Old Town Tour: Iconic Sites Exploration

Uncover the majesty and historical significance of Istanbul on a half-day small-group tour. Explore the top sites of Old Istanbul and discover the city’s rich heritage.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, Istanbul - Originally the main church for all Christians, the Hagia Sophia became the leading church for the Orthodox community after the Christian schism. Following the Turkish conquest of Istanbul, it was converted into a mosque. Your guide will accompany you inside, offering detailed insights to enhance your…
What's Included
  • Skip the ticket lines at Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cistern (Entrance fees not included)
  • Professional guide
  • Tea or Turkish coffee
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Tipping your guide.
  • Entrance fees
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

This outstanding small-group tour provides an opportunity to visit the most renowned landmarks in the Old Town, such as the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, and Basilica Cistern, with the added benefit of bypassing the ticket queues. An expert tour guide will join you at each location, offering captivating insights to enhance your understanding of their…

Location
Pudding Shop Lale Restaurant
Divan Yolu Caddesi
Meeting point is 1 min walking distance to the tram stop
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Wander28856768039
Jan 23, 2026
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Chris_b
Jan 1, 2026
Hope you get Muhammed-wonderful! - Muhammed was great and spent so much time teaching, discussing the history of all the mosques-just had an amazing time and experience
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Job_v
Oct 25, 2025
Walking tour Instanbul best with guide KC - AAA tour! Our guide was KC and his knowledge is superb. He took time to explain our day and made sure explaining the historical value of everything we toured. We felt at ease and comfortable with KC.
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O5304gwmeganm
Aug 28, 2025
So much to learn, so little time: an excellent overview of Istanbul - Muhammed was our guide and he was so engaging and knowledgeable! We had a wonderful morning and learned so much about Istanbul - its history, challenges and culture. Highly recommend!!!
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Olga
Aug 10, 2025
Highly recommend our guide Özge - We felt lucky to have Özge as a guide and we were the only ones who went on the guided tour that day. All the activities went very smoothly, we learned a lot new things. It was friendly and relaxed atmosphere and we very much appreciated Özge's commitment ❤️
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Angelapg8868sx
Jul 8, 2025
Excellent tour. - Highly recommend this tour. Our guide Muhammad was knowledgeable and engaging. He summarised complex history of Istanbul very well and was full of dad jokes! A couple of rest stops on the way as it was hot and we had refreshing lemon drink as part of the tour. Easy to find starting point.
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Onair52918734281
Jul 3, 2025
Great history lesson - We booked this tour for our port stop in Istanbul. I mixed up our bookings and missed our meeting time and location. However the company was very accommodating and we still managed to meet up with our guide, Cumali. He was quite personable and knowledgeable, as I'm sure all the guides are, as they go through a rigorous training process. He went into great depth recounting the history of Turkish civilization. We're not exactly scholars or history buffs, so some of his vast knowledge may have been wasted on us, but he still made the effort to share it all. Definitely a worthwhile experience.
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Svetlana_g
Jul 1, 2025
Superb! - Fantastic tour, the tour guide is very knowledgeable and experienced, with excellent communication skills; we learnt so much about Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern , Blue Mosque and history of Istanbul. We also enjoyed the shopping where we get very fair price for products were were looking for. Highly recommend this tour.
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Cwoerner64
Jun 18, 2025
Personal touch - We had a small group tour then ended up just being the two of us. Muhammed S. Did an amazing job! He made it personal to our interests. We highly recommend this tour!
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Indee_m
Jul 18, 2025
So so tour. Wish we would’ve done it on our own. - Good tour but our tour guide was very long winded and irritable. Wish we would’ve done it on our own. We also ended up paying over $150 in tickets to each place. Too expensive.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).