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Combo: Hagia Sophia Guided Tour with Optional Topkapi Palace or Basilica Cistern Skip-the-Line Tickets

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Save time and money with this ticket and get to cover the top attractions of Istanbul with hassle-free entry and guided tours along the way.

Highlights

Skip the lines at Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cistern to start your guided tour, valid for 3 days.
Reap the benefits of a guided tour included in this ticket which can be availed for 3 museums.
Choose to visit the sites on one single day or on separate days with the flexibility of this ticket.
Feel free to explore the museums after the guided tour and learn interesting facts about them with the help of the audio guides available in 9 different languages.

Inclusions

Skip the line entry to Hagia Sophia
Guided tour of Hagia Sophia
Skip the line entry to Topkapi Palace (including Harem section) & guided tour (optional)
Skip the line entry to Basilica Cistern & guided tour (optional)
Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace audio guide (English, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Arabic, Chinese, Turkish)

Exclusions

Headsets
Hotel transfers
Meal inclusions

Cancellation policy

You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

Ratings & Reviews

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Guests from Italy, United Kingdom, United States and over 33 countries have loved this experience

Sally

4/5

Apr, 2024

Hagia Sophia tour was fantastic, great informative guide. 5 stars. The Topkapi guide had poor English and was impatient. The lousy headsets ruined the tour for some. Could have read the information boards for free.

Beatrice

4/5

Apr, 2024

Trained and attentive guides to the group, fast and hassle-free access, ability to change the date at any time. Good service

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Nino

3/5

Apr, 2024

I booked Combo: Hagia Sophia Guided Tour with Topkapi Palace and Basilica Cistern Skip-the-Line Tickets. I faced issues with the support team, the agent talking to me was unpleasant, I was told that combo tour was impossible to organize in 1 day , while this was not mentioned when I bought the ticket online. They barely managed to make a plan for me to use all the tickets in one day. Finally, it was possible to see everything in 1 day, I was not accompanied by a guide on one of their tours (Basilica Cistern). You need more proper management and more information on your website.

Joshua

5/5

Apr, 2024

So much history and very well explained by the tour guides! Although we turned up at 10 it turned out the tour didn't start until 11 so we had to wait around an hour.

Carolyn

4/5

Mar, 2024

The guides were a wealth of information! Hal and Mehmet really knew the history of the sights and answered questions as needed. The meeting place and time for the Hagia Sofia tour was well explained, however, how and where to get the additional tickets and tours was a challenge as this information is never provided with the booking. Thanks to Mehmet, we were able to see all the sights.

Your experience

With this combo ticket, save time and money as you enjoy hassle-free entries to Topkapi & the Basilica Cistern. That’s not all - enjoy the benefit of a guided tour for each of the museums including Hagia Sophia and audio guides which are available too in 9 different languages on iOS and Android.

After signing up for this experience, your name will be on the list for each of the monuments for 3 days. Be free to visit at the available times, gathering at the meeting points in front of the museums to skip the lines at 2 of them with an authorized host. With the flexibility of this combo ticket, feel free to visit all 3 museums in one day or choose to visit them on separate days. For each museum, gain as much information as possible about the uniqueness of the monuments from your guide within a 30 to 45-minute time frame. Following this, you may explore the museums on your own at your own convenience and listen to the fascinating stories available in the audio guide.

Operating hours

Topkapi Palace

Monday	9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday	9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday	9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday	9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday	9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Basilica Cistern

Monday	9:00 AM - 10:00 PM	last entry 6:30 PM
Tuesday	9:00 AM - 10:00 PM	last entry 6:30 PM
Wednesday	9:00 AM - 10:00 PM	last entry 6:30 PM
Thursday	9:00 AM - 10:00 PM	last entry 6:30 PM
Friday	9:00 AM - 10:00 PM	last entry 6:30 PM
Saturday	9:00 AM - 10:00 PM	last entry 6:30 PM
Sunday	9:00 AM - 10:00 PM	last entry 6:30 PM

Hagia Sophia

Monday	9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Tuesday	9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Wednesday	9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Thursday	9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Friday	9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Saturday	9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Sunday	9:00 AM - 7:30 PM

Dolmabache Palace

Monday	Closed
Tuesday	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Know before you go

Additional information

Please download the audioguide app in your smartphone prior to your tour.
The audio guide is available for Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace in the following languages: English, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Arabic, Chinese, and Turkish.
This ticket is valid for 3 days. You may come at the available times, to the meeting points and visit these with your Istanbul Welcome Card guide. You can visit all 3 museums in 1 day or on different days.