Highlights
- Skip the ticket line at Hagia Sophia
- Explore Hagia Sophia with a 25-language audio guide
- Discover hidden stories from Hagia Sophia’s fascinating past
- Join a guided Basilica Cistern tour with a professional guide
- Explore the Blue Mosque with a professional guide
Description
Discover Istanbul’s most impressive landmarks easily with skip-the-ticket-line access, guided experiences, and audio guides available in 25 languages. Take a quick step into the depths of history and enjoy exploring the city’s most fascinating sites with immersive commentary.
Hagia Sophia: Audio Guide Experience
Enjoy the captivating atmosphere of Hagia Sophia with ease. Skip the ticket line and swiftly enter the impressive interior of this historic site. When you're about 50 meters from the mosque, ensure your internet connection is active to access your QR ticket. The audio guide offers detailed insights into the architecture and history of Hagia Sophia, helping you explore this magnificent structure up close.
Basilica Cistern: Guided Tour Experience
Explore the fascinating Basilica Cistern with a licensed guide and discover the history and remarkable Roman engineering behind this ancient underground structure. Guided tours are available every day except Friday at 10:30 and 16:30. Meet your guide at Roots and Roasted Cafe in Sultanahmet, where they will be waiting with a white flag featuring the Istanbul Tourist Pass® and istanbul.com logos. During the tour, learn about the cistern’s impressive columns, mysterious Medusa heads, and centuries-old history while enjoying its unique atmosphere.
Blue Mosque: Guided Tour Experience
Discover the beauty and serenity of the Blue Mosque, one of Istanbul’s most admired landmarks and a masterpiece of Ottoman architecture. The guided tour takes place every day except Friday, starting from Roots and Roasted Cafe in Sultanahmet, where your licensed guide will be waiting with a white flag with the Istanbul Tourist Pass® and istanbul.com logos. Learn about the mosque’s fascinating history and admire its six elegant minarets, thousands of blue Iznik tiles, and peaceful atmosphere that continues to inspire visitors from around the world.
The operating hours and guided tour times of the attractions included in this combo product are as follows:
• Blue Mosque Guided Tour: 14:15
• Hagia Sophia: 09:00 - 19:00
• Basilica Cistern Guided Tour: 10:30 / 16:30
Please keep in mind the operating hours and guided tour times of the attractions in this combo. Blue Mosque and Basilica Cistern guided tours are not available on Fridays. Please arrive at Roots and Roasted Cafe in Sultanahmet on time to join your selected guided tour. Hagia Sophia can be visited individually during its operating hours using your skip-the-ticket-line admission and audio guide.
Includes
Skip-the-ticket-line entry to Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cistern
Guided tours of Basilica Cistern and Blue Mosque
Audio guides in 25 languages
Flexible exploration time at Hagia Sophia
Excludes
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Important Information
- Hagia Sophia can be visited individually via the skip-the-ticket line.
Basilica Cistern is visited with a guided tour at the selected time.
Children may be asked to present a valid passport to verify their age.
All visitors must pass through security checks at the entrances.
The Hagia Sophia ticket provides access only to the 2nd-floor visitor area, not the mosque’s prayer area.
Please wear modest clothing with shoulders and knees covered. Women must cover their hair with a scarf.
Restoration work is ongoing at Hagia Sophia, so some areas may be temporarily closed.
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
