Istanbul Express: 2-Day City's Highlights Private Guided Tour
An Istanbul tour covering highlights like Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Grand Bazaar, Bosphorus cruise, Galata Tower, Fener-Balat district & Spice Bazaar. Tour offers a chance to see important landmarks, historical sites, rich cultural heritage, a range of periods & architectural styles, daily life in Istanbul through visits to bazaars and panoramic view of the city.
This tour offers the opportunity to see the most important landmarks and historical sites in Istanbul, and to experience the city's rich cultural heritage, it covers a wide range of historical periods and architectural styles, from the ancient Byzantine to the Ottoman Empire, and gives a glimpse of the daily life in Istanbul with the visits to the bazaars, and the opportunity to take a Bosphorus cruise and enjoy the panoramic view of the city.
Options
1-Day Guided Tour+Private Van
Day 1: Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Caferaga Medrese, Soguk Cesme Street, Cistern, Grand Bazaar.
Mercedes Sprinter/Vito : Up to 8 seats capacity minivan or minibus
Pickup included
What's included in Istanbul Express: 2-Day City's Highlights Private Guided Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Day 1 | Highlights of Old City Istanbul
TopkapI Palace
Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
Basilica Cistern
Blue Mosque
Hippodrome
Grand Bazaar
Caferaga Medresesi
Sogukcesme Sokak
Day 2 | Diversity of Istanbul with Greek and Jewish Cultures
Bosphorus Strait
Dolmabahce Palace
Galata Tower
Fener & Balat
Misir Carsisi (Spice Market)
Inclusions
- Professional Licensed Local Tour Guide
- Meeting in your accommodation
- Private Guided Tour
- Transportation (Unless the option chosen)
- Lunch and Drinks
- Gratuities
- Tipping for Guide and Driver (Suggested)
- Entrance Fees pp: Topkapi Palace:2000TRY / Basilica Cistern: 900TRY
- Entrance Fees pp: Galata Tower: €30 / Bosphorus Cruise: 250TRY / Dolmabahce Palace: 1500TRY
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- 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 can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 15 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
If you're booking at the last minute or departing later in the day, keep in mind that some museums and sites close at 5:30 PM. Your guide will suggest alternative options. Meet-up will be at central Istanbul hotels or Galata Port. If your hotel is not centrally located, the meeting point will be Vogue Hotel Supreme Istanbul. If you don't choose van service, the guide will come by foot to the centrally located hotels. Please note that surcharge may apply for hotels located on the Asian side or outside the city center if private van service is booked.
Meeting / End Points
- If you haven't choose pick up option, your guide will be wait for you in front of the Foodie-IST Cafe and Brasserie in Sultanahmet on Yerebatan Cad ( nearby the exit of Basilica Cistern). Your guide wears guiding license on neck.
