
- Walcott

★★★★★
We visited Istanbul for weekend. And we booked this full day tour at home. Everything was organized, the pick up from hotel in the morning, the guide, just everything. We had a great day and it was a very good organisation. We can definitly recommend. Thanks for everything...
- Walter

★★★★★
I have checked all the the day tour options in istanbul. This our option was one of best form me. Because it covers walking, bus, boat and cable car. It was full day tour and started from my hotel and explore the old city hippodrome, blue mosque, santa sophia museum, grand bazaar and lunch at the noon. afternoon continue by bus to golden horn and cable car than bost cruise on the bosphorus untill second bridge between europe and asia continents. i came back to my hotel at 5 pm. It is honestly best of Istanbul day tour.
- Melissa

★★★★★
Wir haben einen Reiseleiter bevorzugt,weil wir detailiert wissen wollten was wann und von wem gebaut wurde.Hat sich auch gelohnt.Natürlich kann man auch alles selber machen,aber unmöglich an einem Tag.Da ist alles gut organisiert und man wird gut geführt.Das Essen war auch überraschend gut.War ein schöner Tag.
- Gertrud

★★★★★
l have been in Turkey last year with my father . We decided to join daily tour in Istanbul. We did contact with this travel agency and they reply all our questions. They come to picked up us from our hotel at 08:15 am . Our tour was amazing and we have seen very importend places . The lunch was amazing also it was very testy . It was a very good quailty tour we enjey it soo much . Thank you soo much for this nice service .
- Terry

★★★★★
Nous avons visiter Istanbul avec ma famille. J'ai fait ce tour avec ma famille. La ville est incroyablement grande. Mais avec le guide qui parler francais etait plus simple pour visiter. Il m'a expliqué tous les choses. Avec l'otobus et aussi avec le bateau c'etait agreable unique! Service superbe avec dejeuner tres bien! Nous avons été chercher à l'hôtel et ramenés. Merci beaucoup pour tous!
- Mansour Rasool

★★★★★
Viel besser mit Reiseleitung....Ist ganz tages Tur wo alles so zu sagen mit drin ist. Nur die Bootsfahrt zwischen den Kontinenten Asien und Europa haben wir zusaetzlich separat gemacht. Wir empfehlen diese Tur für alle die nach İstanbul gehen. Da ist am meisten zu sehen. Die Isitklal Strasse ist auch sehr empfehlenswert,vor allem für jüngere Leute,speziell das viertel Beyoglu.....
- Bernd

Great Daily Tour in Istanbul

★★★★★
I have checked all the the day tour options in istanbul. This our option was one of best form me. Because it covers walking, bus, boat and cable car. It was full day tour and started from my hotel and explore the old city hippodrome, blue mosque, santa sophia museum, grand bazaar and lunch at the noon. afternoon continue by bus to golden horn and cable car than bost cruise on the bosphorus untill second bridge between europe and asia continents. i came back to my hotel at 5 pm. It is honestly best of Istanbul day tour.
- Melissa

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