Sultanahmet & Grand Bazaar: Blue Mosque, Hippodrome and Grand Bazaar Private Tour – Shore Excursion

 

In the Old City you will visit the Byzantine Hippodrome. It had a capacity for 100,000 spectators, while the horse racing and chariot racing that here offered an opulent spectacle. You will admire the Kaiser’s German fountain, the bronze Serpent Column of Delphi, the Egyptian Obelisk and the Walled Obelisk of Constantine VII.

The next monument is the Mosque of Sultan Ahmed or “Blue Mosque”. It is the most beautiful mosque of Istanbul, built upon the order of 20-year-old Sultan Ahmed I, whose grave lies inside the mosque.

Your next and last visit is the exotic Grand Bazaar. Turkey's largest covered market with 4000 shops offering excellent shopping as beautiful tiles, copper and brassware, apparel made of leather, cotton and wool, meerschaum pipes and all sorts of other things.

Redeem information
Voucher type: Printed
Printed Voucher. Print and bring the voucher to enjoy the activity.

Location
Start point:
Istanbul
Istanbul ports.
Outside the terminal building, by the exit gate.

End point: Same as the starting point

Schedule
Opening dates
08:00
Times are approximate
Start time depends on the guests' cruise arrival time.

Duration: 4 Hours

Guide options
Guide type: Guide
Group type: Private

Requirements
Please make sure you provide your ship details and telephone number.

Recommendations
Comfortable sports shoes, sunscreen, comfortable clothes, cap, glasses or sunglasses.