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Basilica Cistern Skip-the-Line Tickets
Starting from
€40.48
★4.2(4686 reviews)
Istanbul📱 Mobile ticket⏱ Duration: 30min✗ Non-refundable✗ Non-reschedulableHighlights
- Marvel at the cistern's vast underground chambers, supported by 336 marble columns, and learn more about its role as a water reservoir for Constantinople from your guide.
- Skip the lines and explore Basilica Cistern with a local expert or a multilingual audio guide.
- Choose a self-guided audio tour to explore at your own pace or join a local guide for expert commentary and insider stories that bring this underground marvel to life.
- Upgrade your experience to include a guided tour of Hagia Sophia with skip-the-line access, allowing you to explore two of Istanbul’s most iconic landmarks in one seamless visit.
- Fun fact: The Basilica Cistern is home to two upside-down Medusa head statues, which are believed to have been repurposed from ancient Roman temples, adding an air of mystery to the site.
What's Included
- Skip-the-line entry to Basilica Cistern
- Instant mobile tickets with all-day validity
- Audio app for iOS and Android in English, Spanish, French, German & Italian
- 1-hour guided tour of Basilica Cistern (as per option selected)
- Expert English-speaking local guide (as per option selected)
- 1-hour guided tour of Hagia Sophia (as per option selected)
- Entry to Blue Mostque (for free)
- Audio-guided tour of Blue Mosque
- 3-hour Bosphorus cruise (as per option selected)
- 4-course Turkish dinner (menu here) (as per option selected)
- Live entertainment, including Turkish folk dance, Whirling Dervish shows, sword performances, & a DJ (as per option selected)
- Unlimited soft drinks (as per option selected)
- Free Wi-Fi on board (as per option selected)