The Basilica Cistern was amazing. The guides, not so much. They were late and very unorganised. They didn’t have enough tickets, which delay everyone further. Also the group was very large and we could not hear what he was telling us about the cistern. May I suggest some personal audio equipment be used, so we can hear, or maybe groups of no more than 10

The Cistern is a very interesting place and it's even more welcoming when there's hot outside. If you'd like to visit tha place make sure to book in advance, as the queue is very long all day. The guide could have shared a bit more historical information about the Cistern but we got the most important parts of it. In overall it was a good experience.

The tour was excellent and the skip the line is why I have given you 5 stars as well as the ease of booking. We did struggle to hear the guide as there were 4 of us and so one of us got as close as possible and relayed the information, this did not spoil the tour for us and we would highly recommend.