Istanbul Ottoman Relics Tour With Topkapi Palace & Sultans Tombs
Ottoman Relics Tour – Istanbul Half Day Tour
Brief Info about the sites:
Topkapi Palace: The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries, housing an exquisite collection of precious gems, jewelry thrones of sultans, robes worn by the sultans and their families; miniatures, the Holy Mantle; the chamber of sacred relics.
Sultans Tombs: there are five tombs of Ottoman Sultans within the graveyard at St. Sophia. The ceramic panels are the most beautiful examples of the 16th century with purple, green, blue, and red flower motives. Prince robes and a small piece from the Kaaba covers are displayed on the sarcophaguses.
Tour Program:
13:30 pm – We collect you from your hotels by our travel team.
Sultanahmet Area, the center of Old Town of Istanbul, has hosted the gorgeous landmarks of Byzantine & Ottoman Empires for hundreds of years. We will do a short trip among the sites located in this old and significant part of the city.
The tour starts in the afternoon at around 13:30 pm. We will pick you up from your hotel and drive to the meeting point. On this tour, we will visit Sultans Tombs, there are five tombs of Ottoman Sultans within the graveyard at Hagia Sophia. Then we will move to Topkapi Palace, the great house of Ottoman Sultans. The belongings of the Prophet (PBUH) and the sultans of Ottoman Empire are preserved and exhibited here.
17:00 pm – After the tour, we will drop you off at your hotel.
Guiding Service During the Tour
Entrance Fees to the sights
Transportation by air-conditioned non-smoking tour coaches
Parking and Road tolls
Local Taxes
Harem is not included in the program and visit is due to the extra entrance fee.
Optional Istanbul Day Tours & Istanbul Night Tours
Sultans Tombs closed on Monday; replaced with Little Hagia Sophia Mosque.
Exact pickup time will be given at the time of booking.
You are kindly requested to present yourself at the pickup point 15 minutes prior the pre-advised pickup time.
Comfortable shoes and a hat is recommended as shade is limited in summer time.
The order of the tour itinerary may vary in order to avoid congestion.
Historicly tour of istanbul that I recommend to every one, once in a life. It needs to be with a professional tour guide that will be informed you about your wonders.
In Istanbul, this is an Unfortunately day for The person Who is interest in The history. Do not miss this historical sites when you are in Turkey.
The secret sites of Istanbul. Recommend to every one to discover those places.
Unforgetable day in Istanbul with my family, It was a very nice touring with a very own tour guide that was we wanted to do in Istanbul. Thank you very much Mr. Mehmet.
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The special place and private tour of them with a private tour guide and driver in Istanbul was perfect. Recommend to everyone.
Wonderful tour organisation, thank you very much to Mr. Mehmet Fidan.
I had done this tour in 22 10. It was excellent tour for me that stisfied me with its historical information given by tour guide and historical site as a touristical activities.
It was an excellent tour in Istanbul, me and my family joined this tour, Firstly I thought that all the place are on the walking distance why need to join because of the seller was saying that you need to join because of history and historical informavite guided service. Thank you very much Mr. Coskun. I understood after the tour,
First of all thank Mr. Mehmet, Everything was nice. I recommend this tour to every one.
It was excellent to experience the museum of St. Sophia and Topkapi Palace with Blue Mosque, I mostly liked St. Sophia Museum. Well organized trip with a professional tour guide (Mr. Mahmut).
It was excellent trip. Especialy, St. Sophia and Topkapi Palace, I recommend to everyone.
I liked the walking in the history. It was excellent trip.
The tour was covered the most historical sites that tourists visiting in Istanbul. Everywhere were so busy, I recommend to make a private tour that you will not be waiting the line which you are getting to in. Other wise tour was very nice and well organized trip.
St. Sophia (Basilica) built by constantine the great in the 4th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time. Sultanahmet mosque (Blue Mosque) built in the 16th century, is known as the blue mosque because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. Hippodrome (Byzantine Ancient Hippodrome), the obelisk of theodosius, the bronze serpentine column, german fountain and the column of constantine. Covered bazaar (Grand Bazaar) There are more then 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths’ street, the carpet sellers, turkish arts and crafts, such as handpainted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware… Read more »
I liked this trip.
Very well onganized, very nice day in Istanbul.
Tour was a wonderful, taking my husband and me taken from hotel for the tour and then meet with tour guide and other participants. When every one come together, tour started at 09:00 am from meeting point by a short drive. We arrived to first step of tour, Hagia Sophia (Church) Museum, we didnt wait at the line to buy the tickets, It was ready and we quickly enter and then tour guide explained the history and important sites in the Church then gave us time walk in and ask our questions, It was about 30 – 40 minutes visiting… Read more »
It was excellent trip that me and my friends we had join in Istanbul. From beginning to end with a professional tour guide. It was a very nice day and trip, recommend to everyone.