From: 299 € 358 €
05:00 You will be picked up from your hotel
Transfer to the airport.
07:35 Take a flight from Istanbul to Konya. Flight duration is 1 hour.
08:35 Arrive in Konya Airport
Upon arrival at Konya Airport, one of our staff will be waiting for you with the name signboard. You will meet with our staff then you will be transferred to Konya City Center for starting Konya Tour. Today you will enjoy with Konya Day Tour from Istanbul visiting the most important Islamic site of Turkey.
After meeting with your professional Konya tour guide, You will start the Konya tour. Our first visit will be to the Mevlana Museum. It is known as Tekke ( Dervish Lodge) where Whirling Dervishes were educated and grove up here. You will see all available section of Mevlana Museum such as the Quran Reading Room, Matbah-ı Şerîf (Kitchen), Semâhâne (Ritual Hall), and more.
When we completed visiting the Mevlana Museum and its section like Mevlana Tomb, Whirling Derwish, we will visit Selimiye Mosque was built 1558—1567 in the Ottoman style during the II. Sultan Selim was the governorship of Konya. That’s why when the mosque is completed in 1567, it was named Selimiye Mosque. It is one of the best examples of Classical Ottoman Architectural. The central area of the mosque is closed with one dome and the center of the mosque was enlarged with half domes.
After visiting Selimiye Mosque, we will have lunch in a local restaurant then we continue our Konya Tour by visiting Karatay Madrasha which is using Konya Tiles Museum was built during II. İzzeddin Keykâvus who was Sultan of Selcuklu Empire by Emir Celaleddin Karatay. Inside of Madrasha is covered with mosaics and brilliant tiles. Here is served the Islamic education center for a long time during the Selcuklu Empire.
Today we will also visit Ince Minaret Mosque as well. It is a typical architectural example of Seljuks. It is using as a Ston and wooden works Museum. Ince Minaret Mosque is built between 1258 and 1279 by Vizier Sahib Ata Fahreddin Ali. During the Turkish Republic, it is converted into a museum in 1956 and still using.
Also, we will visit the oldest Mosque of Seljuks, Alladin Mosque is located on top of Alaaddin Hill. It was starting to built by Seljuks Sultan I. Rukneddin Mesud and completed the ruling of I. Alaaddin Keykubat. You are able to visit some of Seljuks Sultans’ grave in the garden of the mosque.
In the end, we will enjoy the panoramic Meram and Konya City Tour then transfer to the airport.
20:00 We will take an evening flight from Konya Airport to Istanbul.
21:15 Arrive in Istanbul Airport.
Upon arrival at the airport in Istanbul, tour ends.
We hope you enjoy your day and it will be a memorable Islamic Konya day tour from İstanbul.
Rana –
We have many daily tours from different companies. This day trip was my best tour in Turkey till now. All transportation was on time. Ibrahim is the most professional guide which we had. All your team is so professional and loves their job. We learned many things and enjoyed ourselves a lot. Everybody has to visit Celalledin Rumi in Konya.
Pakeezah –
My wife, sister, mom, and I were toured around Konya in a day from Istanbul by Toursce company. It was a lifelong experience and we were mesmerized by the entire experience. We were guided professionally all the time. Highly recommend the travel services, their guide, and the staff. All the things were 5 stars all day!
Christian –
Amazing amazing amazing Sufi tour!! Must book this trip if you want to visit Mevlana and his city. My husband and I booked this trip last minute when we arrived in Istanbul after searching we came across the Toursce travel online. Their staff at the office is superb. He gave us all the tour details on the whatsapp, we saw and chat with him on WhatsApp. Tuna was really accomodating in trying to fit us in the next day and booked us in immediately. It was truly mesmerizing and informative our local tour guide was brilliant. That was such a spiritual and emotional day for us. We visited the tomb of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi and went to many other landmarks in the Konya and it was magical. Our local tour guide gave us an unforgettable experience here in Konya. On this, we will never forget because of the detail and secrets told. Also, we had the opportunity to meet a whirling dervish too and it was a good experience too. If I had the opportunity, I would definitely return and do it all over again. Thank you soo much again. we loved Konya!
Leila –
Had a wonderful experience in Konya with toursce.com travels… Especially because of this girl guide Fatima! She was just too good as a local tour leather. Thank you very much to the team for making our tour a memorable one…
Rajiv –
It was a wonderful trip and a great experience with special thanks to our guide Serhat. He is well connected with the locals in the area and his vast knowledge of Sufism & Mevlana made it an exquisite experience for all of us. I think will visit the Konya again very soon. Are 2 days enough to visit Konya and Cappadocia on the next Turkey vacation? Many thanks to the team.