TÜRKIYE
Turkey's standouts.
The 10 most-booked skip the line tours in Turkey. What each one is really like, who runs it, and what it costs.
Skip-the-line tickets for Topkapi Palace and Harem with an app audio guide, timed entry slots, and optional Hagia Sophia and Cistern add-ons.
“We enjoyed a lot! Especially the museum with holy relics. Unfortunately no one told us that we didnt need to have a ticket to the Harem palace to get to the museum, so we bought both.”
Skip-the-line entry to Istanbul’s Basilica Cistern. See the Medusa columns, 336 pillars, and cool underground lighting in 1 day.
“it deserve to skip the line time saving and lessen the fatigue. good to see this”
Hagia Sophia skip-the-line entry with audio guides for both Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque, plus an optional Basilica Cistern upgrade.
“Improve the quality of connection for the audio experience. Perhaps, include a wifi that works. It is really difficult to enjoy it with no signal.”
Skip the ticket counter for Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, explore upper galleries with 25-language audio, or add a guide, $41.
“Our guide, Hakan, was very knowledgable and extremely well prepared. We really enjoyed this tour.”
Skip the ticket line at Istanbul’s Basilica Cistern and use a digital audio guide to explore columns and the Medusa heads in eerie underground calm.
“Excellence experience. Must go. It is so impressive and amazing place of Byzantine time built it.”
Skip-the-line Dolmabahce Palace and Harem ticket with a multi-language audio guide. Save time, explore at your pace.
“Tickets were quickly received and worked, thank you”
Skip-the-line Dolmabahçe Palace entry with Selamlık, Harem, the Painting Museum, and a multilingual audio guide.
“The whole experience of seeing the opulence of the palace and the stunning palace garden, with the amazing views of the Bosporus is breathtaking. The harem section of the palace was also very informative and a feast for the eyes. The audio in English with the tour was very informative. Really enjoyed it.”
Skip Topkapi queues with a small-group English guide. Tour the Harem and Imperial Treasury, plus a dervish-whirling moment.
“Great tour, Oktay was brilliant. We learnt so much that we wouldn’t have learnt if we didn’t take the guided tour. Thank you!”
Skip-the-line e-tickets plus 25-language audio for Dolmabahçe Palace and Harem, with Ottoman chandeliers and Atatürk legacy for $55.
“The Dolmabahce was great, but Zey Our guide was the best and so nice.”
Istanbul Tourist Pass gives skip-the-line digital access to 100+ sights, audio guidance, and major cruises, with 1–5 day flexibility.
“Although many activities were canceled due to a country lockdown the activities we did were excellent!”
