ISTANBUL
Haghia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Underground Cistern
and Chora Church Tour Programme 1- Meeting with your Professional tour guide at the Harbour of Istanbul. Your tour guide will be holding a board your name written on it. 2- After a short walk in modern looking Istanbul Harbour, Departing with our private van to the Old Town direction. 3- After Driving around 9 miles to south of Istanbul Port, you will be arriving in the Old Town. 4- Visiting the Hippodrome Square built by the Roman Emperor Severus and taking your way to the Magnificient Hagia Sophia built by Constantine the Great and considered a masterpiece of Byzantine Art and Blue Mosque, facing Hagia Sophia, famous with its blue Iznik tiles and unique with 6 minarets, built in the name of Sultan Ahmet. 5- After Visiting the Blue Mosque, we will walk to Topkapi Palace, Imperial residence of Ottoman Sultans exhibiting Chinese porcelain, weapons, treasury, calligraphy section etc. (Harem section is not included in the program and are due to extra entry.)
6-Then
you will be taken to Underground Cistern which is the largest and most
magnificent covered cistern in İstanbul, was built in the 6th century in
the reign of Justinian and supplied water to the palace complex nearby.
After the visit of Underground Cistern,
tour continues with a drive to the district where the church of St
Saviour in Chora is located ISTANBUL Istanbul: Haghia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Underground Cistern and Chora Church Tour Includes 1-Private Transportation with 2008-2009 Model Air Conditioned Vehicles. 2-Professional Licensed -Experienced-Tour Guide 3-Entrance Fees 4-Parking Fees 5- Five hours of Duration ISTANBUL Hippodrome, Haghia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Grand Bazaar Tour Includes Exludes 1- Food & Beverage 2- Tips Cautions 1- Istanbul Old City requires almost 1 hours of walking in the busy traffic area so that comfortable rubber trainers are reccommended. Flip-flops and Slippers might be dangerous. 2- The route which will be followed does not require climbing or does not have any hill. - Sunscreens and umbrellas are reccommended starting with May untill the end of October.
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