Free tour

Best of ISTANBUL Old City - Walking Tour 2024 with a Professional Guide

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İstanbul

Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Languages: English and Spanish

Guru: Discover Istanbul Tours - Free Walking Tours

PRO

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Registered on 02 January 2024

As official guides and travellers, we definitely believe that the best way to discover a city is just with a experienced local guides. We are a 3 classmates from one of the best Turism University in Turkey and supported by one of the best Tourism agency in Istanbul. We would love to share our love for this beautiful city with you. Each of us for sometime lived in different countries like USA (Alp), Canada (Nehed) and Spain (Ertuğ). With different backgrounds and experience in Tourism, our passion is to: Go on a historical journey with you, including the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods. Give information about Turkish hospitality, the way local lives, Turkish Cuisine and Turkish culture. Give some tips to our guests for some attractions, shopping areas and what to do during your visit in Istanbul City. If you are ready to discover Istanbul Old city with us, just join our best free walking tours and enjoy your day😊

Free booking and cancellation

Pay-what-you-wish tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

Discover Istanbul with us…

Having limited time in Istanbul and you want to visit the most of it, we have planned a perfect day on which you can explore the most important sights such as the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapı Palace, Grand Bazaar, Ancient Hippodrome, one of Istanbul Cistern in the Istanbul Old Town.

The heart of Istanbul remains its fascinating Old City, home to some of the most historic sites of this vibrant megapolis. Dramatically located on a peninsula pointing across the Bosphorus Strait to Asia, Sultanahmet was formerly the capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires..

Experience Istanbul's timeless sights on a free walking tour of the city's stunning historic places. Listen for the ancient echoes of pounding hooves and charioteers at Hippodrome Square and spot the distinctive tiles of the Blue Mosque. See the magnificent Hagia Sophia, then follow in the footsteps of powerful sultans, courtiers, and generals at Topkapı Palace Garden. Continue your tour in the vibrant Grand Bazaar, browsing bright displays of handicrafts, carpets and souvenirs.

Places to Visit:

Topkapı Palace (from Outside)

Haghia Irene Church

Haghia Sophia (from Outside)

Hurrem Sultan Hammam (from Outside)

Blue Mosque (Inside)

Germain Fountain

The Walled Obelisk

Obelisk of Theodosius

Serpent column

İbrahim Pasha Palace

Nakkaş Cistern (Optional)

Grand Bazaar (Inside)

Useful information for the traveler:

-No ticket is needed for any place we will enter.

-You may want to bring a scarf to enter the mosques.
-When the tour ends you will be able to pay the guru whatever you consider fair. Some will pay €10, others $50. It's up to you! (minimum contribution suggested is €10 per person around the world.)
-Min 5 attendees is needed.
-Topkapı Palace is closed on Tuesdays.
-Blue Mosque is closed during our tour on Fridays.
-Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays.

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Sultanahmet, Binbirdirek, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye

Here is the Meeting Point: Sultanahmet, Binbirdirek, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye - You can meet our guide at the Obelisk of Theodosius (Egyptian Obelisk) in Sultanahmet Square (Old City). - Our guide will be waiting you with a Turquoise Umbrella or Turkish Flag

Outside visit

Roman Hippodrome Ruins

the Obelisk of Theodosius (Egyptian Obelisk) will be our meeting point. Our guide will be waiting you with a Turkish flag or Turquoise umbrella

Outside visit

Sultan Ahmet

Blue colour effect of Blue mosque unique tiles..

Outside visit

Beyazıt

For Shopping alternatives, we will visit the biggest bazaar in the world.

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).