Istanbul Small-Group City and Secret Streets Tour with Guide | 4 hours

201 Reviews | Istanbul
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Private Guided Tour
2 Adults x $265.25
$530.50
Approx Total
$530.50
Private Tour Option: A private guide just for your group. ☆ Book up to 15 people for the same price. ☆ Choose from 08:00, 09:00, 11:00 or 13:30
Shared Tour Option
2 Adults x $68.97
$137.94
Approx Total
$137.94
Small Group: Small group tour with Max 8 people. ☆ Choose from 08:30 or 13:00 start times. ☆ Tour is in English.

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • English Speaking Professional Guide
  • Small-group or private tour (depending on option chosen)
  • Gratuities (Recommended)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Overview

The former capital of the Ottoman Empire, Istanbul is a vibrant city filled with magnificent architecture and a rich history as the bridge between east and west. Perfect for first-time visitors, this in-depth guided walking tour covers the main attractions while also venturing to hard-to-find secret spots. Leave the navigation to your guide, who also provides illuminating commentary. After meeting your guide at Sultanahmet Square, head off on a scenic stroll through one of the world’s most spectacular cities. Your guide will tell stories from the heyday of Byzantine and Ottoman rule as you wander the picturesque streets. This tour aims to give you an overview of the city, its historic attractions, museums, local arts and traditions etc.

Meeting points

In front (outside) of FOODIE-IST CAFE AND BRASSERIE. It is approximately 2 minutes walking distance from (T1) Sultanahmet tram stop. Your guide will wear a tour guide badge and will be easy to spot.

End point

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Our tour concludes after visiting Spice Market in Eminönü and leaving you free to continue your Istanbul sightseeing

Itinerary

  • Basilica Cistern

    This spacious Roman built cistern shows off impressive Roman engineering was commissioned by Emperor Justinian and built in 532. The largest surviving Byzantine cistern in Ä°stanbul has been backdrop for many movies over time. Its cavernous depths make a great retreat on hot summer days.

    10 minutes

  • Sogukcesme Sokak

    This is a small street with beautiful historic houses which are leaning against the wall of Topkapi Palace.

    10 minutes

  • Caferaga Medresesi

    The CaferaÄŸa Medresseh is a former medrese and now recognised as an important centre of Turkish classical arts where traditional Turkish handicrafts such as calligraphy, ceramics, jewelry and so forth are taught, made and sold.

    10 minutes

  • Hagia Sophia Moschee

    Began its life as a church in 532 AD, converted into a mosque after the Turkish conquest of Constantinople in 1453 and now a museum since 1935. By general consensus, it is the most important Byzantine structure and one of the world’s great monuments built under the direction of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage site in Istanbul and famous for its lofty interior, stunning surviving mosaics and the massive dome...

    10 minutes

  • TopkapI Palace

    Imperial residence of Ottoman sultans is the subject of more colorful stories than most of the world's museums put together. Libidinous sultans, ambitious courtiers, beautiful concubines and scheming eunuchs lived and worked here between the 15th and 19th centuries when it was the court of the Ottoman empire. About 24 sultans ruled from the Topkapı Palace for nearly four centuries during the Ottoman Empire's 600-year reign

    10 minutes

  • Sultanahmet District

    "Sultan Ahmet Center", the heart of the "Old City" from where the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires were ruled

    10 minutes

  • Walled Obelisk

    The Walled Obelisk or Masonry Obelisk (Turkish: Örme Dikilitaş) is a Roman monument in the form of an obelisk. It is situated at the southern end of the ancient chariot-racing track of Constantinople's central barrier, beside the Obelisk of Theodosius and the Serpentine Column.

    10 minutes

  • German Fountain

    Constructed as a present from German Emperor Wilhelm II in 1898, it represents one of the most beautiful monuments in Istanbul.

    10 minutes

  • Hippodrome

    The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social center of Constantinople. Today it is a square with a few fragments of the original structure surviving. Monuments decorating the Hippodrome include the 3500-year-old Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column...

    10 minutes

  • Blue Mosque

    Sultan Ahmed Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque by many tourists because of its bluish interior decoration( blue tiles surrounding the walls of interior design), is the most important mosque of Istanbul standing next to the Byzantine Hippodrome in the old city center..

    10 minutes

  • Serpent Column

    Also known as the Serpentine Column, Plataean Tripod or Delphi Tripod, is an ancient bronze column at the Hippodrome of Constantinople (known as Atmeydanı "Horse Square" in the Ottoman period). It is part of an ancient Greek sacrificial tripod, originally in Delphi and relocated to Constantinople by Constantine the Great in 324.

    10 minutes

  • Sultanahmet Square

    This beautiful square and a great place to make a stop, relax and take photos of Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.

    10 minutes

  • Tahtakale District

    "Shop till you drop" in Tahtakale, a sub-district of Istanbul's Eminönü, where you can find anything and everything you are looking for, all for resonable prices.

    10 minutes

  • Misir Carsisi (Spice Market)

    No visit to Istanbul is complete without stopping by the atmospheric Spice Bazaar with roots dating back to 1660, this is one Istanbul's most famous bazaars. Vividly coloured spices are displayed alongside jewel-like lokum (Turkish delight) at this Ottoman-era marketplace, providing eye candy for the thousands of tourists and locals who make their way here every day. Stalls also sell caviar, dried herbs, honey, nuts and dried fruits.

    10 minutes

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • There is a moderate amount of walking involved

Free Cancellation

April 25100% refund
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201 reviews

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  • 4 stars
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  • 3 stars
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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 181 reviews with 5 stars

Great tour and guide!!

Published on Dec, 2024

Tour guide was very knowledgeable and answered all of our many questions. We saw all the major highlights and felt he covered all topics well. He gave us recommendations plus took us to some place that we asked about but wasn’t part of the tour but made time for something we wanted to see without taking away from everything else on the tour. Well worth it!

Interesting

Published on Dec, 2024

Excellent guide, extremely knowledgeable. Don't know how to spell his name something like Torg. Interesting

Great Guide

Published on Nov, 2024

Alp was a great guide. Very knowledgeable and excellent English. He clearly had a passion for his topic.

A nice walk thru Istanbul.

Published on Nov, 2024

Enjoyed our walk thru Istanbul. Did it on our first morning to get a look around. Host was friendly and knowledgeable. Recommended.

Idéal first tour

Published on Nov, 2024

Hussein was a very good tour guide, good start when you just arrive in town Easy walk distance. Talk about history and culture

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