Istanbul Mosques Tour with Hagia Sophia Skip-the-Line Entry

Discover Turkey’s art, architecture, history, culture, and faith through its mosques, especially in Istanbul, where over 3000 mosques await. We offer a half-day walking tour starting in the Sultanahmet area. Our first stop is the Hagia Sophia, built in the sixth century A.D by Byzantine emperor Justinian I. Originally an Orthodox Christian cathedral in Constantinople, it served as a Catholic church, mosque, and museum over 1500 years. Next is the Blue Mosque, also known as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque. Built in the early 1600s by Sultan Ahmed I, it features distinctive blue tiles in geometric and floral patterns. Our final stop is the Suleymaniye Mosque, which reigned as Istanbul’s largest for over 450 years. It was designed by Mimar Sinan, a key figure in Istanbul’s architectural heritage.

Blue Mosque: The mosque was originally named The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, after Sultan Ahmed I who built it.

Suleymaniye Mosque: It was known as the largest mosque in the city for more than 450 years before it was dethroned of its title in 2019.

Suleymaniye Mosque

Blue Mosque

Hagia Sophia: Built in the sixth century A.D. by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I

Suleymaniye Mosque

Hagia Sophia