Old Town Of Istanbul - Orientation Walking Tour

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Istanbul, Turkey

High interest

Booked 5+ times today.

2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Istanbul can feel bewildering to first-time visitors. Discover the city’s culture and some key sights on this guided walking tour of the historic district, including a look at the exterior of landmarks like the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque. Learn about Islam on a mosque visit, get haggling tips at the Grand Bazaar, and receive advice on where to eat and try a traditional Turkish hammam.

Learn about Istanbul’s history and geography as you stroll
Go where cars can’t with an old-fashioned walking tour
Opt to finish up with Turkish delight and fruit tea (no extra charge)
Tips from your guide help you plan the rest of your stay in the city

What's Included

Sampling Turkish Delights with fruit tea.
Booking fee.
Guiding Fee

Tipping Tour Guide

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Pudding Shop Lale Restaurant
Alemdar, Divan Yolu Cd. No:6, 34400 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
Meeting Poing is Pudding Shop Lale Restaurant. The restaurant is located on the street where the tram lines run through Sultanahmet, an approximately 1-minute walk from the Sultanahmet tram stop. We will be at the meeting point with yellow umbrella

End point

Grand Bazaar
Beyazıt, 34126 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
Tour ends out of the Grand Bazaar

Itinerary

German Fountain

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Blue Mosque

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Sultan Ahmet Tomb

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Column of Constantine

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Nuruosmaniye Mosque

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Grand Bazaar

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Near public transportation
Not wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Stephanie_M

The guide was knowledgeable and entertaining and provided detailed historical and cultural information. It was a good orientation tour. We covered a lot of ground you need to be in decent shape to keep up.

Reviews

4.9

based on 224 reviews

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Excellent guide with...

Catherine_O, Mar 2026

Excellent guide with great interest and information. Lively and entertaining , with enough time to get the location of all the historic sites. Thank you .

Great tour

sofia_e, Oct 2025

It was a great experience the tour guide was excellent and gave us a very good insight of the Greek history. Also included information on restaurants, Hamam, and places to visit. Loved the tour. It was tip bases and you tip according to the value you feel he gave

Orientation walk

kay_a, Sep 2025

Great walk, lots of interesting information. Ennis answered lots of questions, helped us with exploring public transportation and suggested some cheaper places to eat and shop Highly recommend

Excellent

Lee_H, Jun 2025

Absolutely brilliant walking tour. Guide was so knowledgeable with some great details. Taken to all the main sites around the area and then to the shop for our free Turkish delight and fruit tea, both of which were amazing. Definitely recommend it.

The guide was...

Stephanie_M, Apr 2025

Great walk.

Lene_T, Apr 2026

Our guide was very informative about the history, population, neighborhoods and culture. His English was super, so easy to understand. Nice walk! We highly recommend the trip.

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I recommend!

Lea_L, Jun 2025

All right! Very informative even knowing a little about the history of the Ottoman Empire / modern Turkey. Yunus was very helpful. The visit is a must to understand a little of its surroundings!

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