Tour Itinerary

Private Istanbul walking tour for old city area start at 09:00 am from Walkabout Office.

We see how old meets new when you visit  Istanbul's  "must-see" historic sites. The sites include :

Topkapi Palace has served as home  for  the Ottoman sultans  for almost 400 years, from the conquest of Istanbul up to the time when the dynasty moved to  Dolmabahce Palace. The name 'Topkapi ' originates from the presence of a  Cannon at the entrance, so  "Palace of the Cannon Gate".  The palace was the heart of the  Ottoman Empire ruled vast territories in three continents. It was the home not for only the sultans but hundreds of concubines, servant girls, pages, white and black eunuchs.

Istanbul Archaeology Museum  consists of three museums. These are the main Archeology Museum, the Old Eastern Arts Museum and the Enameled Kiosk Museum.  The complex houses over one million objects that represent almost all of the eras and civilizations in the world history.

The museum established as Imperial  Museum  was first opened to public on June 13, 1891. Besides its importance as the “first Turkish museum” it still holds its outstanding place in the World’s biggest museums with its exhibits more than a million belonging to various cultures and civilizations,  from Balkans to Africa, from Anatolia and Mesopotamia to Arab Peninsula and Afghanistan,  the regions bordering  Ottoman Empire.