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Private Tour in the Monuments of Ottoman Empire: Skip-the-line
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Alemdar
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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The Hippodrome had been a center for sports and entertainment in the old Constantinople, the Eastern Roman Capital, and an important center for politics since sports and politics were closely knit in these times. The Shrine of Holy Wisdom, a marvelous Byzantine basilica built in the 6th century, marks the golden age of Justinianus. The world's largest, oldest, and most attractive covered bazaar, where people have been trading jewelry, carpets, food, perfumes, and even gossiping for centuries! Home to the imperial treasury, cabinet, and the site of the barracks for Janissaries, the army's elite, every corner of the palace mentions the splendor of the Ottomans. While visiting the tombs of Su...
Highlights
8 hours
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & 7 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
8 hours
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & 7 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
English speaking and professional tour guide
Lunch is NOT included in the tour price. You are kindly requested to be in Sultanahmet area during lunch break. If you need some recommendations about restaurants, you can consult your tour guide.
Admission fees (Topkapi Palace approx. 35 $)
Personal expenses
Meeting Points
Departure
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Private Tour in the Monuments of Ottoman Empire: Skip-the-line
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Alemdar
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The Hippodrome had been a center for sports and entertainment in the old Constantinople, the Eastern Roman Capital, and an important center for politics since sports and politics were closely knit in these times. The Shrine of Holy Wisdom, a marvelous Byzantine basilica built in the 6th century, marks the golden age of Justinianus. The world's largest, oldest, and most attractive covered bazaar, where people have been trading jewelry, carpets, food, perfumes, and even gossiping for centuries! Home to the imperial treasury, cabinet, and the site of the barracks for Janissaries, the army's elite, every corner of the palace mentions the splendor of the Ottomans. While visiting the tombs of Su...
Highlights
8 hours
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & 7 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
8 hours
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & 7 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
English speaking and professional tour guide
Lunch is NOT included in the tour price. You are kindly requested to be in Sultanahmet area during lunch break. If you need some recommendations about restaurants, you can consult your tour guide.
Admission fees (Topkapi Palace approx. 35 $)
Personal expenses
Meeting Points
Departure
Hereke Carpets
Hereke Carpets
You can see the "Meeting Point" board in front of the store.
Return
Itinerary
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Hippodrome
The Hippodrome had been a center for sports and entertainment in the old Constantinople, the Eastern Roman Capital, and an important center for politics since sports and politics were closely knit in these times. No wonder that the Hippodrome had been a starting point for revolts and political movements throughout history.
Echoes of cries by slaves riding chariots in ferocious races and the inspirational words of intellectuals and poets that lit the flame of public movements have still been reminiscent of those with a powerful imagination.
45 minutes
2
Hagia Sophia Mosque
Shrine of Holy Wisdom, a marvelous Byzantine basilica built in the 6th century, marks the golden age of Justinianus.
The domed construction of the sanctuary is an architectural innovation and was so lavishly and artistically decorated that Justinian proclaimed, "Solomon, I have outdone thee!". Humankind would have to wait for millennia before building a cathedral that would surpass the gigantic size of Hagia Sophia.
Converted to a mosque following the Ottoman conquest of the city, by the order of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror in 1453, as the young Sultan fulfilled a divine premonition by the Holy Prophet Mohammad himself. In 1935 the building was converted to a museum by the executive order of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey.
Hagia Sophia, whose status was converted to a mosque in July 2020, has been taking its visitors on a journey through the multi-layered texture of history as a mosque ever since.
1 hour
3
Grand Bazaar
The largest, oldest, and most attractive covered bazaar in the world, where people have been trading jewelry, carpets, food, perfumes, and even gossiping for centuries!
The tour also includes a short demonstration of Turkish rugs.
1 hour and 30 minutes
4
Blue Mosque
Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as Blue Mosque, arouses admiration with the delicate Ottoman tiles that decorate the shrine’s walls. The floral patterns of the tiles and the well lighted, spacious internal spaces are testimonials of the eternity of the Ottoman spirit.
45 minutes
5
Topkapi Palace
The Topkapı Palace has been the Imperial residence of the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to the 19th century. Its design, initially devised by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror himself and then enhanced by Architect Sinan, hides marks of the rituals and structure of Ottoman hierarchy and the running of state affairs.Home to the imperial treasury, cabinet and the site of the barracks for Janissaries, the elite of the army, every single corner of the palace mentions the splendor of the Ottomans. Apart from the priceless treasury, a distinguished collection of Chinese porcelains, holy relics, Sultan’s attires, and imperial weaponry are exhibited in different palace sections.
Admission fee: 500 TRY/per person