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Istanbul: Guided Food and Culture Tour

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Savor the flavors of Asia and Europe on a food tour of Istanbul and conquer the cuisines of the city’s 7 hills. Follow a local to neighborhood cafés to find Kurdish food, typical drinks, and more.

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Duration 5.0 hour

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Details on this Activity

Itinerary

Explore the cuisines of Istanbul on a food tour of both sides of the Bosphorus. Take in the city as your cross the Bosphorus with the included ferry. Stop a 9 mouth-watering locations and sip on 4 drinks. Savor an entrée, main course, and a dessert. Starting at Karakoy Pier, ride a public ferry across the Bosporus Strait to Kadikoy Port. Enjoy views of 2 continents on the journey.  Stroll around the Kadikoy neighborhood visiting local markets and diving down a maze of streets lined with local shops selling all kinds of produce. Go to the fish market to try some delicious mussels stuffed with rice and spices. Stop at break at a café, full of locals playing backgammon. Follow your guide to a restaurant that specializes in home cooked food from the Kurdish area of south east Turkey (vegetarian and gluten free options available). Head back to the European side on the ferry, admiring views of Istanbul at night. Indulge in something sweet at a local eatery where you can sample a Turkish dessert.

Highlights

Try the foods of Istanbul on both the Asian and European sides of the Bosphorus
Cross the Bosphorus Strait by public ferry
Browse the local food and fish markets in Kardikoy
Sample local drinks like cay (tea), served in a tulip shaped glass
Taste the Kurdish foods typical of southeast Turkey

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Please advise on booking of any dietary requirements (vegetarian, food allergies, etc.) Please provide a contact mobile number

Includes


English-speaking local gourmet guide Bosporus ferry crossing (return) Entrees, main courses, and desserts 8 food stops with 15 different kinds of food 4 non-alcoholic drinks

Reviews from other travelers

Janet - United States

5 /5

(Written on 2024-11-13)

very knowledgeable guide regarding food culture. many unique tastings exceeding our expectations. enjoyed seeing the culture of Istanbul.

Wing-Gee - United States

5 /5

(Written on 2024-11-14)

Tour was great! Burak who was our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly! Burak was very informative and provided detailed explanations on what we were eating including the history behind all the d (Read More)ifferent foods we tried. The group was the size! Will highly recommend to others!

Andra-Florentina - Greece

5 /5

(Written on 2024-11-13)

This was the best tour so far in Istanbul!!! Salih was an amazing guide, very knowledgeable, natural with his story telling and professional. The food was amazing and plenty and we got immersed into c (Read More)ulture right away. We enjoyed every moment of it and thought about it for all of our stay in Istanbul. Would highly recommend to take this tour, you will not regret it.

GetYourGuide traveler - United States

5 /5

(Written on 2024-10-23)

This was by far our favorite experience in Istanbul. It was perfect in every way. Our guide was friendly and informative, the sunset ferry ride to Kadikoy was beautiful, and the foods we tasted in Kad (Read More)ikoy were delicious. The nighttime views from the ferry returning to Karakoy were wonderful too.

David - Australia

5 /5

(Written on 2024-12-01)

This tour was awesome. An amazing insight into local foods and culture from a local. Doing the tour with Borak felt like you were being shown around by a friend. I got to experience foods I would have (Read More) otherwise never known existed. Highly recommend.

GetYourGuide traveler - Switzerland

5 /5

(Written on 2024-10-22)

This tour met our expectations exactly: Turkish food in all its variety, two guides with interesting background information and everyone was in a great mood and very nice!

Nicholas - United States

5 /5

(Written on 2024-10-27)

This is a great food tour! Our guide, Burak was pleasant and very knowledgeable. It was a lot of a fun to make our way through the neighborhoods and get a feel for less touristy parts of the city. You (Read More) get a lot of food on this tour so come hungry!

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