ISTANBUL DELIGHTS

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ISTANBUL DELIGHTS

TurkeyTurkeyIstanbul

Maximum number of tourists: 8
Price per tour: 220 USD
Duration: 4 hours
Distance: 0 km
Tour by: CEM BALSUN (Date: 10.11.2012)

Tour description

Istanbul Delights is a half-day (4 hours approx.) private guided tour of the city. If your time is limited, joining this tour you will visit all the must-see monuments of Istanbul, getting the best the city has to offer. The tour takes place in the Sultanahmet district, the peninsula hanging between Europe and Asia, where over two thousand years Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and Ottomans built their empires. We will stroll around the ancient part of the city, an area selected as "World Heritage Site" by UNESCO. We will also gain an insight of the daily life of its inhabitants, discovering some aspects of the city which tourists normally ignore. In an unforgettable day, we will learn a lot about the history, culture and traditions of ancient and present-day Istanbul.

Please note that being a private tour, the itinerary can be tailor-made to suit your needs and wishes.

Suggested itinerary (in the visiting order)
- Hippodrome
- Blue Mosque
- Hagia Sophia (closed on Monday)
- Grand Bazaar (closed on Sunday)

Tour description
Tour starts at the Hippodrome, the former circus where Roman horse-chariots used to race to the cheers of the crowds.

We'll continue to the Blue Mosque, a masterpiece of Ottoman architecture that combines Islamic and Byzantine elements.

The wonderful Hagia Sophia (closed on Monday) embodies the mix of the 3 great civilizations - Roman, Byzantine, and Islamic.
The tour ends at the Grand Bazaar (closed on Sunday), one of the largest and oldest closed markets in the world. We will explore the maze of stalls and galleries where you can bargain for handmade carpets and antiques.

Istanbul Delight

Keywords (tags), separate by comma: Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia, grand bazaar, blue mosque

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