Istanbul Tour for Cruise Passengers - Ephesus Guide and Ephesus Tour Organization:
Istanbul Classical
tour for Cruise Passengers
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Classical
İstanbul city tour
Key Information:
Tour Duration: approx. 5-6 hours
Days of Operation: Every day
Season: All Year
Places to visit: Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand bazaar.
Guide: English speaking guide (tours in other languages are availbale)
Departure from: Istanbul Airport/Istanbul port /Istanbul Hotels
Tour program
- Pick-up from the Istanbul Port or from your hotel
- Visit to Hagia Sophia (built by the Emperor Justinian when Istanbul was Constantinople, this magnificent example of Byzantine architecture is a massive dome, a lengthy nave, and an interior decorated with marble, precious stones, and pillars)
- visit of Topkapi Palace (A huge complex, the former palace of the Ottoman sultans is now a museum with an extraordinary collection of Chinese porcelain, art, artifacts and jewels, including the Topkapi diamond and the dagger)
- Blue Mosque (this elegant mosque with six minaretes is one of the city's most recognizable sights)
- Continue for the Hippodrome (The large, open square was once the site of a Roman circus and could seat a quarter of a million spectators. You can see there the Snake Column from Delphi and an Egyptian obelisk taken from the Temple of Karnak at Luxor)
- visit of the Grand Bazaar (The largest and the oldest covered market place in the world with more than 4,000 shops in the labyrinth of streets. There is a huge variety of goods there including jewelry, fabrics, spices and local handicrafts).
- By the end of the tour drive back to Istanbul Port or to your hotel.
The tour includes the professional licensed tour guide, all entrance fees, private air-conditioned transportation and VAT.
Key Information:
Tour Duration: approx. 5-6 hours
Days of Operation: Every day
Season: All Year
Places to visit: Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand bazaar.
Guide: English speaking guide (tours in other languages are availbale)
Departure from: Istanbul Airport/Istanbul port /Istanbul Hotels
Tour program
- Pick-up from the Istanbul Port or from your hotel
- Visit to Hagia Sophia (built by the Emperor Justinian when Istanbul was Constantinople, this magnificent example of Byzantine architecture is a massive dome, a lengthy nave, and an interior decorated with marble, precious stones, and pillars)
- visit of Topkapi Palace (A huge complex, the former palace of the Ottoman sultans is now a museum with an extraordinary collection of Chinese porcelain, art, artifacts and jewels, including the Topkapi diamond and the dagger)
- Blue Mosque (this elegant mosque with six minaretes is one of the city's most recognizable sights)
- Continue for the Hippodrome (The large, open square was once the site of a Roman circus and could seat a quarter of a million spectators. You can see there the Snake Column from Delphi and an Egyptian obelisk taken from the Temple of Karnak at Luxor)
- visit of the Grand Bazaar (The largest and the oldest covered market place in the world with more than 4,000 shops in the labyrinth of streets. There is a huge variety of goods there including jewelry, fabrics, spices and local handicrafts).
- By the end of the tour drive back to Istanbul Port or to your hotel.
The tour includes the professional licensed tour guide, all entrance fees, private air-conditioned transportation and VAT.