Istanbul: Blauwe Moskee, Hagia Sophia, rondleiding door de Basilica Cisterne
Beschrijving
Ontmoet je Gids in het hart van de oude stad voor een stressvrije tour langs 3 van de meest emblematische bezienswaardigheden van Istanbul. Stap binnen in de Blauwe Moskee om de architectuur en beroemde blauwe Iznik-tegels te bewonderen terwijl je leert over het Byzantijnse en Ottomaanse erfgoed, de islam en de rijke geschiedenis van Istanbul. Sla vervolgens de wachtrijen over bij de Basilica Cisterne en ontdek de ondergrondse wonderen onder de straten van Istanbul. Wandel door de oude waterbak en zie de indrukwekkende architectuur en de Medusa-hoofden uit de Griekse mythologie. Verken vervolgens de oude stad van Istanbul en bekijk schatten zoals de Miljoenensteen en de Hippodroom, ooit het sociale en sportieve centrum van Constantinopel. Bewonder het exterieur van de Hagia Sophia en krijg fascinerende inzichten in deze iconische bezienswaardigheid. Voordat u de tour afsluit, zorgt uw Gids voor skip-the-line tickets en een audio Gids voor de Hagia Sophia, zodat u het binnenland in uw eigen tempo kunt verkennen.
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Stap de majestueuze Blauwe Moskee binnen en laat je betoveren door de verbluffende architectuur en de oogverblindende blauwe Iznik-tegels die het interieur sieren. Ontdek de fascinerende mix van Byzantijns en Ottomaans erfgoed terwijl je je verdiept in het rijke tapijtwerk van de islam en de boeiende geschiedenis van Istanbul. Ontdek een wereld waar kunst, cultuur en geloof met elkaar verweven zijn om een onvergetelijke ervaring te creëren.
Momenteel zijn gidsen niet toegestaan in de Hagia Sophia. U leert echter over de geschiedenis van uw gids buiten het gebouw. Daarna kun je met je ticket naar binnen en de omgeving verkennen met behulp van de meegeleverde audiogids-app.
Met de bijgeleverde tickets kun je de wachtrij van zowel de Hagia Sophia als de Basilica Cisterne overslaan, maar het is niet mogelijk om de wachtrij over te slaan. De veiligheidslijn bij de Hagia Sophia kan in het hoogseizoen tot 60 minuten duren. De veiligheidscontrole bij Basilica Cisterne kan tot 30 minuten duren. ***Dringende informatie De Basilica Cisterne mag na 24 april gerenoveerd worden. In dat geval vindt uw begeleid bezoek plaats in de Theodosius Cisterne of in de 1001 Kolommen Cisterne.
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- Opties voor openbaar vervoer zijn in de buurt aanwezig
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- Reservering werkzaamheden zijn aan de gang binnen en buiten Hagia Sophia.
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I took 2 tours with Katalay. The Istanbul: Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern Tour, and a private tour of the Topkapi Palace, Hagia Irene, and Harem. I will describe both: For starters don't bother using 3rd party aggregators, booking directly with Katalay is a breeze, and you get personalized service over WhatsApp. The first tour I did was a the private tour, the guide: Duygu is AWESOME! she knows her stuff, and is an archeologist by training, so she is passionate about the subject. The tour was amazing, we learned a lot, and got to see pretty much everything. Two days later I took the group tour with Michael. He is a great tour guide, knowledgeable, patient and funny. I had a great experience with Katalay, and would strongly recommend them.
Very good guide but have taken only rated it 4 stars as we had a huge group of 50 people which is too many.
A scam!!! The guided tour in Spanish consists of scanning a free QR code for any tourist and following an explanation posted on the internet!!! We did not have internet on our mobiles, so we could not make it!! We also did not provide helmets!!!! A total disaster!!! Money thrown away!!! SCAM!!
The tour is a must do. Don't miss the Bacilica Cistern. It's underground and hidden. This tour includes it. Our guide was easy and knowledgeable.
Our experience was dire, we bought a guided tour in Istanbul for three people, we expressly requested it is Spanish and our surprise when we arrived was in English. The guide was not at all empathetic, we went with my 80-year-old mother so it was very disappointing to buy a 327-euro activity and not be able to take advantage of it. At no time were we given any choice. I do not recommend this Enterprise at all when you need a Spanish tour. We had to hire another Enterprise and there is no comparison everything was eager to help and teach the city. We feel scammed
Great way to see several popular locations with someone who can fill you in on all of the history. I also loved that tickets were included and we got to skip the lines. Definitely recommend!
It’s possible to see these sites on your own but with this guided tour you hear stories and can appreciate the sites more. Easy 24 hour cancellation is good too (we had to reschedule due to flight issues). Just a heads up- it will take close to 4 hours!
The tour was very informative...our guild was excellent....the sisturns were easily my favorite part....my 1 complaint would be the order in which we did the tour....we started out near the Blue mosque and walked over to the sisturns then back to the Blue mosque, then back to hagia Sophia which is back near the sisturns. When it is HOT 🔥, why the back and forth...I had nothing left when we got to hagia sophia.
We really enjoyed the informative Mehmet, he was warm and welcoming with really good knowledge of the blue mosque, Sophia and the Cistern. His English is good and he kept the group engaged. It’s worth the money if you don’t want to wait in long lines to buy tickets and want to know more than just looking.
This was an excellent experience. The guide was very useful and knowledgeable, the pick up location was excellent. The guide took us through the various spots on our tour with lots of interesting information and answered all our questions. Highly recommended
