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Tickets for Topkapı Palace Museum: English Guided Tour

Get the history of one of Turkey's most popular landmarks on a guided tour

Provider:
Istanbul Tourist Pass
Registered address: Büyükdere Caddesi No:124/B Blok 1.Kat Özsezen İş Merkezi, 34394, Şişli/İstanbul, TR
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Duration: 1h 15mins
Skip the line
Instant ticket delivery
Live guide: English
Smartphone tickets accepted

What's included

Skip-the-ticketing-line admission to Topkapı Palace
Access to the Harem Section of Topkapi Palace
Access to Hagia Irene
English guided tour of the exterior and interior courtyards, the rooms and exhibition halls

Important information

* Please bring a valid ID for kids under 12 to prove their age * Strollers are not allowed * No taking photos inside the exhibition halls * Please dress appropriately, covering shoulders & legs

Meeting point

Fountain Sultan Ahmed III, 34122, Istanbul

  • Skip the long ticket queues and spend more time exploring the palace instead!
  • Enter the spectacular primary residence of Ottoman sultans for over 600 years
  • Tour the exterior and interior courtyards, the imperial kitchen, treasury, arms room, and more

Live a sultan's life for a day here at the most visited museum in Turkey! Join your guide and get an in-depth tour of the Topkapı Palace, home to Ottoman rulers for over half a century. Learn about the conquest of Constantinople, see the arms room, treasury, and more! A must-do tour in Istanbul.

Learn what happened in each building and courtyard, from the treasury to the apartments, bathhouses, and armory. The mighty Topkapı Palace is a grandiose statement of Turkish progress, from its roots as a feudal society to a thriving influential empire spanning 600 years.

Gaze up at the Imperial Gate and witness the beauty of the First Courtyard. Cross through the giant Gate of Salutation into the Second Courtyard, where Sultan Selim III held ceremonial assemblies and conducted important state affairs.

  • Show your smartphone ticket to the guide upon arrival
  • Meet your guide at the Fountain Sultan Ahmed III
  • Make sure to be at the meeting point 15 minutes before your chosen timeslot
  • Shoulders and knees must be covered. Dresses and shorts must be below knee level, and shoulders must be covered (zip-on jackets or scarves are acceptable). We recommend bringing along scarves or shawls to be able to cover those body parts.
  • Cancellation is possible up until your selected timeslot.
  • Rescheduling is possible anytime before your visit.

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Anonymous
21 Mar 2024
Excellent
Hassan was a very informative guide; feel we got a lot of information from him and a perspective on the palace that we wouldn’t have got just reading signage. Definitely recommend.
Topkapı Palace Museum: English Guided Tour
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Justine,  Luxembourg Luxembourg
30 Apr 2024
Poor
Visit is supposed to last 1h30 but lasts 45 minutes. The first 45 minutes it is a complete mess to obtain the audio set, then the guide is calling everyone to give a ticket. We were around 25/30...
Visit is supposed to last 1h30 but lasts 45 minutes. The first 45 minutes it is a complete mess to obtain the audio set, then the guide is calling everyone to give a ticket. We were around 25/30 persons in the group it is clearly too much and audio set was not working correctly so hard to hear the explanation. The second 45 minutes were for the visit, the timing is to short as we saw only half of the place with the guide. We had to manage on our own to finish the visit. For 60€ it is clearly too expensive! Better to book a ticket in advance and take the audio guide : less expensive !!
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Mohammed ,  United Kingdom United Kingdom
27 Jun 2021
Excellent
It was really amazing and the tour guide went the extra mile to explain to us everything! Totally recommend!!! Remember to check where the meeting point is in advance however 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Topkapı Palace Museum: English Guided Tour

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