Experience Topkapi at your own pace with a compelling self-guided audio tour on your smartphone. Learn about the magnificent palace of the Sultans of the Ottoman empire.
About this ticket
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
- COVID-19 precautions
- Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
- Mobile ticketing
- Use your phone or print your voucher
- Duration 2.5 hours
- Instant confirmation
- Optional audio guide
- English
Experience
- Discover Topkapi Palace at your own pace with a self-guided audio walking tour on your smartphone
- Use the audio tour anytime both online and offline (after downloading it)
- Discover beautiful Islamic artworks, collected by various sultans throughout the centuries
- Hear the stories behind the famous palace and its many residents
- Self-guided audio tour in English for your smartphone (Android & iOS)
- Offline content (text, audio narration and map)
- Topkapi Palace Admission Ticket
- Live guide
- Smartphone or headphones
- Food and drinks
- Transportation
- Pickup and drop-off
- All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
- The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
- Customers must bring their own headphones
- Customers are required to bring and wear masks
- Customers will get a mandatory temperature check
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Prepare for the activity
The audio tour is designed to start at the entrance of Topkapi (Cankurtaran, 34122 Fatih). You can reach the entrance by taking T1 tram line (Gülhane station and Sultanahmet station) and then a short walk to the palace entrance, on the right side of the Salutation Gate.
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- Comfortable shoes
- Hat
- Sunscreen
- Headphones
- Charged Smartphone
Not allowed
- Baby strollers
- Short skirts
- Sleeveless shirts
Know before you go
- After booking, you will receive an email from the local partner with further instructions on how to access and download your audio tour (please check your email spam folder as well)
- An Android or iOS smartphone is required with 150MB free hard disk space (not compatible with Windows phones, iPhone 5/5C or older, iPod Touch 5th generation or older, iPad 4th generation or older, iPad Mini 1st generation)
- The audio tour can be used repeatedly both online and offline
- The tour is non-refundable once activated
- Please bring personal headphones to enjoy the audio tour