Istanbul Constantinople City Walls and Chora Church Private Tour
Overview
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We will drive you by the Old City Walls of Constantinople while our guide will be giving you all historical information behind of these walls. The Istanbul city walls has eyewitness many Sieges, Raids, Events. You will stop by 2/3 most important historical main attractions located near by city walls.
First one is Seven Dungeons or well known name Yedikule Fortress.
Second one is Chora Church with beautiful Byzantine Mosaics.
And the third one is the last palace of Byzantine Emperors Tekfur Palace, and last one is hidden Nakkaş Cistern. A secret landmark in the center of Istanbul.
This tour is operated by a professional licensed tour guide whom have certificate from Republic of Türkiye Minister of Culture and Tourism.
-Private Guide Service
-Private Luxary car with driver
-Pick up from your hotel
-Drop off back your hotel
-Wifi on the board
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
The Walls of Istanbul
Our private guide will pick you from your hotel with driver and VIP vehicle. Then, you will start your tour by driving beside of almost 2 thousand years of Old Ancient City Walls of (Constantinople) İstanbul. (you can stop any time you want by the city wall and clime up to the city wall)
You will stop by Yedikule Fortress Museum or called Seven Dungeons, where the first Ottoman sultan has been strangled by his own man and also prison to royal christian who have been captured by Ottoman Empire. After Seven Dungeons, we will drive you by the old city walls to the Chora Church.
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Istanbul Constantinople City Walls and Chora Church Private Tour
Pickup included
What‘s Included
Private transportation
WiFi on board
Private Guide Service
foods and tips
Entrance fee
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
15 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great insight to Istanbuls history
bryanh50,May 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and took his time to thoroughly explain everything to us. I’ll recommend to friends.
Great guide
erolc740,May 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00İt was our second tour with our guide he was very informative about Old City Walld and Chora Church history and cetainly reccommended
Awesome Day in Istanbul
tomasgC501EI,May 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was an awesome tour. Aydin was extremely knowledgeable and gave us the history behind the walls. My wife and I loved this tour. Definitely worth the time!!! We would highly recommend this tour!!!
Great tour, even on an unlucky day
Wesley F,Jan 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was a great tour. Even on an unlucky day where some entries were cancelled due to snow, I'm very happy. We got to see my main interest (the Walls), and other great items I hand't really knownabout (Chora church). The guide Aydin was knowledgeable, and always had info to share. We were able to customize a few items with extra time due to the closed locations, and I even finished my shopping for family. The hotel pickup/dropoff made it all easy, even from downtown. I'd recommend this, and might even do it again myself in better weather.
Great tour, even on an unlucky day
971wesf,Jan 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I took this tour on an unlucky day when snow closed a few places, but it was still worth it. I got the see the main attraction i was interested in (the Walls), and others that were a great surprise (Chora church). Aydin was a great and knowledgeable guide, and had information to add at all times. The city transfers made this easy to do, even from downtown. We were able to do some custom stops with the extra time from the closed locations, and I was able to finish shopping for family there. The cost was more than other tours I had seen, and I think it was worth it. I'd highly recommend this, and would do it again myself in better weather in the future.
Great tour to outside the old city!
Genevieve S,Nov 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Aydin was great! Very knowledgeable and enthusiastic on the topics. Happy to be our photographer as well and adjust to whatever was best for us. Very cool seeing the city walls and Chora church was awesome!
Constantinople, the walls and what a Great Tour and Guide. Don’t miss it.!
bruce p,Oct 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Outstanding tour. In the United States A series on the Ottoman Empire and there was a a length series on the sieges of Constantinople and how Great the City walls were in stopping multiple attempts to break and loot the city. This tour and our guide Aydin took us on the walls, the dudgeons the areas where prisoners were executed . Aydin explained it all , including the three walls the moat. And how the city finally fell to the Ottomans. It was amazing! Aydin was very good, knowledgeable great clear English. And I am hard of hearing. He also took care of my wife. Helping on steps and preventing stumbles. I ask him to take us to see the Blue Mosque and the Haigh Sophia. Both tours were excellent as well. What a great day! Our driver was also excellent. Very tight streets he saved us many steps and climbs up hill.
Unique tour and unique guide
132arasg,Oct 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This is just amazing tour! From the driver who picked up us from our hotel until the guide who was certainly very knowledgeable and with amazing attitude! Just want to let you know, this is a unique tour! You can find many city tours but not old city walls itinerary like this. Our guide Aydin had unbelievable knowledge and passion about the history and got us back to the Roman Empire time and how those fortification held many enemies away from the city! Chora Church ⛪️ was breathtaking, specially while the guide was putting all mosaic depiction in amazing explanation...
Wonderful off the beaten path tour with an excellent guide
Danny C,Oct 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00My wife’s top attraction to see in Istanbul was the Wall. It lived up to her expectations. The tour guide Aiden was wonderful. Experience and knowledge. He knows the perfect locations to show us. An added benefit is we were the only tourists at the site.
He is passionate about what he does and is fully aware of the visitors' needs once engaged!
cerenkU2227BX,Oct 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This is We had a quick 2 day stay over in Istanbul, and that Aydın and his team helped arrange some great tours so we could pack in the sites as much as we could. They were in constant communication, and our guide Aydın was fabulous and so well informed on the history of the sites we were seeing along with things on the way. They are flexible and could change course easily if we needed to during our tour visits. They also arranged all our airport transfers, and they all went beautifully! I highly recommend this tour and their services. For English speakers, Aydin is a fabulous English speaking guide with a fun personality. We loved Istanbul and can't wait to go back!! Aydın is not just a guide his a historian at the same time with different perspectives on the city walls of Istanbul! He is passionate about what he does and is fully aware of the visitors' needs once engaged! You are not just having a normal regular guide, you are having so much more than that! Thank you AYDIN, NURSI, FUAT !!!! Janet - Katharine an Antonioone of the best
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