you feel like a native Istanbuler! Each tour includes food tastings from the best specialty
food shops, ethnic eateries, and one local restaurant, as well as an "
off-the-beaten-path" glimpse of "Life in Istanbul City" -the history, culture, architecture,
and entertainment offerings.
Tour with us on a journey through the central section of Istanbul's Old City and a very
non-touristy area of Asian Side. As we explore the Old City of Istanbul, you will discover
a glorious cultural heritage remained from an Imperial background melting Turkish, Arabic,
Greek, Jewish, Persian, Armenian, Circassian, Caucasian and even more together in
one bowl. Relish in the rich and varied history of this vibrant and intriguing neighborhood
as the story of its past and present unfolds before you. Our tours
are small group tours of maximum 10 people with daily departure everyday. You will use
the most convinent public transport through the city just like a local and visit the best
places to taste to shop for the authentic local foods.
Your guide will meet with you at your hotel or a central location to start the tour. The day
will start with a short ferry journey to Kadikoy on Asian Side. You may sup your Turkish
Tea on the ferry and feed the sea gulls while watching the beatiful scenerey of Topkapi
Palace and Bosphorus. Kadikoy has one of the visit a food&fish local markets in
the city. The market district, just inland from the ferry docks, is a particularly appealing
one, with bright fruits and vegetables, lots of fish, and a variety of good restaurants
with sidewalk tables in fair weather. We stop by one of the coffee houses at site to drink
Turkish Coffee to get ready for the next part of our trip.
You will take a tram journey up to Moda, a popular site for locals for leisure. Here is
you taste a delicious ice cream (or drink a salep if the weather is winter) at Ali Usta.
We walk by the tea gardens on a promontory at Moda, with fine panoramic views across
the Sea of Marmara to Old Istanbul. We keep walking to Kadikoy again through
Bahariye Street, one of the most busy streets in the city for shopping like clothes, shoes
etc. we stop by Saray Muhallebicisi to eat (Turkish: tavuk gogsu, "chicken breast") is
a Turkish dessert pudding made with chicken andmilk. It became one of the most
famous delicacies served to the sultans in the Ottoman Topkapý Palace. It is today
considered a 'signature' dish of Turkey.
We will have our lunch at Yanyali Fehmi Lokantasi. This tradesmen’s (esnaf) restaurant
has an extensive menu with 10 kinds of soups, kebabs, grills, fish, meat and vegetable
stews and various desserts prepared and served every day. In accordance with Turkish
customs, there is no alcholic beverage in the restaurant. You can taste some of the most
famous and traditional local meals and mezes here .
After the lunch, we get to Karakoy by using the local ferry again. You will visit Gulluoglu
Baklavacisi, established on 1871 Gulluoglu is one of the leading baklava procudures in
Turkey for tasting the Turkish Baklava . Gulluoglu has also a big shop in central Karakoy
where you will also find some best examples of Turkish cheeses, olives, olives oils and
mezes. You can do shopping here as much as you want.
Walking over the Karakoy (Galata) Bridge by the fishermans and checking what they
hooked today, we reach to Egyptian (Spice Market). Here is Spices, dried fruits, cheeses,
sausages, jams, nuts andseeds, lokum (Turkish Delight) and other edibles fill most of
the shops, though jewelry and other high-margin goods filling up the shops around. Being
the last stop of Silk Road on West, Egptian Market is a colorful place both with spices and
the visitors of all nationalities.
Our last stop on the tour is to Haci Bekir Sekercisi (Bonbon Turc) that you can find
the most delecious Turkish Delights and flowered sugars. Since 1777, Haci Bekir is
offering the his products here as being known as one of the best among the locals.
You can buy Turkish delights here as souvenir for your friends as packed for long journies.
The tour finishes with good memories behind about 17.00 in Sirkeci tram stop. Your
guide will advise the best ways to get back to your hotel. You may also get advice for
the dinner !
The cost of the tour is 90 Euro per person including guidance, local transport fees and
complimentaries of ice-cream, Turkish coffee, simits and baklava. Lunch is self payment at
site. The tour departs with minumum 2 people.
Our tour guides have a university degree and experianced. Moreover, they have a great
passion to introduce you our culture !
for more information please contact us
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