Istanbul Old City Guided Tour - Full Day, Lunch Included

About this tour

Spend a full day walking through Istanbul's historic peninsula with a licensed guide, covering the big names in one go: Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, and the Grand Bazaar. Along the way you'll stop at the old Hippodrome square with its Egyptian obelisk and other ancient monuments. Lunch is included, and you're picked up and dropped back at your hotel, so it's an easy way to see the Byzantine and Ottoman sights without planning the logistics yourself.

Guide Languages

English

Highlights

• Hagia Sophia, the great Byzantine-era domed monument
• The Blue Mosque, named for its tiled interior
• Hippodrome of Constantinople, the ancient chariot-racing square
• German Fountain, a gift from Kaiser Wilhelm II
• Obelisk of Theodosius, an Egyptian obelisk in the Hippodrome
• Serpentine Column, an ancient bronze monument
• Grand Bazaar, one of the world's oldest covered markets
• Topkapi Palace, home of the Ottoman sultans

Places You Will Visit

Included / Excluded

How the Day Runs and What to Know Before You Go

Expect roughly eight hours in total, wrapping up in the afternoon before your drop-off. Because you're with a licensed guide the whole way, you get the history and context at each stop instead of just walking past it.

A few practical notes on access. The Blue Mosque is an active place of worship and closes to visitors during Friday prayers, so timing there may shift a little on Fridays. Entrance fees are handled as an optional add-on, so if you want admission to the paid interiors, choose that when you book rather than sorting it out on the day.

Check the official site for current visiting times before you go.

Weather in Istanbul

Today 75°F24°C 61°F16°C Rain 78%

Tomorrow 67°F20°C 59°F15°C Rain 5%

Sun, Oct 25 71°F21°C 58°F14°C Rain 0%

Mon, Oct 26 67°F19°C 61°F16°C Rain 17%

Tue, Oct 27 64°F18°C 60°F16°C Rain 33%

Wed, Oct 28 60°F16°C 57°F14°C Rain 34%

Thu, Oct 29 61°F16°C 54°F12°C Rain 34%

Local time 2:54 AM, UTC+03:00

Available Days / Times

• Monday : 08:00
• Tuesday
• Wednesday : 08:00
• Thursday : 08:00
• Friday
• Saturday : 08:00
• Sunday : 08:00

Pickup Location

Fatih, Beyoglu