• Skip-the-line access to the Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace
• Interact with your guide and enjoy the intimacy of a small group tour
• Visit Topkapı Palace comprehensively and learn about its role in the Ottoman monarchy
• Enjoy the interior of 1500 years old Hagia Sophia which showcases Byzantine mosaics and marble ornamentation

Don't miss the opportunity to visit the Istanbuls highlights, Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace! At 1pm, your guide will be waiting for you in front of the Pudding Shop with a Tematique Tour sign, and from there you will head towards the two breathtaking monuments. First, you will explore the Church of Divine Wisdom called Hagia Sophia. It's a 15000 years old monument, with a beautiful interior, amazing mosaics and the massive dome. Once was the world's largest place of worship by Emperor Justinian in 532 AD, then a Greek Orthodox Patriarchal Basilica, later an imperial mosque and now a museum.

Second monument you will have a chance to visit, is the Topkapi Palace, once the seat of Ottoman Empire for more than 380 years where 24 of 36 Sultans lived and ruled their land. In 1924, it was transformed into a museum. Buildings and courtyards, including a treasury, apartments, bathhouses, harems, and an armory, holy relics section, not to mention imperial halls, kitchens and royal chambers that make the Topkapi’s inner walls one of the world’s great wonders.​ Treasures include 13th century Japanese porcelain, weaponry, 86 carat diamond any many more.

• Professional guide
• Small-group tour (max 8)

• Admission to Topkapi Palace ( 750 TL/25,37 EUR pp)
• Hotel pick-up and drop-off
• Gratuities

• Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
• Dress code is smart casual

• For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
• If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
• Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
• Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

• The tour is not for people in wheelchairs.
• Infants mussit on laps.
• When visitng the Hagia Sophia: Modest, conservative clothing which exposes a minimum of flesh is good. No shorts or sleeveless shirts on either men or women. Women cover over head with scarf or shawl.