OFFER YOUR FRIDAY PRAYER IN THE HAGIA SOPHIA GRAND MOSQUE

Operated on Friday, from 10:30 am to 03:30 pm

Offered in: English

Overview

Let’s join us, for Friday prayer in The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, like your other Muslim Brothers and feel the spirit of the first Friday Prayer after Istanbul was conquered

• The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
• Fatih Mosque
• Panorama 1453 Museum
• Galata Bridge

What's Included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Local guide
• Air-conditioned vehicle
• Entrance Fees
• Lunch
• Local taxes

What's not Included

• Gratuities
• Drinks

Departure & Return

Itinerary

After meeting your guide at departure point for your tour, climb aboard your luxury coach and head to the Panorama 1453 Museum, this museum shows the conquering of the city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, by the troops of the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror on 29 May 1453. Then we visit The Fatih Mosque and Tomb. Mosque was built between 1463-1470 by the order of Fatih Sultan Mehmed (Mehmed the Conqueror) Then we head to Old City for The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, (Hagia Sophia Museum) It was built in the 6th century by the emperor Justinian as a Greek Orthodox Church also called the church of Divine Wisdom. It was converted into a mosque in 1453 by Sultan Mehmet II the Conqueror and in to a museum by Ataturk in 1935 and it was converted into a mosque in 2020 by Recep Tayyip Erdogan. After the Friday prayer, we visit a touristic shop and have a Lunch at one of the most beautiful viewed Restaurant under Galata Bridge.

Hotel Pickup

From Centrally located Istanbul hotels. For each Hotel there is a fixed departure time. We only have pick up service from hotels (levent, sisli, osmanbey, harbiye, taksim, ortakoy, findikli, karakoy, tepebasi, sirkeci, sultanahmet, kadirga, beyazit, laleli, aksaray, yenikapi, findikzade, topkapi, sutluce)

Additional Info

• Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
• Not recommended for participants with walking difficulties
• Operates all year round except 1st May
• You will be notified of your departure time after we have received your reservation