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.
Visit Dolmabahce Palace with skip-the-ticket-line entry and explore independently at your own pace with the included 25-language audio guide.
Discover the palace’s grand ceremonial halls, richly decorated interiors, elegant staircases, crystal details, and impressive Bosphorus-side setting.
Continue to the Basilica Cistern and meet your guide at Roots and Roasted Cafe, where they will be waiting with a white flag.
Join a guided visit inside the Basilica Cistern and learn about its Byzantine history, ancient water system, architecture, and restoration.
See the cistern’s atmospheric rows of columns, reflective water, and famous Medusa head column bases, with an additional 25-language audio guide included.
Experience two contrasting periods of Istanbul’s history in one combo: the late Ottoman grandeur of Dolmabahce Palace and the Byzantine engineering of the Basilica Cistern.
Please note that Dolmabahce Palace is closed on Mondays, while the Basilica Cistern guided tour included in this combo is not operated on Fridays.
Basilica Cistern: Roots and Roasted Cafe
Open in Google MapsBinbirdirek, At Meydanı Cd no:10/1, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul
Meet your guide at Roots and Roasted Cafe at least 15 minutes before the tour. Look for a white flag with the Istanbul Tourist Pass® and istanbul.com logos for easy recognition.
The 25-language audio guide is prepared by Istanbul Tourist Pass and shared via a ticket link; it is not available at the attractions.
All visitors must pass through mandatory security checks; skip-the-line access applies only to ticket purchase lines.
Tickets provide single entry to each attraction and are valid only on the selected visit day.
Some areas inside the attractions may be temporarily closed due to restoration or operational reasons.
Internet access is required to download the audio guide before entry; once downloaded, it can be used offline.
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Your combo ticket includes skip-the-ticket-line entry to Dolmabahce Palace, including the Harem, and a guided visit to the Basilica Cistern. Dolmabahce Palace can be explored independently during opening hours, while the Basilica Cistern must be visited at your selected guided tour time.
Dolmabahce Palace is open from 09:00 to 17:00 and is closed on Mondays. Basilica Cistern guided tours are available at 10:30 and 16:30. Please note that the guided Basilica Cistern tour included in this combo is not available on Fridays.
Meet your guide at Roots and Roasted Cafe at least 15 minutes before your scheduled tour. Your guide will be holding a white flag with the Istanbul Tourist Pass® and istanbul.com logos.
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