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Leonardo
Apr, 2025Verified booking
I expected to visit the mosque completely and not seen from the 1 second floor terrace. My wife who was going back there after 27 years at Santa sofia was disappointed, she said she would not have bought tickets if this was specified before buying tickets. I can understand that the faithful pray from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. But can you make a walkway for foreigners as well because surely seen from below it has another value. Thank you
Nobuko
Apr, 2025Verified booking
Ali was our guide. He is very knowledgeable and very patient for guests who made him much difficult situation. We really enjoyed his tour and very friendly personality. Thank you!!
Peter
Apr, 2025Verified booking
I had a great time thanks to the guid who was brilliant, very informative and was able to pass on the information in easy way so you understood , he also had a good sense of humour . The things we saw were fascinating and interesting even though I have travelled a lot over the years.
Alexander
Apr, 2025Verified booking
I loved the incredible history and very detailed audio guide that was provided. The free roaming of the upper gallery really gave time to enjoy the architecture and artwork.
Fromenton
Apr, 2025Verified booking
Convenient queue-cutting tickets.
Headout available if needed.
A pleasant visit, but please note that the first floor is reserved for Muslims. You'll only have access to the upper floor.
But you can't go to Istanbul without visiting Saint Sophia!
Rühling
Apr, 2025Verified booking
A very entertaining guide, who ensured that the tour was very exciting, entertaining and entertaining with his great specialist knowledge and many anecdotes!
Not having to queue is a great luxury, as the other queues would have taken hours.
Diana
Mar, 2025Verified booking
Fayik's punctuality, friendliness and professionalism! He was knowledgeable and at ease with the topics. He easily guided the group. He's an excellent guide! The duration of the tour is ideal and the monuments visited are extraordinary! We recommend
Pierluigi
Mar, 2025Verified booking
Audio guide easy to use and well descriptive. Too bad it lacks a reserved entrance or I didn't find it, but there was only one line to enter
Simon
Mar, 2025Verified booking
Super experinece, no problems with ticets. Exelent Guide mister named Hal. Lot of history stories, revealed simbols. Top experinece of Istanbul!
Lyle
Mar, 2025Verified booking
The guide was friendly and knowledgeable and we had a great tour. One tourist didn't see us at the meeting point half way through and yelled at the guide saying he hadn't shown up, but the guide did show up, he was there and so were the other tourists in the group, just this one man didn't see us and walked away. It wasn't the guide's fault, he waited for the man to come back but then had to carry on with the tour for the rest of us.
Maurizio
Mar, 2025Verified booking
The tour to the Santa Sofía mosque was fantastic! Well organized from the ease of buying the ticket, to downloading the ticket to the smartphone, the audio guide in Italian.....
Very well organized and the value for money unbeatable.
I recommend
Hubertus
Mar, 2025Verified booking
Great tour! Excellent tour guide who explained the history of the individual sights with a great deal of experience and passion.
Highly recommended!
Christopher
Mar, 2025Verified booking
Ali was an excellent guide. Very knowledgable, friendly, and gave us loads of information.
He was patient and spoke good english.
We had a great time
Julia
Mar, 2025Verified booking
I was the first one in at 9am! Too bad you can't go all the way down for the money! That would give you an even better idea of the actual size of the dome!
Piers
Mar, 2025Verified booking
Very well organized, everything went without a hitch. Above all, the excellent tour guide Busa gave us a special and impressive experience with her friendly manner, her outstanding expertise and her profound knowledge of the details. Many thanks to Busa!
Olaya
Mar, 2025Verified booking
It's not that I had problems, I just wasn't enthusiastic about the experience. Although the guide was nice and I think he knew about art history, he was not very enthusiastic and conveyed it that way.
Regarding "skipping the queues" it is not true at all. You only skip the one at the cistern. I think you get more out of it if you are very interested in art, which is the point of view from which it was approached.
Nina
Mar, 2025Verified booking
We had a very good guide, Buse, who seems to know everything about the Hagia Sophia. She shared her knowledge about all the mosaics and frescos. It is an amazing place, 1500 years old and so huge.
Francesca
Feb, 2025Verified booking
Haluk has been my guide. Amazing person, professional and full of passion for his job.
He explained very well santa Sofia, Blu Mosque and Ciaterna palace.
Recommended
Stan-filimon
Feb, 2025Verified booking
The guide was very knowledgeable and nice. We didn't have to stay in line and that was a relief as there were hundreds of people waiting.
I would definitely recommend and do it again.
Marie
Jan, 2025Verified booking
No queuing. Was able to pay by credit card instead of worrying about whether they want Lire or Euro. Easy transaction. You know what you are getting.
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