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Markus

Apr 2025Verified booking

4/5

We had a great view over Istanbul. The small informative descent in the tower is also great. Unfortunately, there are no toilets on site

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Marianne

May 2025Verified booking

4/5

The view was amazing. I'm glad we arrived very early. Unfortunately the workers looked bored the whole time. They did not smile.

DAVIDEANU

Apr 2025Verified booking

4/5

The experience was great, a little too expensive. Interesting story, nice view of the old city, I think it worth the money. The instructions were somehaw confusing , was cleared up by the online assisent .

Victoria

Apr 2025Verified booking

3/5

Pretty good view of part of the city. Not worth the money paid

Ranjitha

Apr 2025Verified booking

3/5

We had to stand 2 hours in the line to get in while we paid extra for skip the line tickets.

Gianni

May 2025Verified booking

4/5

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Fareez

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Amazing experience in 3 main attractions, Hagia Sophia / Topkapi Palace / Basilica Cistern!

Ilda

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

It was a very nice experience and the information in the audio guide was great! Tip: download it before you go in as there is no network downstairs and bring your own headphones.

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CRISTINA

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

The place is breathtaking...you can't imagine what you are about to see and, of course, pictures of the place are not the same as seeing the cistern live and direct. It is an exciting, moving place, so full of history. A not very long visit that allows you to be in the historic district of Istanbul with the Hagia Sophia and Sultanhamet mosques and the Topkapi Palace, as neighbors. In addition, a cool place that helps to coexist with the heat of the city. It has a good back-up auditory.

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Donna

Apr 2025Verified booking

4/5

Thr queue was way to long so booking online was great. We did have help to do the online booking by one of the ladies working there. The cistern was amazing. The history of Istanbul is one to behold. Loved it

Gérard

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

Magnificent site, spellbinding story!

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Paul

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

The lines were extensive to enter the Basilica Cistern , so having the beat the line pass was essential

Orlando

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

It was really easy to get in, no queues and no problems.

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Julie

Apr 2025Verified booking

5/5

Very easy to access, beautiful historic building amongst a busy city, highly recommend visiting

CARLOS

Mar 2025Verified booking

4/5

Fast access without queues and possibility of Audioguide in Spanish offline

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Therese

Mar 2025Verified booking

5/5

It is really worth seeing, impressive and amazing.

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Martin

Mar 2025Verified booking

5/5

Just as it says when you buy them. No queues.

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Elaine

Jun 2025Verified booking

5/5

The Basilica Sistern is a fascinating look at an architectural feat/water, filtration system. Advanced ticket purchase and skip line enabled me to walk in when it first opened and there were a few people about so I was really able to take my time and enjoy the sites.

Maureen

May 2025Verified booking

3/5

Cistern basilica was worth it but the Hagia Sophia Mosque was not. Sloppy. I know it has nothing to do with those selling tickets but I would not recommend this experience. Only the cistern.

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Caroline

May 2025Verified booking

4/5

The lines at haghia sofia were very long (there was no skipping of lines). Also the audio guides are difficult to navigate and are not in sybch with the panels in the rooms. It would be helpful to have better signage on sites

Elizabeth

May 2025Verified booking

3/5

I marked that I had children but because they were under 7, did not receive tickets. The venue then required me to go get the free children tickets before entering.

Rosa

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

The speed at the entrance. There are 3 lines, and in ours when we took the ticket online, there was no one. We entered without waiting for anything.

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alistair

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

really well worth booking a skip the line ticket . We pretty much walked straight instead of joining a rather long queue. Make sure you download every ticket onto your phone so they can scan you in . The local internet is not great .

Jan

May 2025Verified booking

4/5

We liked the possibility to skip the queue - especially in Cisterna and Hagia Sophia. In Turkey things look chaotic, but finally everything works. The entrance to Topkapi Palace was complicated to us - the neccessity of hunting the host who would bring us to the second courtayrd was contraintuitive. Fortunately, we found very helpful guy, who managed the entrance, finally.

Mariia

May 2025Verified booking

3/5

It's really skip the line tickets. Just show and go. Everything works perfectly. But we didn't find Audio guide in the Basilica. That was sad. And the most sad is that you have an access to the second floor of Haiga Sofia. Not to the first floor as well. To estimate the space of the entire building is only possible with the access to the first floor. But if you're not a Muslim than you have just only second floor. Which is pretty good because of ancient mosaics but doesn't gives you the full picture. If you don't have your own gawn or scarf it will be provided by the property (single used) free.

NADIA

May 2025Verified booking

4/5

Skip the line at Agya Sophia is unnecessary because you have to queue for security check anyway and then enter directly. The audio guide is good and easy to follow. I had problems with the audio guide for the Basilica Cisterna but since I realized before the trip that I could not access, the customer service solved the problem in time so everything worked properly.

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Marianne

May 2025Verified booking

4/5

Cisterna was an amazing sight to see. One problem was that we did not know we had to listen to our "paid" audio on our own phone. I did not have earphones with me. Ticket sellers need to explain this better.

Miguel

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

The reservation is very easy to make. The attraction is spectacular. The cost seemed high in relation to similar sites in Europe. However, it is worth to visit it.

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Deborah

May 2025Verified booking

4/5

The Basilica Cistern was wonderful and would highly recommend , we skipped the queue swiftly. We unfortunately had a long wait in the queue for Agia Sophia, it was good to see but I found it a little disappointing.

Bennet

Apr 2025Verified booking

3/5

As there is no free WiFi and tourists do not have mobile data at their disposal. Such sights should offer free WiFi.

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Schäffer

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

We had to wait for the ship for 30minutes, but after that was everything perfect, the dinner was fantastic, and the programes was awesome! I would go again!

Joliann

Mar 2025Verified booking

5/5

This skip-the-line ticket with an audio guide to Galata Tower was absolutely worth it! The audio guide was packed with fascinating history and fun facts. The panoramic views of Istanbul from the top were breathtaking! A must-do experience for anyone visiting the city. Highly recommended!

Doreen

Jun 2025Verified booking

3/5

No explanations about the area we passed, main focus on live performance which was nice, the artists did a great job, music was way too loud

MARIA

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

A wonderful way to end our trip in Istanbul. We had a great time and a great dinner. To repeat! Highly recommended!

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Alisha

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

The performances were beautiful and the team was hospitable. Very quick in replying to any queries I had. It was indeed a lovely experience

Noémie

May 2025Verified booking

4/5

The cruise went very well. The atmosphere was great from start to finish, with a succession of shows throughout the meal. We had a table for just the two of us, against the window, which was very nice.

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Miguel

May 2025Verified booking

3/5

They tried to scammed me. Charging me more for a beer and a wine for mi wife. They told me not cards allowed but i saw people paying with them. Only cash they said Then his maths didn't work, we wanted me to payed 1,500 tyr and changed the price of the beer and wine until it was 1,500

Harshad

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

The food was really good, unlike the other cruise dinners I have experienced previously. The entertainment was excellent. The cruise ship was well maintained.

Mastanvali

Apr 2025Verified booking

3/5

The cruise inside was tightly packed, I wish there was gap between tables, and I also recommend the place where the events happening like dances is too small, if you sit at the end of the hall you hardly can see what is happening, not a good experience and won't recommend the cruise thru you.

Johanne

Apr 2025Verified booking

4/5

Very good show and nice staff. The food was good as well. However the option with alcohol is not illimited. It's 2 drinks per person, the description on the website is wrong and the staff knows it. Overall nice experience though.

Christian

Apr 2025Verified booking

5/5

Very nice evening with good food and a very friendly waiter. The show was appealing, but the music was too loud. The views of the two bridges and the beautiful villas on the shore are very nice. An experience.

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Frederico

Apr 2025Verified Partner Review

4/5

Loved the cruise and the views around the Bhosphorus. It is cheaper if you book online and the management arranges for your pick up and drop off if you have chosen the package with the transfer option. The meal was nice, drinks were unlimited and we loved the entertainment. It is a bit expensive but I would definitely recommend trying this.

Tapani

Apr 2025Verified Partner Review

5/5

The tour was amazing, staff was also friendly , great vibes around, we had a great time and we will definitely do it again!

Allan

Apr 2025Verified Partner Review

4/5

Excellent show considering price paid. Dancers were vey professional and participated a lot to provide good entertainment.Very nice atmosphere and organization.Just one less good experience about the table service.

Georgia

Mar 2025Verified Partner Review

5/5

I loved the cruise experience, the food was good, the dances as well. The service was very good, Cagla and Yunus were very kind with me. Recommend! The view is the best thing!

Nair

Mar 2025Verified Partner Review

5/5

I went to the cruise on 1st Jan 2025 and this was amazing the staff was highly professional and they respect customer and their needs. I had a baby and the shifted me to upper deck without any problem and served me and my family with the best of their options.My server was Hanifi, he helped me to settle in and was at toes all time to fulfil my wishes and request. Really appreciate.Cagla, was the manager and she made every effort to make the trip a memorable one by accomodating with the best of the services she couldReally enjoyed ecery bit of the cruise and i feel my investment was fully utilized in a positive way

Sylvia

Mar 2025Verified Partner Review

3/5

Environment is lit, lots of energetic performances showcasing rich Turkish culture, people who are drinking are having fun. Food is 4/10. Make sure your reservation includes alcohol because once you get onboard ordering drinks is going to be very expensive. Staff is a bit rude and service poor.

Marco

Mar 2025Verified booking

5/5

Pleasant evening cruise on the Bosphorus Excellent organization Staff very attentive to service SUPER entertainment show One cannot' leave Istanbul without experiencing this exceptional experience Bravi Sultan Cruise!!!!!

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Lynn

Mar 2025Verified Partner Review

5/5

I came with my boyfriend’s birthday and we had a great time. The food was amazing. And the entertainment team was for great . Thank you . We will come back again for another occasions .

Malcolm

Mar 2025Verified Partner Review

5/5

I am excited with a trip!Dinner was tasty, our waiter Yunus was very kind, friendly and funny! As well there was a show program, and live music)Amazing see view of Bosforus and shining city at the evening! Thank you so much!

Valentina

Mar 2025Verified Partner Review

5/5

Great place. Good food, excellent service and nice people.The show was wonderful and the food is OK. I just think cpuld be better if the windows weren't to tarnished, because we cannot appreciate the view, but we understand because it's winter.We celebrate my mother's bday and was a good experience.

Milton

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

Lots of history and excellent view of the city

ROWENA

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

The food was great. The performances were superb. The ambience is amazing.

Antonella

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

The audio guide who provided descriptions and anecdotes

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Oleksandr

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

make the food better, dances are ok, and change how you cruising, add some more distantion not on the same direction.

Hilda

Apr 2025Verified booking

5/5

We bought skip the line tickets the night before for €33.50 each. The next day, Sunday, we went along at 2pm and didn't have to queue at all. Hagia Sophia is spectacular, well worth seeing. We are not Muslim so could only see from first floor balcony which wraps all the way around but you still get a good view of it

Joshua

Apr 2025Verified booking

4/5

I finally got to visit the great Hagia Sophia. While getting to explore the upper level was a blessing, I don't understand why the lower level is off limits. Even the Blue Mosque is open to non-Muslims. If I had gotten to explore the lower level, my visit would have been perfect. This is not Headout's fault, but something that is on my mind.

Véronique

Apr 2025Verified booking

4/5

Thanks to the queue-cutting ticket, we were able to enter Saint Sophia easily. We visited the second floor, as the ground floor is a place of prayer. It's a place where Catholic and Muslim cultures meet. What to see

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Inge

Mar 2025Verified booking

5/5

This is the third time I've visited the Hagia Sophia, the first time as a mosque. It's a shame that you can't see the dome from the center, i.e. from the first floor. But the visit is definitely worth it. Booking tickets in advance was an advantage, even if the crowds weren't that big in the morning.

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Marta

Mar 2025Verified booking

5/5

We loved Hagia Sophia, it is beautiful in its aesthetics, its architecture and its history. But we had to wait in line anyway, about 25 minutes to get in.

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Paula

Apr 2025Verified booking

5/5

Awesome monument and great to already have a ticket ready.

Illouz-neuvillers

Apr 2025Verified booking

5/5

A sublime place. Adults and children were in awe

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Jose

Apr 2025Verified booking

4/5

Avoidance of queues, although the price is excessive.

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Naveed

Apr 2025Verified booking

4/5

The art and the ease of buying the ticket

Ingeborg

Jun 2025Verified booking

4/5

It was good not to have to stand in line. It was just a shame that I couldn't visit the mosque because of the prayer time.

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THEANOULA

May 2025Verified booking

3/5

I loved seeing St Sophia, but there were so many guards that I felt insecure because my every move was being watched.

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Patricia

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

It's easy to book, so there's no need to queue, and the price is very reasonable. As for the visit to St. Sophia, it's of course exceptional, even if we regret not being able to go to the first floor!

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Vincent

May 2025Verified booking

3/5

Security wait too long. No access to ground floor. Carpeted floor hides original stonework. It's a real shame the building is less beautiful than before and not worth the price charged.

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Virginie

May 2025Verified booking

3/5

Too many queues outside the museum, with queue-cutting tickets, no regularization of visitor flows No access to the ground floor since the museum became a mosque Very disappointing for the exorbitant price. Other camitales

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Natasa

May 2025Verified booking

3/5

Jamia is a mix of Christianity and Islam. The ticket price is high for a 45-minute visit. The queues are too big for a ticket, on 2.may it was expected to be from two sets of tickets per ticket without a queue.

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Maria

Apr 2025Verified booking

4/5

It is nice, a touristic place to know about how 2 different cultures were combined. Having the skip the line was great to avoid the purchase tickets lane and then the line to go inside. They have a free audio guide in Hagia Sophia, with free internet so don't buy any additional service for it, just make sure you bring your earphones.

Marcel

Apr 2025Verified booking

3/5

There was no mention of a fast-track ticket. You just save yourself the trouble of buying a ticket on site. You still have to join the queue. A waiting time of around 30 minutes is not fast-track entry after all. Consolation: it's worth it though. The Hagia Sophia is well worth a visit.

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antonietta

Apr 2025Verified booking

4/5

Visit Ok....Even after Hagia Sophia closed due to earthquake, we were allowed entry the day after the booked date

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Robert

Apr 2025Verified booking

4/5

Buying tickets in advance meant I didn't have to queue on the spot (but early in the morning the queue is moderate...) Negative point: the timetables provided by Headout are both contradictory and inutally worrying: in fact you can turn up at any time at the entrance with the QR code and... that's it (there's no guide provided anyway -- except your smartphone as long as it can access the network).

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Elena

Apr 2025Verified booking

3/5

I was very disappointed. It is not a museum anymore, it is just a mosque now. Hagia Sophia was wonderful museum before, a unique combination of historical and cultural heritage. Now it is just a money machine for foolish foreigners, you can not see anything because the usual visitors paying to see nothing. Before I used to love going back. I will wait to turn to museum again before visit it again.

MICHAEL

Apr 2025Verified booking

3/5

My visit to Hagia Sophia was good... but Headout should rename this offer. You DO skip a line (a relateively short one at the ticket office), but you WILL stand in the much loonger line (that wraps around the block) to actually get in. All that said, the onloine ticket worked fine.

Anca

Apr 2025Verified booking

5/5

Mosque is impressing! But we should.have known from the beginning that we needed to wait for a group until able to enter.

Antonios

Mar 2025Verified booking

3/5

The abandonment of the monument and the fact that entry to the main temple is only allowed to Muslims. Very sad. Monuments belongs to Humanity , not to religions.

Markus

Mar 2025Verified booking

4/5

Hagia Sophia very impressive. The lower level (first floor) can only be visited by Muslims. Skip the line is actually pointless, as the bottleneck is the security checkpoint, which of course cannot be "skipped".

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Barbara

Mar 2025Verified booking

3/5

The Cistern Basilica is of course absolutely unique and well worth a visit. However, it has nothing to do with Headout and everyone has a skip the line ticket. In this respect, it's nothing special. Hence the average rating - you don't benefit from a skip the line ticket

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COUTURE

Jun 2025Verified booking

5/5

Good - too bad the comments didn't sync with the GPS.

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Anoshiravan

May 2025Verified booking

3/5

It was nice and very pretty but the boat was ho-hum. Bench seating was fine but no open standing area was missed.

Ferdinando

Apr 2025Verified booking

3/5

Not that exciting or interesting, but still good. Wouldn't recommend as a must.

Ranjitha

Apr 2025Verified booking

3/5

We had to stand 2 hours in the line to get in while we paid extra for skip the line tickets.