Full Day Guided Tour to Old City - Cultural Walking Tour of Istanbul

Overview

Available languages

English

8 hours

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Istanbul Old City Tour with Art Historian Tour Guide

Experience Istanbul's timeless sights on a full-day tour of the city's stunning historic places. Listen for the ancient echoes of pounding hooves and charioteers at Hippodrome Square and spot the distinctive tiles of the Blue Mosque. See the Byzantine mosaics and minarets of Hagia Sophia, then follow in the footsteps of powerful sultans, courtiers, and generals at Topkapi Palace. Continue your tour in the vibrant Grand Bazaar, browsing bright displays of handicrafts, carpets, and souvenirs.

We will visit Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, Grand Covered Bazaar, Topkapi Palace, Sultan Tombs. End of the tour we will drop you off at your hotel.

Let's start to explore Istanbul. The first visit is to Ancient Hippodrome. It was the center of sports activities in Constantinople.

Blue Mosque, as known as the Sultanahmet Mosque, is a breath-taking building is one of the most majestic Ottoman mosques in all of Turkey.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Hippodrome

The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square named Sultanahmet Meydanı in the Turkish city of Istanbul, with a few fragments of the original structure surviving.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

German Fountain

The German Fountain is a gazebo styled fountain in the northern end of old hippodrome, Istanbul, Turkey and across from the Mausoleum of Sultan Ahmed I. It was constructed to commemorate the second anniversary of German Emperor Wilhelm II's visit to Istanbul in 1898.

10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Lunch

Museum entrance tickets

Air-conditioned vehicle

Professional Tour Guide

Alcoholic Beverages

Museum Entrance Tickets (Topkapi Palace 2400 TRY, Hagia Sophia 25 Euro)

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Reviews

5.00

16 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Our guide was excellent...
Alan S,Apr 7, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our guide was excellent and gave us an informative and thorough tour. Fatih was a very knowledgeable guide with many insights to Istanbul.
Entertaining walking tour!
Luca H,Oct 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Thank you for a memorable day! Our guide Fatih was very passionate about Istanbul and knowledgeable about its history. He conveyed the information in a very pleasant way which made the trip entertaining for us. After the official part of the tour, he even took us to the Süleymaniye Mosque, from where we had a great view towards Galata! Highly recommended!
Tour ad istanbul
letizial829,Sep 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The tour was fantastic and above all our guide: a nice and reliable person. We had a wonderful experience and had a great time.
Ultimate Istanbul
H7135SVkerryc,Aug 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Murat is the most knowledgeable tour guide with a deep understanding of his county’s history and very experienced at sharing the information in a way that is entertaining and informative. We highly recommend Murat he is a definite 10/10. Thank you for a wonderful day.
Wonderful
C3231TGbryanc,Mar 16, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Absolutely the best tour guide we have ever had. Highly recommend this tour if you can make time. Lots of history and great experiences!
Istanbul Guided Tour Review
yiannstah,Mar 5, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was an amazing tour that really showed off the sites of city while also providing a great amount of historical information. Yunus was an amazing and very knowledgeable guide. I recommend this tour to anyone visiting Istanbul!
A good way to spend a day in Istanbul....
kanishkaw nh,Mar 5, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Yunus from Bosphorus Tour Istanbul is an excellent guide. He is very knowledgeable about the history of the city. I would go to the extent of stating that he is a walking encyclopedia! Just be prepared to walk a lot during the tour.
LEARNED SO MUCH!!!
Explore49368347294,Mar 5, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We were very lucky to have such a wonderful guide to show us all the history and key locations in Istanbul. My family were very happy with my choice to book this tour. The boat ride at the end was an added plus. We would highly recommend that everyone who visits books this tour!!!!
An Amazing Day
和泉佐,Mar 5, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I enjoyed your walking tour sooo much. Thanks to the cold season, tourists in this tour that day were luckily just two of us, so it was like a private tour. We could eat delicious lunch, and see a lot of historical places. And the guide Yunus was not just (really) knowledgeable, but also gentle and funny! He made our tour an amazing one. I also joined the cruise tour after the walking tour (I hadn’t planned it, but decided to join it on the spur of the moment !), which was so nice as well. During the cruise, we could enjoy some snacks, sweets, and fruits with lovely Chai tea! Overall, it was really good. I totally recommend these tours if you want to enjoy there.
Best tour of Istanbul
Inspire761665,Feb 27, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
All of it! Our guide Yunus was very knowledgeable and friendly. easy to understand and made out tour very pleasant. The pace of the tour was perfect, the food was great . The boat ride was beautiful witth very friendly staff. We highly recommend this tour!