Old City Tour: From Constantinople to Istanbul

Your Guru: Haktan
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İstanbul
Available in English
2 hours and 30 minutes

About the Guru

Hello, my name is Haktan. I am a licenced tour guide who is in love with Istanbul! I will take you to some amazing places and tell you their even more amazing stories! I studied in the USA and travelled to more than 30 countries joining the walking tours whenever I had a chance. I always dreamt of doing such tours in Istanbul and I got my tour guiding degree and started... More

About the Tour

I offer this tour in the evenings too in order to avoid the summer heat of Istanbul :)

Tour details:
We will meet in front of the German Fountain at the Hippodrome.

German fountain
Hagia Sophia
Hippodrome
The Walled Obelisk
Obelisk of Theodosius
Serpent column
Ibrahim Pasha Palace
Ottoman school building
Sokullu Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Hidden Gem!)
Little Hagia Sophia
Nakkaş Cistern
Arasta Bazaar
Blue mosque (outside)
Hurrem Sultan's Hamam (from outside)
Sinan Erdebili Sufi Lodge

Useful information for the traveler:
- The blue mosque is under restoration, but we will enter the Sokullu and Little Hagia Sophia mosques.
-No ticket is needed for any place we will enter.
-You may want to bring a scarf to enter the mosques.

We look forward to meeting you!

Meeting point: Open in Google Maps

How to find me: In front of the German Fountain with a tour guide tag and a YELLOW BACKPACK.

Frequently asked questions

Accessibility:

The tour is not suitable for people with reduced mobility.

Large groups:

Large group bookings are accepted. The maximum number of attendees per booking is 30 people.

Minimum of attendees:

A minimum number of attendees is required for the tour to take place.

Pets:

The tour is pet-friendly.

Additional costs:

The tour does not require the payment of entrance fees or additional expenses.

Tour opinions (56)

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5.0

Fun

4.85

Expression

4.93

Quality

4.93

Route

4.91

Rich

30 Jun 2022 Washington

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Travelled in couple - Jun 2022

One of the best tours and guides!

Negin

28 Jun 2022

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Travelled alone - Jun 2022

Marco

28 Jun 2022

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Travelled alone - Jun 2022

Great experience! Haktan number one. Great information, a pleasant tour with a special guide. Mashalla, grazie mille dall'Italia!

Patricia

28 Jun 2022 Madrid

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Travelled in couple - Jun 2022

Istanbul at night is magical. We visited some hidden gems that I would have not known existed otherwise, or that I would have simply passed by unaware of their incredible place in history. Haktan is a top notch guru: extremely knowledgeable, articulate, and with a healthy dose of “funny”. If only we could stay longer to join more of his walks…

Hudeifer

28 Jun 2022 Copenhagen

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Travelled in couple - Jun 2022

The tour was really nice!, covered a number of topics and themes. Haktan is an elequent storyteller and kept us well engaged through till the very last minute of the tour.