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4 Best Istanbul History Tours

The ones worth your morning.

The 4 istanbul history tours worth your morning. A short list of the walks, sites and guided visits that bring the past to life, with run times, prices and who leads them.

4 Best Istanbul History Tours

Istanbul Historical Tour with Guide, Lunch and Transfers - Price and Logistics: Pickup Rules You Should Not Ignore
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Istanbul Historical Tour with Guide, Lunch and Transfers

1.Istanbul Historical Tour with Guide, Lunch and Transfers

8-hour Istanbul highlights tour with hotel pickup, lunch, major museum admissions, small groups, and Grand Bazaar browsing.

Most Popular 4.5

“Great experience. An amazing tour of the key historical sites in Istanbul in one day. Our guide, Ms Fatma was very knowledgeable, explained everything in detail and allowed us to spend as much time as needed at each location. We had a wonderful multi-course lunch at a nearby restaurant as part of the tour. Highly…”

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All in One Day Istanbul - Historical Tour of Istanbul with Bosphorus Cruise - From Hippodrome fragments to a Blue Mosque photo stop
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All in One Day Istanbul – Historical Tour of Istanbul with Bosphorus Cruise

2.All in One Day Istanbul – Historical Tour of Istanbul with Bosphorus Cruise

A full-day VIP Istanbul tour with hotel pickup, Old City highlights, rooftop lunch, and a sunset Bosphorus luxury yacht cruise.

5.0

“We only had one full day in Istanbul and wanted to make the most of our time to experience as much of the city as possible. Our driver picked us up at the hotel and arrived right on time as scheduled. We were dropped off close to the Hippodrome where our tour started with our…”

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Istanbul Heritage Tour - Incl. Lunch - Blue Mosque inside (and what changes on Friday)
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Istanbul Heritage Tour – Incl. Lunch

3.Istanbul Heritage Tour – Incl. Lunch

A 7-hour Istanbul heritage day with hotel pickup, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, and Bosphorus-view lunch for $216.56.

4.5

“The tour itself was good but the guide was the worst guide we have ever had. He was not interested to walk with us on the tour and at times ( mostly ) was 50 metres ahead. He mainly only spoke to us when we were inside a mosque. He also had an argument with…”

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Istanbul Islamic Heritage Tour: Sacred Tombs & Eyup Sultan Mosque - Stop 3: Edirnekapı City Walls and the Eyup-area companion highlight
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Istanbul Islamic Heritage Tour: Sacred Tombs & Eyup Sultan Mosque

4.Istanbul Islamic Heritage Tour: Sacred Tombs & Eyup Sultan Mosque

Visit Istanbul’s Islamic tombs and Eyup Sultan Mosque with pickup, escorted entry, and admission included. 6–7 hours in English.

4.0

“The guide can only take you to the Harem and Main part of the palace. They aren't allowed to go inside. With that being said our guide did give us a breakdown of the palace and some history. We were allowed only about a half hour to tour the harem so that felt a little…”

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