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A Private Turkish Delight in Istanbul

Duration: 7 hours
Destination: Türkiye, İstanbul, Istanbul
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  • 7 hours
  • Istanbul
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Learn the comprehensive history of Turkish delight in a historical place with visiting other significant attractions such as Mosaics Museum close to Blue Mosque, Little Hagia Sophia, Sokullu Pasa Mehmet Mosque, Grand Covered Bazaar, Suleymaniye Mosque and lastly Spice Market. Your professional guide will provide you all the history you need.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Travel Tips Turkey, Istanbul 34110 Turkiye

Meet your guide after your breakfast around 9AM.

Stop At: Great Palace Mosaics Museum, Arasta CarsIsI Sultanahmet Mahallesi, Istanbul Turkiye

Mosaics Museum is located at Historical Peninsula of Istanbul and contains numerous mosaics taken from the Palace of the Byzantine Emperors. The museum is one of the best museums in Istanbul.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Kucuk Ayasofya Camii (Church of the Saints Sergius and Bacchus), Kucuk Ayasofya Mh., Kucuk Ayasofya Cami Sk. No:20, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye

Little Hagia Sophia (Küçük Ayasofya Camii), former Greek Orthodox church during the Byzantine period, currently functions as a mosque. It is one of the important Byzantine churches in Istanbul that were converted into mosques which are now museum. The original name of Little Hagia Sophia was “The Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus” which was dedicated to two young saints: St. Sergius and St. Bacchus.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque, Sht. Mehmet Pasa Sk, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye

Sokullu Pasa Mehmet Mosque, Mimar Sinan designed this mosque in 1571 at the height of his architectural career. Besides its architectural harmony, the mosque is unusual because the medrese is not a separate building but part of the mosque structure, built around the forecourt. The interior walls and mimber are decorated with spectacular red-and-blue Iznik tiles – some of the best ever made.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Kapali Carsi, Kalpakcilar Cad. Sorguclu Han No: 22, Istanbul 34126 Turkiye

Grand Covered Bazaar, most attractive shopping center and biggest "souk" in the world with nearly 4000 shops selling antiques, jewelry, gold, carpets, leatherware and souvenirs.

Lunch is at your own expense, but your guide can recommend an option to suit your tastes, budget, and dietary requirements from the myriad choices in Grand Bazaar and Suleymaniye area.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Suleymaniye Mosque, Prof. SIddIk Sami Onar Cd. No:1 Süleymaniye Mah, Istanbul 34116 Turkiye

Suleymaniye Mosque, masterpiece of Sinan, the chief architect of the Ottoman Empire, built in the name of Suleyman The Magnificent during the 16th. century, considered as the best amongst the imperial mosques.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Misir Carsisi (Spice Market), Rustem Pasa Mahallesi, Erzak Ambari Sok. No:92 Eminonu - Fatih, Istanbul 34116 Turkiye

Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar): The air here is filled with the enticing aromas of cinnamon, caraway, saffron, mint, thyme and every other conceivable herb and spice.

Duration: 1 hour

Inclusions
  • Private professional local guide, licenced by Ministry of Tourism
  • Private full-day tour
  • Hotel pickup (if selected)
  • Hotel drop-off (if selected)
  • Fuel surcharge
  • Landing and facility fees

Exclusions
  • Lunch (optional)
  • Gratuities
  • Mosaic Museum Entrance Fee (20TL)
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Hotel pickup and drop off is only available from/to centrally located hotels in European side
  • Due to Friday pray schedule order may change on Fridays
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Great Palace Mosaics Museum, Sultanahmet Mahallesi Kabasakal Cad. Arasta Çarşısı Sok. No. 53, Sultan Ahmet, Torun Sk. No:21, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
Traveler pickup is offered
If selected, we can pick you up from your hotel and drop off back.


Departure Time

09:30 AM


Return Details

Eminönü Mısır Çarşısı, Rüstem Paşa, 34116 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

7 hours


User's Reviews

meilync2018

13 Oct, 2023

This tour was great! We got Gülce as our tour guide! She was very nice and cheerful, spoke very good english and was very patient with us during our day long walk around istanbul. It is a great tour to pair with another one of the usual hagia sophia/blue mosque tour. In this one, you get to visit the other great mosques around istanbul (sultanamet, mehmed pasha, st sergio and baccus) and also go to the grand bazaar and the egyptian bazaar. Gülce was very kind to take us other places (like a turkish rug store, to get coffee before the tour started) and even helped get better prices at the outdoor bazaar. Finished the day eating turkish delights and tea!

enginkaya

28 Dec, 2018

We did an Istanbul tour with my partner by directly contacting with Osman after my friends' recommendation. Although I am Turkish, I learned a lot of history, things I didn't know with our well knowledged guide Jasmin (in Turkish Yasemin) so did my partner Samuel. We would like to advise especially her if she is available. Hope to see her on our next trip to Turkey!

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Wonderful tour to get to see the other important mosques around istanbul 😍

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