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Nestled on the shores of the Bosphorus Strait, the mid-19th-century Dolmabahçe Palace is one of the most compelling architectural masterpieces in Istanbul. It served as the main administrative center for the Ottoman Sultans for around seven decades and was later used by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first President of the Turkish Republic. Designed in a blend of European and Ottoman architectural styles, the palace is known for its opulent interiors, expansive gardens, and the world’s largest Bohemian crystal chandelier, an enormous 4.5-ton masterpiece with 750 lamps suspended in its Ceremonial Hall.
Dolmabahçe is the most extravagant palace in Turkey, featuring 14 tons of gold, priceless crystal chandeliers, marble staircases, and silk-draped halls. Every corner tells a story of power, wealth, and the Ottoman Empire’s desire to impress Europe and the world.
This palace is a visual fusion of East and West—Ottoman design mixed with Baroque, Rococo, and Neoclassical European elements. It’s a rare chance to witness how empires adapted and competed through architecture and aesthetics.
Turkey’s founding father, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, spent his final days here, and his preserved bedroom is a moving tribute. Seeing the room frozen in time offers a powerful connection to modern Turkish history and national identity.
Set right on the waterfront, Dolmabahçe offers unmatched views of the Bosphorus Strait—watch ferries pass by as you stand on the palace terrace. The setting itself feels cinematic, blending natural beauty with royal grandeur.
Unlike many palaces, Dolmabahçe opens both the state rooms and the private harem to visitors. You’ll experience not only where sultans held official meetings but also how they lived behind closed doors with their families.
Multilingual audio guides let you discover the palace at your own pace, with vivid storytelling and historical context for every room. Whether you're curious about architecture, politics, or royal life, the experience is rich, personal, and informative.
Dolmabahçe sits just steps from popular cruise departure points, making it easy to combine your visit with a scenic ride on the Bosphorus. From royal halls to river views, it’s the ultimate way to spend a day soaking in Istanbul’s past and present.
Your ticket includes skip-the-line entry to Dolmabahçe Palace, access to the Selamlık (official quarters), Harem, and Palace Gardens, along with a multilingual audio guide to explore at your own pace.
If you book a combo option, your ticket includes a 90-minute Bosphorus cruise with audio commentary, or an evening dinner cruise with live entertainment, depending on the package.
Most skip-the-line tickets allow flexible entry during opening hours, but we recommend arriving early for a quieter experience and to make the most of your visit.
Yes, the audio guide is available in 10+ languages and can be accessed instantly via a link, with offline support for audio, text, and maps.
Yes, the Dolmabahçe and Hagia Sophia combo ticket gives you skip-the-line access to both landmarks, plus multilingual audio guides for a deeper understanding of each site.
Yes, the Dolmabahçe Palace is partially wheelchair accessible. The ground floor and main exhibition areas can be accessed via ramps and level pathways. However, the upper floors are not accessible to wheelchair users, as there are no elevators or lifts available.
No, photography (including still, flash, and video) is strictly prohibited inside the palace buildings, including both the Selamlık (ceremonial halls) and Harem sections.
Fantastic, nice place worth to visit Headout app provide a less price
Great experience we loved the palace and boat ride
Very quiet at the entrance, wonderful location
The palace was beautiful and the online experience was easy. The reason I did not give five stars is because I did not know that I was required to leave an ID or a $100 deposit for the audio guide, neither of which I had with me.
The whole attraction was fascinating. It was so easy to book but I really wished we were reminded of the electronic guide that we can use when there to understand more. It's unfortunate that the staff are not very helpful but in respect of booking online amd the palace. I loved it all
They didn't allow me the 5 audio guides because I didn't have 5 aids but it didn't say clearly in the ticket that you need an ID for each device. They didn't allow any outofraohy inside, which was not clearly stated in the ticket (even non-flash).
Magnificent palace with stunning interiors. Skip-the-line saved time, and the audio guide made the visit informative and truly unforgettable.
Seamless purchase process: immediate confirmation with QR codes included. The audio guide works automatically at the passage of each room without the need to activate or select anything:. Very good hearing.
The audio guide was fantastic and provided a lot of great information on the rooms and overall history. It was unfortunate that we couldnt take photos during the tour as the building is amazing.
Being able to walk through with my repurchased ticket saved so much time. The palace was amazing, we spent 5 hours there.
Dolmabahce Palace was such a grand experience. Just to think of all of the history and imagine how all the people who walked those halls and corridors lived life was a lot of fun. So much history. I loved it.
It's an amazing place But you should allow to take photos whitout flash
Magnificent, beautiful and exciting impressions
Everything perfect and convenient. Very accurate
Skip the lines and explore Dolmabahçe Palace with a multilingual audio guide—includes harem, gardens.
Inclusions
Skip-the-line entry to Dolmabahçe Palace (all-day access)
Entry to the Selamlık section (official quarters and ceremonial halls)
Entry to the Dolmabahçe Palace Gardens
Entry to the Dolmabahçe Palace Harem
90-minute Bosphorus cruise (included with combo option)
Multilingual audio guide for both the Palace and the cruise, available in 10+ languages (cruise guide available with combo option)
Exclusions
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Lidia
Great experience we loved the palace and boat ride
It was really easy to get our skip the line tickets. The palace and grounds were amazing!
It was easy to sign up and they made sure you knew where to go. It was a beautiful place as well.
I would like to leave a review about the boat trip. The point with the geolocation that we received by email was wrong. We had to run to be on time, and take a tram 1 more stop. Please fix this, if a person is in Istanbul for the first time, he will not find the correct location. The location in the app was also wrong. This spoiled our impressions of the time spent.
Very suggestive. It's like to be in a fable 😍
It's just something else from the others tourist attractions!
Skip the lines and explore Dolmabahçe Palace with a guided highlights tour—includes harem, gardens, and a Bosphorus cruise.
Inclusions Dolmabahce Palace
Skip-the-line entry to Dolmabahçe Palace
15-minute highlights tour with an expert English-speaking guide
Multilingual audio guide (available in 10+ languages)
Access to the Selamlık (official quarters and ceremonial halls)
Entry to the Dolmabahçe Palace Gardens
Entry to the Dolmabahçe Palace Harem
Unlimited time to explore inside the palace
Bosphorus cruise
90-min cruise along the Bosphorus Strait
Skip-the-line access to the sightseeing boat named Dentur (Turyol boats)
Multilingual audio guide (available in 9+ languages)
Meet and greet with a marine officer at Kabataş pier (boarding point)
Offline map and route plan for the cruise
Exclusions
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Bosphorus cruise
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Ticketing experience with head out is absolutely spot on !! We booked for private table for 4 course dinner with live music . We have had a brilliant time at Bosphorus cruise .
Fantastic, nice place worth to visit Headout app provide a less price
Very quiet at the entrance, wonderful location
The palace was beautiful and the online experience was easy. The reason I did not give five stars is because I did not know that I was required to leave an ID or a $100 deposit for the audio guide, neither of which I had with me.
Great experience and the cruise is very good, the service is 7.5 out of 10, the food is good, the staff are helpful, the only downside is that they don't give you the option to choose a table when booking, but rather they decide it their way, and when you arrive on the cruise and you don't like the table, they don't give you options but rather show you the vacant tables that they have booked
The whole attraction was fascinating. It was so easy to book but I really wished we were reminded of the electronic guide that we can use when there to understand more. It's unfortunate that the staff are not very helpful but in respect of booking online amd the palace. I loved it all
They didn't allow me the 5 audio guides because I didn't have 5 aids but it didn't say clearly in the ticket that you need an ID for each device. They didn't allow any outofraohy inside, which was not clearly stated in the ticket (even non-flash).
Magnificent palace with stunning interiors. Skip-the-line saved time, and the audio guide made the visit informative and truly unforgettable.
It was an Awsome Night cruise ride with penalty of food and variety of dishes alongside a scenic views of Bosphorous Surroundings .A treat to watch
Overall the experience was good, the dancing show was fun to watch and our server was great. However, communication that was sent as to which boat we were to meet was inaccurate and then found out it was changed and almost missed the boat we had been moved to without any explanation. Then the dinner we received was almost cold.
Everything was perfectly organized, the dinner was very good, and the show gave the evening just the right amount of dynamism: an enchanted interlude!
Seamless purchase process: immediate confirmation with QR codes included. The audio guide works automatically at the passage of each room without the need to activate or select anything:. Very good hearing.
The audio guide was fantastic and provided a lot of great information on the rooms and overall history. It was unfortunate that we couldnt take photos during the tour as the building is amazing.
Being able to walk through with my repurchased ticket saved so much time. The palace was amazing, we spent 5 hours there.
Dolmabahce Palace was such a grand experience. Just to think of all of the history and imagine how all the people who walked those halls and corridors lived life was a lot of fun. So much history. I loved it.
It's an amazing place But you should allow to take photos whitout flash
Food was delicious, they catered to my vegan diet, beautiful sunset view, lots of entertainment, and fun all around
The view of Istanbul by night, the atmosphere
I really enjoyed there and loved it ❤️
The departure was 30-40 minutes late. I expected to sail in daylight and see the sights of Istanbul. Poor organization.
Everything has been spectacular. The reservation was very clear and with all the information in the APP. I recommend it
Magnificent, beautiful and exciting impressions
Everything perfect and convenient. Very accurate
From royal chambers to river views, see two sides of Istanbul with this all-in-one ticket—Dolmabahçe Palace by day and the Bosphorus by night.
Inclusions Dolmabahçe Palace
Skip-the-line entry with all-day access
Entry to the Selamlık section (official quarters and ceremonial halls)
Entry to the Dolmabahçe Palace Gardens
Entry to the Dolmabahçe Palace Harem
Audio guide in English, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish, French, Polish, Arabic, Chinese, and Turkish
Bosphorus dinner cruise
3-hour scenic cruise along the Bosphorus
4-course dinner at a private reserved table (menu here)
Live entertainment, including Turkish folk dance, Whirling Dervishes, sword performances, and DJ music
2 glasses of local alcoholic drinks (beers, spirits, or wines)
Unlimited soft drinks
Free Wi-Fi onboard
Exclusions
Imported alcoholic drinks (available for purchase onboard)
Tour guide
Tips and gratuities (optional)
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The ticket it´s great! But there is a minus - At Dolmbache Palace we were asked to leave a deposit of €100 in cash, per person, to have the audioguide. As we were 5, it would be a deposit of €500 in cash! Ridiculous And we did not had the audioguide that is very necessary, as there is no information, anywhere in the palace and you cannot take pictures for you to remember the places and surch afterwords.
I liked the mosque very much but we could only visit the upper part because the lower part is reserved only for Muslim worshippers. This was not clear: I knew it was a mosque but I was not clear that it could not be visited.
Mega Pass = less stress. We fit sooo much sightseeing in a few days. Kids loved the cruise (got splashed a bit, lol). Would for sure buy again.
Did the Mega Pass with my girlfriend and wow, such a TIME SAVER. Skipped like 3 huge lines in one day. The digital pass was a bit glitchy first try but after that, smooth sailing. Loved the Bosphorus cruise (sunset was EPIC!). If you’re into history, Topkapi is a must, but bring water, it gets warm in the afternoon. Would totally do again.
Did the full pass solo. Ended up making friends in the group and exploring together. Loved the stories the guide shared. My only regret—not starting earlier in the day!
Mega Pass made our trip soooo much easier. Had a super enthusiastic guide for the Blue Mosque tour. Even my dad, who’s not into history, enjoyed it. Wear socks, you gotta take your shoes off a lot!
Took my mom and she LOVED it. The Mega Pass included like everything she wanted to see (she’s big on palaces and mosques). Our guide, think his name was Cem, told fun stories—mom still talks about him. Bring comfy shoes, there’s a lot of walking! Weather was perfect too.
Used the Mega Pass for a quick girls’ getaway. No waiting in line, which meant more time for shopping. Our guide was super fun and gave us good restaurant recs.
Took my parents, who don’t speak English well. The guide switched between English and Turkish, which was SO thoughtful. Mega Pass made everything simple.
I thought the value was phenomenal. We were able to do all that the tickets included except the whirling dervish show. The etickets and skip the line worked very well. The only disappointment was the dinner show and cruise which was awful all around. The meal was mediocre, as expected. The show, what little we saw of it, was nothing special. The guests all crowded around the performers, so no one else could see. They did have a video of it but it was very grainy. If I had wanted to see a video of it I could have done so at home. And everyone was smoking despite the signs forbidding it. I got home and had to shower and was the clothes. If you want to see all the hihglights of Istanbul and are willing to cram lots of activites into a few day, this is definitely a great deal.
Traveling with two small kids—Mega Pass was a godsend. No waiting in long lines with cranky toddlers. Guides were super patient, even when my son asked a million questions. Highly recommend for families!
Best decision for our trip. The pass is super convenient, and the guides are so passionate—really brought history to life. Be ready for lots of walking!
Mega Pass is handy if you wanna do a lot in a short time. Some confusion at entry points but staff always helped. Blue Mosque is beautiful.
Bought the Mega Pass for my parents (60s) and they had a blast. Said the guides were patient and made history fun, even for my dad who usually just wants to sit at cafes. No issues with the digital pass.
Simple, relax, saw the most popular attractions
Everything went well, no queues. You don't have to make an appointment, which gave us a lot of flexibility. We really enjoyed it.
Mega Pass is the way to go! Skipped all the lines, guides are hilarious. Did sooo much in so little time.
Mega Pass is a lifesaver for busy travelers. Saw everything in 2 days, guides are so funny. Bring comfy shoes.
It was very straightforward and everything worked.
Mega Pass is the best! Did all the main stuff with my friends, guides are hilarious. Skipped all the boring lines.
Did the Mega Pass solo. Met cool ppl in the group. Guides are super knowledgeable. Worth every penny.
Mega Pass is a GAMECHANGER! Saw all the best spots in two days, guides are great. Skipped every line.
Do a Bosphorus cruise, get a guided Blue Mosque guided tour plus access to up to 10 landmarks & experiences like Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace and a dervish show.
Inclusions
Included with the MegaPass
Blue Mosque guided tour
Bosphorus sightseeing cruise
5-ride Istanbul transportation card
Multilingual audio guides for all attractions
Digital guidebook
City, tram, and metro map
Additional inclusions based on pass option selected
Landmarks & Palaces: Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Basilica Cistern, & Dolmabahce Palace (choose 2/4/10 depending on your pass tier)
Sightseeing tours: Asian side walking tour, hop-on hop-off bus tour, Bosphorus sunset yacht cruise with snacks (based on your pass tier)
Cultural experiences: Turkish bath or hammam experience, Whirling Dervish ceremony, & Bosphorus dinner cruise (based on your pass tier)
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Meeting point easy to find. Quick to receive tickets (once giving the reserve papers of the app) and go inside the palace.
Fantastic, nice place worth to visit Headout app provide a less price
Very quiet at the entrance, wonderful location
The palace was beautiful and the online experience was easy. The reason I did not give five stars is because I did not know that I was required to leave an ID or a $100 deposit for the audio guide, neither of which I had with me.
The whole attraction was fascinating. It was so easy to book but I really wished we were reminded of the electronic guide that we can use when there to understand more. It's unfortunate that the staff are not very helpful but in respect of booking online amd the palace. I loved it all
They didn't allow me the 5 audio guides because I didn't have 5 aids but it didn't say clearly in the ticket that you need an ID for each device. They didn't allow any outofraohy inside, which was not clearly stated in the ticket (even non-flash).
Magnificent palace with stunning interiors. Skip-the-line saved time, and the audio guide made the visit informative and truly unforgettable.
Seamless purchase process: immediate confirmation with QR codes included. The audio guide works automatically at the passage of each room without the need to activate or select anything:. Very good hearing.
The audio guide was fantastic and provided a lot of great information on the rooms and overall history. It was unfortunate that we couldnt take photos during the tour as the building is amazing.
Being able to walk through with my repurchased ticket saved so much time. The palace was amazing, we spent 5 hours there.
Dolmabahce Palace was such a grand experience. Just to think of all of the history and imagine how all the people who walked those halls and corridors lived life was a lot of fun. So much history. I loved it.
It's an amazing place But you should allow to take photos whitout flash
Magnificent, beautiful and exciting impressions
Everything perfect and convenient. Very accurate
Explore more, spend less—this skip-the-line combo gives you fast access to Dolmabahçe Palace and Hagia Sophia with audio guides.
Inclusions Dolmabah**ç**e Palace
Skip-the-line entry with all-day access
Access to the Selamlık (official quarters and ceremonial halls)
Entry to the Dolmabahçe Palace Gardens
Entry to the Dolmabahçe Palace Harem
Multilingual audio guide in English, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish, French, Polish, Arabic, Chinese, and Turkish
Hagia Sofia
Skip-the-line entry
Entry to the Hagia Sophia Upper Gallery
Multilingual audio guide in English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian
Exclusions
Dolmabahçe Palace
Hagia Sophia
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Hagia Sophia
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Hagia Sophia
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Hagia Sophia
Fida
Kim
Lidia
