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Ricardo
Apr, 2025Verified booking
The guide was great. Very complete explanations. At all times told us how the visit would continue, times at each site etc. the visit was with headphones and micro which is much appreciated. Very punctual.
Joshua
Apr, 2025Verified booking
I finally got to visit the great Hagia Sophia. While getting to explore the upper level was a blessing, I don't understand why the lower level is off limits. Even the Blue Mosque is open to non-Muslims. If I had gotten to explore the lower level, my visit would have been perfect. This is not Headout's fault, but something that is on my mind.
Véronique
Apr, 2025Verified booking
Thanks to the queue-cutting ticket, we were able to enter Saint Sophia easily. We visited the second floor, as the ground floor is a place of prayer. It's a place where Catholic and Muslim cultures meet. What to see
Alexander
Apr, 2025Verified booking
I loved the incredible history and very detailed audio guide that was provided. The free roaming of the upper gallery really gave time to enjoy the architecture and artwork.
Inge
Mar, 2025Verified booking
This is the third time I've visited the Hagia Sophia, the first time as a mosque. It's a shame that you can't see the dome from the center, i.e. from the first floor. But the visit is definitely worth it. Booking tickets in advance was an advantage, even if the crowds weren't that big in the morning.
Pierluigi
Mar, 2025Verified booking
Audio guide easy to use and well descriptive. Too bad it lacks a reserved entrance or I didn't find it, but there was only one line to enter
Marta
Mar, 2025Verified booking
We loved Hagia Sophia, it is beautiful in its aesthetics, its architecture and its history.
But we had to wait in line anyway, about 25 minutes to get in.
Maurizio
Mar, 2025Verified booking
The tour to the Santa Sofía mosque was fantastic! Well organized from the ease of buying the ticket, to downloading the ticket to the smartphone, the audio guide in Italian.....
Very well organized and the value for money unbeatable.
I recommend
Kathi
Feb, 2025Verified booking
This was a self-guided tour. Hagia Sophia is spectacular and the script was well paced and helpful. And we were able to avoid a very long line.
Ferri
Feb, 2025Verified booking
Experience to be had here in Istanbul especially with the guide who took us through all the explanation necessary to understand the whole history up to the present day. Skip the line is essential to avoid long waits.
Stan-filimon
Feb, 2025Verified booking
The guide was very knowledgeable and nice. We didn't have to stay in line and that was a relief as there were hundreds of people waiting.
I would definitely recommend and do it again.
Illouz-neuvillers
Apr, 2025Verified booking
A sublime place. Adults and children were in awe
Jose
Apr, 2025Verified booking
Avoidance of queues, although the price is excessive.
Naveed
Apr, 2025Verified booking
The art and the ease of buying the ticket
Alison
Apr, 2025Verified booking
The Hagia Sophia is truely beautiful and
Awe inspiring! Lived up to my expectations
As I've waited years to visit!
Dallas
Feb, 2025Verified booking
Very well organized. Very competent and friendly guide
Areti
Apr, 2025Verified booking
It was very nice experience. We were very lucky because it wasn't so crowded early in the morning and we were waiting for the personal belongings to be checked only 10 minutes.
Ross
Apr, 2025Verified booking
Hussein was a fantastic guide - informative, relaxed, and hospitable. He took us through the 2 mosques and the cistern with practised ease - making for a comfortable and very enjoyable experience. The audio earpieces worked well and ensured our group could follow easily Hussein's excellent guidance. Hussein was also generous with answering extra questions and allowing group members to spend their own time at the sites and use the facilities. Overall, an excellent tour and well worth it.
Maria
Apr, 2025Verified booking
It is nice, a touristic place to know about how 2 different cultures were combined. Having the skip the line was great to avoid the purchase tickets lane and then the line to go inside. They have a free audio guide in Hagia Sophia, with free internet so don't buy any additional service for it, just make sure you bring your earphones.
Samiya
Apr, 2025Verified booking
Murat was a really good guide, well prepared and clear. We enjoyed both tours of the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia with him.
For the future, we only recommend to use a microphone or to provide headphones if the group is big so that we can better follow the explanations while being on crowded places.
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