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  • Location: Istanbul, Turkey
  • Duration:  90 minutes (approx.)
Under the romantic backdrop of minarets and mosques, like a step out of time stands the ancient city of Istanbul.

Highlights

  • 1.5-hour city highlights tour of Istanbul
  • Tour by double-decker bus with several hop-on, hop-off points
  • Hop on and off at Taksim Saquare, Hagia Sophia, Dolmabahce Palace, Old Pera, Edirnekapi and Kumkapi
  • Choice of morning and afternoon tours
  • Commentary in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic and Dutch

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What You Can Expect

Istanbul City Hop-on Hop-off Tour

Blue Mosque, Istanbul

The only city in the world built on two continents, Europe and Asia, standing on the shores of Bosphorus and guarding the precious relics of the world-dominating empires Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman which has been the capital, a unique link between the east and west, past and the present.

Art treasures and architectural works will evoke your feelings of nostalgia. Modern day Istanbul boasts the best of both continents. With a colorful history and vibrant past, vividly alive, Istanbul today offers you a unique insight into variety of cultures.

The tour is primarily a guided city tour on a double decker bus, however you may hop-on and off at a few selected stops enroute. Please see below for a full listing.

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Itinerary

Sites seen on the European side include:

  • Hagia Sophia (Hop-on Hop-off point)
  • Blue Mosque
  • Hippodrome
  • Underground Cistern
  • Gulhane Park
  • Archaeological Museum
  • Sirkeci Train Station for "Orient Express"
  • Topkapi Palace
  • Port of Bosphorus
  • Boats to Asia and Princes' Islands
  • Chamber of Commerce
  • New Mosque
  • Spice Bazaar
  • Galata Bridge
  • Women's Prison
  • Galata Tower
  • Kilic Ali Pasa Mosque
  • Tophane (Cannon Factory)
  • Kilic Ali Pasa Mosque
  • Nusretiye Mosque
  • Chamber of Shipping
  • Academy of Fine Arts (1st Ottoman Parliament)
  • Dolmabahce Mosque
  • Dolmabahce Palace (Hop-on Hop-off point)
  • Stadium
  • Japanese and German Consulates
  • Ataturk Cultural Center
  • Taksim Square (Hop-on Hop-off point)
  • Istiklal Street
  • Tarlabasi Avenue
  • Golden Horn
  • Tuyap Exhibition Center
  • Pera Palas Hotel (of Agatha Christie's)
  • Old Pera (Hop-on Hop-off point)
  • Ataturk Bridge
  • Suleymaniye Mosque
  • Fatih Mosque
  • Aqueduct of Valens
  • Pantocrator
  • Patriarchate of Fener
  • Bulgarian (Metal) Church
  • Ahrida Synagogue
  • Jewish Hospital
  • Justinian Palace
  • Pierre Loti Cafe
  • Eyup Sultan Mosque
  • City Walls
  • Egrikapi
  • Edirnekapi (Hop-on Hop-off point)
  • Topkapi
  • Balikli Monastery
  • Mevlanakapi
  • Silivrikapi
  • Abdi Ipekci Sports Halls
  • Belgradkapi
  • Yedikule Dungeons
  • Golden Gate
  • Byzantine Harbour
  • Doors to Byzantium
  • Yenikapi
  • Fish Market
  • Kumkapi (cloest Hop-on Hop-off point to cruise port)
  • Catladikapi

Sites seen on the Asiatic side include:

  • Princes' Islands
  • Haydarpasa Train Station
  • Selimiye Military Headquarters (Where Florence Nightingale was missioned)
  • Leander Tower
  • Tekfur Palace

Customer Reviews

5 star rating: Highly Recommended June 2013

This was a very cost effective way to see the sights of Istanbul.
Presented our Viator vouchers, which I had printed off. Had no problems, all very easy.
Would recommend

5 star rating: Highly Recommended June 2013

Its fun and i enjoyed it..for the firstimer to view the city

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