Istanbul: Topkapi Palace & Harem Guided Tour with Audio Guide
Description
Explore Topkapi Palace and the Harem on a 1.5-hour guided tour with a professional licensed guide. Discover the palace’s magnificent courtyards, imperial halls, and rich Ottoman history while learning about the lives of the sultans who ruled the empire for centuries. Your ticket includes access to the Harem, where you can explore the private chambers and beautifully decorated living quarters of the Ottoman royal family. An ideal experience for visitors seeking deeper historical insight into one of Istanbul’s most iconic landmarks.
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Itinerary
Guests enter the Topkapi Palace complex with host assistance and receive a short orientation before exploring independently. Visitors can discover the palace courtyards, imperial collections, and historic chambers at their own pace using a professional audio guide.
Visitors can explore the famous Topkapi Palace Harem, once the private residence of the Ottoman sultans and their families. Walk through richly decorated rooms, royal chambers, and historic corridors while learning about palace life through the audio guide.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(2)
It is a fraud We booked online for topkapi palace to skip the lines. You pay and then they send you an email that you have to meet with them outside the palace. Which is a long walk if you are already in front of the palace. They don’t give you any ticket. When we called them to get tickets they said they can’t do anything. We had to walk down again to the meeting point (which was not mentioned when we were booking), where the staff was there. Very rude people in particular a young lady who is not helpful at all and started accusing us of misbehaving. She said if you don’t want to go with the group, call to get a refund, which we did and obviously they don’t refund. And by the way when we booked, it just said audio guide not guided tour (which was very convenient for us). Then one of the agents started mocking us and said while laughing “by the way your ticket does not include Harem, you will only see the garden”, which obviously again was not mentioned when we were booking, although the price is more expensive than the usual ticket price purchased at the palace. In addition when we got into the palace, they took the badges they provided and said now you can go wherever you want, when we asked them why they are taking the audio devices back they said these do not actually work, so I don’t know why we had to go back to meet them to get the audio guides that do not work. When you face them their ready reply is it is all mentioned in the email which obviously you get after you have already booked.
It is a fraud You pay and then they send you an email that you have to meet them outside the palace. Which is a long walk if you are already in front of the palace. They don’t give you any ticket. When we called them to get tickets they said they can’t do anything. We had to walk down again to the meeting point (which was not mentioned when we were booking) where the staff was there. Very rude people in particular a young lady who is not helpful at all and was accusing us of misbehaving. She said if you don’t want to go with the group, call this number to get a refund, which we did and obviously they don’t refund. And by the way when we booked it just said audio guide not guided tour, which was very convenient for us. And then one of the agents started mocking us and said while laughing “by the way, harem is not included, you will only see the garden”, although the price is more expensive than the usual ticket price purchased at the palace. In addition when we got into the palace, they took the badges they provided and said now you can go wherever you want. when we asked them why they are taking the audio devices back they said these do not actually work, so I don’t know why we had to go back to meet them to get audio guides that do not work. When you face them their ready reply is it is all mentioned in the email which obviously you get after you have already booked.
