Dolmabahçe Palace Tickets

Dolmabahce looks much more interesting from the outside than Topkapi. There was a feeling of absolute emptiness in the old residence: neither on the street, nor inside, nor on the buildings themselves, there were absolutely no decorations, statues, moldings, in general, any decorations (except for marble-gilded hammams). Here, the buildings are decorated more strictly (in contrast to the absolutely chaotic development of the old complex) and at the same time intricate: a park with a geometric-style slope, fountains everywhere, a beautiful embankment and everything else -- wherever you stumble, you can find something interesting. After exploring the palace, we decided to wander around the neighborhood a little more, and suddenly we came across a gallery. I was very pleasantly surprised by the gallery. I can't understand why it's filled with so many cool paintings (from what I can remember: the entire Aivazovsky hall, several halls of the Barbizon School, halls dedicated to the history of the Ottoman Empire, plus many quite interesting paintings by Turkish authors), given that the ticket cost 30 euros, and the existence of this gallery was not advertised at all. At the same time, even without an audio guide, there was enough description in each room to appreciate paintings by artists and trends that you had never heard of. As a result, we spent much more time in the gallery than in the palace itself.

I absolutely loved the rich history and stunning architecture of both Dolmabahçe Palace and the Hagia Sophia. Walking through Dolmabahçe felt like stepping back into the time of the Ottoman sultans—the palace is incredibly ornate and offers insight into how the last Ottoman rulers lived. Hagia Sophia was just as impressive, with its incredible blend of Christian and Islamic history and breathtaking mosaics and domes. The stories behind both sites are fascinating, and I appreciated learning more through the tour. The only downside was the ticketing process. While the “skip the line” access was helpful for entry tickets, it didn’t apply to the security check. It would have been great if there was a separate fast-track lane for that too. Still, overall a great experience and definitely worth visiting!

Great experience we loved the palace and boat ride

Very quiet at the entrance, wonderful location

Nice palace,nice cafeteria ,nice yard,not so clean

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.

The castle is beautiful, it is also enormous. Attention to detail is everywhere. I would have really liked to have seen the bedrooms and also the kitchen. We saw many grand rooms that were adorned with fantastic crystal chandeliers. It is mind boggling to think of someone actually living here

Magnificent, beautiful and exciting impressions

Everything perfect and convenient. Very accurate

It is not at all clear where the audio guide is to be taken and where it is to be returned

Very nice but after paying a lot of money to enter they don't let you take pictures.

Great experience we loved the palace and boat ride

Very suggestive. It's like to be in a fable 😍

10-Nov was MK Ataturk's memorial day. A major event in Turkey. The agency knew in advance of this important national event, which takes place every year at Dolmabahçe Palace, and yet no information was given when I bought my ticket. On the day of my arrival at Dolmabahçe, I was informed that access would be very limited: only the room where MK Ataturk died. I think it's a rip-off to make me pay almost 100EURO only to have to wait almost 2 hours to get in (given the long queue) and to limit access to just one room. The agency should have informed me before or when I bought the ticket that there would be a major national event, and then it was up to me to decide whether or not to buy the ticket. Leaving me faced with a fait accompli on D-day is a swindle and dishonesty on the part of the agency that sold me the tickets. A very bad experience with this agency!

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.

It was good. But instructions were a bit misunderstanding. It was written to meed our guide at one spot. And when we go to this place there is noone. Instead they send us the qr codes to enter by ourselves. And they dont give instructions to just enter. So we waited at this spot. Good that at least they responded quickly enough when I contacted them by whatsapp. Although They did not respond to The emergency telephone number that was given at the ticket. So a bit messy. We still had a great time. So thank you!

It's just something else from the others tourist attractions!

Dolmabahce looks much more interesting from the outside than Topkapi. There was a feeling of absolute emptiness in the old residence: neither on the street, nor inside, nor on the buildings themselves, there were absolutely no decorations, statues, moldings, in general, any decorations (except for marble-gilded hammams). Here, the buildings are decorated more strictly (in contrast to the absolutely chaotic development of the old complex) and at the same time intricate: a park with a geometric-style slope, fountains everywhere, a beautiful embankment and everything else -- wherever you stumble, you can find something interesting. After exploring the palace, we decided to wander around the neighborhood a little more, and suddenly we came across a gallery. I was very pleasantly surprised by the gallery. I can't understand why it's filled with so many cool paintings (from what I can remember: the entire Aivazovsky hall, several halls of the Barbizon School, halls dedicated to the history of the Ottoman Empire, plus many quite interesting paintings by Turkish authors), given that the ticket cost 30 euros, and the existence of this gallery was not advertised at all. At the same time, even without an audio guide, there was enough description in each room to appreciate paintings by artists and trends that you had never heard of. As a result, we spent much more time in the gallery than in the palace itself.

I absolutely loved the rich history and stunning architecture of both Dolmabahçe Palace and the Hagia Sophia. Walking through Dolmabahçe felt like stepping back into the time of the Ottoman sultans—the palace is incredibly ornate and offers insight into how the last Ottoman rulers lived. Hagia Sophia was just as impressive, with its incredible blend of Christian and Islamic history and breathtaking mosaics and domes. The stories behind both sites are fascinating, and I appreciated learning more through the tour. The only downside was the ticketing process. While the “skip the line” access was helpful for entry tickets, it didn’t apply to the security check. It would have been great if there was a separate fast-track lane for that too. Still, overall a great experience and definitely worth visiting!

Very quiet at the entrance, wonderful location

Nice palace,nice cafeteria ,nice yard,not so clean

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.

The castle is beautiful, it is also enormous. Attention to detail is everywhere. I would have really liked to have seen the bedrooms and also the kitchen. We saw many grand rooms that were adorned with fantastic crystal chandeliers. It is mind boggling to think of someone actually living here

The cruise went very well. The atmosphere was great from start to finish, with a succession of shows throughout the meal. We had a table for just the two of us, against the window, which was very nice.

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

It is not at all clear where the audio guide is to be taken and where it is to be returned

The food was great. The performances were superb. The ambience is amazing.

Very nice but after paying a lot of money to enter they don't let you take pictures.

The visit was something spectacular. Beautiful environment, news told in wonderful amniera by our guide (very friendly and nice). After the visit with the guide you can stay as long as you want to continue the visit on your own and take photos.

Both the Hagia Sophia and the sunken palace were beautiful! It is very worthwhile. And especially for the Hagia Sophia, it's worth buying tickets online in advance to avoid the queue at the ticket office. It's also worth it for the Basilica Cistern, as there are 2 different queues here and the one for the e-tickets was quicker in our case.

The architecture of the basilica cistern is amazingly beautiful, very well lit and with a well organized traffic. It has generously met my expectations. But the number of visitors per shift or hour should be reduced.

It's just a complete fascinating cisterna and we are glad that we visited it. I can recommend it to everyone.

Tickets were easy to book, great instructions and saved a lot if time by not queuing. In terms of the sites they were really good to see and understand the history behind it. Great addition to our Istanbul trip.

We only had to wait five minutes to enter. The basilica is beautiful, clearly different from the usual basilicas and therefore worth the visit

One of the best experiences in Istanbul. Although we had to wait for around 30-40 min ( tickets purchased online) it was worth it.

Tickets were a perfect fit. We got in straight away at 17:00 without having to wait. A great experience.

Great smooth queuing, helpful staff, stunning Heritage architecture and very enjoyable visit. Recommended.

Impressive! A must see underneath the city. So old and still standing

Superb and well accepted booking.

Walked straight in , the queue was at lest hundred people !! Worth extra to skip queue

Made such a difference avoiding the long queues and getting there relatively early was the wa right call

Simplicity in the directions provided, all ok

It was very interesting and beautiful.

Very good experience of not having to wait in the long line

It was a good idea to book without queues, since there were a lot of tourists.

Skip the line tickets and then the whole cistern in its history and grandeur .

It was an amazing sight, great architecture! Easy booking and quick hassle free entrance.

It was really magnificent, I loved it. It was like being transported back in time, it was really incredible to see, with the lighting, the atmosphere, the pillars, everything!

I recommend buying the ticket online to save a long queue. I also recommend the visit to the Cistern. 1 hour is enough to see this magnificent work of Roman civil engineering.

Was super easy for us to use. We skipped the line which was long on a very hot day. We were able to go at our own pace.

The skip the line, line was super fast. We walked right in. It was just to the right of the regular line. You just scan your QR code and go. The attraction was cool on a hot day and just gorgeous.

Seeing the long line, I decided to buy the tickets by bypassing it because it was very hot. And while standing under a tree, I quickly bought the tickets:)

Knowing that I was in a place with a very distant past and discovering how the cistern was built was an incredible experience

Meeting point easy to find. Quick to receive tickets (once giving the reserve papers of the app) and go inside the palace.

Dolmabahce looks much more interesting from the outside than Topkapi. There was a feeling of absolute emptiness in the old residence: neither on the street, nor inside, nor on the buildings themselves, there were absolutely no decorations, statues, moldings, in general, any decorations (except for marble-gilded hammams). Here, the buildings are decorated more strictly (in contrast to the absolutely chaotic development of the old complex) and at the same time intricate: a park with a geometric-style slope, fountains everywhere, a beautiful embankment and everything else -- wherever you stumble, you can find something interesting. After exploring the palace, we decided to wander around the neighborhood a little more, and suddenly we came across a gallery. I was very pleasantly surprised by the gallery. I can't understand why it's filled with so many cool paintings (from what I can remember: the entire Aivazovsky hall, several halls of the Barbizon School, halls dedicated to the history of the Ottoman Empire, plus many quite interesting paintings by Turkish authors), given that the ticket cost 30 euros, and the existence of this gallery was not advertised at all. At the same time, even without an audio guide, there was enough description in each room to appreciate paintings by artists and trends that you had never heard of. As a result, we spent much more time in the gallery than in the palace itself.

I absolutely loved the rich history and stunning architecture of both Dolmabahçe Palace and the Hagia Sophia. Walking through Dolmabahçe felt like stepping back into the time of the Ottoman sultans—the palace is incredibly ornate and offers insight into how the last Ottoman rulers lived. Hagia Sophia was just as impressive, with its incredible blend of Christian and Islamic history and breathtaking mosaics and domes. The stories behind both sites are fascinating, and I appreciated learning more through the tour. The only downside was the ticketing process. While the “skip the line” access was helpful for entry tickets, it didn’t apply to the security check. It would have been great if there was a separate fast-track lane for that too. Still, overall a great experience and definitely worth visiting!

Very quiet at the entrance, wonderful location

Nice palace,nice cafeteria ,nice yard,not so clean

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.

The castle is beautiful, it is also enormous. Attention to detail is everywhere. I would have really liked to have seen the bedrooms and also the kitchen. We saw many grand rooms that were adorned with fantastic crystal chandeliers. It is mind boggling to think of someone actually living here

Magnificent, beautiful and exciting impressions

Everything perfect and convenient. Very accurate

It is not at all clear where the audio guide is to be taken and where it is to be returned

Very nice but after paying a lot of money to enter they don't let you take pictures.

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.

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.

I haven't seen much difference between carrying a purchased ticket or not. The line to buy tickets at most Lis sites is minimal. What there is is a lot of people to snitch at the security checkpoint.

Everything went well, no queues. You don't have to make an appointment, which gave us a lot of flexibility. We really enjoyed it.

It was very straightforward and everything worked.

Ship-Bosfor Tur and dinner

Great service and above all very uncomplicated. Thanks to the skip the line, you are guided to the harem and can explore les from there with the audio guide on your cell phone. Really easy and with free time management once you are inside. The tour starts on time, so you should be there at least 10-15 minutes early. You also have to get the voucher, which you can get at the Topkapi Café.

We were refused entry to HAREM in TOPKAPI