Private Guided Basilica Cistern Tour

Join a private guided Basilica Cistern tour with skip the line access. Explore the ancient water cistern, learn about its history, and discover its connection to famous movies. Enjoy a personalized and efficient tour experience.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Basilica Cistern - Discover the captivating Basilica Cistern, a must-see attraction in Istanbul. Venture underground to marvel at the unique architecture and listen to your guide share fascinating historical insights. Learn about the mythology of the Medusa heads, movies filmed here, and the history of Istanbul’s water infrastructure, including…
What's Included
  • Skip-the-line entry to the Basilica Cistern
Additional Information

I want to pass on my knowledge and passion to my guests, ensuring +25 year of experience and offer a tour in safety and comfort; with friendly personal touches. We will visit the Basilica Cistern. Avoid the lengthy queues and explore the largest ancient water cistern housing two Medusa heads. Enhance your understanding of this cathedral-sized cistern by…

Location
Turşucuzade Konağı
Yerebatan Caddesi
Go across the exit of Basilica Cistern, an old wooden house, and look for a guide with a HASAN ALICI named guiding batch.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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William
May 8, 2025
Wonderful tour of Hagia Sophia - Hasan gave us a wonderful tour of Hagia Sophia. He is very knowledgeable and provides a lot of detailed information if you want it. His English is excellent. And his subtle sense of humor made the afternoon very enjoyable.
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Ebfromholland
Apr 15, 2025
Great guide for the old city is Istanbul! - Hasan is a great guide. Extensive knowledge, clear explanations and humorous. Fluent in English! The perfect guide for the old city.
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Bothaherman
Apr 11, 2025
Awesome private guide - What an excellent private tour. We had an awesome day in Haga Sophia and Basilica Cistern. The photos he took was great! The walking to Galata tower and the Tachism district was so informative. thanks for a great day!
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Katherine
Apr 8, 2025
Hasan is an AMAZING guide - Hasan is awesome! We had a guided tour of Haggia Sophia and he was informative, entertaining, and extremely knowledgeable about the history from a cultural and religious perspective. Hasan was funny, smart and we would highly recommend him as a guide.
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J9283baannat
Jan 10, 2025
Great experience! - Hasan was awesome!! He was super knowledgable and friendly, and went above and beyond to show us around the city. Would highly recommend!!
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C2676wudonaldp
Aug 27, 2024
Private tour of Basilica Cistern - Hasan was the best guide! He is the man. He goes above and beyond. Enjoyable to talk to. I would do it again. I recommend his company for sure
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Odyssey54692884494
Jul 14, 2024
Skip the line and great tour! - Hasan was a fantastic tour guide, and saved us queuing when we had very limited time to see the Cistern. Can recommend him.
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581yanniap
Jul 10, 2024
Hire Hasan - Hasan was fantastic. He told us everything very clearly and fun. Highly recommend. He's the best and made our experience very interesting.
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962orlak
Jul 5, 2024
Amazing and informative tour of Basilica Cistern - My mother and I got a tour with Hasan after skipping the long queue for the Basilica Cistern. Hasan was friendly, funny and knowledgeable about the Cistern. He answered all the questions we had in such detail! It made the visit so much more interesting and enjoyable. We had such a great time thanks to him, would highly recommend. ☺️
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Stepan
Jun 29, 2024
Perfect quide and perfect guy. - Hasan is perfect guide. He knows many details. He is clever, poetical, funny. He is political correct. 100% recommendation!
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From $133
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).