Old City Tour
Old City Tour

Depart: 08:30

Return: 12:00

Half Day / Morning Tour

Istanbul | Istanbul
Highlights
Included

Hotel Pick-up & drop-off by air-conditioned non-smoking tour coaches

Entrance Fees mentioned by the itineraries

Professional Licensed Tour Guide

Services Charges & Local Taxes
Excluded

Lunch and Beverages

Personal expenses

Tips and gratuities
Itinerary
HAGIA SOPHIA
An amazing architectural sample of Byzantium Era that was built in 537. A former Christian church and one of the most precious gem of the World Heritage. In 1453 during the conquest of Istanbul by Fatih Sultan Mehmed, converted into a mosque. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk converted it into a museum in 1935. Hagia Sophia also called as “the eighth wonder of the world”…
BLUE MOSQUE
This mosque was built by Sultan Ahmet I between 1609 and 1616 and is located in the district of old Istanbul that is named after this Ottoman Sultan and it is distinguished by its six slender minarets. The central dome is 43 m in height and 33.4 m in diameter and there are 260 stained glass windows throughout the mosque. Due to the intricately decorated blue, green and red tiles of its interior, it has long been referred to as the Blue Mosque. These tiles, produced and painted by hand in Iznik (ancient Nicaea), are an attraction in and of themselves. The Quranic inscriptions that you will see throughout the mosque were made by Seyyid Kasım Gubari, one of the most famous calligraphers of his time.
HIPPODROME
he square in front of the Blue Mosque and Saint-Sophia Church, covers the site of the ancient. It was a horse racing track and also the sporting and social center of the Byzantine Empire.
GRAND COVERED BAZAAR
The Grand Bazaar was built at the command of Fatih Mehmet shortly after the Conquest. It contains 4399 shops, 2195 workshops, 497 stalls and 18 fountains.








Important Notes
- We kindly ask you to be ready in the lobby of your hotel 10 minutes before your definite pick up time
- Blue Mosque is visited from outside on Friday mornings until 13:00 because of noon-pray
- Hagia Sophia Museum will be closed on Mondays
- Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays.
- When Hagia Sophia is closed, we visit the Chora Church, famed for its mosaics.
- On Sundays, we visit Nuruosmaniye Street around Grand Bazaar since Grand Bazaar is closed
- We do not recommend this tour for the persons having walking difficulty