Activities

Overview

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TOUR

Blue Mosque

Topkapi Palace

Spice Market

Grand Bazaar

Your guide will meet you after breakfast for a tour of the Ottoman Istanbul. A short walk takes you to the Blue Mosque which was completed in 1616. Our next stop will be the Topkapi Palace, more than just a palace, it is an assemblage of museums containing collections amassed by the Sultans for almost five centuries. Our visit also takes you to the famous Harem where the Imperial Family resided. We then stop at Divan Yolu for lunch at a local restaurant.

Next we walk through the old cobbled streets down to Rustem Pasha Mosque and then the Spice Market, where Genoese and Venetian goods were sold at a time when there was no Suez Canal, and all the spices from the East were also brought here after being loaded on vessels in Egypt.

We end the tour with a visit to the Grand Bazaar.

INCLUDES

Private English Speaking guiding

Admission fees to the sites and museums

Lunch

Local taxes

EXCLUDES

Personal expenses

Drinks at lunch

Gratuities for the guide and driver

Cancellation Policy
For cancellations up to 3 days before tour, activity or transfer date there is no cancellation fee. For cancellations within 3 days of tour, activity or transfer date, we will charge a 50% cancellation fee. For cancellations within 24 hours of tour, activity or transfer date, we will charge a 100% cancellation fee. We cannot give any refund on no-shows for tours, activities or airport transfers.