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Istanbul: Basilica Cistern Entry & Self-Guided Experience

By Istanbul Welcome Card
Free cancellation available
Price is €45 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 45m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

Enjoy a flexible and hassle-free visit to the Basilica Cistern with your QR entry ticket, audio guide, and 1 GB mobile internet package. Discover the cistern at your own pace while listening to fascinating stories and historical insights through the audio guide. The included internet package ensures you stay connected and access your digital guide easily, allowing you to explore one of Istanbul’s most iconic landmarks comfortably and independently.

Activity location

  • Basilica Cistern
    • Alemdar Mahallesi, Yerebatan Caddesi, No:1/3
    • 34410, Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Basilica Cistern
    • 1/3 Yerebatan Caddesi
    • 34110, Alemdar, İstanbul, Türkiye

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Istanbul: Basilica Cistern Entry & Self-Guided Experience in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 45 minutes45m
    45m
  • Opening hours: Mon 09:00-18:00
  • English
Price details
€45.00 x 1 Adult€45.00
Total
Price is €45.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Admission fee
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entrance fee

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Basilica Cistern

  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Travellers explore the mysterious underground world of the Basilica Cistern, one of Istanbul’s most fascinating historical landmarks. With their QR ticket, visitors can enter easily and walk among the forest of ancient marble columns while discovering the unique atmosphere created by the dim lighting and reflections on the water. During this self-guided visit, guests can admire the famous Medusa head columns, learn about the cistern’s Byzantine history, and experience one of the city’s most iconic architectural treasures at their own pace.

Location

Activity location

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    Basilica Cistern
    • Alemdar Mahallesi, Yerebatan Caddesi, No:1/3
    • 34410, Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Basilica Cistern
    • 1/3 Yerebatan Caddesi
    • 34110, Alemdar, İstanbul, Turkiye

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