Istanbul Byzantine & Ottoman Relics Tour

Istanbul Byzantine and Ottoman Relics Tour
You will be collectedright from your hotel inIstanbul and you will explore the Ottoman and Byzantine Relics. You will visit Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Hippodrome, Topkapi Palace and Grand Bazaar which is the highlight of the Istanbul. You will be picked up from hotel at 08:30 am and at the end of the tour, return back to hotel at 17:00 pm.

08:30 am – Pick up from the hotels for tour of Istanbul Byzantine and Ottoman Relics.
(Please note that hotel pick up time may change according your hotel location. Please inform us your hotel details while making your request)
It is a full day tour that you will visit historical sites of old city of Istanbul.
After hotel pick up, our staff will take you to meeting point to meet the group and our local tourist guide will inform you about the day.
After the short information, you will start to the day tour by visiting Hagia Sophia, and continue to Blue Mosque via Hippodrome, After visiting Byzantine Hippodrome continue to Grand Covered Bazaar. Visiting Grand Covered Bazaar and Lunch break. After Lunch continue to afternoon part of the tour. Visit Topkapi Palace Museum and contenue to Sultans Tombs. This is the last step of the tour then return to hotel at 17:00 pm. Arrival back to hotel will be end of the tour.

Brief Information about the sites:
Blue Mosque : Across from St. Sophia built in the 17th century by the architect Mehmet, this is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles.
Hagia Sophia : This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great, in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architechtural marvels of all time.
Hippodrome : The scene of ancient chariot races, the ancient Hippodrome, with its four monuments; the GERMAN FOUNTAIN OF WILHELM II, the OBELISK OF THEODOSIUS, the bronze SERPENTINE COOLUMN and the COLUMN OF CONSTANTINE.
Topkapi Palace : The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries, housing an exquisite collection of precious gems, jewellery thrones of sultans, robes worn by the sultans and their families; miniatures, the Holy Mantle; CHABER OF SACRED RELICS. (Harem is not included in the program and visit is due to extra entrance fee.)
Grand Coverd Bazaar : In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more than 4,000 shops with aech trade having its own area; the goldsmiths’ street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as handpainted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onnyxware and meerschaum pipers.