Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque | Plan the perfect day in Istanbul

The Cistern is truly beautiful. Well worth a visit and the ability to just walk straight in was ideal. We went late morning/early afternoon and were not swamped by the crowds.

There was really no line at all. We were immediately inside. The place is awesome. The lights changing colours are beautiful. The shadows of Medusa were great. Wonderful experience

Ticketing was easy, Blue Mosque was beautiful, and our tour guide was excellent. Cenker was very knowledgeable, fun, lively and very accommodating.

Great spots to visit, the guide was great, giod details and good english. Plenty of time to visit, no rushing. Just enjoy

Our guide Öpücük was very good. We were impressed how smoothly she managed to navigate us in such busy places. We never felt rushed or anything. Just very informed about the places we visited. She always found the best stop and she had lots of time for extra questions. Great job!

Get there early! You have to save time wherever you can. Getting your tickets online is definitely helps!

Excellent guide. Great experience with skip the line access to some of the most visited spots in this historic area.

Beautiful building witch beautiful things inside

The history and beauty of the location was enriched by the knowledge and information provided by our guide

Ali was an awesome tour guide! Great experience 👍👍

Beautiful experience. A magical place

Excellent guide qr code used headphones

It was very interesting and beautiful.

The tour guide had interesting information about the buildings and was very personable and friendly! We had plenty of opportunity for pictures and breaks and the schedule was very well planned so that it was always entertaining. An absolute recommendation!

Organized and highly informative... easy to meet the group and see all three sites. Small group.. remember to bring a scarf for your head (ladies) and cover your knees (both men and women) otherwise you have to buy a scarf or skirt. We had a break in the middle for a quick juice or gelato. Great tour.

The Hagia Sophia is lovely. Unfortunately, I had not received my tickets via email so accessing the tour required the intervention of one of the staff guys at the entrance, which was then resolved and we entered

It was great to skip the line, get right in. I enjoyed going to the second floor and look down at the service. Your WiFi was a bit weak and I was not able to listen to the audio portion. It took a long time to load.

The ticketing experience was flawless! Additionally, Fiek was an amazing guide and was able to highlight the critical historical and contextual facts of each visit, while also completing the story with his own personal experiences. 10/10 would recommend this experience to see the major landmarks of Istanbul.

The queue was average not all that long for the premium we paid perhaps it could have more added on to provide value for money.

Very knowledgeable guides. Made the trip informative and fun. What ser them apart for me was that there was some issue with my ticket but they fogured it out and adjusted remainder of my itinerary so that one delay didn't mean my other bookings get jeopardized.

Loved that we had skip the line access and weren't tied to a specific time slot. Audio tour worked great, too! Highly recommend

It was a seamless process . I booked around 9am & was walking into the magnificent Hagia Sophia half an hour later listening to the audio having skipped the line & before it was overcrowded . Highly recommend .

It was a very interesting and entertaining vist to all thre monuments Our guide (Arthur) was very knowlagable, he gave us a lot of information, and was able to navigate us quickly inside all the attractions

Skip the line tickets is the way to go! It was way too hot to stand in the very long line. We went straight in, which made us very happy! 😃

We booked this tour very last minute and it worked out very well. Saw all three places described and entered with ease. Our tour guide Mark was Very Informative, had time to see the places with ease. Ear pieces worked out well too. The cost for all was worth it too.

Very knowledgeable guides. Made the trip informative and fun. What ser them apart for me was that there was some issue with my ticket but they fogured it out and adjusted remainder of my itinerary so that one delay didn't mean my other bookings get jeopardized.

It was an amazing historical building to visit. The tour guide was brilliant and he was extremely knowledgeable about the history of the Hagia Sophia. I highly recommend it.

It was an extraordinary experience. We were able to get in quickly partly because of our guide. He told a lot about the history of Istanbul.

Don't think I would've appreciated Hagia Sophia enough without a guide. I was on the fence about it but glad I booked the tour. Ali was great - very patient and very knowledgeable.

A pleasant tour! The tour guide was knowledgeable about the place. The meeting place is a bit confusing, after asking 5 people we finally found it. It would be good if it mentioned the museum cafe, not just showing the address and the Dsign Cafe.

While the Haiga Sophia was lovely to see, the audio devices weren't the best, the sound was not good and they kept cutting out and it was difficult to find the guide at times so I walked around the venue by myself, ending up on exiting long before the guide as I couldn't find her.

Great guide, provided lots of detailed information in a relaxed way

Wel the tour was not what i expected. The guide was really nice.

Our guide Ali was very friendly and knowledgeable.

It was great, the organization was great, the interpretation was exhaustive. I recommend it. Roman, Prague

The building is amazing but the guide Waldo tremendous

The guide was unpleasant when I pointed out a problem. I didn't understand his comments: he talks too fast.

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The very best part of my experience was Murat. I had trouble finding the ticket site and was 15 minutes late for my tour. Murat was there to meet me and provided a new ticket for me and access to an e-guide for touring the Hagia Sofia. He was very patient and helpful to me.

Murat was a really good guide, well prepared and clear. We enjoyed both tours of the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia with him. For the future, we only recommend to use a microphone or to provide headphones if the group is big so that we can better follow the explanations while being on crowded places.

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!!

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.

Very knowledgeable guide with very understandable English.

Meeting point easy to find. Quick to receive tickets (once giving the reserve papers of the app) and go inside the palace.

Both the Hagia Sophia and the sunken palace were beautiful! It is very worthwhile. And especially for the Hagia Sophia, it's worth buying tickets online in advance to avoid the queue at the ticket office. It's also worth it for the Basilica Cistern, as there are 2 different queues here and the one for the e-tickets was quicker in our case.

The architecture of the basilica cistern is amazingly beautiful, very well lit and with a well organized traffic. It has generously met my expectations. But the number of visitors per shift or hour should be reduced.

Quick and easy purchase. Even faster entry with skip the line up organized . I really liked the gardens and the overview from the terraces the ballroom and the doctor's residence hall

Tickets were easy to book, great instructions and saved a lot if time by not queuing. In terms of the sites they were really good to see and understand the history behind it. Great addition to our Istanbul trip.

Tickets were a perfect fit. We got in straight away at 17:00 without having to wait. A great experience.

Very nice historical place.

Impressive! A must see underneath the city. So old and still standing

Made such a difference avoiding the long queues and getting there relatively early was the wa right call

Simplicity in the directions provided, all ok

Very exciting experience, in its structure and history, both the real one and the very impressive legend.....

Excellent experience, tickets received without any problem and it is worth buying them online since the lines are long (in August when we went).

I liked the skipping of the ticket line and the accompaniment with a host inside the palace that definitely expedited the access to the Topkapi. However, it would be good to improve the online guide provided because at one point it gets stuck and there is no way to continue with the various explanations. A real shame

There are no words to express the wonder and uniqueness of the Basilica Cistern, unique in the world, not to be missed. Online ticket purchase very easy and convenient skip the line ticket Everything perfect

Fast and easy to get skip the line tickets. And not much more than if we queued for ages!! The Basilica Cistern was definitely worth the visit

The entry for on line tickets Good organised Only for elderly with walking problems a lift external could be a solution

There is a line to buy tickets and another one if you already have them. I recommend going early, we didn't have to queue at all. The place is nice, worth a visit. A relaxed and charming atmosphere. Although we were told there were other small ones with free access, we still decided to buy tickets and did not regret it. It is quite dark downstairs, so we bought the tickets to visit during the day.

Topkapi is a must see in Istanbul - lots of history and treasures. The skip-the-line ticket helps to save some time for travelers who do not want to waste time queuing so it is convenient.

The purchase of the tickets was very easy and fast. If I have something to comment, it is the little and small i information of where is the entrance/row of the people who bought tickets online. The Cistern Basilica was amazing, we liked it very much.

Both places are a must-see when visiting Istanbul. The Hagia Sophia with the soaring dome, mosaics and history. The Basicila Cistern with the hundreds of stone columns over dark still water, is atmospheric and visually stunning.

I found this combination quite practical. We can access the different sites fairly quickly. It's worth noting that each of these tours is relatively expensive for what they offer. Topkapi Palace is a must-do, but far too expensive for what it offers (note that you have to pick up your ticket before going inside, at a visit checkpoint next to a cafe in front of one of the palace entrances). The queue-cutting cistern is extremely practical, but the visit is not very impressive (allow 30min). The mosque is beautiful, but its history isn't really explained, and it's not at all as impressive as the Blue Mosque opposite, which is free (but more crowded). All in all, I'm glad I did the consisted and saved time, but they're not really worth the detour. For the other two, tickets are available directly from the Apple (Saint Sophie's Mosque + Basilica).

I recommend buying the ticket online to save a long queue. I also recommend the visit to the Cistern. 1 hour is enough to see this magnificent work of Roman civil engineering.

The performance of the office of the meeting point and the guide was correct, to improve the indications of the meeting point, and the audio guide is a disaster because of the absence of internet in the Palace.

Knowing that I was in a place with a very distant past and discovering how the cistern was built was an incredible experience

The audio tour was great. Very informative. Skip the Line was a waste as there weren't any lines when we went. The biggest disappointment was that we could go the ground level of Hagia Sofia as we were told it's for Muslims only.

Meeting point easy to find. Quick to receive tickets (once giving the reserve papers of the app) and go inside the palace.

Both the Hagia Sophia and the sunken palace were beautiful! It is very worthwhile. And especially for the Hagia Sophia, it's worth buying tickets online in advance to avoid the queue at the ticket office. It's also worth it for the Basilica Cistern, as there are 2 different queues here and the one for the e-tickets was quicker in our case.

The architecture of the basilica cistern is amazingly beautiful, very well lit and with a well organized traffic. It has generously met my expectations. But the number of visitors per shift or hour should be reduced.

Tickets were easy to book, great instructions and saved a lot if time by not queuing. In terms of the sites they were really good to see and understand the history behind it. Great addition to our Istanbul trip.

Tickets were a perfect fit. We got in straight away at 17:00 without having to wait. A great experience.

Impressive! A must see underneath the city. So old and still standing

Made such a difference avoiding the long queues and getting there relatively early was the wa right call

Simplicity in the directions provided, all ok

Very exciting experience, in its structure and history, both the real one and the very impressive legend.....

Excellent experience, tickets received without any problem and it is worth buying them online since the lines are long (in August when we went).

There are no words to express the wonder and uniqueness of the Basilica Cistern, unique in the world, not to be missed. Online ticket purchase very easy and convenient skip the line ticket Everything perfect

Fast and easy to get skip the line tickets. And not much more than if we queued for ages!! The Basilica Cistern was definitely worth the visit

The entry for on line tickets Good organised Only for elderly with walking problems a lift external could be a solution

There is a line to buy tickets and another one if you already have them. I recommend going early, we didn't have to queue at all. The place is nice, worth a visit. A relaxed and charming atmosphere. Although we were told there were other small ones with free access, we still decided to buy tickets and did not regret it. It is quite dark downstairs, so we bought the tickets to visit during the day.

The purchase of the tickets was very easy and fast. If I have something to comment, it is the little and small i information of where is the entrance/row of the people who bought tickets online. The Cistern Basilica was amazing, we liked it very much.

Both places are a must-see when visiting Istanbul. The Hagia Sophia with the soaring dome, mosaics and history. The Basicila Cistern with the hundreds of stone columns over dark still water, is atmospheric and visually stunning.

I found this combination quite practical. We can access the different sites fairly quickly. It's worth noting that each of these tours is relatively expensive for what they offer. Topkapi Palace is a must-do, but far too expensive for what it offers (note that you have to pick up your ticket before going inside, at a visit checkpoint next to a cafe in front of one of the palace entrances). The queue-cutting cistern is extremely practical, but the visit is not very impressive (allow 30min). The mosque is beautiful, but its history isn't really explained, and it's not at all as impressive as the Blue Mosque opposite, which is free (but more crowded). All in all, I'm glad I did the consisted and saved time, but they're not really worth the detour. For the other two, tickets are available directly from the Apple (Saint Sophie's Mosque + Basilica).

I recommend buying the ticket online to save a long queue. I also recommend the visit to the Cistern. 1 hour is enough to see this magnificent work of Roman civil engineering.

Knowing that I was in a place with a very distant past and discovering how the cistern was built was an incredible experience

The audio tour was great. Very informative. Skip the Line was a waste as there weren't any lines when we went. The biggest disappointment was that we could go the ground level of Hagia Sofia as we were told it's for Muslims only.

The audio guide does not have the same order as the places to visit: Hagia Sophia and Topkapi. It is only useful for general ideas but it is out of order

The cistern basilica is very beautiful, Santa Sophia IS beautiful but, in any case the tickets cost too much, I find that 65 euros per person is too much

Two must-see fascinating places. The Cistern an 'incredibly evolved Roman work for that time and very well maintained. St. Sophia a mosque yes but on the layout of a Christian Church, and you can also see it from the mosaics of the Virgin and Jesus preserved in the right side of the structure. Not to be missed.

Fantastic location, so different from everything else in Istanbul. Skip the line tickets are excellent, we got straight in. Make sure you have downloaded the tickets before arriving so you have a code for them to scan.

Skip the line worked. The lighting at Hagia Sophia was very distracting to take photos. Basilica Cistern was great. Audio guide did not work at Hagia Sophia (was it free for everyone?) so I did not even bother trying at the Cistern.

Ticketing was easy, Blue Mosque was beautiful, and our tour guide was excellent. Cenker was very knowledgeable, fun, lively and very accommodating.

Excellent guide. Great experience with skip the line access to some of the most visited spots in this historic area.

Ali was an awesome tour guide! Great experience 👍👍

The ticketing experience was flawless! Additionally, Fiek was an amazing guide and was able to highlight the critical historical and contextual facts of each visit, while also completing the story with his own personal experiences. 10/10 would recommend this experience to see the major landmarks of Istanbul.

It was a very interesting and entertaining vist to all thre monuments Our guide (Arthur) was very knowlagable, he gave us a lot of information, and was able to navigate us quickly inside all the attractions

We booked this tour very last minute and it worked out very well. Saw all three places described and entered with ease. Our tour guide Mark was Very Informative, had time to see the places with ease. Ear pieces worked out well too. The cost for all was worth it too.

We had combined tickets for Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and Cisterns Hal our tour guide was excellent and very informative. Would highly recommend.

The tour fuide was very knowledgable, informative, passionate- and a real credit to your organization, and to your country . Thanks to you all for a magnificent experience. Well done!

Our guide was fantastic!! She was well spoken with a nice mix of history and humour. She helped make the tour a great experience. Highly recommend this guided tour - and skipping the lines on a very hot day was so appreciated.

I loved that we skipped the line. I already knew lines would be long for some of the sites and that alone made the tour worth it. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and anticipated most of our questions. There was only one criticism; the headsets used to communicate. They were uncomfortable and fell in and out of reception easily. Mostly because of the restrictions of the city, but also, I think, because of the quality of the headset. But other that that, The tour was worth the price.

Mehmet, the guide, was very clear in his explanations and instructions. We had plenty of time to explore the 3 attractions without being rushed. Great value for money.

The tour was amazing, detailed and it also included much needed breaks for water, coffee or just resting a bit. The crowds were ok for this time of year, not too many people, but either way, there was more than enough time to visit and see everything there was to see. It was really nice that we got to visit during one of the prayer times and saw a glimpse of what it means, with the full explanation from our guide. Be warned: you need to walk a lot, as is to be expecteeld, but I totally recommend this tour

Knowledgeable and helpful guide. Visited three good sites. It was very hot - so would have preferred shorter history lessons and to have moved through the three locations quicker.

First of all, our tour guide Ms. "Kiss". She was amazing! Loud, clear, knowledgable, and clearly passionate about her job. All 3 locations were spectacular in different ways. I highly recommend this tour!

Booking a tour was the best thing we did, our guide Ali was great and made the whole tour much more relevant and interesting. Skip the Line tickets make a huge difference and I would highly recommend them.

The tour ran like clockwork. Our guide, Michael, was in the expected place and knowledgeably took the group to each of the three historic locations, explained their context and interesting and historical details. We were allowed our own time in each location before meeting back at an agreed place for the next stop on the tour. No real queues in the 4th week of June on a 1pm booking, but great to skip lines on this tour where possible. Apparently the rules have changes in the Hagia Sophia allowing guides to take visitors around the 2nd level which meant that Michael could explain the Christian and Muslim iconography in this exceptional 6th century building. Ticketing through Headout was easy and predictable.

Our guided tour was great. Our tour guide was a local woman who was very knowledgeable. Made seeing the 3 sights easy. Would recommend!

The tour was well organized, the guide was concerned about the group and very professional. I recommend the combined ticket for those who only have a short time in Istanbul and want to maximize their time.

Thanks to Ali, very professional and kind. Made us feel comfortable with detailed information of each site. Ancora Imparo...he knows, Michela and Roberto

Our guide (Matar?) was super informative. His delivery was relaxed, belying the fact that he has undoubtedly given the same dozens of times prior to our group. He allowed adequate time at each location for us to walk around before moving on to the next site. I would definitely recommend this excursion to anyone interested in knowing about the history of istanbul.

The guide Ali, was incredibly knowledgeable - his guiding added real depth to each of the three sights and he was able to take care of us well, preparing us for any practical arrangements e.g. dress codes, queuing, meeting places, toilets etc.. these details are important! The Blue Mosque, Basilica Cistern and Hagia Sophia were fascinating and beautiful places to visit and worth doing with a guide lest you miss key details. I'd do the trip all over again if given the opportunity and the wonderful guide.

Wonderful places not to be missed! The guide was able to pick us things not described in normal guidebooks!I recommend doing it in the morning to find fewer people!

Our guide, Ali, was amazing. So full of cool information but was very proactive for our group in getting us through shortcuts and making sure we were always prepared for thr next thing. Highly recommend!

Friendly tour guides; immediate entry into the sites

Very informative, guide was very knowledgable

Ticketing was easy, Blue Mosque was beautiful, and our tour guide was excellent. Cenker was very knowledgeable, fun, lively and very accommodating.

Excellent guide. Great experience with skip the line access to some of the most visited spots in this historic area.

Ali was an awesome tour guide! Great experience 👍👍

Absolutely amazing! Awesome! We all loved our guide! He's a great storyteller, it was a pleasure to listen to everything he told us! Lots of new experiences and information! I literally rushed back home to write down as much as I could remember from this tour, because I didn't want to lose so many important and impressive details he mentioned!

The ticketing experience was flawless! Additionally, Fiek was an amazing guide and was able to highlight the critical historical and contextual facts of each visit, while also completing the story with his own personal experiences. 10/10 would recommend this experience to see the major landmarks of Istanbul.

We had an excellent guide to visit the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, which I'd been dreaming of for nearly ten years. He was very nice, funny, relevant and very responsive to questions/comments. The Blue Mosque is a real nugget I didn't know much about before seeing it, while I knew the history of Saint Sophia pretty well, and it's just as incredible as I'd hoped.

It was a very interesting and entertaining vist to all thre monuments Our guide (Arthur) was very knowlagable, he gave us a lot of information, and was able to navigate us quickly inside all the attractions

We booked this tour very last minute and it worked out very well. Saw all three places described and entered with ease. Our tour guide Mark was Very Informative, had time to see the places with ease. Ear pieces worked out well too. The cost for all was worth it too.

We had combined tickets for Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and Cisterns Hal our tour guide was excellent and very informative. Would highly recommend.

The tour fuide was very knowledgable, informative, passionate- and a real credit to your organization, and to your country . Thanks to you all for a magnificent experience. Well done!

Ali was a fantastic guide. Really friendly and full of interesting facts. The Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia were incredible to visit with someone who really knows the history. We had a great time! I can only recommend.

Our guide was fantastic!! She was well spoken with a nice mix of history and humour. She helped make the tour a great experience. Highly recommend this guided tour - and skipping the lines on a very hot day was so appreciated.

I loved that we skipped the line. I already knew lines would be long for some of the sites and that alone made the tour worth it. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and anticipated most of our questions. There was only one criticism; the headsets used to communicate. They were uncomfortable and fell in and out of reception easily. Mostly because of the restrictions of the city, but also, I think, because of the quality of the headset. But other that that, The tour was worth the price.

Mehmet, the guide, was very clear in his explanations and instructions. We had plenty of time to explore the 3 attractions without being rushed. Great value for money.

The tour was amazing, detailed and it also included much needed breaks for water, coffee or just resting a bit. The crowds were ok for this time of year, not too many people, but either way, there was more than enough time to visit and see everything there was to see. It was really nice that we got to visit during one of the prayer times and saw a glimpse of what it means, with the full explanation from our guide. Be warned: you need to walk a lot, as is to be expecteeld, but I totally recommend this tour

I liked having a guide, but it was hard to hear him and he told us to take pictures all the time. I don't need a guide to tell me to take pictures. I would have liked more information about everything we were seeing.

Our guide was very knowledgeable and was able to explain many details. Very personable. No queuing, unproblematic meeting point.

Knowledgeable and helpful guide. Visited three good sites. It was very hot - so would have preferred shorter history lessons and to have moved through the three locations quicker.

First of all, our tour guide Ms. "Kiss". She was amazing! Loud, clear, knowledgable, and clearly passionate about her job. All 3 locations were spectacular in different ways. I highly recommend this tour!

I really enjoyed the visit to the Blue Mosque and St. Sophia. Our guide Ali's explanations were detailed and thorough without being boring.

Booking a tour was the best thing we did, our guide Ali was great and made the whole tour much more relevant and interesting. Skip the Line tickets make a huge difference and I would highly recommend them.

The tour ran like clockwork. Our guide, Michael, was in the expected place and knowledgeably took the group to each of the three historic locations, explained their context and interesting and historical details. We were allowed our own time in each location before meeting back at an agreed place for the next stop on the tour. No real queues in the 4th week of June on a 1pm booking, but great to skip lines on this tour where possible. Apparently the rules have changes in the Hagia Sophia allowing guides to take visitors around the 2nd level which meant that Michael could explain the Christian and Muslim iconography in this exceptional 6th century building. Ticketing through Headout was easy and predictable.

Our guided tour was great. Our tour guide was a local woman who was very knowledgeable. Made seeing the 3 sights easy. Would recommend!

The tour was well organized, the guide was concerned about the group and very professional. I recommend the combined ticket for those who only have a short time in Istanbul and want to maximize their time.

It was very easy to find the guide and get checked in. The guide was very knowledgeable and helped us to really understand the history!

Ticketing was easy, Blue Mosque was beautiful, and our tour guide was excellent. Cenker was very knowledgeable, fun, lively and very accommodating.

Excellent guide. Great experience with skip the line access to some of the most visited spots in this historic area.

Ali was an awesome tour guide! Great experience 👍👍

Absolutely amazing! Awesome! We all loved our guide! He's a great storyteller, it was a pleasure to listen to everything he told us! Lots of new experiences and information! I literally rushed back home to write down as much as I could remember from this tour, because I didn't want to lose so many important and impressive details he mentioned!

The ticketing experience was flawless! Additionally, Fiek was an amazing guide and was able to highlight the critical historical and contextual facts of each visit, while also completing the story with his own personal experiences. 10/10 would recommend this experience to see the major landmarks of Istanbul.

We had an excellent guide to visit the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, which I'd been dreaming of for nearly ten years. He was very nice, funny, relevant and very responsive to questions/comments. The Blue Mosque is a real nugget I didn't know much about before seeing it, while I knew the history of Saint Sophia pretty well, and it's just as incredible as I'd hoped.

It was a very interesting and entertaining vist to all thre monuments Our guide (Arthur) was very knowlagable, he gave us a lot of information, and was able to navigate us quickly inside all the attractions

We booked this tour very last minute and it worked out very well. Saw all three places described and entered with ease. Our tour guide Mark was Very Informative, had time to see the places with ease. Ear pieces worked out well too. The cost for all was worth it too.

We had combined tickets for Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and Cisterns Hal our tour guide was excellent and very informative. Would highly recommend.

The tour fuide was very knowledgable, informative, passionate- and a real credit to your organization, and to your country . Thanks to you all for a magnificent experience. Well done!

Ali was a fantastic guide. Really friendly and full of interesting facts. The Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia were incredible to visit with someone who really knows the history. We had a great time! I can only recommend.

Our guide was fantastic!! She was well spoken with a nice mix of history and humour. She helped make the tour a great experience. Highly recommend this guided tour - and skipping the lines on a very hot day was so appreciated.

I loved that we skipped the line. I already knew lines would be long for some of the sites and that alone made the tour worth it. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and anticipated most of our questions. There was only one criticism; the headsets used to communicate. They were uncomfortable and fell in and out of reception easily. Mostly because of the restrictions of the city, but also, I think, because of the quality of the headset. But other that that, The tour was worth the price.

Guide was good. Explained things very well. Museum tickets were not included in the skip the line tickets, it was only the upper floor of the mosque that was included.

Mehmet, the guide, was very clear in his explanations and instructions. We had plenty of time to explore the 3 attractions without being rushed. Great value for money.

The tour was amazing, detailed and it also included much needed breaks for water, coffee or just resting a bit. The crowds were ok for this time of year, not too many people, but either way, there was more than enough time to visit and see everything there was to see. It was really nice that we got to visit during one of the prayer times and saw a glimpse of what it means, with the full explanation from our guide. Be warned: you need to walk a lot, as is to be expecteeld, but I totally recommend this tour

I liked having a guide, but it was hard to hear him and he told us to take pictures all the time. I don't need a guide to tell me to take pictures. I would have liked more information about everything we were seeing.

Our guide was very knowledgeable and was able to explain many details. Very personable. No queuing, unproblematic meeting point.

Knowledgeable and helpful guide. Visited three good sites. It was very hot - so would have preferred shorter history lessons and to have moved through the three locations quicker.

First of all, our tour guide Ms. "Kiss". She was amazing! Loud, clear, knowledgable, and clearly passionate about her job. All 3 locations were spectacular in different ways. I highly recommend this tour!

I really enjoyed the visit to the Blue Mosque and St. Sophia. Our guide Ali's explanations were detailed and thorough without being boring.

Booking a tour was the best thing we did, our guide Ali was great and made the whole tour much more relevant and interesting. Skip the Line tickets make a huge difference and I would highly recommend them.

The tour ran like clockwork. Our guide, Michael, was in the expected place and knowledgeably took the group to each of the three historic locations, explained their context and interesting and historical details. We were allowed our own time in each location before meeting back at an agreed place for the next stop on the tour. No real queues in the 4th week of June on a 1pm booking, but great to skip lines on this tour where possible. Apparently the rules have changes in the Hagia Sophia allowing guides to take visitors around the 2nd level which meant that Michael could explain the Christian and Muslim iconography in this exceptional 6th century building. Ticketing through Headout was easy and predictable.

Our guided tour was great. Our tour guide was a local woman who was very knowledgeable. Made seeing the 3 sights easy. Would recommend!

The tour was well organized, the guide was concerned about the group and very professional. I recommend the combined ticket for those who only have a short time in Istanbul and want to maximize their time.