4 Days Private Istanbul Tour
Hagia Sophia
Blue Mosque
Basilica Cistern
Chora Church
Topkapi Palace
Grand Bazaar
Spice Market
Dolmabahce Palace
Bosphorus Cruise
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4 Days Private Istanbul Tour
Pickup included
What's included in 4 Days Private Istanbul Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Sultanahmet District
Arrive at Ataturk airport and meet our driver at the exit gate. He will be holding a board that your name is written. Transfer to your small boutique hotel in Sultanahmet area. Spend the rest of the time at leisure. Overnight at a hotel in Sultanahmet.
Blue Mosque
Your guide will meet you after breakfast for a tour of the Ottoman Istanbul. A short walk takes you to the Blue Mosque which was completed in 1616. Our next stop will be the Topkapi Palace, more than just a palace, it is an assemblage of museums containing collections amassed by the Sultans for almost five centuries. Our visit also takes you to the famous Harem where the Imperial Family resided. We then stop at Divan Yolu for lunch at a local restaurant. Next, we walk through the old cobbled streets down to Rustem Pasha Mosque and then the Spice Market, where Genoese and Venetian goods were sold at a time when there was no Suez Canal, and all the spices from the East were also brought here after being loaded on vessels in Egypt. Overnight at a hotel in Sultanahmet.
Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
Our second day in Istanbul takes us to a number of Byzantine Relics. We first stroll to the great square which was once the Byzantine Hippodrome. Now it is a great park like area surrounded by the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, and the Underground Cistern, commonly called the Basilica Cistern. The Hippodrome exhibits the Walled Column, The Serpent Column and the Egyptian Obelisque from the Byzantine times and the German Fountain is located in the North end of the Hippodrome. Next, we visit the Hagia Sophia, the most important Byzantine building in the world. After lunch at a local restaurant, we take a short drive to The Chora Church to see the climax of Byzantine Mosaic Art. We end the tour with a visit to the Grand Bazaar. Overnight at a hotel in Sultanahmet.
Inclusions
- Local taxes and 18 % VAT
- Lunches on tour
- Private guiding on tours
- Private A/C minivan for the tours and transfers
- Return private airport transfers
- Personal expenses
- Drinks at lunches
- Dinners
- Gratuities for the guide and driver
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infant meals not included
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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
We can pick you up from your hotel,all times are flexible
