Istanbul Constantinople City Walls and Chora Church Private Tour
Description
We will drive you by the Old City Walls of Constantinople while our guide will be giving you all historical information behind of these walls. The Istanbul city walls has eyewitness many Sieges, Raids, Events. You will stop by 2/3 most important historical main attractions located near by city walls. First one is Seven Dungeons or well known name Yedikule Fortress. Second one is Chora Church with beautiful Byzantine Mosaics. And the third one is the last palace of Byzantine Emperors Tekfur Palace, and last one is hidden Nakkaş Cistern. A secret landmark in the center of Istanbul. This tour is operated by a professional licensed tour guide whom have certificate from Republic of Türkiye Minister of Culture and Tourism. -Private Guide Service -Private Luxary car with driver -Pick up from your hotel -Drop off back your hotel -Wifi on the board
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Itinerary
Our private guide will pick you from your hotel with driver and VIP vehicle. Then, you will start your tour by driving beside of almost 2 thousand years of Old Ancient City Walls of (Constantinople) İstanbul. (you can stop any time you want by the city wall and clime up to the city wall)
You will stop by Yedikule Fortress Museum or called Seven Dungeons, where the first Ottoman sultan has been strangled by his own man and also prison to royal christian who have been captured by Ottoman Empire. After Seven Dungeons, we will drive you by the old city walls to the Chora Church.
The interesting thing about this church is MOSAİCS and İcons, you will see depicting of mosaics and icons are based on history of Christianity and dynasty and life of Jesus Christ been depicted as documentations. The reason why these mosaics has been depicted that in the back of time most of people were uneducated but through images they understand way easier. What a clever way to demonstrate! (Admission fee is around 20$)
After you are done with Chora Church also our guide will take to the last Byzantine Palace, Tekfur Palace where the last emperor lived that is also amazing place where you can climb up the palace rooftop and see the whole city wall remain. (Admission fee is around 10$)
Nakkaş Cistern. A secret landmark in the center of Istanbul! The city of Constantinople have formidable fortification city walls... but in the back of time, it was not enough just to have city walls. İstanbul or the Constantinople did not have sufficient water sources so the enemies would siege the city and wait them to surrender! And there comes the Roman genius engineering solutions to problem by building Water Cisterns Underground, beneath of the city! We will be able to give you all details between city walls and the Cisterns. This is kind of hiden cistern that not many people knows! You may pasing everyday but you think its just a carpet and jewelery shop... but its more than that... And with licsened certificate guide you dont pay any fee..
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Our driver or guide will pick you in your lobby or any adress that requested in the city center
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(16)
Aydin was a great tour guide, with a clear and infectious love for his city and its history. His English was great, as was his knowledge. This tour of the walls is a little off the beaten path, but shows a fascinating side of the city. The mosaics in Chora/Kariye were magnificent.
Thank you very much for your amazing review!
Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and took his time to thoroughly explain everything to us. I’ll recommend to friends.
İt was our second tour with our guide he was very informative about Old City Walld and Chora Church history and cetainly reccommended
This was an awesome tour. Aydin was extremely knowledgeable and gave us the history behind the walls. My wife and I loved this tour. Definitely worth the time!!! We would highly recommend this tour!!!
This was a great tour. Even on an unlucky day where some entries were cancelled due to snow, I'm very happy. We got to see my main interest (the Walls), and other great items I hand't really knownabout (Chora church). The guide Aydin was knowledgeable, and always had info to share. We were able to customize a few items with extra time due to the closed locations, and I even finished my shopping for family. The hotel pickup/dropoff made it all easy, even from downtown. I'd recommend this, and might even do it again myself in better weather.
I took this tour on an unlucky day when snow closed a few places, but it was still worth it. I got the see the main attraction i was interested in (the Walls), and others that were a great surprise (Chora church). Aydin was a great and knowledgeable guide, and had information to add at all times. The city transfers made this easy to do, even from downtown. We were able to do some custom stops with the extra time from the closed locations, and I was able to finish shopping for family there. The cost was more than other tours I had seen, and I think it was worth it. I'd highly recommend this, and would do it again myself in better weather in the future.
Aydin was great! Very knowledgeable and enthusiastic on the topics. Happy to be our photographer as well and adjust to whatever was best for us. Very cool seeing the city walls and Chora church was awesome!
Outstanding tour. In the United States A series on the Ottoman Empire and there was a a length series on the sieges of Constantinople and how Great the City walls were in stopping multiple attempts to break and loot the city. This tour and our guide Aydin took us on the walls, the dudgeons the areas where prisoners were executed . Aydin explained it all , including the three walls the moat. And how the city finally fell to the Ottomans. It was amazing! Aydin was very good, knowledgeable great clear English. And I am hard of hearing. He also took care of my wife. Helping on steps and preventing stumbles. I ask him to take us to see the Blue Mosque and the Haigh Sophia. Both tours were excellent as well. What a great day! Our driver was also excellent. Very tight streets he saved us many steps and climbs up hill.
This is just amazing tour! From the driver who picked up us from our hotel until the guide who was certainly very knowledgeable and with amazing attitude! Just want to let you know, this is a unique tour! You can find many city tours but not old city walls itinerary like this. Our guide Aydin had unbelievable knowledge and passion about the history and got us back to the Roman Empire time and how those fortification held many enemies away from the city! Chora Church ⛪️ was breathtaking, specially while the guide was putting all mosaic depiction in amazing explanation...
My wife’s top attraction to see in Istanbul was the Wall. It lived up to her expectations. The tour guide Aiden was wonderful. Experience and knowledge. He knows the perfect locations to show us. An added benefit is we were the only tourists at the site.
thank you very much
