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5 to 6 Hours
Specific Tour
Unlimited
English
Want to take advantage of early morning layover in Istanbul Airport? Enjoy a perfectly curated short trip from Istanbul Airport to old city of Istanbul. If your flight arrives between 05.00 am to 07.00 am and have an 6 hours or more time to spare from morning till noon, it is a wonderful option to make the best of your stopover in Istanbul.
In this personalized tour, after meeting your driver at the airport with the help of our Meet & Greet Service, you will be transfered to city center where you guide will meet you. You will have a chance to experience either a proper Turkish Breakfast or quick snack on way depending on your layover time. Then it is time to visit the iconic sites of Istanbul Old City in your own pace; Byzantine Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern, Grand Bazaar. Finally you will be transferred back to airport early enough to go through the security and reach to the gate on time, as we do always.
After clearing passport control and customs, our Meet & Greet partner M44 will be ready to meet you at the exit gate No: 13, International arrival terminal. Once you have spotted sign of M44 and shared your booking information, You will be accompanied to your driver and vehicle. Following meeting your driver and getting on private vehicle, you will be transferred to your guide's location in old city, where major attractions are grouped in same vicinity.
Duration: 45-60 minutes depending on traffic or whether it is a working day or not.
Stop At: Hippodrome The equivalent of Maxiumus Circus, city of Rome was immitated in new capital of Roman Empire as we call Byzantine Hippodrome; Hear the stories of glory chariot riders and amazed with monuments erected by the ambitios Roman engineers; Egpytian Obelisk, Serpent Colomn and Colomn of Constantine.
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Stop At: Blue Mosque As an operating mosque, your guide will take you inside of mosque complex in between praying times and help you to barrow a scarf or skirt if needed. it is closed untill noon on Fridays due to Friday noon prayer service. Attention; There is ongoing restoration and the dome view is blocked by scaffolding.
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Stop At Hagia Sophia. Walk through with our licensed tour guide and explore the 8th wonder of the world (possibly) from the aspects of architecture, religion and politics. Hagia Sophia is not a museum any more and visiting hours changes based on praying times. It is open all weekdays 24/7
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Basilica Cistern As you walk down the stairs, you will see a palace looking underground water system built in 6th C. by Romans. Its massive size could store enough water to provide for Roman Palace and surrending neighborhood untill it was forgotten.
Admision fee is 190 TL or 11 USD
Duration: 30 minutes Admission Ticket Not Included
The world's oldest shopping mall was buit in 1460s by the order of Ottoman Sultan Mehmet the Conqurer, in order to generate income for maintaining their newly converted mosque. The city, being in the meeting point of oriental trade routes made the bazaar Grand and Famous. Today, with 3000 thousand shops offer huge range of colourful item from simple souviners to expensive items such as jewelery, carpets, mosaic lamps, magnets, leather. Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays.
Duration: 60 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Duration 45 - 60 minutes
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