REAL LIFE in ISTANBUL
Duration 6 -8 Hours
Physicality: High
English
Walking Tour
150 Euro per person
- On this tour we will visit backstreets of Istanbul. We will experience local neighbourhoods of Istanbul with its real people.
- Artisan visit.
- Bosphorus Cruise
- Visit local tea shop.
- Cruise on Bosphorus
- Turkish Bath (Hamam) – Hours subject to availability
- Local market visit
- Plenty of local food.
We will meet at your hotel lobby and start exploring Istanbul. First we will stop at local artisan bakery for our food at hand and then we will continue. Thereafter we will visit local artisan who is a carpenter, shoe maker or calligraphy artisan. We will check whoever is available. We won’t hesitate stop for shoe shine if we come across. There after we will take a cruise on Bosphorus where we will see important landmarks of Istanbul between two continents. After disembarkation we will visit Spice Bazaar for Turkish Delight and endless variety of spices. After lunch at local restaurant we wont hesitate for piece of Baklava if we still have space in stomachs.
Turks will spend their pass times at tea shops called Kiraathane. Where you can play backgammon or dominos while sipping your tea. After tea shop visit we will need some scrubbing for sure. It is Turkish Bath time. You will feel that your skin can breathe after this treatment. After Turkish Bath we will be back to our hotel tired but very clean.
We won’t hesitate to change our route here if we find anything interesting to our interests.
- Professional English speaking tour guide approved by Ministry of Culture & Tourism.
- Turkish Hamam Fee. Extra services are not included.
- Bosphorus Cruise Tickets.
- Lunch.
- Local vendor foods along our walk.
- Teas at Kiraathane if you win the backgammon game.
- Tips / gratuities for your local guide.
- Extra services at hamam.
- Teas at Kiraathane if you loose the backgammon game.
- This is a walking tour. We will not hire a private vehicle on this day. Rather we will use local transportation such as historical where necessary. In many cases we saw that local transportation is faster than usual Istanbul traffic.
- You can customize your plan. Simply contact us for tailor making your plan.
- We can provide tour guides other than English speaking tour guides. They may introduce slight increase on the price. Please ask for further info.
- Comfortable walking shoes and clothing, a hat, sun glasses, and sunscreen (In summer) are recommended.