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Istanbul: Asian Side Walking Tour with Ferry Ride

4.3 (129 Reviews)

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Discover the Asian side of Istanbul on this guided walking tour by crossing over to the trendy Kadıköy district with an intercontinental ferry ride.

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Duration 1.5 hour

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Details on this Activity

Itinerary

Meet your group and tour guide in front of the famous Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar) located in Eminönü and get ready for your tour. You will walk together to the ferry station and your guide will pay your ferry ticket to go to the Asian side. On your way to Kadıköy, you will enjoy the most stunning Istanbul historical peninsula view from the sea and take amazing pictures of the Galata Bridge, Golden Horn, Galata Tower, Galata Port, Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and Maiden's Tower. After a 20 mins intercontinental ferry ride, you will set foot on the Asian side central district Kadıköy. You will explore the famous local food market of Kadıköy, learn about Turkish entertainment and food culture, explore backstreets of a local residential neighborhood where you get to walk through thematic streets such as the Antiques Street, locally famous bar streets, pedestrian shopping avenue with the nostalgic tram line, colorful umbrella street and much more. You will immerse yourself in local Istanbulian daily life, learn about local food and drinking culture, and see the contrast between the two continents. Get insider tips and recommendations on the best restaurants, bars and markets from your local guide who lives on the Asian side and knows the neighborhood street by street. Watch and take breathtaking photos of the incredible sunset over the historical peninsula which can only be seen from the Asian side. Notes: - This tour includes a one-way ticket to the Asian side with the ferry, but not the return ticket. One-way ferry ticket to return currently costs 15 liras (less than 1 euro). Istanbulkart works on the ferry as well and costs the same as the tram or subway. - Tour starts on the European side, and ends on the Asian side (Kadıköy). Your guide will explain to you how to go back. Ferries operate back to the European side until 1 am past midnight and there are also other public transport options such as the subway. - Tour lasts 1,5 hrs. Ferry ride with boarding and docking lasts about 30 mins (20 mins on the sea). The walking Tour on the Asian side last 1 hour. - Find your guide with the white "GetYourGuide" flag.

Highlights

Experience an intercontinental ferry ride and a guided Asian Side Walking Tour
Be guided through the food markets, bar streets and more
Get insider tips and recommendations about the neighbourhood

Know before you go

This tour is not wheelchair accessible and not stroller accessible

Includes


Ferry Ride to the Asian Side Licensed tour guide Insider tips and recommendations

Reviews from other travelers

Linda - Turkey

5 /5

(Written on 2024-11-01)

Very enjoyable to be shown around Kadikoy by a local. It’s very different to the main tourist sites which made a welcome change and the shops, market stalls and restaurants are inspiring and much chea (Read More)per. The historical context our guide explained is also very interesting. It’s very easy after the walk to find a good place to eat there afterwards and no problem getting back by ferry or other public transport afterwards -our guide explained all this to us and made sure we could find our way back easily

Andra - Romania

5 /5

(Written on 2024-11-06)

The tour guide was such a nice person, funny and so easy to talk to and very well prepared. I recommend the tour, especially the 5 PM tour, because you can admire a very beautiful sunset.

GetYourGuide traveler - United Kingdom

5 /5

(Written on 2024-09-25)

The area was great as more locals than tourists, the guide was enthusiastic and we stayed after to sample the food which was the best food and cheapest on out whole trip

Abhishek - India

3 /5

(Written on 2024-07-06)

Tge guide was informative and a nice fellow gave lot of inside stories.

GetYourGuide traveler - Italy

5 /5

(Written on 2024-11-19)

ottima esperienza

Stephen - Australia

5 /5

(Written on 2024-08-26)

only clients that turned up, guide altered tour to meet our needs

Beata - United Kingdom

1 /5

(Written on 2024-08-08)

It was the worst tour I have ever experienced. The tour guide did not even introduce himself to the group. It was his last tour of the day and he made it obvious to us he just wanted to be done. The t (Read More)our had no structure and we just walked around random streets with a little guide. I thought I will have nice walk with some introduction to the Turkish cuisine, instead I had to listen guide's complaints regarding Turkish government. I don't recommend.

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