Items | Istanbul: Guided Topkapi Palace Tour with Fast Track Entry
Istanbul: Guided Topkapi Palace Tour with Fast Track Entry
(3) Reviews
İstanbul
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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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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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Topkapı Palace is unique because it is a modular, decentralized city-palace built around four sprawling courtyards, rather than a single massive, European-style monolithic building. Serving as the political nerve center and private home of the Ottoman Sultans for nearly 400 years (1465–1853), it offers a raw, authentic look into imperial history, preserved architectural evolution, and some of the world's most valuable treasures.
Highlights
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Professional English-speaking tour guide
Small group walking tour experience
Museum entrance fees for Topkapi Palace
Meals, drinks, or personal expenses
Meeting Points
Departure
Fountain Sultan Ahmed III
The meeting time is 15 minutes before the schedule in front of Sultan Ahmet III. Fountain.
Return
Istanbul: Guided Topkapi Palace Tour with Fast Track Entry
(3) Reviews
İstanbul
About
Topkapı Palace is unique because it is a modular, decentralized city-palace built around four sprawling courtyards, rather than a single massive, European-style monolithic building. Serving as the political nerve center and private home of the Ottoman Sultans for nearly 400 years (1465–1853), it offers a raw, authentic look into imperial history, preserved architectural evolution, and some of the world's most valuable treasures.
Highlights
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Professional English-speaking tour guide
Small group walking tour experience
Museum entrance fees for Topkapi Palace
Meals, drinks, or personal expenses
Meeting Points
Departure
Fountain Sultan Ahmed III
The meeting time is 15 minutes before the schedule in front of Sultan Ahmet III. Fountain.
Return
Itinerary
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Topkapi Palace
After the conquest of Istanbul in 1453 Faith (the Conqueror) Sultan Ahmet moved the throne of the Ottoman Empire to this city. Me first palace he set up was in the middle of the city. The second was built in 1470 and has been called Topkapi Palace since recent history.
2 hours
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Hagia Irene Museum
Hagia Irene (also known as Aya İrini in Turkish, meaning "Divine Peace") is the oldest known Byzantine church in Istanbul and the second-largest surviving one after Hagia Sophia. Located inside the outer courtyard of Topkapı Palace, it holds a unique place in history because it was never converted into a mosque after the Ottoman conquest of 1453. Today, it functions as a museum and exceptional concert hall, protected as part of the UNESCO World Heritage site
