Hagia Sophia Tour: Comprehensive Guide by Experienced and Licensed Tour Guides
4.9
46 Ratings
Fatih
Experience a comprehensive tour of Hagia Sophia with experienced and licensed tour guides. No need to worry about long lines or tickets. Stay as long as you want for photos!
Duration: 45 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Hagia Sophia Mosque - Experience the exclusivity of bypassing the ticket line with a private tour guide, and gain in-depth knowledge about the country, its culture, and the mysteries of Hagia Sophia.
What's Included
  • Free entrance
  • Guidance provided
What's Not Included
  • Ticket Price is not included
  • Hagia Sophia Ticket 25 Euros per person
Additional Information
  • Tours are coordinated by a Tursab affiliated travel agency
  • Has a solid experience of 12 years
  • Extremely knowledgeable tour guide
  • Tour guide is licensed and professional
  • Genuine and accurate information provided
  • Absolutely comfortable with taking pictures
  • No stresses about the long queue at the entrance (While no official priority is given to skip the line, I arrive early and wait for you at the front)
  • Feel at liberty to ask questions
  • No ticket or entrance fee required for this attraction
  • Post tour, stay as long as desired for photo sessions
Location
Hagia Sophia
Ayasofya Meydanı
There are two entrances to the building. One for the Muslims and Turkish citizens and another one is for the foreign visitors … We meet at the main tourist entrance of Hagia Sophia Museum for foreigners at the front of the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque ticket office.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(46 Ratings)
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Ciaranr748
Jun 7, 2024
Lovely host - Muhammet gave us a great tour, was super informative and very friendly and funny the whole way round. Really knows his stuff and was very communicative with us before and during - thanks!
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Katy
Jun 3, 2024
Brilliant tour with an excellent tour guide - Muhhamet was an outstanding guide. We had a fantastic visit to Hagia Sophia and he was knowledgeable, interesting and an excellent communicator. He was able to personalise the tour and really knew the history of the place. We would definitely recommend him - you will have a great time. He went above and beyond.
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Honda40
May 29, 2024
Excellent guide - What an excellent guide. He was extremely informative. He went into lots of historical detail. We highly recommend his services.
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Jared_l
May 28, 2024
Fantastic Tour with guide - The Sophia Mosque tour in Turkey was amazing, thanks to our fantastic guide, Muhammet İşin. He was detailed, knowledgeable, and had a great sense of humor, making the tour both informative and fun. İşin not only shared deep insights into the mosque's history and architecture but also gave us great tips on local attractions and recommended some excellent places to eat. If you're visiting Turkey, this tour is a must. Highly recommended!
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Victor
May 7, 2024
***** - This is the best guide you can have in the entire Istanbul! This man is kind, friendly and full of knowledge, everything explained to the detail and makes you feel like you’re in the past! Totally recommended, honestly look for no further, no regrets! 5* ALWAYS
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Nadezhdaa39
Feb 3, 2024
Thank you, Mohammed and the company! - Fantastic tour. I had a dream to go to re- opened museum, and the it was really great. Mohammed is one of the best guides I ever met in different countries. The tour was informative, deep, professional,and covered all aspects of history, culture, religion and today. And so pleasant to talk to real expert and kind person. And really careful, ready to help, and real promoter of Turkey and its heritage and culture! I would recommend him to visitors interested in history, culture and religiin. Thanks a lot!
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Usfive
Sep 29, 2023
A Spectacular Tour -thank you Muhammet - My husband and I made a last minute decision to take a tour and happened to meet Muhammet just outside of the Hagia Sophia. We are so glad that we did meet him. He was kind, accommodating and very informative. His tour started before we entered and he took his time providing the history and highlights all around the mosque. He really put all of the history into perspective and he was patient as we all asked questions. He had even recommended locations for us to see on our limited time that day and gave us very detailed instructions on how to get there so we could get there efficiently and make the most of our day. If you book with him, you will learn so much.
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Andrew_w
Aug 9, 2023
The best way to see the Hagia Sophia - A true small group tour with a great guide who gave an excellent description of history of the Hagia Sophia. We also got to skip the queue at opening, meaning we were first inside for some great photos.
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James_t
Apr 3, 2023
Definitely worth the money - Mohamett was a fantastic guide with vast knowledge of his culture and architecture. Never had to wait in any queues for the Hagia Sofia or Basilica Cistern. Overall a brilliant experience 👏 👌
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Allen
May 6, 2024
Incredible experience to see this most impressive religious, architectural and historical work. - Haga Sofia represents an incredible religious, architectural and historical edifice. It was impressive to see the ongoing restoration of the earlier Christian artwork. The cost for a very simply explained 40 minute tour was excessive though. Perhaps that is why I and my wife were the only ones in attendance,
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