The 13 Best Dolmabahce Palace Tours in Turkey

1.Dolmabahce Palace & Harem Fast-Track Entry with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 966 reviews · from $47Our pick

Review of Dolmabahce Palace fast-track entry in Istanbul, including Harem access, audio guide, queues, timing, price, and practical tips.

“Great! Was 5 min in security queue and strolled straight in. Get there early before 10.30 to beat security queue as when I came out queue for security was 1 hr plus another hr for tickets so priority ticket is def worth it. The palace is stunning inside so so beautiful. Lots of places to see inside. Tip: keep the first pair of plastic overshoes they give you to avoid queuing to pick up a fresh pair for each of the other places you get to see Harem, Painting Museum etc. you’ll need at least 4 hours to see everything but very worth it and good value for money.Read more”

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2.Dolmabahce Palace and Harem Skip-the-Line Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 751 reviews · 1 day · from $62

Review of Istanbul’s Dolmabahçe Palace ticket with Harem, Selamlık, Painting Museum, skip-the-line entry, and audio guide tips.

“Great palace, skipping the line helped and the audio was easy to follow.”

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3.Dolmabahce Palace & Harem Skip-the-Line Entry

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 488 reviews · from $47

Review Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, including Harem access, skip-the-line entry, audio guide, price, timing, and practical tips.

“It was very helpful to skip the line, the ease of getting a ticket in advance save this time.”

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4.Dolmabahce Palace & Harem Skip-the-Line Entry

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 401 reviews · 2 hours · from $55

Review Dolmabahçe Palace and Harem entry in Istanbul, with audio guides, skip-the-line access, costs, tips, drawbacks, and booking advice.

“Perfect amount of time with the perfect amount of information! Great tour!”

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5.Istanbul Boat Cruise and Dolmabahce Palace & Two Continents

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 80 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $156

Cruise the Bosphorus, visit Dolmabahçe Palace, explore the Spice Bazaar, and cross two continents on this full-day Istanbul tour.

“Murat... wiseman, our guide on this tour was knowledgeable and very easy to understand. Personally I would have liked more time at Dolmabahce Palace, however, I hope to revisit the Palace another time. Were it not for the fact that I experienced difficulty trying to reconfirm my Booking by phone, I would have rated this Tour a 5. Value for money.”

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6.Dolmabahce Palace Tour in Istanbul

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 52 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $90

Dolmabahçe Palace tour review with Bosphorus Bridge views, Çamlıca Hill, guide quality, transport warnings, price advice, and booking tips.

“Never ever book with this tour , i had to leave in the middle and did not even visit the palace , the guide is very rude , i was thinking we will stop somewhere to eat ,they took us to some miserable restaurant where there was no proper food only snacks then when i asked for his help he blamed me and when i said i’m leaving he said by by”

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7.Dolmabahçe Palace and Sunset Tour on Luxury Yacht

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $78Top rated

Review of Istanbul’s Dolmabahçe Palace and sunset yacht tour, with Ottoman landmarks, Bosphorus views, snacks, price, and practical tips.

“Celil was a brilliant guide. We had the pleasure of his company for both parts of this tour. Very knowledgeable. Cruise team were great too. Thank you to you all.”

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8.Bosphorus Cruise with Dolmabahce Palace and Istiklal Street Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $250

Review of Istanbul’s private 7-hour tour, covering Dolmabahce Palace, Bosphorus, Rustem Pasha Mosque, Istiklal Street, and Spice Market.

“This tour was excellent! The Dolmabahce Palace was beautiful and the street walking tour was fascinating. The tour guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and interesting.”

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9.Dolmabahçe Palace and Uskudar Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 35 reviews · 4 hours · from $354

Explore Dolmabahçe Palace, Uskudar mosques, Bosphorus views, and Istanbul’s oldest coffee shop on a small-group guided tour.

“Our tour guide was Mr Furkan Sari. We was an excellent guide who explained to us about Turkey’s history pretty well. We really enjoyed our tour with him”

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10.Imperial Splendor: Dolmabahce Palace & Bosphorus Yacht Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $162

Review of Istanbul’s Dolmabahçe Palace and Bosphorus yacht cruise, with palace details, landmarks, value, timing, pickup, and practical tips.

“Everything went well, comprehensive explanation at the Palace, and excellent boat ride at the Bosphorus. The only thing is that between the Palace tour and the boat we had to wait a lot. Need to adjust timing.”

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11.Basilica Cistern & Dolmabahce Palace Combo Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 23 reviews · 3 days · from $97

Compare Istanbul’s Basilica Cistern and Dolmabahçe Palace with a flexible three-day ticket, audio guide, costs, tips, and drawbacks.

“El Palacio Dolmabahçe, sin lugar a dudas, es uno de los clásicos que no puede faltar en el viaje a Estambul. Vale la pena visitarlo, sacarse una foto en "La Puerta al Cielo" y tomarse una cafecito en la cafetería del jardín. La modalidad del E-pass fue estupenda, y poder saltarse la cola en temporada alta es super recomendable. Obtener el audio-guía fue super sencillo si contabas con tu ID/DNI/Pasaporte.”

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12.Istanbul Combo: Dolmabahce Palace & Galata Tower

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 23 reviews · 1 day · from $93

Pair Dolmabahce Palace and Galata Tower in one flexible day with skip-the-ticket entry, audio guides, and Istanbul views.

“Ottima scelta della combo palazzo e torre con validità di 1 giorno e quindi orario flessibile. Al palazzo l’audio guida è risultata assai esaustiva ed il percorso ben organizzato.”

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13.Dolmabahce Palace & Uskudar(Asian Side) Afternoon Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 19 reviews · from $276

Review of Istanbul’s Dolmabahçe and Üsküdar afternoon tour, with mosque visits, Asian-side views, palace entry, transport, and value advice.

“This one was very interesting tour I been in Dolmabahce Palace before but I did it again for my daughter and my grand daughter were very enthusiastic .”

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