Walk past ticket queues and show your mobile QR code at the entrance.
Listen to a curated audio guide in 25 different languages
Enjoy a live guided experience with a professional local guide.
Enjoy skip-the-ticket-line entry to Hagia Sophia and explore independently.
Discover Hagia Sophia’s Byzantine and Ottoman heritage with a 25-language audio guide.
Visit the 2nd-floor visitor area and admire its monumental dome, historic mosaics, and architectural details.
Meet your guide at Roots and Roasted Cafe. Hagia Sophia Guided Tours are available at 09:00, 11:45, and 14:15, while the Blue Mosque Guided Tour starts at 14:15.
Join a professional guided visit to the Blue Mosque and learn about its Ottoman history, architecture, and cultural significance.
Admire the mosque’s famous blue Iznik tiles, elegant domes, and six minarets.
Follow the required modest dress rules at both active places of worship.
Please note that the Blue Mosque guided tour is not available on Fridays.
Blue Mosque: Roots and Roasted Cafe
Open in Google MapsBinbirdirek, At Meydanı Cd no:10/1, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul
Meeting Point is the Roots and Roasted. The tour guide will be holding a white flag with the Istanbul Tourist Pass® logo for easy recognition.
Restoration work is ongoing at Hagia Sophia, so some areas may be temporarily closed. Accessible sections may change during your visit.
Skip-the-ticket-line access applies only to ticket lines; all visitors must pass mandatory security checks.
Hagia Sophia tickets allow access to the upper visitor area only, not the prayer hall.
Audio guides require internet for the first download and can be used offline afterward.
Each attraction included in the combo is valid for single entry only.
The Blue Mosque Guided Tour operates at a single daily session at 15:30.
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No. Skip-the-ticket-line applies only to ticket purchase lines. Security checks are mandatory for all visitors.
Yes. Audio guides are included in 25 languages and require internet only for the initial download.
Yes. Visitors should wear modest clothing that covers the shoulders and knees. Women are also required to cover their hair when entering the mosques.
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