Combo (Save 13%): Basilica Cistern + Hagia Sophia Skip-the-Line Tickets

Everyone was super friendly and welcoming. The lady at the ticket line helped us get set up with our audio tours quickly and efficiently. The cistern itself was incredible

The line was so big and how I bought the tickets before it was so easy to get in without line. The place is amazing and the audio guide was excellent.

My hotel was very centrally located - less than a 5-minute walk from the major tourist attractions - and thus very nice to do everything on foot. The Hagia Sofia is enduring evidence of the vast civilization that the former Constantinople carried with it; for that reason alone it is important to visit this structure

The ticket pickup point is very far from the Topkapi Palace ticket counter - give yourselves time to get there! It is a timed entrance. We had to hurry through Topkapi in order to make it to the others. Seeing these 3 things in one day may be too much. If we had to do it over, we'd buy tickets to each venue separately and only visit Topkapi in one day.

We have never been in a cistern before, it was very interesting. We purchased an audio guide to learn about the history and Medusla. It was great.

What I didn't like is that we got the guide in Spanish and it was only available in English. The audio guides do not work well. The rest was fine.

It's all quick and easy, as long as you download the app! As for the Basilica of Saint Sophia, it's grandiose but very poorly maintained, which is a real shame. Expensive ticket for the condition. As for the basilica cistern, it's my favorite! I recommend the service.

Due to rain and storm, we could not finish 2 visits on the booked date. The day after we could use our tickets for the palace and for the cistern without problems. Very ok of course. This is as it should be with a reliable provider. A 5 star experience. We recommend this!

Nice 'Skip the Line' facilties, once we found the right place. Somewhat more specific directions, especially for Topkapi Palace I.e. Next to the main gate, would have been extremely helpful. We came in a side entrance and had to ask 5 separate people for help

The "ste Sophie, Topkapi, basilica cistern" combo is a must for anyone visiting Istanbul. Handy if you have an Internet connection, otherwise a bit complicated. Wire-cutting is relative. It's best to visit in the morning, as it's more crowded in the afternoon. For Topkapi, you have to wait for a guide (even if you're on your own) to pass the 2 controls (main entrance then harem), otherwise you'll be turned away (which is what happened to us 😉). Allow 1/2 day for the palace, it's very big and very beautiful.

It was fast, in-no-time entry, the place is a must-visit attraction of the city as it's absolutely unique. We were amazed by the architecture, engineering and atmosphere of the place and definitely recommend it!

The cistern is a treasure! We loved the haphazard placement and stacking of column sections to hold the ceiling. The brickwork was amazing, the lighting was fun as were the modern sculptures. We especially loved the column bases that were heads - one upside down and one sideways. And the Medusa sculpture and shadow perfectly projected on the wall. The skip the line process was simple and saved a tremendous amount of time standing in line. Well worth it!

Arriving and seeing that there is a very long line, but you have the electronic ticket skip the line and get in without waiting a minute is important especially when you have a few days and want to see as many things as possible. Reliable service.

The tickets for the basilica cistern and hagia sophia without queues were incredible. The system for the Topkapi Palace, bad. They could send the QR like the other 2 attractions.

The ticket cutter was very effective. Friendly staff. Concerning Saint Sophia, disappointed by the maintenance of this beautiful world heritage site at the price of admission! As for the Cistern Basilica, a very nice discovery, well presented. The audio guides were satisfactory for a first immersion.

Really no waiting time and the audio guide worked perfectly. Only change was at Topkapi with the meeting point and group entrance but at the end it was no issue.

The experience was good the organisers at the sites showed no interest or enthusiasm about welcoming visitors no helpful signage just badly organised

I am glad that I bought the "skip-the-line" ticket as I was visiting Istanbul only for a couple of days, and the general line over the weekend was probably about 2-3 hours of wait time, which I didn't have. I only took 1 star off because of two things: 1) the audio which I opened beforehand, was not downloadable and the minute I went downstairs, it was no longer playing, despite the fact that I loaded the page in advance :( 2) the ticket price - it seems a bit high, and if I were to visit all 5-6 major attractuons, it would've costed me a small fortune. Still, the Basilica Cistern itself is a mesmerizing place to visit and it was worth it!!! I definitely recommend going there!

We purchased Skip the LIne tickets for the Basilica Cistern in Australia before we arrived in Istanbul, Turkey. Easy to purchase tickets, everything was in the App. We noted from other reviews to download the audio guide before entering the cistern. Skip the line was a good idea. Had a few minor issues with downloading the audio guide, but worked it out in the end. The Basilica CIstern was amazing!

We booked last minute and were still able to see everything we wanted to. Ticketing was straightforward. The Topkapi Palace tour was what we hoped for: descriptive, informative, and quick so we could go exploring on our own. Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cisterns were amazing to witness. Thank you for helping to make this a good experience.