» Breakfast at the hotel and pick up the guests at 10:00 and start the tour
» Hippodrome
» St.Sophia
» Blue Mosque
» Grand Bazaar
» Lunch Time
» Topkapi Palace
» Hagia Irene Church
» At the end of the tour drop off at the hotel

After Breakfast at Istanbul Hotel, We will head to Hippodrome: The former center for entertainment, sports and political activities in the city during the Roman and Byzantine Empires. You will be able to see the Obelisk from Egypt, Serpentine Column from Delphi and Fountain of Willhelm II. After that we will move to St.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 architectural marvels of all time. Then, we will go to Blue Mosque: One of the biggest mosques of Istanbul from 17th century architecture is one of the principal adornments on the skyline of Istanbul. Also famous for its blue tiles and 6 minaret. After that Grand Bazaar:The oldest and the largest covered market place in the World with nearly 4.000 shops full of rich collections of carpets, jewellery, leather, and souvenirs.
After Lunch we will go to Topkapi Palace: The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of cyrstal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. We will end the tour with Hagia Irene Church which is built during the same period (4th century) as its neighbour the Hagia Sophia.The name Hagia Irene Church means ”Godly” or ”Holy Wisdom” in Greek. After the conquest of Istanbul it was incorporated into the grounds of Topkapi Palace and like many other churches was converted into a mosque. However there were no major changes made to the building’s structure.

» Topkapi Palace
» Treasury and Harem sections in Topkapi Palace are not included in the program and are due to extra entry.