Skip the line and enter the most important museum of Turkey and the Balkan Peninsula. Enjoy a guided tour inside and see the four courtyard museum including the Audience Hall, High Court, Historical Kitchens, and The Treasury.

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Duration 75 minutes: Check availability to see starting times.
Skip the ticket line
Live tour guide: English
Wheelchair accessible

Highlights

Tour a historical palace with a knowledgeable local guide
See the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans
Experience the glory of the Ottoman Era
Enjoy priority admission and skip-the-line access to Topkapi Palace
Visit the Hagia Irene, a church in the palace’s outer courtyard

Full description

Skip the line and visit the most important museum of Turkey and the Balkan Peninsula. Discover how the Topkapi Palace was built between 1466 - 1478 and served for over 400 years as the residency and administrative headquarter of the Ottoman Sultans. The guide will explain to you the entire story of the Palace during a one hour tour. Marvel at the great architectural beauty of this important monument of the Ottoman Empire.

Includes

Skip-the-line entry ticket to Topkapi Palace
Hagia Irene ticket and visit
Professional English-speaking tour guide
Free time in the Palace

Transport to the meeting point

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Traveler requirements

You are required to bring and wear a mask
You will receive a mandatory temperature check

Meeting point

Meet your guide in front of the Carpet Museum (Halı Müzesi), outside the palace, 10 minutes before the tour departure time. The guide will be holding a flag with the logo of Istanbul Tourist Pass

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Important information

Know before you go

Please note, this attraction cannot be visited without the guide.
All children will be asked to present their valid passport at the entrance of the museums in order to validate their age.

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4.4 /5

based on 432 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.7/5
Value for money
4.3/5
Service
4.4/5
Organization
4.4/5

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We had Oguz as our tour guide and he was amazing! He had a lot of knowledge and we thoroughly enjoyed his tour. His communication was great and he was able to answer all the questions asked in detail. I highly recommend this tour as it provides a lot of historical background to help understand what you are seeing. The tour lasted about 90 minutes with time for us to continue touring at our own pace. One thing is that I did wish the Harem tickets were included as part of this tour as well.

July 6, 2021

The tour was great. We had a professional and knowledgeable tour guide that was accommodating and understanding with our time restrictions. He was able to explain everything thoroughly and quickly. Plus we were about to see Asia from the terrace. I would recommend this tour to anyone traveling to Istanbul.

October 16, 2020

The guide Furkan was informative and fluent in english. He was able to explain several facts about the palace and point to interesting things. But unfortunately he was not loud enough for everybody to hear. At times, he selected spots to stand and narrate stuff, but the spots were noisy - so again his narration was drowned out. Otherwise, we were able to skip the lines at the entrance and had a thoroughly enjoyable visit.

February 28, 2020

Istanbul: Topkapi Palace Guided Tour and Skip The Line

Istanbul: Topkapi Palace Guided Tour and Skip The Line

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