Private Guided Exploration of İstanbul Old City

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Get your professional tour guide and together decide the places you would like to see. This enables you to use your time in the most efficient way away from stress. This tour is designed as a full day walking tour and at some points you can use public tram and subway metro to avoid the heavy traffic of Istanbul.

Private Guided Exploration of İstanbul Old City

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What makes Private Guided Exploration of İstanbul Old City a unique experience ?

Meaning Divine Wisdom, Hagia Sophia was the largest building on earth barring the Egyptian Pyramids or the Great Wall of China. Today’s Hagia Sophia was built by Emperor Justinian in 537AD. It was the religious center of the city during the Byzantine period. It was used as a church for 916 years and as a mosque for 481 years, In 1934, by the order of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, it was converted into a museum and has since been open to visitors

As well as being the imperial residence of the Sultan, the palace was also the seat of government for the ottoman empire. It housed the Ottoman sultans for nearly 400 years until the Dolmabahçe palace was built. In 1924 it was converted into a museum. Today it is famous with a harem, royal treasury, and holy relics sections.

is the size of a cathedral; it is 143m long and 65m wide and can hold up to 80,000 cubic meters (or 17.5 million gallons) of water. There are 336 giant columns (mostly Ionic or Corinthian in style) supporting the structure in 12 rows of 28 columns.

Built by the Ottoman Sultan Ahmet I in the year 1616, it is located opposite the Hagia Sophia. Blue mosque today is one of the most famous landmarks of the old city with its famous six minarets and magnificent dome. Although it is officially named Sultanahmet Mosque, the (nıck) name Blue Mosque was given to it by the visitors because of the amazing blue tiles decorating the interior walls.

Built by the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus in 203AD, during the Roman period hippodrome was the civil center for the people of the city where once 100,000 spectators could be held. Located in the heart of Sultanahmet surrounded by Blue mosque, Hagia Sophia, and Topkapi Palace, today it is home to The Egyptian Obelisk (Dikilitaş), The Serpentine Column(Burma sütun), The Constantine Column, and German Fountain.

With 18 entrances and more than 4000 shops, it is one of the greatest bazaars in the world. It was built between 1455-1461 by Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror. Today, shops selling the same kind of merchandise tend to be congregated in their own streets or inns as it was the original Ottoman system.

Tour Description & Additional Info:

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Entry fees to historical sites are excluded.
Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays
Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays
Blue Mosque is closed on Fridays due to Friday prayer we will visit from the garden.
Free entry for chıldrens below 8yr. Please take passport for children if any.
We guarantee that you will be dropped off at the port before your ship onboard time. (for cruise guests)
Pick-up times will be updated according to your cruise arrival&departure times. (for cruise guests)

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Options To Choose for Your Trip:

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Tour by Private Vehicle: In this option, we pick you up from your hotel or Istanbul port by car and drop you back at the pickup point at the end of th
Duration: 7 hours
Istanbul Old City: The tour focus the visit sites in Istanbul Old City (Historical Peninsula)
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Walking Tour
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walking tour: Meet your guide at Sultanahmet square where you start your walkıng tour
Duration: 7 hours
Istanbul Old City (sultanahmet
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