8 hours
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Overview
See Istanbul’s top attractions in one day on a full-day tour that is perfect for people with limited time. Skip the lines at landmarks around Sultanahmet including the magnificent Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, and the Hippodrome. Browse the shops in the vast Grand Bazaar, then have lunch at a Turkish restaurant, before taking in more sights from the Bosphorous River on a private cruise boat.
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Plan Tours
Ratings & Reviews
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Nice guide but total tour too short at 7 hours
Kathy_H, Feb 2025
It was nice and the tour guide was intelligent and knowledgeable. But the descriptive locations on viator were not accurate. We did not go to the hippodrome and the total 7 hours seemed less than described. The places visited were great.
Worth the money
Kateri_K, Jul 2022
Great tour…in a day! Company will do a hotel pickup/drop off and you are driven around, from tourist site to tourist site, in a comfortable and air conditioned bus. Lunch was super with choices for vegans. Tour directors accommodate multiple languages. Well worth every penny!
Response from Host, Jul 2022
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very good tour especially for those on...
Farris Anderson, Aug 2018
<p>very good tour especially for those on very limited time/ days in Istanbul. Tour guides very friendly and spoke very good English. Highly recommended</p>
Two Tours - 13 Hours
happytravels0228, Mar 2018
Just a heads up it is actually two separate morning and afternoon tours that they just combine there different tour groups up for. The Blue Mosque is closed and you can only view the outside. The afternoon portion is a cruise on the hop on hop off boat and then you go to the tea house but no tea is served. It's a decent tour but they are overselling what they are doing and they do not have free transportation from the hotel. I had to pay 10 euro's each way for them to pick me up at the hotel. Of which then the tour guide asked if I would take the Metro back to my hotel because traffic was bad. The morning in the city was better then the afternoon. The guide explained each of the sites but the afternoon tour guide sat downstairs in the ferry and only loaded us into the bus.
Itinerary
Ayasofya
Hagia Sophia, the Church of Divine Wisdom, one of the greatest marvels of architecture, constructed as a basilica in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian.
1 hourAdmission IncludedBlue Mosque
Blue Mosque, facing Hagia Sophia, famous with its blue İznik tiles and unique with 6 minarets, built in the name of Sultan Ahmet.
30 minutesGrand Bazaar
Grand Covered Bazaar, most attractive shopping center and the biggest "souk" in the world with nearly 4000 shops selling antiques, jewellery, gold, carpets, leatherware and souvenir.
(Art demonstration of handmade Turkish carpets upon request)
1 hourBosphorus Strait
Bosphorus Cruise on Plan Tours’ private boat, through the waterway separating the two continents, Europe and Asia, with a possibility to take photographs of marble palaces, ancient wooden villas of Ottoman architecture besides modern residentials and luxurious apartments.
2 hoursAdmission IncludedPierre Loti Tepesi
Teleferique (cable car) to Pierre Loti Coffee House among the green which is located on a hill with beautiful trees where you can enjoy the wonderful panorama of the Golden Horn.
Bird’ s eye view of the Golden Horn with the teleferique (cable car) while climbing to the café, 550 beeline meters in 115 seconds. The coffee house takes its name from Pierre Loti, the French author and poet who was very fond of İstanbul and wrote as he sat in this coffee house enjoying the view.
30 minutesAdmission Included
Experience
Highlights
Inclusions
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Local guide
- Professional guide
- Lunch
- Guaranteed to skip the long lines
Exclusions
- Drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Infant meals not included
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please note that there may be long waiting times for entry to the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia
Guide Languages
English
Spanish
German
Cancellation Policy
A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.