8-Hour Sultanahmet Highlights Tour in Istanbul

Hagia Sophia

Hippodrome-Sultanahmet Square

Basilica Cistern

Topkapi Palace

Highlights

Visit the major attractions of Istanbul like Haghia Sophia Church and Blue Mosque

Explore Basilica Cistern and Hippodrome

Istanbul

historical, sightseeing, walking

Private Tour

8 Hours

Easy

English

Description

Visit the world-renowned cities of Sultanahmet and Istanbul that have steeped the Old City area of Sultanahmet in Byzantine and Ottoman-ness, eminent from the marvellous palaces, churches and cisterns, mosques and baths. The main attractions are all within easy walking distance and cover sites like the Hagia Sophia Church, Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, Basilica Cistern and Hippodrome.

Itinerary

Sites to visit in Sultanahmet
- Hippodrome (Obelisk of Theodosius, Serpent Column, Germain Fountain)- The hippodrome was an ancient Greek stadium for horse racing and chariot racing.
- Blue Mosque- Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, is an Ottoman-era Friday mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Hagia Sophia Church- Hagia Sophia, officially the Hagia Sophia Holy Grand Mosque and formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia, is a Late Antique place of worship in Istanbul, designed by the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles.
- Lunch
- Basilica Cistern- The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey.
- Topkapi Palace- The Topkapı Palace, or the Seraglio, is a large museum in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey.