Topkapi Palace and Hagia Sophia Museum Tour from Istanbul
Hagia Sophia: Audio Guide Experience Skip the lines with online QR tickets. Activate your ticket when close. Enjoy an audio guide that shares fascinating details about this historic building, which was a cathedral in 532 AD and later a mosque. Explore at your own pace and admire the mosaics and dome.
Topkapi Palace: Guided Tour Enjoy priority access at Topkapi Palace. Meet your guide in front of the Archaeological Museum for a 20-minute overview of the palace’s history, then explore the beautiful courtyards, gardens, and the famous Harem.
Operating Hours:
Topkapi Palace Tours: 09:30, 11:00, 12:00, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30 Hagia Sophia: 09:00 - 19:00 Note: Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays; Hagia Sophia is closed on Fridays.
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What's included in Topkapi Palace and Hagia Sophia Museum Tour from Istanbul
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
TopkapI Palace
Topkapi Palace offers a 20-minute guided entry and highlights tour. Please note that entry is only allowed with your guide. Kindly wait at Chimney Bistro to meet your guide. After meeting your guide, you will enter Topkapi Palace together, and your guide will provide a 20-minute highlights tour. After that, you can explore Topkapi Palace on your own. To join the Topkapi Palace Hosted Entry and Highlights tour, you can join one of the 20-minute tours at the following times: 09:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 13:00, 13:30, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30, 16:00. Topkapı Palace is closed on Tuesdays.
Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
The Hagia Sophia tour does not offer hosted entry and highlights tour. You can explore individually with a professionally prepared audio guide. You can visit the Hagia Sophia individually from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM, except on Fridays.
Inclusions
- Exclusive audio guide for Hagia Sophia in English
- Hosted Entry and Highlights Tour with professional English-speaking local guide for Topkapi Palace
- Skip-the-ticket-line entry to Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace
- Flexible exploration time at both sites
- Entrance to the Harem Section of Topkapi Palace
- Tips
- Gratuities
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- The 20-minute Topkapi Palace tour runs daily except Tuesday at 09:30, 11:00, 12:00, 13:30, 14:30, and 15:30. Meet your guide 15 minutes early at the Archaeological Museum entrance. Look for the white Istanbul Tourist Pass® flag.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
Please consider the operating hours of the attractions included in this combo. Your QR ticket will be sent to you via email.
