HALF DAY GOLDEN HORN TOUR

Pick-up from your hotel around 08:30 and today we will start our tour with the legendary Golden Horn which will offer us the beautiful views of old Istanbul with an unforgettable architectural of imperial mosques, churches and bridges. Continuing along the old city walls, we will take the cable car to reach the famous Pierre Loti Hill where we will have a chance to drink our Turkish Coffee or tea while looking at the breathtaking view over the Golden Horn. We will walk down the hill to visit some of the notable sights along the way. Our next stop is; the beautiful Kariye Museum (Church of the Holy Savior in Chora). The scenes depicting the New Testament are some of the best preserved examples in Turkey today. The Christ Pantocrator fresco practically glows with golden light. Originally built in the 4th century, the current buildings were built in the 11th century. Located outside the original Byzantine city walls, the Chora Museum is often overlooked by day tourists but one of the more impressive sights in Istanbul. Our tour will end after visitng the Byzantine City Walls. After the tour drop-off to Sultanhamet Square for free time.

Please note that, the following list is the closed museums and sightseeing places closed on certain days. These places may be replaced with others on tour days…

Customize Your Tour: Add-On Options
Flight Bookings: Domestic or International flights and upgrades. We are a full-service travel agency
Hotel Upgrades / Changes: we offer our Top Picks for hotels in each area. If you have a different hotel in mind or would like an upgrade please let us know. You may also book your own hotels and join in the tour. For more information please email us

Dinner Cruise in Istanbul
Turkish Night Show 

Included in Tours Packages:
*Regular tours withsmall groups,
*Pick-up & Drop-off from Old City Hotels.
*Professional English Speaking Guide in tours,
*Lunch on Full day tours (without drinks),
*Transportation in non-smoking Luxurious Vehicles with comfortable seat s &AC
*Entrance fees to all the sightseeing places and museums (except Harem Section in Topkapi Palace),
*All parking and highway fees,
*All the expenses of guide & driver
*All local taxes.

Not Included in Tour Packages (exclusions):
*International or Internal Flights,
*Accommodation,
*Lunch in Half day tours,
*Airport Transfers,
*Meals not mentioned at the itinerary and Drinks during meals,
*Airport transfers in Istanbul or Other airports,
*Harem Section in Topkapi Palace is optional to see and the entance fee is extra,
*All personal expenses,
*Tips to the guide, driver and hotel personnel (Not compulsory but encouraging)

Additional Info:
*For all Daily or City-only tours: Hotels, Flights and airport transfers are not included
*All rates are shown in EUROS and are per person, based on 2 adults sharing one double room
*For all of our Private Tours: English-speaking professionally licensed tour guides will be provided if no other language request is made. Additional languages include Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German or Japanese – based on availability.
*Our Daily Tours are with an English-speaking professionally licensed tour guide.
*We offer special rates for groups or families traveling with 6 or more people.