Available Everyday !

Price 55 Euro per person

Includes
* Entrance fees to the palaces and museums
* Pick up and drop off to the hotel
* Professional tour guide
* Lunch

Itinerary
09:00 you will be picked up from your hotel and we first visit Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hipodrom area and around 13:00 we provide lunch and after the lunch we visit the Topkapi Palace, Suleymaniye mosque, according to your request we can eighter transfer you back to your hotel or dropp you off at the Grandbazaar. is 17:00 Approx.. time for the tour ending. This tour also can be taken half and half days.

On the right you can see some of the images and below is the information’s about the places you will visit today.

Hagia Sophia was, for nearly a thousand years, the largest enclosed space in the world, and still seen as one of the world's most important architectural monuments. It is one of Turkey's most popular attractions, drawn by the sheer spectacle of its size, architecture, mosaics and art. Built in the 6th century by Byzantine Emperor Justinian.

Blue Mosque : This mosque was built by Sultan Ahmet I during 1609-1616 in the town carrying his name in Istanbul. It is the only mosque in Turkey with six minarets. Due to its magnificent hand-dyed blue, green and white tiles it has been named the "Blue Mosque" by Europeans. The central dome is 43 m in height and is 33.4 m in diameter. 260 windows surround the mosque.

Hippodrome: The ancient Hippodrome, scene of chariot races and the centre of Byzantine civic life. Of the ornaments which once decorated it, only three remain: The Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column, and the Column of Constantine.

Theodosius Obelisk is originally an Egyptian piece of art erected in 1547 BC and originally 60m tall. German fountain is also within the hippodrome area, constructed in Germany to mark German Emperor Wilhelm II's second visit to Istanbul, it was imported and officially opened on January 1 1901. The fountain's three domes are decorated with gold mosaics.

Topkapi Palace , Topkapi Palace was the imperial residence of the Ottoman Sultans, starting with Fatih Sultan Mehmet, the conqueror, until 1856. It was converted to a museum in 1924. Parts of the Palace such as the Harem, Baghdad Pavilion, Revan Pavilion, Sofa Pavilion, and the Audience Chamber distinguish themselves with their architectural assets, while in other sections artifacts are displayed which reflect the palace life. The museum also has collections from imperial treasury, Chinese porcelain, weapons, calligraphy etc.

Suleymaniye Mosque The cascading domes and four slender minarets of the Imperial Suleymaniye Mosque dominate the skyline on the Golden Horn's west bank. It is considered the most beautiful of all imperial mosques in Istanbul, it was built between 1550 and 1557 by Sinan, the renowned chief architect of the Ottoman Empire's golden age in the name of Sultan Suleyman The Magnificent.

Hagia Sophia Closed on Mondays

Topkapi Palace Closed on Tuesdays

Contact us to book this tour

Istanbul Office
Encounter Tours & Kaletur LTD,
Cankurtaran Meydani No:9 D2 Eminonu Istanbul
Tel : +90-212-517-8115-16 & Fax +90-212-517-8114
E-mail : info@kaletour.com