Landmarks

Combo Guided Tours with Entry Tickets: Hagia Sophia + Topkapi Palace or Basilica Cistern

The gate of Salutation in Topkapi Palace, Istanbul

Guide with visitors inside topkapi palace

Tour guide leading a group through the historic Basilica Cistern in Istanbul, included in the Combo: Hagia Sophia + Topkapi Palace or Basilica Cistern Tickets

Save time and money with this ticket and get to cover the top attractions of Istanbul with hassle-free entry and guided tours along the way.

Highlights

Skip the lines at Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cistern to start your guided tour, valid for 3 days.
Reap the benefits of a guided tour included in this ticket which can be availed for 3 museums.
Choose to visit the sites on one single day or on separate days with the flexibility of this ticket.
Feel free to explore the museums after the guided tour and learn interesting facts about them with the help of the audio guides available in 9 different languages.

Inclusions

Skip the line entry to Hagia Sophia
Guided tour of Hagia Sophia
Skip the line entry to Topkapi Palace (including Harem section) & guided tour (optional)
Skip the line entry to Basilica Cistern & guided tour (optional)
Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace audio guide (English, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Arabic, Chinese, Turkish)

Exclusions

Headsets
Hotel transfers
Meal inclusions

Cancellation policy

You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

Reviews

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Fabio

3/5

Oct, 2024

The guide at St. Sophia was very hurried, there were other groups around us with whom the guides spent much more time giving more explanations. The Topkaki Palace guide fully met our expectations, he was nice, friendly and very professional

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Diana

5/5

Aug, 2024

I booked a combo guided tour Hagia Sofia and Topkapi palace, few days before arrival. Booking was incredibly easy and the payment quickly. We was about to miss our trip because of a bunch of airplanes delayed, but finally we did it safely. First tour was to Hagia Sofia, at 10.00 am, with a great girl guide named Buse. On time, great organized, pleasant people. We was more than thankful for it. The second tour, with another guide, Denis, also a great guy, at Topkapi, 12.00 am, needed more than 2 hours. We definitely recommend headout in Turkey, easy to access and trustful!! Enjoy it!

Santanu

4/5

Jun, 2024

All was good. Our guide Haluk was very entertaining and knowledgeable. We enjoyed our experience of hagia sophia but we thought he will take us to topkapi palace also. But there was another guide for the palace.

Francesca

4/5

Jun, 2024

The celerity in entering the attractions by skipping the line . The audio guide for Topkapi Palace did not work, only the one for Saint Sophia

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Daniel

5/5

Jun, 2024

The guides were very good, very nice and formal. The explanations they gave us were very interesting, not heavy at all. And then they left us free time for photos. Highly recommended. Without them it would not have been such a good day. Thank you very much!

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Your experience

With this combo ticket, save time and money as you enjoy hassle-free entries to Topkapi & the Basilica Cistern. That’s not all - enjoy the benefit of a guided tour for each of the museums including Hagia Sophia and audio guides which are available too in 9 different languages on iOS and Android.

After signing up for this experience, your name will be on the list for each of the monuments for 3 days. Be free to visit at the available times, gathering at the meeting points in front of the museums to skip the lines at 2 of them with an authorized host. With the flexibility of this combo ticket, feel free to visit all 3 museums in one day or choose to visit them on separate days. For each museum, gain as much information as possible about the uniqueness of the monuments from your guide within a 30 to 45-minute time frame. Following this, you may explore the museums on your own at your own convenience and listen to the fascinating stories available in the audio guide.

Operating hours

Topkapi Palace

Monday	09:00 AM - 04:45 PM	last entry 03:45 PM
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	09:00 AM - 04:45 PM	last entry 03:45 PM
Thursday	09:00 AM - 04:45 PM	last entry 03:45 PM
Friday	09:00 AM - 04:45 PM	last entry 03:45 PM
Saturday	09:00 AM - 04:45 PM	last entry 03:45 PM
Sunday	09:00 AM - 04:45 PM	last entry 03:45 PM

Basilica Cistern

Monday	09:00 AM - 10:00 PM	last entry 06:30 PM
Tuesday	09:00 AM - 10:00 PM	last entry 06:30 PM
Wednesday	09:00 AM - 10:00 PM	last entry 06:30 PM
Thursday	09:00 AM - 10:00 PM	last entry 06:30 PM
Friday	09:00 AM - 10:00 PM	last entry 06:30 PM
Saturday	09:00 AM - 10:00 PM	last entry 06:30 PM
Sunday	09:00 AM - 10:00 PM	last entry 06:30 PM

Hagia Sophia

Monday	09:00 AM - 07:30 PM
Tuesday	09:00 AM - 07:30 PM
Wednesday	09:00 AM - 07:30 PM
Thursday	09:00 AM - 07:30 PM
Friday	09:00 AM - 07:30 PM
Saturday	09:00 AM - 07:30 PM
Sunday	09:00 AM - 07:30 PM

Dolmabache Palace

Monday	Closed
Tuesday	09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday	09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday	09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday	09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday	09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Sunday	09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Hagia Sophia History Museum

Monday	09:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Tuesday	09:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Wednesday	09:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Thursday	09:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Friday	09:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Saturday	09:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Sunday	09:00 AM - 07:00 PM

Know before you go

Additional information

Please download the audioguide app in your smartphone prior to your tour.
The audio guide is available for Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace in the following languages: English, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Arabic, Chinese, and Turkish.
This ticket is valid for 3 days. You can visit all 3 museums in 1 day or on different days.