NO ADVANCE PAYMENT/CREDIT CARD INFO REQUESTED  !
Your confirmation by e-mail will be enough to book these city tours from us, if you are staying in hotels near down town (such as Sultanahmet, Taksim,  Sirkeci, Aksaray etc.). We also pick up people from airport or ferry port, in which case we usually prefer to get some advance payment.

We totally respect if some people wants to discover the city on their own, but the places covered in our daily tours are highly recommended to be visited with professional guidance. Besides getting detailed & accurate information from our guides, you will also be protected from being overcharged & hassled by taxi drivers and shops. Your tickets will be bought before hand, and you will not wait in long queues on busy days.
 

TOUR 1: ISTANBUL CLASSIC – HALF DAY MORNING TOUR

Istanbul Tour #1 - Regular Group Tour (Morning)
Operation days: Everyday
This tour covers: Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar, Hippodrome area and the monuments around it such as Theodosius (Egyptian) Obelisk, Serpentine Column, and German Fountain. Half day morning group tours terminate at Sultanahmet center, in front of Santa Sophia.
Closed: Mondays: Hagia Sophia, replaced with Kariye (St. Savior in Chora) Museum, City Walls and Yedikule Dungeon. Sunday Grand Bazaar
Departure: You will be picked up from your hotel between 08:00-08:30, ending around 12:30-13:00
Note: Pick up time depends on the location of your hotel. Please be ready 10 minutes before departure.
Price : 35 Euro per person including hotel pick-up, English speaking guide, all entrance fees.

Istanbul Tour #1 - Private Tour (Morning or Afternoon)
Private Istanbul tour with experienced tour guides.
Tour covers: Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque,  Hippodrome area and Grand Bazaar.
Closed:  Grand Bazaar on Sundays replaced with Arasta Bazaar; Hagia Sophia on Mondays, replaced with Underground cistern.
Departure:  09:00 am (or at 13:00 o'clock). Flexible pick up time, if requested.
Tour time: 3,5 to 4 hours approximately
Pricing: Private tour prices change depending on total number of participants
65 Euro per person for 1 participant
55 Euro per person for 2-3 participant
50 Euro per person for 4-6 participants
45 Euro per person for 7 and more pax
Price includes:  Private English speaking experienced & licensed tour guide. All entrance fees for museums. Two way private transfer with new model air-conditioned cars/minivans from Istanbul port or hotels (exception: hotels near Sultanahmet square).

Important Notes:
1) These are promotional rates and valid for 1 private tour only. These / similar rates will  not necessarily be valid if you book a second private tour.
2) Guides in other languages are available, but various price supplements may apply


This tour cover Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar, Hippodrome area and the monuments around it such as Theodosius (Egyptian) Obelisk, Serpentine Column, and German Fountain.

Hagia Sophia was, for nearly a thousand years, the largest enclosed space in the world, and still seen as one of the world’s most important architectural monuments. It is one of Turkey’s most popular attractions, drawn by the sheer spectacle of its size, architecture, mosaics and art. Built in the 6th century by Byzantine Emperor Justinian.

Blue Mosque: This mosque was built by Sultan Ahmet I during 1609-1616 in the town carrying his name in Istanbul. It is the only mosque in Turkey with six minarets. Due to its magnificent hand-dyed blue, green and white tiles it has been named the "Blue Mosque" by Europeans. The central dome is 43 m in height and is 33.4 m in diameter. 260 windows surround the mosque.

Hippodrome: The ancient Hippodrome, scene of chariot races and the centre of Byzantine civic life. Of the ornaments which once decorated it, only three remain: The Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column, and the Column of Constantine. Theodosius Obelisk is originally an Egyptian piece of art erected in 1547 BC and originally 60m tall. German fountain is also within the hippodrome area, constructed in Germany to mark German Emperor Wilhelm II’s second visit to Istanbul, it was imported and officially opened on January 1 1901. The fountain’s three domes are decorated with gold mosaics.

Grand Bazaar:  The oldest and biggest closed bazaar in the world, also known as Kapali Carsi (Covered Bazaar) has around 4000 shops and over 60 alleyways, covering a huge labyrinth in the city centre. Apart from the usual shops selling clothes, textiles, jewelry and carpets, there are small workshops where craftsmen cast and beat silver or brass, in a skilled trade handed down through the generations.



 

TOUR 2: OTTOMAN RELICS  –  HALF DAY AFTERNOON TOUR

Istanbul Tour #2 - Regular Group Tour (Afternoon)
Operation days: Everyday
This tour covers Topkapi Palace and Suleymaniye Mosque.
Closed: Topkapi Palace on Tuesdays, replaced with Golden Horn & Miniaturk tour. Suleymaniye mosque is replaced with Rustem Pasa Mosque;  which can be closed for restoration on unknown dates.
Departure: You will be picked up from your hotel between 13:00-13:30, returning around 16:30-17:00
Note: Pick up time depends on the location of your hotel. Please be ready 10 minutes before departure.
Price : 35 Euro per person including hotel transfers, guidance in English, entrance fees to museums.

Istanbul Tour #2 - Private Tour (Morning or Afternoon)
Private Istanbul city tour with experienced tour guides.
Tour covers: Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome area and Grand Bazaar.
Closed:  Grand Bazaar on Sundays, replaced with Arasta Bazaar; Topkapi Palace on Tuesdays, replaced with Underground cistern.
Departure:  09:00 am (or at 13:00 o'clock). Flexible pick up time, if requested.
Tour time: 3,5 to 4 hours approximately
Pricing: Private tour prices change depending on total number of participants
65 Euro per person for 1 participant
55 Euro per person for 2-3 participant
50 Euro per person for 4-6 participants
45 Euro per person for 7 and more pax
Price includes:  Private English speaking experienced & licensed tour guide. All entrance fees for museums. Two way private transfer with new model air-conditioned cars/minivans from Istanbul port or hotels (exception: hotels near Sultanahmet square).

Important Notes:
1) These are promotional rates and valid for 1 private tour only. These / similar rates will  not necessarily be valid if you book a second private tour.
2) Guides in other languages are available, but various price supplements may apply

Topkapi Palace:
In fact only the palace is a subject of a single tour with so much to be seen and to be told. A guided tour is a must to really understand the meaning of the Istanbul's most popular highlight. Briefly, Topkapi Palace was the imperial residence of the Ottoman Sultans, starting with Fatih Sultan Mehmet, the conqueror, until 1856. It was converted to a museum in 1924. Parts of the Palace such as the Harem, Baghdad Pavilion, Revan Pavilion, Sofa Pavilion, and the Audience Chamber distinguish themselves with their architectural assets, while in other sections artifacts are displayed which reflect the palace life. The museum also has collections from  imperial treasury, Chinese porcelain, weapons, calligraphy etc.

Suleymaniye Mosque: The cascading domes and four slender minarets of the Imperial Suleymaniye Mosque dominate the skyline on the Golden Horn's west bank. It is considered the most beautiful of all imperial mosques in Istanbul, it was built between 1550 and 1557 by Sinan, the renowned chief architect of the Ottoman Empire's golden age in the name of Sultan Suleiman The Magnificent.

Rustem Pasa Mosque
The Rustem Pasha Mosque was designed by Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan for Grand Vizier Damat Rustem Pasha The mosque is famous for its large quantities of exquisite Iznik tiles, set in a very wide variety of beautiful floral and geometric designs, which cover not only the façade of the porch but also the mihrab, minbar, walls, columns and on the façade of the porch outside. These tiles exhibit the use of a tomato-red color characteristic of the early Iznik period (1555–1620), and no other mosque in Istanbul makes such a lavish use of these tiles



 

TOUR 3: BYZANTINE & OTTOMAN RELICS – FULL DAY TOUR

Istanbul Tour #3 - Regular Group Tour
This is a combination of Istanbul Tour #1 + #2 + Lunch
Operation Days: Everyday.
This tour covers: Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Obelisk of Theodosius, Serpentine Column, Constantine Column, German Fountain, Grand Bazaar, Topkapi Palace, Suleymaniye Mosque.
Closed: Hagia Sophia on Mondays replaced with Kariye Museum (Chora Church), Topkapi Palace on Tuesdays, replaced with Golden Horn & Miniaturk tour; Grand Bazaar on Sundays replaced with authentic shops in old city. Suleymaniye mosque is replaced with Rustem Pasa Mosque;  which can be closed for restoration anytime on unknown dates.
Departure : Pick up from your hotel between 08:00-08:30 am, returning around 16:30-17:00
Note: Pick up time depends on the location of your hotel. Please be ready 10 minutes before departure.
Price : 50 Euro per one person, including transportation, tour guide, entrance fees and lunch.

Istanbul Tour #3 - Private Tour
Private Istanbul tour with experienced tour guides.
Tour covers: Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Hippodrome area, Topkapi Palace and Grand Bazaar.
Closed:  Hagia Sophia on Mondays, Topkapi on Tuesdays, can be replaced with Underground Cistern; Grand Bazaar on Sundays replaced with Arasta Bazaar
Possible inclusions: Archaeology Museums (closed on Mondays), Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum  (closed on Mondays) or Underground Cistern  (open everyday). Topkapi Palace's Harem section (closed on Tuesdays, not included in group version). 15 Euro pp supplement required for each one. For a comfortable tour, maximum 1 place is recommended to be included in one day.
Departure:  09:00 am. Flexible pick up time, if requested.
Tour time: 7-8 hours approximately
Pricing: Private tour prices change depending on total number of participants
80 Euro per person for 1 participant
70 Euro per person for 2-3 participant
65 Euro per person for 4-6 participants
60 Euro per person for 7 and more pax
Price includes:  Lunch in a nice local restaurant (except drinks). Private English speaking experienced & licensed tour guide. All entrance fees for museums. Two way private transfer with new model air-conditioned cars/minivans from Istanbul port or hotels (exception: hotels near Sultanahmet square).

Important Notes:
1) These are promotional rates and valid for 1 private tour only. These / similar rates will  not necessarily be valid if you book a second private tour.
2) Guides in other languages are available, but various price supplements may apply


 

TOUR 4:  BOSPHORUS CRUISE ON BOAT- HALF DAY TOUR (Morning or Afternoon)

This tour covers: Golden Horn bus tour, Spice Bazaar, Bosphorus boat cruise up to Rumeli Fortress (visited from outside). Also seen during the cruise (from the boat) Imperial Gardens of Yildiz Palace, Ciragan Palace, Dolmabahce Palace,  Beylerbeyi Palace, Bosphorus Bridge connecting Europe and Asia.
Closed: Spice Bazaar on Sundays replaced with other authentic shops in old city.
Departure: Everyday
Morning: You will be picked up from your hotel at approximately 08:00-08:30, depending on the location of your hotel. Half day morning tours terminate at Sultanahmet center in front of Santa Sophia.
Afternoon: You will be picked up from your hotel at approximately 13:00-13:30, depending on the location of your hotel. Tour ends at approximately 16:30-17:00
Note: Bosphorus cruise will be practiced on public boat if there is no sufficient number of attendant provided for private boat for tour participants.
Price : 30 Euro including transportation, hotel transfers, English speaking tour guide, all entrance fees.

Golden Horn Sightseeing Tour: Drive along the traces of history at Balat viewing Fener Orthodox Patriarchate, Metal Church of St. Stephen the Bulgarian, Ahrida Synagogue, Eyup Sultan Mosque, named after the flag bearer of Prophet Mohammed, a place to worship and pilgrimage for the faithful and religious visitors, 22 kms. long Byzantine City Walls
Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar), Mystical smells of different aromas of various spices. Shops selling fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish etc.
Bosporus Boat Cruise, thorough the waterway separating the two continents, Europe and Asia, with a possibility to take photographs of marble palaces, ancient wooden villas of Ottoman architecture besides modern residential of luxurious apartments.
Rumeli Fortress: A monument-art built in the narrowest and flowing section of Bosporus, covering 30.000 m2 area. In preparation to the conquest of Istanbul, the castle was built in about four month period which is a considerably short period. In some historical documents it has been stated that 1000 masters and 2000 workers  were employed for construction.

PRIVATE VERSION:
Please ask for price for groups. Private option will be expensive for individuals or small groups for this tour.


 

TOUR 5:  HALF DAY DOLMABAHCE & BOSPHORUS & GOLDEN HORN

Istanbul Tour #5M (Half Day Morning Dolmabahce)
This half day morning tour will cover:
Dolmabahce Palace the last residence for Ottoman Sultans with 365 rooms and 22 saloons. Famous with the great collection of European antiquity, furniture and 4.5 tons chandelier.
Yildiz Royal Garden was once part of the imperial garden of Yildiz Palace. Extending down the slopes from the palace, this walled park was reserved only for palace dwellers during the reign of Sultan Abdulhamid II.
Departure : Pick up from your hotel between 08:00-08:30 returning around 13:00 depending on location of your hotel.
Price  : 38 Euro including transportation, English speaking tour guide, all entrance fees.
Closed: Dolmabahce on Mondays and Thursdays replaced with Kariye /Chora Museum,

Istanbul Tour #5A (Half Day Afternoon Bosphorus & Golden Horn)
This half day afternoon tour will cover:
City walls once surrounded the Constantinopolis, Golden Horn Tour including climbing to Pierre Loti by cable car, Bosporus boat tour up to Rumeli Fortress (seen from outside). During the cruise you will also see Leander's Tower in the middle of the sea (Bosphorus).
Departure : Pick up from your hotel between 13:00-13:30, returning by 17:00-17:30
Price  : 30 Euro including transportation, English speaking tour guide, all entrance fees.


 
 

TOUR 6:  BOSPHORUS TOUR WITH CRUISE  – FULL DAY TOUR

Istanbul Tour #6 - Full Day Tour with Bosporus Cruise & Beylerbeyi Palace
Operation days: Everyday
This Tour covers: Pick up from your hotel, after a mini sight-seeing tour visit Spice Bazaar, take a Bosporus boat cruise up to Rumeli Fortress (seen from outside), crossing Bosporus Bridge (from Europe to Asia), tea break at Camlica Hill on the Asian side offering the best panoramic view of Bosphorus and Istanbul, visiting Beylerbeyi Palace on the Asian shore and transfer to your hotel.
Closed: Beylerbeyi on Mondays and Thursdays replaced with Kariye (St. Savior in Chora) Museum. Spice Bazaar on Sundays replaced with other authentic shops in old city.
Departure: Pick up from hotels between 08:00-08:30 am, returning around 16:30-17:00 o'clock
Price: 50 Euro per person including hotel transfers, transportation, guide, entrance fees and lunch


Istanbul Tour #6A- Full Day Tour with Bosporus Cruise & Dolmabahce Palace
Operation days: Everyday
This is combination of tour #5M + tour 5A + lunch in a fish restaurant and it covers:
Dolmabahce Palace, Yildiz Royal Garden, City walls once surrounded the Constantinople, Golden Horn Tour including climbing to Pierre Loti by cable car, Bosporus boat tour all the way up to Rumeli Fortress.
Closed: Dolmabahce on Mondays and Thursdays replaced with Kariye /Chora Museum
Departure: Pick up from hotels between 08:00-08:30 am, returning around 16:30-17:00 o'clock
Price: 55 Euro per person including hotel and other transfers,  professional guidance in English, all necessary entrance fees for the tour and lunch except drinks.

PRIVATE VERSIONS:
Please ask for price. Per person prices highly depend of number of participants for private groups.



 

TOUR 7:  PRINCE'S ISLANDS- FULL DAY TOUR  

Operates daily in all seasons.

You will be picked up from your hotel between 08:00-08:30 a.m. and will be transferred to the pier. After an approximately 45 minutes cruise on the Marmara Sea we will arrive to the Prince's Islands, once the pleasure island of Byzantines Princes'. You will stop in Buyukada, the popular summer resort with sandy beaches and pinewood scenery, dotted with cafes and fish restaurants - behold splendid Ottoman and Victorian summer villas with colorfully flowering gardens, and explore this island in a tour by horse-drawn carriage (fayton).  These Islands are now closed to car traffic. Lunch in a lovely fish restaurant by the water-front restaurant is included.  In the evening return to Istanbul by the evening ferryboat and transfer to hotels by 17:30-18:00. During the journey you will also see Topkapi Palace, Leander's Tower and historical Uskudar district located by the Bosphorus from the ferryboat.
Departure: Pick up from hotels between 08:00-08:30 am. Price: 50 Euro per person
Price includes: Hotel transfers, ferry tickets, guide in English and lunch. Drinks are excluded in lunch.

PRIVATE VERSION:
Please ask for price. Per person prices highly depend of number of participants for private groups.


 

TOUR 8:  BOSPHORUS DINNER & CRUISE ON THE BOAT BY NIGHT

A stay in Istanbul is not complete without a traditional and unforgettable boat trip up the Bosporus, the winding strait that separates Europe and Asia. Its shores offer a delightful mixture of past and present, grand splendor and simple beauty, decorated with beautiful shorefront wooden villas, marble imperial palaces, stone fortresses, small fishing villages both on the European and Asian sides.

Departure - Please ask. This tour is available daily in summer, but also departs less frequently in winter. Not operated if there are no sufficient number of participants. Saturday nights are especially recommended for guarantee availability and being more busy and entertaining.

Tour Time - The cruise time is roughly from 20:30 o'clock until midnight. Pick up time depends on the location of your hotel. You will be informed a more specific pick up time from your hotel after completing your booking

Cruise - An enchanted night cruise will start while you sip your welcome drink as the sun sets on Istanbul. We will pass beneath the Bosphorus Bridge by moonlight, watching Ciragan and Dolmabahce Palaces on the European shores and Beylerbeyi Palace and Anatolian Fortress on the Asian shores.

Shows - This is not just a cruise, but a traditional way of Turkish entertainment. The program includes shows such as international/Turkish live music, DJ music and belly dancers or other local folk dance performances.  You can be sure it will be a memorable day of your life.

Menu - A very rich menu will be served which includes a variety of hors d'oeuvres, main meal  with grilled fish, chicken or meatballs options, fresh season's salad, fruit, dessert and unlimited (soft and alcoholic) local drinks.

Price - 65 Euro per person including hotel transfers, boat cruise meal and shows as mentioned above.


PRIVATE BOSPHORUS BOAT CRUISE
We can book a private boat for Bosphorus Cruise and organize dinner or other shows for you. The price of this cruise will depend on the number of participants, the size and capacity of the boat, duration of the cruise, extra activities requested, quality of the meal and drinks. Please tell us your expectations in details and ask for price.



 

TOUR 9:  GOLDEN HORN and EYUP TOUR

Istanbul Tour #9- Golden Horn & Eyup Tour (Half day Afternoon)
Tour Covers: Golden Horn, Miniaturk Park, Pierre Loti Cafe, Eyup Sultan Mosque
Departure: Between 13:00-13:30 from your hotel. Tour ends at approximately 16:30-17:00
Price:  35 Euro per person including hotel transfers, entrance fees, and guidance in English.

Guests will be collected from their hotels between 13:00-13:30 depending on the location of  hotels. A new but very popular point of interest is miniature park at the shore of the Golden Horn in Istanbul called Miniaturk, exhibiting miniature models of most famous Ottoman and Byzantine period monumental attractions from all over Turkey. You will climb to Piere Loti with a mini cable-car, a historical cafe named after well-known orientalist French writer. It is located in Eyup town on the top of a small hill with a magnificent view of Golden Horn estuary. Eyup is lovely town by the far end of Golden Horn famous with its mosques and religious mausoleums, still reflecting perfectly the traditional atmosphere of Ottoman period life style. Eyup Sultan Mosque and his Tomb are the most sacred sites in Istanbul after Mecca and Jerusalem where thousands of faithful pilgrims visit everyday. You will be transferred to your hotel at the end of the tour.

PRIVATE VERSION:
Please ask for price. Per person prices highly depend of number of participants for private groups.



 

TOUR 10:  BYZANTIUM-GOLDEN HORN - Half Day Morning

Byzantium Golden Horn Tour (Half Day Morning)
Operation days: Please ask.
This Tour covers: Pick up from your hotel, Fener Patriarchate, Church of Panagia of Blachernae, Church of St. Savior in Chora (Kariye Museum) Anemas Dungeons, Tekfur Palace (from outside) Byzantine City Walls all located along the Golden Horn.  Transfer to Sultanahmet. (Half day morning tours terminate in front of Hagia Sophia)
Closed: Chora Church on Wednesdays.
Departure: Pick up from hotels between 08:00-08:30 am, returning around  12:00 pm.
Price: 35 Euro per person including hotel transfers, transportation, guidance in English, entrance fees.

Patriarchate at Fener which is the seat of Orthodox Christianity since Constantine The Great’ s declaration of Christianity as the religion of Roman Empire.
Church of Panagia of Blachernae, the best known and most celebrated shrine of the Holy Virgin famed with the “Hagiasma” (holy water) and the “Hagion Lousma” (sacred bath).
St. Savior in Chora (Kariye Museum) originally a Byzantine monastery with fantastic mosaics and frescoes portraying scenes from a bible, the life and miracles of Jesus.
Anemas Dungeons were part of the Blachernae Palace, unique in the world with its historical and architectural structure. It consists of 14 separate dungeons, each having 2 basements below sea-level with cells for the prisoners and two towers. It was used as a prison for high ranked statesmen.
Tekfur Palace (from outside) built in the 12th century adjacent to the city walls. The only surviving pavillion of the Blachernae Palace.
Byzantine City Walls surrounded the acropolis of Byzantium with 22 kms. long fortification with 96 towers and 9 main gates dating back to the 5th century.

PRIVATE VERSION:
Please ask for price. Per person prices highly depend of number of participants for private groups.


 

TOUR 11:  TURKISH NIGHT SHOW (CABARET & SHOW WITH DINNER)

 
Price is  50 Euro per person with 2 way transfers from Taksim, Sultanahmet or Sirkeci Hotels.
Hotel pick up at around 20:00, show ends at around midnight.
Do not miss this experience. With the price of a good meal you will also enjoy the best samples of traditional Turkish entertainment.
Menu includes main meal, aperitif plates, 2 local alcohol-drinks and either fruit or desert plate,
Show includes belly dancers, live music from various languages including traditional Turkish music as well as traditional shows, asuk-masuk show (body theater) and Turkish folk dance groups etc. We highly recommend you to choose "raki" for your local drink option.



 

TOUR 12/13/14 DAILY TOURS TO LANDMARKS OUTSIDE ISTANBUL

Tour #12 Bursa Daily Tour from Istanbul
There is no trip to Turkey which is complete without visiting Bursa. As the final stop on the Silk Road, and the first major capital of the Ottoman Empire, Bursa has an extremely rich cultural heritage. Known as ‘Green Bursa’ because of its parks and gardens, this full – day trip explores the verdant city nestled at the foot of Uludag (ancient Mt. Olympus), near by villages and natural wonders....

Tour #13 Masukiye & Sapanca Lake
Enjoy the adventurous day outside Istanbul, Visit a botanic garden & zoo home to 200 species, have lunch in the forest by the Masukiye waterfall, on the way back stop for a tea by picturesque Sapanca lake.

Tour #14 Sile & Agva Tour
Istanbul is a beautiful city of many sights and sounds. But the Black Sea coast offers landscapes at least as interesting and spectacular as those found in the city. Our Sile-Agva Black sea Tour is a relaxing day out of the city where you will experience the best of nature and culture that the area has to offer. Visit the Black sea coast with its sandy beaches and spectacular sea views. Experience a traditional village that was originally built by the Byzantines and Ottomans. Enjoy a leisurely river boat ride..

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+ NEW TOUR !

Tour #15 Istanbul Adventure Tour

See Istanbul form the Europe's tallest building (Sapphire), Visit Miniaturk, replicated mini sculpture of major sight all over Turkey, Visit Forum Istanbul, the biggest shopping mall in Istanbul, Visit gigantic Aqurium Turkoazoo (Click here for the tour brochure for more details)
 

Departure Days: Monday / Wednesday / Friday. No guarantee departure everyday, operated depending on total number of participants on several days of the week. For this reason please let us know if any alternative days may also work for you.

Pricing:
65 Euro Euro per person (official tour price).
60 Euro per person discounted price for 2-3 participants.
55 Euro per person discounted price for 4 and more participants.

Inclusions:  English speaking guide, hotel transfers, ground transportation, and lunch
Exclusions: Drinks, any tips and personal expenses.

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