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Topkapi Palace and Blue Mosque Half Day Tour
Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace Half Day Tour
Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace Half Day Tour
Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace Half Day Tour
Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace Half Day Tour ( 9:00am and 1:30pm )

Topkapi Palace with Harem and Blue Mosque Guided Tour

By Local Tour Guide Istanbul
9.6 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$66 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
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Overview

Istanbul’s Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace are two of the city’s unmissable cultural and historic sites. Focusing on these two places will allow you to concentrate on their beauty and unique histories at leisure, without rushing on to other sites. Save time by skipping the ticket line in Topkapı Palace with priority access, definitely a bonus whether it’s your first time in Istanbul or you’re a repeat visitor.

Activity location

  • Blue Mosque
    • Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7
    • 34122, Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Foodie-ist Cafe and Brasserie
    • 13 Muhterem Efendi Sokak
    • 34122, Alemdar, İstanbul, Turkiye

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Entry Ticket Not Included
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English

( Pay Cash On The Tour ): Topkapi Palace entry ticket (1,700 TL or 45 EUR) is not included in this option. Pay in cash on the tour.

Language options: English
Starting time: 2:00 pm
Price details
AU$66.09 x 1 AdultAU$66.09

Total
Price is AU$66.09
Entry Ticket Included
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English

( All-inclusive Option ): Visit Topkapı Palace and Harem with entry ticket (1,700 TL or 45 EUR pp) is included in this option.

Language options: English
Starting time: 2:00 pm
Price details
AU$161.91 x 1 AdultAU$161.91

Total
Price is AU$161.91

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional Guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedSmall Group
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTopkapi Palace entry ticket (1,700 TL or 47 EUR pp) is included depending on the option selected
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGratitudes

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Minimum age of passengers is: 13
  • Modest clothing should be preferred when visiting the Blue Mosque. Shorts for men or women should be below the knee. Women cover their heads and exposed shoulders with a scarf or shawl, skirt should be below the knee. For those who do not have suitable clothes, stands are available at the entrance. Overalls and headscarves are provided for free of charge.
  • Entrance to Topkapı Palace (1,700 TL or 47 EUR per person) is not included in the tour price. Once you pay your entrance fee (cash in Turkish Lira) to your tour guide, you will have the privilege of skipping the ticket queue. Please take this into consideration and have the entrance fee ready.

Activity itinerary

Blue Mosque
  • 30m
Sultan Ahmed Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque by many tourists has five main domes, six minarets, and eight secondary domes with traditional Ottoman architecture and is considered to be the last great mosque of the classical period.
Topkapi Palace
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Topkapı Palace was the seat of Ottoman Empire more than 380 years where 24 of 36 Sultans lived and ruled their land. The palace was transformed into a museum in 1924 and now one of Turkey’s richest museums with its permanent and temporary exhibition halls. Buildings and courtyards, including a treasury, apartments, bathhouses, harems, and an armoury, holy relics section, not to mention imperial halls, kitchens and royal chambers that make a visit into Topkapi’s inner walls one of the world’s great wonders. Treasures within include 13th-century Japanese porcelain, weaponry used by the Ottoman army, 86 carat 4th biggest diamond of its kind and world famous Topkapi Dagger any many more.. 
Sogukcesme Sokak (Pass by)
This is a small street with beautiful historic houses which are leaning against the wall of Topkapi Palace. Sogukcesme means, the cold fountain in English and street is named after the fountain situated at its end.
Sultanahmet Square (Pass by)
This beautiful square and a great place to make a stop, relax and take photos of Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.
Sultanahmet District (Pass by)
"Sultan Ahmet Centre", the heart of the "Old City" from where the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires were ruled.
Hagia Sophia Mosque (Pass by)
The Church of Divine Wisdom, a fifteen hundred years old splendid monument, is a must see in Istanbul, built to be the world’s largest place of worship by Emperor Justinian in 532 AD

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESBlue Mosque
    • Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7
    • 34122, Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEFoodie-ist Cafe and Brasserie
    • 13 Muhterem Efendi Sokak
    • 34122, Alemdar, İstanbul, Turkiye

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