Istanbul is The only city in the world to straddle two continents, with one arm reaching out to Asia and the other to Europe, with the strait of Bosphorus in between. European Istanbul is itself divided by the Golden Horn (Halic) into the Old City to the south. Most of the popular historical monuments sites of Istanbul are in Sultanahmet area, so this area is called  heart of the Ottoman Empire. Ottoman Empire was one of the the great empire in the world which was a great civilization which ruled more than 700 Years.

Blue Mosque

Most of the Travellers come to Istanbul to visit these masterpiece monuments of the world which are some of the most important sites to visit by all the travellers. These are some of the most important sites to visit in Ýstanbul :Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, the Hippodrome and the Basilica Cistern.

Topkapý Palace

Sultanahmet is a natural magnet to millions of tourists . However The area is a wonderful shopping center.

Grand Bazaar

If you’re looking for souvenirs and carpets, you can find the things there,you can also find very authentic restaurants and café with tasty ,delicious foods Kebab and drink as traditional Turkish coffee and Tea,You can also find the very lovely places to smoke traditional water pipe.

Sultanahmet area gets crowded by the tourist on the opening times of the museum, around 09:00 am ,you can see the Travellers early in the morning who are visiting the Blue mosque and Hippodrom where are the open air sites to visit 24 hours, then start to visit the Hagia Sophia, Basilica  Cistern, Topkapý palace and after visiting these sites; The Travellers go to Grand Bazaar by Walking using the Divanyolu street on the tramp line ,it takes 10-15 minutes by walking,After visiting the shopping in the Grand Bazaar, some travellers pass to Egyptian Spice Bazar where is very close to Grand bazaar by the short distance almost connected each others to smell the marvellous spices.

And also the most enjoyable time on Bosphorus Boat excursion of Bosphorus which will be unforgettable boat excursion for you. Some of the travellers join these Ýstanbul sightseeing tours and Bosphorus tours by the group organization and some of the by the private Guiding.

By which way you are in Istanbul, every visitor plan istanbul tours with many travel agencies. Most of the cruise line travellers docked in Ýstanbul mostly daily,not longer; so Cruise travellers short trip is arranged by the big tour companies,or private travel agencies. When the Cruise dock to the seaport, Cruise-line travellers are meet by the Tour Guides of travel agencies of Ýstanbul for the shore excursions by the group tour or Private Guiding tour of Ýstanbul imperial.