Istanbul Welcome Card

Discover the Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, and the Basilica Cistern with a local specialist!
Meet your guide at the entrances, skip the lines and enter the shortest way inside. Save up to 4 hours by not standing in the famous queues. The benefit of the highlight tours is getting the most important information and orientation tips on how to discover each attraction the best way. Afterward, you can explore each sight at your pace, stay inside as long as you want, listen to the exciting stories in the audio guide and capture amazing pictures

• Skip the long lines, save up to 2 hours and enter attractions the fastest way
• Highlight tour at each location by an official licensed tour guide
• You can stay inside the museums as long as you want
• Capture amazing pictures at Hagia Sophia, Topkapi, Basilica, and the Bosphorus
• Discover the city like a local with our Istanbul Walking Tours
• Audio Guide App in following 9 Languages: English, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Arabic, Chinese, Turkish

Tour Starting Times:

Hagia Sophia
Tour duration: 30 minutes
Daily at 10:30, 11:30
Fridays only 10:30

Topkapi Palace
Tour duration: 30 minutes
Daily except Tuesdays at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00

Basilica Cistern *
Tour duration: 30 minutes
Daily except Sundays at 12:30, 13:30
* Basilica Cistern is currently under renovation, therefore we take you to 1001 Cistern just next to it

► 105 min. Bosphorus Cruise & Audio Guide:

Our Marine Officer will welcome you at the pier and help you on the boat. He will explain to you what you will see on the cruise and offer you Water or Juice. You will enjoy this breathtaking cruise over the shimmering waters of Istanbul’s magnificent Bosphorus and admire the cosmopolitan city from a completely different perspective while watching the beautiful views of the Orient and the Occident at the same time. Be ready to explore the highlights between Europe and Asia, pass by Historical Palaces, Fortresses and below the Bosphorus Bridge.

Daily cruise times: 12:45, 13:45, 14:45, 15:45, 16:45

► 10 Rides Public Transportation Card 
Valid at Metro, Tram, Ferry, Funicular, Bus, and Metrobus. When the credit is used, you can reload your public transport card with new credit at vending machines at any station.

New Bonus!
► 2 Istanbul Walking Tours

The best way to discover Istanbul is by walking!
Dive into cultural diversity, colors and discover the city like a local with the included Istanbul Walking Tours!

Local Markets & Rooftops Tour
Get on famous rooftops, visit the Grand Bazaar* and Spice Market*, learn how to bargain like a local, and get the most amazing social media-worthy photographs at the best spots in Istanbul!
* Grand Bazaar and Spice Market closed on Sundays, so we will see them from outside

Tour duration: 2 hours (1,5 km easy walking) 
Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 11:45 (starting from Hagia Sophia)

Walking Tour at Taksim & Galata 
Follow in the footsteps of the Italian, Greek, Jewish, Austrian, Russian, and German cosmopolitan cultures which once resided in Istanbul and discover famous sites such as the Galata Tower, Dervish Lodge, and Tunnel Square.

Tour duration: 2 hours (1,7 km easy walking) 
Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 15:00 (starting in Beyoglu)

► Istanbul Guide Book and Map
Right after your order, we will send your English digital Istanbul guide book with the must-do things, walking tours, useful information, and city map as a PDF file to your e-mail account.

• The pass will be valid for 7 days from the booking date

• Audio Guide App Download Instruction: Search in Apple or GooglePlay Store for Hagia Sophia audio guide, Topkapi Palace audio guide, and Bosphorus audio guide
• Download each audio on your smartphone
• Do not forget to bring your headphones