Topkapi Palace හි කළ යුතු දේවල්

Since it was peak season and I was traveling with my mother, I booked a fast-track ticket for convenience. I usually explore museums and palaces thoroughly with audio guides even when traveling alone, so I booked the fast-track option (including an audio guide). However, I later found out it didn't include the Harem section. To add the Harem, it would cost an additional 1040 lira, which is about 35,000 won, purchased at the internal ticket office. In hindsight, it would have been better to buy a ticket that included a guided tour from the start. The palace is so vast and has so much to see that it took us three hours just to look around on our own, and we visited on a Sunday, so there were long lines at each section. I thought it would have been more efficient if a guide had pointed out the key locations and must-see items. Also, the audio guide included with this ticket is not the official palace commentary but a much more concise version. While the official version might be better for those with a strong academic interest exploring alone, on a day like ours, when we were simply enjoying the beautiful and rare artifacts, we didn't really listen to the commentary anyway. So, it wasn't an issue. The tickets are exchanged inside the meeting point (Bistro), and at the designated time, a host personally escorts you into the palace. It was nice to arrive a little early, have a drink, and wait comfortably. The host spoke English clearly and distinctly, which made me think it would have been even better to have an English guided tour. In conclusion, even a simple guided tour is better than none, and I recommend a tour that includes the Harem section if you're going anyway. However, I have no regrets about exploring freely, and I was truly happy because Topkapi Palace was so magnificent. With its panoramic views, architecture, and the artifacts and jewels inside, it's a must-visit attraction that I highly recommend, despite the expensive admission fee!

We first met at a pub and then headed to Topkapi Palace together, which was a fun and unique way to start the tour! 😆 It was raining, so walking around and exploring the palace was a little difficult, but somehow that made the experience even more memorable and fun. ☔️🇹🇷 We joined the 3 PM tour, but it felt a little rushed toward the end. If you want to explore Topkapi Palace more comfortably and have enough time to see everything, I’d definitely recommend choosing an earlier tour!

A truly fascinating place to visit. It features beautiful architecture and stunning interior decor from the Ottoman Empire era. You would be missing out if you didn't visit! Book via Klook for a great price and easy entry.

This was truly one of the finest tours we have ever taken, regardless of the destination. After initially experiencing some issues while booking a guide, we were relieved when the tour company, Tour Mania, contacted us via WhatsApp and confirmed that our tour was back on. Meeting Hassan early that morning turned out to be a real treat, especially when we discovered that we were the only guests on the tour. He took us into the Blue Mosque through a side entrance, helped us with tickets to Hagia Sophia, and helped us and guided us through this incredible historical landmark. We explored the courtyard of the Topkapi Palace, where Hassan was thoughtful enough to take photos with us and of our family so we could preserve these special memories. Our entire family thoroughly enjoyed this experience, and Aslan left a lasting impression on all of us. His knowledge, hospitality, and genuine warmth made our time in Istanbul even more memorable.

වායුගෝලය ඉතා හොඳයි. කෙටි ආහාර සඳහා පේස්ට්‍රි සහ පළතුරු තිබුණා. ගඟ දෙපස ඇති දර්ශනය, යුරෝපීය සහ ආසියානු පැති දෙකෙන්ම ඉතා අලංකාරයි. බෝට්ටුව ජල මැද ඇති ප්‍රදීපාගාරය අසල සෙමින් ගමන් කළා.

it was a very informative tour and the guide was. very open to questions. it was great

it was easy to find the tour group - we had a nicely managed time in a huge palace and the cistern. guide was very knowledgeable and generous in his explanation.

මෙම හයියා සෝපියා ආගමික ස්ථානය සහ බැසිලිකා සිස්ටර්න් (යටි බිම් ජලාශය) ඒකාබද්ධ ප්‍රවේශ පත්‍රය මිලදී ගැනීම ඉතා පහසු විය. Klook හරහා කලින් ප්‍රවේශ පත්‍ර මිලදී ගැනීමෙන් එම ස්ථානයේ ප්‍රවේශ පත්‍ර මිලදී ගැනීමට පෝලිම්වල සිටීමේ කාලය ඉතිරි කරගත හැකි විය. ස්ථාන දෙකම නැරඹීම ඉතා වටිනා අතර, විශේෂයෙන් බැසිලිකා සිස්ටර්න් හි ආලෝකකරණය සහ සමස්ත වාතාවරණය ඉතා විශේෂ වන අතර, සැබවින්ම ඇතුළට ගිය විට ඡායාරූපවලට වඩා එය වඩාත් සිත් ඇදගන්නා සුළුය. හයියා සෝපියා ද ඉතා ආකර්ෂණීය වන අතර, ඉස්තාන්බුල් වෙත පළමු වරට පැමිණෙන සංචාරකයින් සඳහා එය ඉතා සුදුසුය, කලින් ප්‍රවේශ පත්‍ර මිලදී ගන්නා ලෙස මම නිර්දේශ කරමි!

රූගත කිරීම සඳහා සූදානම් වීම / ඇඳුම් ඇඳීම ඉතා ඉක්මන් වන අතර කාර්ය මණ්ඩලය ඉතා කාරුණික හා ප්‍රයෝජනවත් වේ. අපට හොඳ ඡායාරූප ලැබුණු අතර, ඒ සෑම එකක්ම අතිරේක මුද්‍රණ සඳහා TRY 500 බැගින් එකතු කළෙමු. මෙම සංචාරය සඳහා ඉතා හොඳ স্মారකයක්!