WALKING TOUR OF ISTANBUL

İstanbul, once Constantinople, is a historic city where two continents meet. Offering the taste of European experience with an İslamic grace, the city will captivate you with the spires and domes of her mosques, architecture and the backstreets.

• Hear the stories of the Greeks, Romans and the Ottomans in and around Sultanahmet
• Visit to Hagia Sophia once a church, mosque, museum and mosque again
• Walk through the streets of the Grand Bazaar, which is the largest covered souk in the world
• Explore Süleymaniye mosque and learn about Islam from a local eye
• Visit the beautiful Rüstempaşa mosque being famous for its size and the Iznik tiles
• Taste the spices and lokum (Turkish delight) in a must visit Space Market

• Tour Language: English, Chinese
• Inclusions: Tour of Istanbul with an experienced and licensed tour guide, tea or coffee in a local tea house
• Duration: Half Day – 4 hours
• Starting Time: 9.00 am.
• Meeting Point: In front of German Fountain which is located on Sultanahmet Square. Your tour guide will be waiting for you there with her SGA Travel badge on.
• Ending Point: Spice Market – Eminönü.

•  Enjoy your Istanbul tour with an English-speaking local guide. Your guide will show you the famous visited spots and tell you about their history. You will start your tour walking through the Hippodrome, where once spectators gathered for the chariot-races. Then we pay a visit to the famous Blue Mosque famous for its 6 minarets and the tiles inside. After visiting the Blue Mosque, we will continue our tour with a visit to Hagia Sophia that consists of both Christian and Islamic elements. Visiting Hagia Sophia, we will head to Grand Bazaar walking on the Divanyolu street which was originally mapped by Constantine the Great. Wandering through the backstreets of Grand Bazaar, you will see the goods sold there and hear about the bargaining culture from your tour leader. Stopping at the Old Book Bazaar where the first books printed in Turkey, your guide will take you to the Süleymaniye mosque complex that offers the view of Bosphorus and Golden Horn river.
• We will then continue to the tiny Rüstempaşa mosque where you see its famous İznik tiles up close. We end the tour at Spice Market where you can taste some Turkish delights and the spices.