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Byzantine Tour of Istanbul, Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern

By ROSOTRAVEL Turkey
Free cancellation available
Price is P 28,309 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Explore Istanbul’s Old City with a 5-Star Licensed Guide
  • Hear the history of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire
  • See the Hippodrome of Constantinople, Bukoleon Palace, and more
  • Skip-the-line tickets to Hagia Sophia Mosque (3- and 4-hour options only)
  • Discover Basilica Cistern with skip-the-line tickets (5-hour option only)

Activity location

    • Istanbul
    • Istanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Divanyolu Caddesi, Alemdar, Dr. Eminpaşa Sk. No:2, 34110 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye | Meet your guide in front of the World Heritage Center Hotel, Alemdar, Divanyolu Caddesi, Dr. Eminpaşa Sk. No:2, 34110 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey. Please do not enter the hotel, it is only a meeting point and the staff is not informed about the tour.
    • Alemdar, İstanbul, Türkiye

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2-hour: The Byzantine Old City

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English

Explore the Sultanahmet Old City and discover the history of the Byzantine Empire. See the Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia (outside only), and more. The tour is led by a Private Guide who is fluent in your chosen language.

Price details
P 28,309.34 x 1 AdultP 28,309.34
Total
Price is P 28,309.34

3-hour: Old City & Hagia Sophia

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

Visit the Hagia Sophia Mosque, explore the Sultanahmet Old City and discover the history of the Byzantine Empire. See the ancient Hippodrome and more highlights. The tour is led by a Private Guide who is fluent in your chosen language.

Price details
P 37,056.48 x 1 AdultP 37,056.48
Total
Price is P 37,056.48

4-hour: Old City, Hagia Sophia & Basilica Cistern

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Visit the Basilica Cistern and Hagia Sophia, explore the Sultanahmet Old City and discover the history of the Byzantine Empire, including the ancient Hippodrome. The tour is led by a Private Guide who is fluent in your chosen language.

Price details
P 49,406.24 x 1 AdultP 49,406.24
Total
Price is P 49,406.24

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    The Byzantine Empire History Private Walking Tour of Istanbul’s Old City (number of attractions depends on the option selected)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    History Expert-Guide who fluent in the language of your choice
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Free admission to Little Hagia Sophia
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Skip-the-line tickets to Hagia Sophia (3- and 5-hour options only)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Skip-the-line tickets to Basilica Cistern (5-hour option only)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Skip-the-line tickets to Hagia Sophia (in 2-hour option)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Skip-the-line tickets to Basilica Cistern (in 2 and 3-hour options)

What you can expect

On this private tour you will travel back in time to the Byzantine era and explore the ancient streets of Constantinople with a History Expert-Guide! Immerse yourself in stories about the fallen empire and discover what’s left of its architecture and heritage. Enjoy an exclusive experience of Sultanahmet tailored to your needs and interests. See pre-Ottoman Istanbul!

Book our 2-hour tour to discover the ancient ruins of Constantinople in the Old City (Sultanahmet District). You will see the square where the Hippodrome horse and chariot racing stadium stood, and hear amazing stories about daily life in the capital of the mighty Byzantine Empire before its conquest by the Turks. Istanbul has changed a lot during the Ottoman Empire era. The guide will tell you how the magnificent Hagia Sophia transformed from a Roman catholic church to a mosque and show you the ruins of ancient temples, fountains and obelisks. You will pass the 16th-century Blue Mosque and the site where the Great Palace of Constantinople stood. Another point of interest will be the impressive ruins of the 5th-century Bucoleon Palace and the Little Hagia Sophia Mosque, which is a former Greek Eastern Orthodox church built in the 6th century. You will feel closer to Constantinople with every step!

Book our 3-hour tour to discover the ancient ruins of Constantinople in the Old City and visit the Hagia Sophia Mosque. Today, this magnificent mosque is one of the most visited attractions in Istanbul, but during the Byzantine Empire it was a Christian cathedral. Inside, your Expert Guide will explain Hagia Sophia’s Christian and Islamic elements and how it has changed during the country’s transformation from the Byzantine Empire, to the Ottoman Empire, to the new Republic of Turkey. Skip-the-line tickets are included to help you save time and avoid long queues.

Book our 5-hour tour to discover the ancient ruins of Constantinople in the Old City and visit the Basilica Cistern and Hagia Sophia Mosque. This option includes skip-the-line tickets to 2 top attractions of the Byzantine heritage. Go underground to the largest of the several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the Old City of Istanbul and discover the secrets of Byzantine engineering!

Location

Activity location

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    • Istanbul
    • Istanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Divanyolu Caddesi, Alemdar, Dr. Eminpaşa Sk. No:2, 34110 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye | Meet your guide in front of the World Heritage Center Hotel, Alemdar, Divanyolu Caddesi, Dr. Eminpaşa Sk. No:2, 34110 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey. Please do not enter the hotel, it is only a meeting point and the staff is not informed about the tour.
    • Alemdar, İstanbul, Türkiye