Attractions & guided tours

Istanbul Welcome Card

Free cancellation

Language: English, Italian, French, Spanish, Arabic, German, Russian, Polish, Chinese

Availability: 7 days

Mobile voucher accepted

Duration: Flexible

Instant confirmation

Skip the line

Entrance fees included

Guided tour

Local touch

E-Voucher

Why you’ll love this…

Receive Istanbul's ultimate welcome card
Enjoy fast track entry to museums
Travel comfortably around Istanbul
Get discounts on other activities

What to expect

Save time and money with this flexible welcome card. Enjoy free public transportation in all zones, entrances to top museums, cruises on the Bosphorus, guided tours, discounts, and more.

When visiting Istanbul a must have thing is the Istanbul Welcome Card. The advantage begins with the free delivery to your hotel or pick up at the Istanbul Airport instead of running around to get the needed public transportation card.

With this card you will explore Istanbul easily, guided tours, the best museums and all must-see sights are already included:

• 10 rides with public transportation • Card is valid at all transportation zones • English-speaking tour guide • 1-hour Topkapi Palace tour • 1-hour Harem section in Topkapi tour • 30-minute Basilica Cistern tour • 30-minute Old City tour • 30-minute Hagia Sophia tour from outside • 1-hour Blue Mosque tour • 90-minute Bosphorus Cruise • Audio guide app in English, German, French, Italien, Spanish

Enjoy discounted rates for the following activities and attractions: • Dinner cruise • Hop On Hop Off Bus tour • Princes Islands ferry tickets • Turkish bath / Hamam • Sunset cruises • Istanbul akvaryum • Guided tours for the Dolmabahce Palace • Hagis Sophia History Museum • Hagia Sophia Tickets for Upper Gallery

And of course, you should not miss the following free sights and locations when visiting Istanbul: • Grand Bazaar • Spice Bazaar • Taksim area • Asian side • Sultanahmet square • And much more...

What's included

10 rides with public transportation
Skip-the-Line tickets to different attractions
Highlight tour at several attractions by an official licensed tour guide
Discounts at selected partners
Bosphorus Cruise
Digital guidebook and metro map

What's not included

Entrance into the Hagia Sophia
Entrance into Harem of Topkapi

Where

Meeting point:

There are two options to receive your card: 1) card delivery to your hotel - please provide your hotel address at checkout. No delivery is possible to Airbnb or private apartments. If you stay in an Airbnb or apartment, please pick up your card at Istanbul Airport; 2) card pick up at the Istanbul Airport - please add the Airport address at checkout and pick up your card at the Havalines desk in the transportation hall of Istanbul Airport

What to remember

Know in advance:

The local operator will send you an email with your English digital Istanbul guidebook with the must-do things, walking tours, useful information and city map as a PDF file after booking
You can visit each museum one time
No reservations are needed for the tours: your name will be for 7 days on the list of the local operator. You can join and meet your Istanbul welcome card guide at the available days and times
With your guide, you can skip the ticket lines but you can not skip the security line
All tours will be in English
Audio guide app is available in English, German, Italian, French, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Turkish, Chinese and Polish
Download the included audio guide before your visit to your smartphone so you can have a look and listen what you can discover even from your sofa at home. Download instructions will be found on your voucher after purchase

Remember to bring:

Please do not forget to bring your own headphones for your smartphone

Provider

MEGA TRAVEL & PASS

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 24 hours before the experience begins.

What people say about this experience

Miriam L.
From Austria - April 2024

Travelled with a group of friends

18 - 24 years old

Average
Overall rated
3/5

150€ sind zu teuer, Dolmabahce Palast und Eintritt Hagia Sofia nicht einmal inkludiert. Meeting points teils schwer zu finden, Führungen finden zum Te ...
Gert
From United States of America - September 2023

Travelled with family

Great
Overall rated
4/5

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