Fener and Balat district
Descriptions come from the operator and are translated automatically.
- 4–6 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in Spanish
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
An experience outside the tourist routes, meet local people, language, culture and the city of a great diversity.
Inclusions
What's included
- Public transportation (tram, cable car, ferry)
- Coffee and/or Tea
What's not
- Lunch
Itinerary
We meet at Karakoy Pier to board the ferry.
We have a half-hour ride along the Golden Horn (halich) on the ferry to go to the Eyup neighborhood.
Arriving at Eyup pier, we will head for the cable car and take the cable car to the top of Pierre Loti Hill. There we will have Turkish coffee / Turkish tea and free time to take advantage of the view of the city. Then we will continue walking through Eyup Sultan Cemetery to reach the Mosque and Tomb of Eyup Sultan. We'll meet a neighborhood of local people.
Then we go by tram for the Fener - Balat neighborhood through the winding streets, full of old Ottoman houses painted in red, blue and green. We will also have an unforgettable experience of restaurants, bars, vintage cafes. The neighborhood of auctions and crafts to carry some original memories of Istanbul.
We also have time to see St. Stephen's Church, known as the Iron Church, located on the banks of the Golden Horn. (If there is a private event we see it outside)
Next we visit the center of the patriarchy of the Orthodox world and St. George's Church, home of the spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox faith. (If there is a private event we will see you outside)
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- The guide will be at the entrance of Caribou Coffee Karaköy with a yellow flag (on a stick). Line T1 by tram get off at the Karaköy stop so you can reach the meeting point by walking 2 mins
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- United Steps Istanbul Tourism
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
How it compares in Istanbul
- Its from-price is 47% below the median of the 3649 experiences we list in Istanbul.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 2220 of 3649.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Istanbul
Istanbul straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus, with Byzantine and Ottoman monuments, busy bazaars and ferries crossing between continents.
The historic peninsula holds the greatest landmarks. Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Hippodrome face each other in Sultanahmet, the Basilica Cistern lies beneath the streets, and Topkapı Palace spreads across the hill above the Golden Horn. A short walk away, the Grand Bazaar and the Spice Bazaar have traded for centuries, and Süleymaniye Mosque, built by the great Ottoman architect Sinan, crowns one of the city's seven hills.
Top-ranked sights in Istanbul: Dolmabahce Palace (Dolmabahce Sarayi), Bosphorus, Bosphorus Bridge (Bogazici Koprusu).
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