This tour is to the neighborhoods far away from main touristy parts of the city and it is about experiencing the real Istanbul. In this afternoon walking tour, we take you away for an introduction to the local life style of Istanbul. We will start with experiencing of using tram. Visiting the residential neighborhoods which will give you the chance to see how locals live in this cosmopolitan city. We will sit at the local cafes to sip cay tea and see how local get social. We will pass through the local markets, bakeries, tea houses. We will learn how the Constantinople was concurred by Ottoman in 1453.
Posted By : Lucia_R
We had a great experience with our guide Salih very relaxed and informative guide to to Fener and Balat made the day easy with tram tickets to and from and helped us with tram back to our ship
The beautiful streets and colourful buildings and wonderful homemade lemonade at cafe was so refreshing Thankyou so much great experience
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Posted On : 2024-06-14 06:39:52 
Posted By : Angela_R
Salih gave a wonderful tour of these neighborhoods with a lot of history. He gave great context for what we were seeing, and I learned a lot about this history of Istanbul. His English is excellent. Even though I was the only one booked for the tour, there was no cancellation so I had a private tour.
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Posted On : 2024-06-09 06:59:55
Posted By : Tina_C
It is a tour worth taking, very different from the old town. You get to meet and see the local people. The colorful steps and houses are very unique. The tour guide Omar is very knowledgeable about the history and area. I highly recommend this tour.
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Posted On : 2024-06-05 02:14:09
Posted By : Albert_C
This turned out to be an individual tour--just me and the guide. The guide was a very knowledgeable and personable guide. Excellent English, friendly, and outgoing. We wandered about the neighborhoods, up and down very steep and narrow streets. We also stopped at a Cristian church and the Iron Church. We had a snack at a rooftop restaurant. A very pleasant Sunday afternoon.
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Posted On : 2024-05-28 04:57:38
Posted By : Viv M
You get there with t5 and then you walk, you go up. Some houses still need to be renovated but it feels like it will soon be perfect and its colorful houses are very cute. Excellent restaurants in the town, we went to the golden moon, an old museum transformed into a cafe. Cute but they are hateful. Rude so I didn't stop to eat and drink. There it is, full of tourists taking photos on the stairs
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Posted On : 2024-05-26 00:50:33 
Posted By : Carina O
I am lucky enough to get one for a trip, very nice guide. Plenty of time to look around and take pictures. Lovely neighborhood with a slightly slower pace
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Posted On : 2024-05-20 06:32:07
Posted By : pc0k
This district is away from the center but the new tramway provides easy access. There are trendy cafes but above all lots of colorful houses and interesting streets.
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Posted On : 2024-05-08 14:51:52
Posted By : 915enricas
It was interesting even if the weather wasn't good, our guide, a very kind, cultured and pleasant person, explained the history of the Ottoman Empire and the diaspora between Greeks and Turks very well to us, we certainly learned many things that we didn't know
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Posted On : 2024-05-07 01:42:37
Posted By : Jeff_K
Off the beaten path…very small group…entire experience was focused on a walk through two connected, historic neighborhoods that are a bit out of the way. Very knowledgeable guide…perfect English skills.
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Posted On : 2024-05-05 02:24:38
Posted By : Meghan_O
This tour was super cool and off the beaten path! It was great hitting the streets! Taking in the beautiful coloured houses and learning about the architectural changes over the years. Cute cats everywhere! Love the little cafe we stopped at. A real Turkish experience! Our guide was amazing and even came to find me when I got lost off the tram! Definitely recommended!!
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Posted On : 2024-04-16 19:26:10
