Traditional Tastes on a Private Istanbul Food and Culture Tour
Travel around Istanbul with the guidance and commentary of the Turkey Insider Team on this food-focused excursion. Your guide will give you information about the culinary culture and history of the city and you will stop on the way to taste traditional Turkish delicacies.
Highlights include the Spice Bazaar, the back streets of Eminönü and the Kadıköy fish market.
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Traditional Tastes on a Private Istanbul Food and Culture Tour
Pickup included
What's included in Traditional Tastes on a Private Istanbul Food and Culture Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Karakoy
You will meet with your local tour guide at the hotel lobby and will discover and visit different parts of the city. Besides that, you will also have an amazing experience about local foods and cultures.First, will start to visit Karakoy area, the modern name for ancient Galata, is one of the oldest and most historic districts of the city and today an important commercial center and transport hub. You will see Galata Bridge and will walk around modern and old streets of Karakoy with tasting local foods such as simit,tea,soup,etc…
Tophane Parki
Then you will continue to visit Tophane where was the city’s oldest industrial zone to do manufacturing cannons and cannonballs during the Ottoman period. You will see Kılıç Ali Paşa Mosque built by the Ottoman Kaptan-i Derya Kılıç Ali Pasha and designed by the renowned architect Mimar Sinan and Tophane Fountain.
Istiklal Caddesi
You will walk up to reach Istiklal Street and will see nice and fine art galleries and old streets of Beyoglu district. You will stop on the way and will have Turkish coffee with a local dessert then will continue to discover the streets.You will walk down from Istiklal Street and will see Galata Mevlevihanesi, Galata Tower and Komando Stairs, built in the 1850s were made on behalf of Abraham Salomon Kamondo, one of the most important banker families in the region, the Kamondo Family.
Inclusions
- Meze ( dips ) varieties, kebabs, baklava and ice cream made of goats milk
- Midye ; Mussels stuffed with rice and spices cooked in the shell serve with lemon
- Balik-Ekmek. Fish sandwich
- Baklava ; The most delicious dessert of Anatolia
- Tantuni ; It is called "tantuni" if it is a roasted steak containing meat only.
- Turk kahvesi & Çay ; Turkish coffee or Çay ( tea ) options
- Kokorec. Delicious roasted lamb meat, serve with mix spices and tomatoes in a fresh bread sandwich
- Çiğ Köfte. A traditional food made of bulgur wheat, tomato paste, hot paprika, cumin onion and more
- Profesional, licensed gourmet English speaking local guide.
- Alcoholic Drinks (available to purchase)
- Shopping expenses.
- Admission Fee Costs
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 15 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Our guide will pick you up from your hotel or location. We kindly ask you to be ready 15 minutes before the pickup time.
