Blue Mosque Guided Tour with Options

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based on 2,944 reviews

| Istanbul, Turkey

Features

Duration

1.5 hours

Live guide

Walk straight into the Blue Mosque with a licensed guide who reveals why its minarets caused a stir and how its architecture enhances prayers.
Gaze at the vast marble courtyard, elegant cascading domes, colossal columns nicknamed “elephant feet,” and inscriptions hand-drawn by Ottoman calligraphers.
A guide leads the way through the mosque and an Old City walking tour past the Hippodrome, ancient Obelisks, and Byzantine relics.
Enhance your journey with a Bosphorus cruise for unbeatable skyline views, take a Hagia Sophia tour to uncover its hidden frescoes, or explore the Basilica Cistern.
Fun fact: Various verses from the Quran and the words of the Prophet Muhammad adorn the high walls of the mosque.

1-hour guided tour of the Blue Mosque
Entry to Blue Mosque
Expert English-speaking licensed guide
Walking tour around Old City
Istanbul Old Town map
1.5-hour Bosphorus cruise ticket (as per option selected)
Audio guide for cruise in English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Arabic & Chinese (as per option selected). The audio guide is available for you to download. Instructions will be shared with your ticket. Do bring your own headphones.
Bosphorus cruise map (as per option selected)
1.5-hour guided tour of the Hagia Sophia (as per option selected)
Skip-the-line entry to Hagia Sophia (as per option selected)
30-min guided tour of the Basilica Cistern (as per option selected)
Skip-the-line entry to Basilica Cistern (as per option selected)

Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.
Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the meeting point.
Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before the scheduled time of your tour to avoid any delays.
Please check your final voucher for the meeting point details and specific instructions.

Your experience
Meet your guide just outside the Blue Mosque, one of the most famous monuments in Istanbul dating back to the Ottoman Empire. Get the opportunity to see the mosque after an extensive renovation of more than 5 years.
Learn about the Blue Mosque
Walk through its spacious tiled...