• Hippodrome - A historic square located in Sultanahmet Old City.
  The Hippodrome is an ancient Greek stadium designed for horse and chariot racing. Its Roman equivalent was known as a circus, with the Circus Maximus being the most famous example.
• Blue Mosque - Known officially as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, this Ottoman-era imperial mosque is situated in Istanbul, Turkey. Constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the reign of Ahmed I, it continues to function as a mosque today. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore its interior.
• Hagia Sophia Mosque - Officially named the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, this site is a mosque and former church, serving as a significant cultural and historical landmark in Istanbul, Turkey.
• Topkapi Palace - The Topkapı Palace, also known as the Seraglio, is a vast museum and library located in the eastern part of the Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey. From the 1460s until the completion of Dolmabahçe Palace in 1856, it was the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire and the primary residence of its sultans.
• Basilica Cistern - The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns beneath the city of Istanbul.
• Kapali Carsi - The Grand Bazaar (Turkish: Kapalıçarşı, meaning ‘Covered Market’ and also known as Büyük Çarşı, meaning ‘Grand Market’) in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets globally, featuring 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops across a total area of 30,700 m2. It attracts between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily and was ranked as the world’s most-visited tourist attraction in 2014, with 91,250,000 annual visitors.

• Hotel pick-up and drop-off (if transportation option selected)
• Guide meets you at the Cruise Port (Galataport)
• Full day 8-hour private English-speaking licensed guiding
• Guide meets you at centrally located hotels in European Side
• Tour guides have skip-the-line priority for entrance tickets
• Transportation (if option selected)

• All entrance Fees
• Lunch
• Gratuities (optional)

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• No Skip the line service for active Mosques
• Tour guides have skip-the-line priority to buy Entrance Tickets
• On Fridays, The Blue Mosque & Hagia Sophia are visioned only from outside because of Friday Prayers
• Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays
• Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays
• Beylerbeyi Palace & Dolmabahce Palace is closed on Mondays
• Ladies should have a scarf with them to visit Hagia Sophia. (or can buy one from the Mosque)

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.