Private Istanbul Tour from Galataport Cruise Ships
Description
In a short layover of your cruise in istanbul, we will discover the most popular spots and highlights in Istanbul, passing through two continents, Bosphorus and Golden horn. You will be picked up from your cruise and will be safe and comfortable with our professional our guides. You will enjoy with the history of 3 empire and taste the local food and drinks. While you are doing your shopping in the boutique bazaars, you may drink your Turkish coffee and try some ice cream.
Tour Options
Itinerary
The most popular museum in istanbul, also Palace of Ottoman Empire, is located at the edge of peninsula and includes, 3 big garden, courtyards, kiosks, houses, and pavillons. The complex covers Harem section, Hagia Irene Church, Archeology museum, Gulhane Garden. Museum entrance is 25 usd per person.
We are going to start our tour from Galataport and visit one of the biggest mosques in istanbul, Blue mosque. You willl be admired by its architecture and history.
We will visit one of the wonders in the world, one of the biggest churches, Hagia Sophia. With its amazing marbels, and tiles, you will feel the history of Rome, Byzantium and Ottoman empires.
We will visit one of the oldest squares in istanbul called Hippodrome square where, a huge hippodrome located at the period of Byzantium empire. You are going to see The Walled Obelisk, The Serpent Column, and Obelisk of Theodosius which is almost 3500 years old.
Also known as Yerebatan Sarnici, is located underneath the square and it is the lasgest one of the 100 cisterns. Cistern has 336 marble columns and famous with the heads of Medusa. Cistern collects the water coming from the lakes 25 km away the city by aqueducts. Basilica entrance is 15 usd per person.
We will have a chance to visit one of the oldest shopping mall in the world, with hundreds of streets and thousands of shops. You may see all kind of gifts, souveniers, spice, leather, jewellery, tiles, gold and silver.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(2)
Senna was a great guide. Very informative and personable. She didn’t make us go to shops. We toured the Haggia Sophia, blue mosque, and the royal palace. With Senna we were able to bypass several lines.
The driver who picked us up at the cruise port was very nice and drove well, taking us to the center of Istanbul to meet our guide. Our guide was simply amazing. She's very well versed in the local histories and knew which king and which empire did what when. I couldn't begin to keep all that in my head. She was assertive where necessary to get us to the best lines for the shortest wait times, especially at Hegia Sofia where the wait can be incredibly long. In all, we went to Hegia Sofia, the Blue Mosque, the Topkapi palace, the Cistern underneath the city and the Grand Bazaar. We did get taken on a detour when I asked for a bathroom break. We ended up at her family's rug making / selling shop. They were very nice when we said we weren't interested and the bathroom was nice. While waiting for the driver to get through traffic, we stopped at Çarşi Baklava and had a refreshing snack of Baklava and a cool mulberry drink. Our guide saw us safely back to the driver who took us back to the cruise port in good time to make all aboard. It was a wonderful day and so very nice to have a knowledgeable, quick thinking and personable guide for our first trip to Istanbul.
