İstanbul Half Day Private Tour From Cruise Ship and Hotels

✓ Cruise Port/Hotel Pick-up & Drop-Off (mentioned on the details)
✓ Transportation with A/C Minivans with separate Driver
✓ GUARANTEED ON-TIME RETURN FOR CRUISE PASSENGERS
✓ Professional LICENSED LOCAL TOUR GUIDE
✓ PRIVATE TOUR that ensures more personalized service

✗ Lunch
✗ Coffee and/or Tea

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Start your tour with a visit to the Hagia Sophia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its stunning Byzantine architecture. Originally built as a church, later converted into a mosque, and now a museum, Hagia Sophia offers a fascinating blend of Christian and Islamic history. Hagua Sophia Museum, a one-time mosque converted from a 6th-century Christian basilica built by Emperor Justinian I. Marvel at the incredible building and admire the interior’s glimmering, handcrafted mosaics and rich decoration.
2. Basilica Cistern
The Basilica Cistern is a rectangular structure made of bricks, resting on rocky ground. It has a water storage capacity of approximately 100,000 tons. The cistern is supported by 336 columns that carry its brick-vaulted ceiling. The building features reused materials, such as decorated columns, Corinthian column capitals, and Medusa head sculptures that have been turned upside down.
3. Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Mosque). Take in the immense, flat dome and famous minarets, and explore inside with your guide. Absorb the ocean of over 20,000 Iznik tiles that lend the mosque its name, and behold the magnificent, rich carpets and windows.
4. Kapali Carsi
The Grand Bazaar, also known as Kapalıçarşı in Turkish, is a historic covered market located in Istanbul. It is considered to be one of the largest and oldest markets in the world, featuring 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops. Interestingly, the Grand Bazaar is known to be one of the earliest shopping centers in the world. The construction of the core of the Grand Bazaar took started in 1961, shortly after the Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople. Sultan Mehmed II ordered the construction of a trading center for textiles and jewels near his palace in Constantinople. In addition to the valuable belongings of the former rich people, such as jewelry, precious metals, furs, and bespoke weapons, most of the state treasury was also kept in safes here.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
• If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
• Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
• Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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İstanbul Half Day Private Tour From Cruise Ship and Hotels

WHAT'S INCLUDED

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2. Basilica Cistern

3. Blue Mosque

4. Kapali Carsi

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Retrieving available

Tickets

İstanbul Half Day Private Tour From Cruise Ship and Hotels

WHAT'S INCLUDED ⟱

WHAT TO EXPECT ⟱

1.

2. Basilica Cistern

3. Blue Mosque

4. Kapali Carsi

ADDITIONAL INFO ⟱

CANCELLATION POLICY ⟱

Partner Resources

How it works

Travel

Insurance

Adventure

Contact

WHAT'S INCLUDED

WHAT TO EXPECT

ADDITIONAL INFO

CANCELLATION POLICY