Istanbul: A Tale of Two Continents (Private Walking Tour)

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| Istanbul, Turkey

Features

Free Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Instant ticket delivery

Mobile Ticket

Pickup available

Duration

5 hours

Wheelchair accessible

Audio guide

Live guide

Sweet and Spice Tasting
Bottled water
Government Fees
Guidance
Priority to Buy Tickets (Skip the Lines)
Coffee and/or Tea

Tictets
Gratuities
Lunch

Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Starting from the spice-scented, mystical atmosphere of the Grand Bazaar, we embark on an unforgettable walk toward the very zero point of history. This is not merely a sightseeing excursion, it is a voyage of discovery where you will touch the city's soul and hear thousands of years of stories...

Duration from 5 Hours to 8 Hours
Private Tour

1
Grand Bazaar
The Grand Bazaar is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 65 streets and over 4,000 shops.
- Duration 30 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
2
Vezirhan Caddesi
The Nuruosmaniye Mosque is an 18th-century Ottoman mosque located in the Çemberlitaş neighbourhood of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey, which was inscribed in the Tentative list of World Heritage Sites in Turkey in 2016.
- Duration 15 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required

Column of Constantine

The Column of Constantine is a monumental column commemorating the dedication of Constantinople by Roman emperor Constantine the Great on 11 May 330 AD. Completed 328 AD, it is the oldest Constantinian monument to survive in Istanbul.

Duration 15 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Basilica Cistern

It is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey.

Duration 1 Hour•
Admission Ticket Not Included

Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque

It is a mosque and former church serving as a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. The last of three church buildings to be successively erected on the site by the Eastern Roman Empire, it was completed in 537 CE. The site was a Greek Orthodox church from...

Duration 1 Hour and 30 Minutes•
Admission Ticket Not Included

Blue Mosque

The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, also known by its official name, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I and remains a functioning mosque today. It also attracts a large number...

Duration 45 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Hippodrome

It was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square in Istanbul, Turkey, known as Sultanahmet Square. We will see "German Fountain, Obelisk of Theodosius, Serpent Column, Walled Obelisk" together.

Duration 45 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

TopkapI Palace

Topkapı Palace was built by Sultan Mehmed II (1444-1445 and 1451-1481) during the years 1460-1478, following the conquest of Istanbul. Topkapı Palace is situated in one of the oldest parts of Istanbul; the historic peninsula bounded by the Marmara Sea, the Bosphorus Strait and the Golden Horn inlet. It is...

Duration 1 Hour and 30 Minutes•
Admission Ticket Not Included

Gulhane Park

Gülhane Park is a historical urban park in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It adjacent to and on the grounds of the Topkapı Palace. The south entrance of the park sports one of the larger gates of the palace. It is the oldest and one of the most expansive...

Duration 15 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Sirkeci Station

Sirkeci railway station, listed on maps as Istanbul railway station, is a railway terminal in Istanbul, Türkiye. The terminal is located in Sirkeci, on the tip of Istanbul's historic peninsula, right next to the Golden Horn and just northwest of Gülhane Park and the Topkapı Palace.

Duration 15 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Fatih

There are several documents suggesting that the name of the bazaar was first "New Bazaar". Then it got its name "Egyptian Bazaar" because it was built with the revenues from the Ottoman eyalet of Egypt in 1660.

Duration 30 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Yeni Cami Caddesi

The New Mosque, originally named the Valide Sultan Mosque,. After its partial reconstruction and completion between 1660 and 1665, is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Eminönü quarter of Istanbul, Türkiye. It is situated on the Golden Horn, at the southern end of the Galata Bridge, and is a...

Duration 15 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Golden Horn

The Golden Horn is a major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Türkiye. As a natural estuary that connects with the Bosphorus Strait at the point where the strait meets the Sea of Marmara, the waters of the Golden Horn help define the northern boundary...