Observer Travel Seyahat Acentası Belge No: 8036
We will use a private car. You will see the local lifestyle. We have lunch in a local restaurant.
If any museum is closed on our itinerary, We make the necessary changes to visit any other convenient museum.
In any case of crowded museum ticket cues, We buy the tickets before we meet in advance. Paying cash for the tickets is in preference to the guide.
Rail or Bus Station, Cruise Ship Port, Hotel, Address or Intersection, Monument/Building
The tour can start from 8:00 am to 11:00 am. You have to inform us about your departure time before the tour.
Roman and Ottoman Empires gave shape to Istanbul”s art and culture. Present-day still you are able to see the sign of that culture on buildings and roads. When we walk on the streets you may discover a detail which has never been realized before by the others.
There was a strange article on the marble at the Hagia Sophia. For many years lots of travelers passed without knowing what was that. One day a man realized that was Viking graffiti. HALVDAN was telling that he was in Hagai Sophia! The strange thing is this graffiti is older than eight hundred years.
My tours are not only historical; interesting people, local markets, streets, delicious food, best desserts. Come and discover this lovely city with me.
Between; 08:00am to 11:00am (Let us know)
Visit ST. SOPHIA This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time. TOPKAPI PALACE The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Sedefkar Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. HIPPODROME Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. GRAND COVERED BAZAAR More than 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths’ street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as handpainted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx-ware, and meerschaum pipes. After the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Free Evening and optional Istanbul Evening Shows or Bosphorus Dinner Cruise including traditional Turkish entertainment and dinner. Overnight in Istanbul.
