Istanbul Hop-On Hop-Off Tour

This hop-on hop-off tour introduces you to the scenic charms of city and allows you to create your ideal Istanbul sightseeing itinerary.

Home to some magnificent architecture from the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods, Istanbul, beguiles the tourists with its innocent old world charm. It is the only city in the world built on two continents, Europe and Asia.

See the stunning mosques, especially the Süleymaniye Mosque. The mosque still inspires awe with its massive central dome, surrounding smaller domes and pencil-thin minarets. Stroll through the market places with stalls selling everything from tea sets and carpets to antiques and silver ware.

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Itinerary

On this Hop-On Hop-Off tour, you have the freedom to plan your own sightseeing itinerary. With fifty five stops covering all of Istanbul’s main attractions such as Archeological Museum and Suleymaniye Mosque, this tour provides the perfect introduction to the city.

Your ticket is valid for 24 hours from when you first board one of the buses. Buses run from 1100h (11:00 am) to 1700h (5:00 pm) with a frequency of 60 minutes. Your ticket allows you unlimited use, meaning you can hop-on and hop-off as many times as you like at any of the designated stops.

You can board the bus from any of the stops :

• Sultanahmet Centre

• Hagia Sophia

• Blue Mosque:The Blue Mosque is one of the most prominent landmarks of Istanbul. It is very impressive with its beautiful domes and semidomes, beautiful courtyards and six slender minarets.

• Hippodrome: The hippodrome was a stadium which served as a meeting place for the politicians, for chariot races, wrestling, boxing, and other athletic activities that took place during the Ottoman rule.

• Underground Cistern: The Basilica Cistern is the largest & most famous underground Byzantine cistern in Istanbul.

• Gulhane Park: It is the oldest and one of the largest public parks in Istanbul.

• Archeological Museum:The museum consists of three sections: The main Archeology Museum, the Old Eastern Works Museum and the Enameled Kiosk Museum. It houses over one million objects that represent almost all of the eras and civilizations in world history.

• Sirkeci Train Station: This is the last station for the trains of Europe.

• Chamber of Commerce

• Port Of Bosphorus: Istanbul is the only city in the world built on two continents. It stands on the shores of the. uniquely beautiful Bosphorus Strait.

• New Mosque: The New Mosque is actually 400 years old. The entire interior is tiled with Iznik tiles, mainly blue and white.

• Spice Bazar

• Women's Prison

• Topkapi Palace: Topkapi Palace served as the residence of Ottoman sultans for about 400 years. It was turned into a museum in 1924 and has become one of the most attractive palace-museums in the world.

• Leander's Tower: This is a small and attractive tower built on an islet at the entrance to the Bosphorus.

• Galata Bridge: This is the oldest recorded bridge over the Golden Horn in Istanbul.

• Galata Tower: Galata Tower was built by a Genoese colony in 1348 as a part of their fortifications.

• Kilic Ali Pasa Mosque: The Kiliç Ali Pasha Mosque is a striking structure located in Tophane. The interiors of the mosque are simply stunning.

• Nusretiye Mosque

• Tophane

• Chamber of Shipping

• Academy of Fine Arts

• Dolmabahce Palace: The palace serves as a museum and a guest-house used for receptions for important foreign statesmen during their official visits.

• Stadium

• Japanese and German Consulates

• Ataturk Cultural Centre: This is the city's main classical music venue

• Taksim Square: The Square is a major shopping, tourist and leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops and hotels.

• Istiklal Street

• Tarlabasi Boulevard

• Golden Horn: This horn-shaped estuary is one of the best natural harbours in the world. Lovely parks and promenades line the shores where the setting sun casts a golden hue on the water.

• Pera Palace Hotel

• Old Pera

• Ataturk Bridge

• Suleymaniye Mosque: The cascading domes and four slender minarets of the Imperial Suleymaniye Mosque dominate the skyline on the Golden Horn's west bank.

• Faith Mosque

• Aqueduct of Valens

• Church of Pantocrator: The Church of the Pantocrator, now a mosque named Zeyrek Camii, is a former monastery church and one of the most important historic landmarks of the city.

• Patriachate of Fener

• Bulgarian Church: This church belongs to the Bulgarian minority and is the most interesting church in Istanbul.

• Balat-Ahrida Synagogue: This is the oldest and the most beautiful synagogue in Istanbul.

• Metal Ridge

• Jewish Hospital

• Justinian Palace

• New Bridge

• Pierre Loti Cafe

• Eyup Sultan Mosque: This holiest site in Istanbul is also one of the most sacred places in the Islamic world.

• Main City walls

• Topkapi

• Balikli Monastery

• Abdi Ipekci Sports Centre

• Yedikule Dungeons

• Commercial Boats

• Secondary City Walls

• Golden Gate: The Golden Gate was the imperial entrance gate of the Walls of Constantinople and the largest among the 55 gates around the city walls which protected Constantinople, present-day Istanbul;

• Byzantium Harbour

You may choose to conclude this tour at any of the stops mentioned above as per your convenience.

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This hop-on hop-off tour introduces you to the scenic charms of city and allows you to create your ideal Istanbul sightseeing itinerary.

Home to some magnificent architecture from the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods, Istanbul, beguiles the tourists with its innocent old world charm. It is the only city in the world built on two continents, Europe and Asia.

See the stunning mosques, especially the Süleymaniye Mosque. The mosque still inspires awe with its massive central dome, surrounding smaller domes and pencil-thin minarets. Stroll through the market places with stalls selling everything from tea sets and carpets to antiques and silver ware.

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