Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace Tickets
The 4-hour Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace Combo Guided Tour includes skip-the-line access to Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Basilica Cistern, and Harem.
Begin your exciting experience by exploring the famous Sultanahmet district for 15 minutes and learning more about the local lifestyle.
Enter your first attraction, the Basilica Cistern, and explore for 30 minutes with your guide to discover the entertaining history of Istanbul’s 2,000-year-old largest Citstern!
Next, walk to the world-famous Hagia Sophia Mosque and admire the stunning combo of Byzantine and Ottoman architecture and its stories for an hour.
Explore the Topkapi Palace and see how the Sultan lived in the Ottoman period by exploring their private residence for an hour and end by exploring the Harem area, with the famous Ottoman baths, for 30 minutes!
- Accompany a professional tour guide on a small group or private tour of Istanbul’s top attractions.
- Get skip-the-line entry tickets to Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Basilica Cistern, and the Harem.
- Wear good-quality headsets and hear all the information from your guide about the history of the Ottoman and Byzantine dynasties!
This combo tour is available in three different options:
You can choose from the Hagia Sophia and Topkapi 24-person, small, or private group tours.
The prices for each of these options vary; here are the details:
Price for Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace 24-person Group Tour
- Adult ticket (9 to 99 years): ₺3,605 ($108)
- Child ticket (3 to 8 years): ₺3,205 ($96)
- Infant ticket (2 years & younger): Free
Price for Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace Small Group Tour
- Adult ticket (9 to 99 years): ₺5,353 ($160)
- Child ticket (3 to 8 years): ₺4,999 ($149)
- Infant ticket (2 years & younger): Free
Price for Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace Private Tour
- Adult ticket (99 years & below): ₺42,819 ($1,279)
- A 100% refund if you cancel the ticket 24 hours before the time slot booked.
- The combo tour is not recommended for wheelchair users.
- Follow the Hagia Sophia dress code by avoiding wearing shorts, knee-length dresses, tank tops, and other sleeveless clothing.
- Visitors must go through airport-style security at the attractions, which can take about an hour during the peak tourism season.
- The Hagia Sophia is highly crowded on weekends and public holidays.
- In case of high-level state visits, the Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palaces will remain closed.
- To enter Basilica Cistern, you have to climb 50 steps, both down and up. No lift facilities are available.
- This tour will only explore the highlights of the masterpieces of Topkapi Palace. It is a vast space, so you can save time after the tour to cover more ground here at your own pace.
- All tickets follow a time slot and expire between 5 and 10 minutes.
- You cannot join the tour if you arrive late and it has already begun.
- The combo tour will explore the Theodosius Cistern or Philoxenos Cistern if the Basilica Cistern is closed.
Hagia Sophia Tour and Suleymaniye Mosque Tour
This combo tour includes an English-guided tour of the Hagia Sophia, Suleymaniya Mosque, and the Blue Mosque for 4 hours.
Begin your experience at the legendary Hagia Sophia, a Church converted into a Mosque, and learn more about the unique architecture from your tour guide for an hour.
Make your way to the famous Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also called the Blue Mosque, and admire its unique blue interiors for an hour from where it gets its name!
Take a small tea break and enjoy a bite of local favorite snacks at Sultanahmet Square for 30 minutes.
Finally, end your fun tour at the Suleymaniye Mosque, known for its spectacular design by famous architect Mimar Sinan, which you will explore for an hour!
- Explore Hagia Sophia with a professional English tour guide to discover the stories of the iconic architecture.
- Take aesthetic photos of the Blue Mosque and discover how it got its name.
- Admire architect Mimar Sinan’s famous Suleymaniye Mosque.
- Get all your questions answered on a small or private group tour.
This combo tour is available in two different options:
You can choose from the Hagia Sophia and Suleymaniye small or private group tours.
The prices for each of these options vary; here are the details:
Price for Hagia Sophia and Suleymaniye Mosque Small Group Tour
- Adult ticket (99 years & below): ₺1,337 ($40)
Price for Hagia Sophia and Suleymaniye Private Tour
Adult ticket (99 years & below): ₺6,867 ($205)
- You will get your total amount in a refund if you cancel 24 hours before the time slot booked.
- Bring a hat, sunglasses, umbrella, or sunscreen to protect you from the blazing sun while exploring.
- To follow the mosque’s dress code, wear clothes with long sleeves and long pants. Women must also bring a scarf.
- Carry insect repellent and cash.
- If an opening is available, you can book this experience at the last minute on the same day.
- Since this tour covers all Mosques, the itinerary might change in case of prayers or other holy services.
- The tour guide will not be able to speak much inside the Mosque since all visitors must remain silent. They will direct you to the top highlights.
- You must carry headphones or buy some from the ticket counter for ₺100 if you want to listen to the audio guide from your phone. You can get it for free after scanning the tour’s QR code.
- A museum card is not acceptable when buying this experience.
- Since the upper galleries of Hagia Sophia can only be accessed by a staircase, this tour is not for wheelchair users.
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