A world city with a unique character. A city filled with beauty and contrast, with a breathtaking history - from Byzantium to Constantinople to the present day. But Istanbul has more to offer than culture - inexpensive shopping, oriental cuisine or meeting new people are just examples of the many things one can do here. The city is full of buildings, monuments, churches and mosques, all steeped in history.

Tips for excursions

Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and bazaar

Half-day tour to the artistic and cultural highlights of Istanbul: the Blue Mosque of Sultan Ahmed. The Hippodrome (2nd century). Hagia Sophia. A visit to the bazaar provides an opportunity to learn the most important facts about Turkish carpets and to sample some Turkish tea. Clothing suitable for a visit to a mosque is required.

Tour of Istanbul

The excursion through the city on the Bosphorus takes in Istanbul's most significant tourist sights; including Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, the Topkapi Serail and the Hippodrome. A visit to the bazaar provides an opportunity to learn the most important facts about Turkish carpets and to sample some Turkish tea. Clothing suitable for visits to religious sites is required.

Super Istanbul

This tour takes in the most significant tourist sights in the city: the Blue Mosque. Hippodrome. Topkapi Serail. Hagia Sophia. The cisterns of Giustiniano. Lunch in the old imperial palace. A visit to the bazaar provides an opportunity to learn the most important facts about Turkish carpets and to sample some Turkish tea.