Private One and Half Day Istanbul Tour

$390,00

Price is for 1 person to 9 people.

OVERVIEW

We will use the private car and local ferry for some part. You will see the local lifestyle. We will have lunch on the Asian side in a local restaurant.
If the museum is closed, I make the necessary changes between travel days.
In any case of crowded ticket cues, I buy the tickets before we meet in advance. Paying cash for the tickets is in preference.

AVAILABILITY

All year.

LANGUAGE

English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Russian, German.

DURATION

12 hours. 1 and a half-day.

CAR PICKUP

Available

PICKUP LOCATION

Central Istanbul hotels or any convenient point.

TOUR GUIDE

Included

Tour starting time can be any time from 08:30 to 10:00 am (Let us know)

Visit,

ST. SOPHIA, This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time.

TOPKAPI PALACE, The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed.

UNDERGROUND CISTERN, Built by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I (527-565) was named as Yerebatan Palace ere among the people due to the marble columns rising from the water and countless seemingly like.

GRAND COVERED BAZAAR, More than 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths' street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as handpainted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx-ware, and meerschaum pipes.

After the tour, transfer back to your hotel or any convenient places you like us to drop you off.

Tour starting time can be any time from 08:30 am to 13:00 (Let us know)

Visit;

BLUE MOSQUE; One of the biggest mosques of
Istanbul from 17th-century architecture is one of the principal adornments on the skyline of Istanbul.
HIPPODROME SQUARE; The former center of sportive and political activities of Constantinople.

SPICE BAZAAR (Egyptian Bazaar) The air here is filled with the enticing aromas of cinnamon, caraway, saffron, mint, thyme and every other conceivable herb and spice.

BOSPHORUS BY BOAT a traditional excursion by boat along the waterway separating Europe and Asia. The shore is lined with old wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages. During the excursion, you will see the magnificent sights of the following attractions from your boat. See Dolmabahce Palace, and further along, the parks and imperial pavilions of Yildiz Palace. On the coastal edge of this park, is Ciragan Palace, 300 meters of its marble facade faces the shore. At Ortakoy a great variety of artists gather every Sunday to display their work along the street. Ortakoy is a symbol of tolerance with a church, a mosque and a synagogue existing side by side for centuries.

After the tour, transfer back to your hotel or any convenient places you like us to drop you off.