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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

Opening times:

  • Winter Season (30 Oct - 14 Apr): Museum, Harem & Hagia Irene can be visited between 09:00 - 16:45. Last admission to the museum is at 16:00
  • Summer Season (15 Apr - 29 Oct): Museum, Harem & Hagia Irene can be visited between 09:00 - 18:45. Last admission to the Museum is at 18:00
  • Please note that the museum has reduced opening times on the first day of Ramadan (6 May 2019) & the first day of the Sacrifice Feast (11 Aug 2019)
  • Cancellation is possible until 23:59 before your visit.
  • 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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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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Victoria,  Spain Spain
08 Dec 2019
Good
Topkapi Palace needs a guide to understand what it was and how to visit it. Is a perfect idea to guide through the sections and then give time to visit what each one. Very recommended!
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