Istanbul Mosques: Guided Tour of Hagia Sophia & Blue Mosque with Entry Tickets

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

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.

Ali is a great guide and explained everything in proper speed and detail, not too much what was great for us. Off season the queues are not huge but the skip the line tickets are always welcome and including security there was no entrance that took more than 5 min for the group. Great experience, good value for money.

Ali was a great tour guide. He provided interesting information at each stop and went out of his way to meet individual needs along the tour.

Ali is a pleasant and generous guide. We regretted not having individual headphones to hear him better.

Our guide, Arslan Ali, provided an incredible insight into the history of some of the most important relics within Istanbul. Without his input, the true understanding of both the importance and role of the sites would never have come to light. It was an incredible journey, impeccably timed and thoroughly enjoyable. Huge thanks to Arslan for being such a marvellous guide and to Headout for providing such an easy and reliable booking service.

Our guide, Mehmet, was exceptional—both insightful and incredibly knowledgeable. His deep understanding of the history, culture, and local stories made the entire experience unforgettable. What stood out even more was his excellent English, which made the tour engaging and easy to follow. We noticed other tour groups struggling due to language barriers, but Mehmet’s clear communication and thoughtful explanations ensured that we didn’t miss a single detail. His professionalism and passion for sharing his knowledge truly set him apart and made our tour one to remember.

Very knowledgeable guide who provoded i teresting details and context. . Patient with the group. Appreciate thst we were not dragged into any shops.

Our guide was fantastic. Informative & interesting The crowds were horrendous due to Marathon but he kept us calm & got us through!

Our guide was excellent; unfortunately, I didn't catch her name. She was very generous and gave us a lot of information about the history of the places we visited, and the way of life in Turkey. Not to mention that the places were beautiful. If she ever reads this comment, she called us the "Gauvin Ladies". Thanks to your organization!

The guide was excellent, knowledgeable, and service-minded. The tour was well orginized, and a great experience. But 4 hours is long enough. Make sure to bring a bottle of water and good walking shoes.

Our guide, Busi, was great!!! She told us a lot of interesting facts and knows much about history!! She too gave us important information about habits and customes. So our visit was a full success!!

Guide was easy to find and delivered what was advertised - an informative tour of both the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sofia. Got to go inside and learn a little of the history and culture of the mosques. Guide was a little hard to hear at times and wait time at Hagia Sofia security line was long and hot. But still a very worthwhile tour!

It was a really great tour. Our tour guide, Ali was very professional and kind. I highly recommend the program to everyone.

Having a guide is good as you get so much more information that you would if you just went on your own. Able to ask questions. Skip the Line was very quick.

We had an excellent tour guide and the sites we visited were pretty incredible, as expected. However, we were very disappointed to find out we did not have tickets to Hagia Sophia included in our original tour package. I reviewed the information on the web site where I found the tour, and the two emails resulting from the booking and saw no mention that the tickets to tour the second floor were not included. We were not impressed that we had to find an ATM to get cash so that our tour guide could purchase these tickets for us. We were not the only ones in the group that experienced this.

In fact, there was no prior information about going with socks to visit the blue mosque, the smell of foot odor was unbearable, it was very hot, my husband became ill and we had no help from anyone, except for an Indian doctor from another tour who came to help him.

Our tour guy was very knowledgeable about history of sites we were visting at the same time was very friendly and professional with sense of humor. I highly recommended our tour guide!

The meet up location was easy to find. The guide spoke excellent English and was informative and personable. Skip the line made the experience so much better.

Good guidance with an entertaining guide. When booking it was not clear how the day would go, in terms of planning. Not so bad in itself, but would be a little more practical.