Full Day Istanbul Classic & Bosphorus Cruise Combination Tour
Overview
Combine Istanbul’s essential historic sights with a scenic water journey on this full-day shared Istanbul Classic & Bosphorus Cruise Tour. After pickup from eligible city-center hotels on the European side or the Istanbul cruise port, visit Hagia Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, the Hippodrome, and Grand Bazaar with an English-speaking guide. Following lunch at a local restaurant, continue with an afternoon Bosphorus Cruise before returning to your hotel or cruise port around 5:30 pm. The tour includes air-conditioned coach transport, entrance fees, lunch, local taxes, and service charges, with a moderate amount of walking involved.
Highlights
- Visit Hagia Sophia Museum with a guide
- See the Blue Mosque and Hippodrome
- Explore the Grand Bazaar in the morning
- Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant
- Cruise along the Bosphorus in the afternoon
- Travel by air-conditioned coach
- Return to hotel or cruise port
Itinerary
Istanbul Classic & Bosphorus Cruise Tour
At approximately 8:30 am you will be picked up from your hotel or cruise port to begin the full-day shared group tour. You will first join the half-day morning Istanbul Classic tour and visit the Hagia Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, and the Grand Bazaar.
After lunch at a local restaurant, you will then join the half-day afternoon Bosphorus Cruise. At the end of the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel or cruise port around 5:30 pm.
What's included
- Hotel pickup and drop off (on the European side of Istanbul only) & Istanbul cruise port.
- Transport by air-conditioned coach
- English-speaking guide during the tour
- Lunch
- Entrance fees
- Local taxes and service charges
What's not included
- Gratuities (optional)
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Good to know
- A moderate amount of walking is involved
- During religious holidays, the spice market and Grand Bazaar are closed
- On Monday tours, this itinerary substitutes Hagia Sophia with the Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnici)
- Please note that the Blue Mosque opens to sightseeing visitors after 2:30 PM on Fridays; prayer-time restrictions also apply. You will only be able to visit the outside of the Blue Mosque area on tours operated on Fridays.
- This is a regular group tour, but if requested at cost can be provided as a private tour
- The regular group tour has a shopping stop included in the tour
- Pick-up and drop-off service is only provided from city center hotels including the Old City and Taksim and Beyoglu hotels. Pick up service from outside the city center will be at an additional cost that we will communicate once you give us your exact pick-up location
Frequently asked questions
What is your cancellation and refund policy?
If you need to cancel or change your travel dates, you must notify All Istanbul Tours at least 5 days before the tour starts. For a cancellation or date-change request received at least 5 days before the tour starts, the cost of all non-refundable flight and bus tickets will be deducted from the paid balance. For a cancellation or date-change request received less than 5 days before the tour starts, the full amount paid is non-refundable. If a traveler does not appear for the booked service, the reservation is treated as a no-show and the full amount paid is non-refundable.
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The tour guide was awesome, I see most Istanbul with this tour. Will highly recommend for tourist