Half-day Private Walking City Tour in Turkey, Istanbul

By joining our tour, you learn history of Hagia Sophia, Hipodrom, Blue Mosque(Sultanahmet Mosque) and Grandbazaar. You can skip the line of museums and save your time during our half day private walking city tour.

Highlights:

• Discover Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque
• Learn about the Hippodrome of Constantinople
• Visit the Grand Bazaar with your private local guide
• Enjoy private walking tour

Includes:

• Professional local guide

Not included:

• Entrance fees
• Lunch

Visit the symbol of the city's complex history, Hagia Sophia. The 6th-century Byzantine cathedral, adorned in spectacular gold mosaics and then a mosque, had seen the rule of two great empires and now functions as a museum. It had been destroyed and reconstructed countless times, together with the city itself. Visually resembling the exterior of Hagia Sophia and located next to it, Blue Mosque (or Sultanahmet Mosque) is another iconic part of Istanbul and is still an active place of worship. On the tour, you will understand the origins of its name, as you examine the 20,000 Iznik handmade tiles with red tulip designs, stained-glass windows and calligraphy on its lower and upper floors.

As you move around Istanbul in the morning sun, discover the trace of the Roman Empire that still lives in the form of relics at the Hippodrome of Constantinople. This huge chariot racing and gladiator Roman arena has the oldest historical monuments of the city, the Obelisk of Theodosius, the Serpent Column and the Masonry Obelisk.

Become one of the 250,000 daily visitors of the Grand Bazaar, also known by locals as Kapali Carsiand. It is one of the most ancient markets in the world, with about 4,000 shops on its 60 covered streets. No matter how demanding your taste is, it has something to offer, selling countless items from leather goods and hand-woven carpets to archaic jewelry and foreign spices.

You can book more private tours from the host:

Private Istanbul City Tour with Hotel Transfer
Istanbul Private Layover Tour from the Airport
Private Topkapi Palace Tour