OTTOMAN ARTIFACTS TOUR

Service Description

HIGHLIGHTS Blue Mosque Topkapi Palace Suleymaniye Mosque Grand Bazaar ​ After meeting at our meeting point, we will start our tour from Blue Mosque. We will understand that why this masterpiece, built in 17th century, became famous with its name as Blue. And then, our next point will be the best point for taking pictures of Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia. After that, we will visit the Topkapi Palace which was served the Ottoman Empire for 400 years. Topkapi Palace was used as private residence of most important Ottoman Sultans of the period and administrative and educational center of Ottoman State. A perfect and unique Istanbul view will welcome you at the last court yard of the palace. And we will visit one of the masterpiece of Ottoman architecture, Suleymaniye Mosque. You will listen the features of Suleymaniye Mosque which make it unique. Our last point Grand Bazaar which is the first shopping mall in the world, is still the trade center of Istanbul. Approximately 4000 shops inside the Grand Bazaar which are the jewellery, carpet, leather, pottery and souvenir stores will allow you take a memory of Istanbul with you before you leave this city. ​ IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS Time of tour is flexible. Entrance fees, lunch and personal expenses are excluded. Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays and will be replaced with Dolmabahce Palace. Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays and will be replaced with Egyptian Bazaar.