Fatih Trip Overview
Discover the history and myths of Ottoman Istanbul with a small-group guided tour from an expert guide
Get priority admission tickets and avoid long lines.
See the Holy Relics, Imperial Kitchens, Royal Court and the terraced gardens with tulips.
Witness the Harem with your own eyes, the private quarters and home of the Sultans.
Admire incredible views of the Bosphorus as you look out over the city
Get tips from your guide at the end of the tour about what to see next
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Fatih, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Fatih, İstanbul, Turkey
Discover the history and myths of Ottoman Istanbul with a small-group guided tour from an expert guide
Get priority admission tickets and avoid long lines.
See the Holy Relics, Imperial Kitchens, Royal Court and the terraced gardens with tulips.
Witness the Harem with your own eyes, the private quarters and home of the Sultans.
Admire incredible views of the Bosphorus as you look out over the city
Get tips from your guide at the end of the tour about what to see next
Itinerary
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Pass By: Sultanahmet District, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Meet your expert guide and join your small group for a walking tour of Topkapi Palace and see its Harem, too.
Visit the top site in Istanbul with priority admission tickets and never wait in a line again!
Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Start your tour after you pass Sultanahmet Square.
Enjoy your guide’s commentary about Topkapi and the Ottoman Sultans who lived in it.
Visit the Palace complex of low buildings and pavilions, kiosks and courtyards. It’s a self-contained city that most of the inhabitants rarely left.
There are many sections open for visits and you will get an in-depth walking tour through all the displays.
Savor this romantic scene with the views of the Bosporus in Istanbul.
Enjoy walking the outer terraced gardens, where flowerbeds blaze with tulips of many colors and climb the high terrace to admire the view over the Golden Horn,too.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Visit the Harem in Topkapi Palace: the famous house of the Monarchy. Filter myth from reality as you listen to stories from your guide.
Witness the very seat of the Ottoman Sultan’s power in Topkapi Palace lying within the deepest reaches of the Harem.
Learn how it was ruled by the Queen Mother who wielded both domestic and political power.
The Harem housed hundreds of women-mostly war captives- and family members as well as hundreds of eunuchs, who performed a whole range of administrative and personal duties.
Walk through the sections where the eunuchs lived and were educated. Take photos of the courtyard of the concubines and the Queen Mother’s Rooms.
See cupboard doors inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoise shell.
Our walk through the Harem is the only way you can see the very early exceptional Iznik tiles with verses from the Kuran and beautiful floral designs.
End the tour seeing the Holy Relics and the Imperial Kitchens. You may choose to have free time afterwards.
Duration: 1 hour
