Hagia Sophia Guided Tour: Marvel at a Magnificent Blend of Christian and Muslim Heritage
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17 Ratings
Fatih
Experience the awe-inspiring Hagia Sophia on a guided tour. Marvel at its 1500-year-old history as a church and mosque, and witness the harmonious blend of Christian and Muslim heritage.
Duration: 45 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Hagia Sophia Mosque - after the tour starts firstly you will admire this 1500 hundred years old temple .
    Hagia sophia meaning holy wisdom was built as a church in 6.th century by eastern roman empire in 15. th century it was converted into a mosque by ottoman empire until 1935 then into a museum for 85 years. in 2020 converted into mosque back . now it is a mosque. Once you come out of Hagia Sophia, just right opposite the Hagia Sophia
    You will see the Blue mosque or Sultanahmet mosque .
    1 hour is quite enough for Hagia Sophia
What's Included
  • Licensed tour guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Admission fee is not included
  • Tickets are not included in the tour ,you can pay for tickets when you meet
Additional Information

1500 hundred year old Hagia Sophia church was used as the cathedral of Constantinople for nearly thousand years . And 500 years as a mosque during the Ottoman time untill 1935 . Then it was used as a museum untill 2018 . Right now it is used as a mosque . It has a magnificent dome that you will admire and you will see both Christian and Muslim figures together.
It is just right in front of Blue mosque

+90 546 872 53 43

  • In high season it is better to book the tour for an earlier time in the morning as suggestion
  • Tickets are not included in the tour you can pay when you meet
  • We are going to skip the line which takes for hours
  • Licensed professional Tour guide for 9 years experience
Location
Ayasofya Meydanı No:1
Ayasofya Meydanı
The meeting point is right in front of the ticket office for Hagia Sophia mosque ( partly used as museum right now ) . They have changed the main entrance for visitors . So ticket office is right in front of the first and huge gate of topkapi palace museum - don’t pass through the gate please
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Martinaae5210hi
May 8, 2024
Great Tour Guide - The Tour Guide that you should definitely take ! We were family of four and we met Fuat through a reference. Fuat gave us a magnificent tour of Hagia Sophia and then he also gave us a tour of Topkapı palace and blue mosque.we were very pleased with his explanation . I would recommend him to everyone
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Asvinsad
May 7, 2024
Very friendly Hagia Sophia tour guide - Hagia Sophia should be at the top the list of things you should visit in istanbul ! As a result of a fantastic tour we understood better where we were thanks to Fuat .He explained to us everything we needed to learn one by one .Fuat explained all the details to us in very calm and nice pace .we did not have to wait in line at all which made us happier .we have joined tours many times before but you should definitely join the Hagia Sophia tours with Fuat !
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655hellenm
May 3, 2024
Fast track access with Hagia Sophia guide - Our guide let us in without waiting in line and gave detailed information about Hagia Sophia .We couldn’t skip the queue without him .The ticket queue can take more then an hour but thanks to him we didn’t line up . There is a lot of information about the ottoman and Roman Empires inside . I don’t recommend without a guide . Take Fuat to learn about it !
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S783woemilyd
Apr 24, 2024
A great visit and informative tour - Beautiful and historic tour, Fuat was a very kind and informative guide. I appreciated his knowledge, kindness and professionalism. Highly recommend!
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Rebecca
Apr 23, 2024
Excellent guide - a worthwhile experience - Our guide was excellent. We were able to skip the queue with him. Inside this incredible mosque, he gave us a fascinating history of the mosque and, therefore, Istanbul. Having this guide meant we understood the Hagia Sophia so much more. It was a very worthwhile experience that I recommend to others.
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I7074zlchristinam
Apr 16, 2024
BEST HAGIA SOPHIA GUIDED TOUR - Great introduction of Hagia Sophia with Fuat ! It was our first time in istanbul and Fuat made our trip more enjoyable. We looked for Hagia Sophia guided tours , then we found him ! we are happy to have met him to learn about such a great place of worship 1500 hundred year old . If it wasn’t him we would not understand the historical difference between ottoman and Roman Empires on Hagia Sophia . Highly recommend to join a private Hagia Sophia guided tour with Fuat !!! You won’t regret it !
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Mylahb2024
Apr 11, 2024
Visit to Hagia Sophia with Fuat - Fuat was a truly great guide ! He had excellent knowledge about Hagia Sophia as an expert . The first thing that scared us was the ticket queue. But Fuat let us in without waiting in line and we learnt so much about the city Thanks again .
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Nadeem
Mar 28, 2024
Mr Fuat excellent guide - Mr Fuat is excellent . He speaks good English and keeps everyone entertained. He made sure that everyone saw most of things in one day
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Pinaki_r
Apr 28, 2024
Loved Istanbul inspite of a FRAUD tour operator - The tour operator gave incorrect location in the post. The google link in the ticket sent us in a wild goose chase. No one knew of this operator at the meeting point. Complete fraud. Once again We bought the tickets at the counter with the help of local guides (very helpful). The tour operator called us ONLY ONCE WE HAD BOUGHT THE TICKETS AND WERE ALREADY INSIDE. Anyways, we love Istanbul. The local people are a GEM. This tour operator is a fraud.. Doesn't matter, apart from this, we had a great time at Istanbul for 4 days. Private yatch cruise, Bhosphorus dining, city walks, Grand Bazar, Aya Sofia, Blue Mosque, Istikalal (there is just some good vibes there that made us visit 8 times in 4 days). GOOD we didnt buy any more packages from VIATOR, instead relied on our hotel concierge for all local tours
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Esther_f
Apr 5, 2024
Terrible - They canceled it because the weather at the last minute (the day was sunny with 20 degrees, perfect weather). When I contacted the tour supplier they told me that Viator continued selling the tour that day although the supplier had already said to Viator it was sold out. We lost the day and we couldn't see the monument, it made us upset.
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