Basilica Cistern Skip-the-Line Ticket with Guided Tour
Description
Explore the ancient cistern with a professional tour guide with skip the ticket line without waiting. The cistern has an unusual history that attracts travelers across the globe to experience it in real. Who would not want to walk on raised wooden platforms to feel water dripping from the arched ceilings giving the essence of historical architecture? If you have a passion for photography, you will love the medusa-head column bases.
Tour Options
Itinerary
You will meet with our guide at the meeting point and continue to the museum. The guide will explain the history of the place and the tour will end at the museum.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(310)
The Cistern visit is a must do; the value of this ticket is that we didn't have to wait in the LONG line and the ticket cost was included. The brief speech from the guide was good and he did wait for a couple of us and was very polite.
Great way to skip the line! Short but informative tour leaving as much time as needed to explore the cistern.
Our guide spent 15 minutes with us outside and that was it. We were left to explore it on our own. This was after the first tour with viator was cancelled and I had to scramble to find another.
Was not really a guided tour just a 10 minute talk when we met the guide outside, we then went in on our own and had to find what we could remember. The guide left when we went in. We had no one to answer our questions.
Nilay is incredibly passionate about sharing the culture of her country. I can’t explain how great the day was. Everything from the sights to the food of Türkiye. It was just a wonderful day conducted by a wonderful human. Thanks, Nilay!
The skip the line was unnecessary before 10am as the ticket booth was walk up even on Saturday in late June A brief lecture was delivered, in the shade, prior to entering, over the noise and chaos of the city. Difficult to learn this way. Once inside, no further information was presented, just free wandering. Not a good value.
Meet up was a little chaotic, but guide gave a good 20 min overview before entering the cistern. The cistern itself is absolutely amazing.
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You are in a very large group and the guide talk to you for about 10 minutes before you go into the cistern .
The company was easy to contact and very helpful. the meeting point was easy to find and the guide was extremely knowledgeable. most important was setting the tour up in advance saved us a lot of time waiting in line to get in. So people waited in line for almost two hours before being able to enter.
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Best value for the money!! It's not a fully guided tour if ur expecting a whole guided one. When u enter the guide gives u all details in the first few mins and then lets u explore around
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for taking the time to review us. We are happy you enjoyed your trip and the experience with the Istanbul E-pass. We look forward to participating in your next adventure in Turkey again. Best Regards Dan Istanbul E-pass
