Hello! My name is Zehra and I'm an archeologist and art historian. My trips are based on photography. Those who want to join my trips will learn how to take good photos. We will travel to Istanbul like a local person. I will take you outside the tourist places and show you around. You are very lucky because I am a photographer, I know many secret places in Istanbul. You can visit a tourist place like Sultanahmet by yourself. I will show you some tourist places and some off-route places. During our trip, we will travel with locals in Istanbul. We will use public transport. We will have a ferry ride on the Bosphorus. We will feed the seagulls. During our trip, we will stay in a good house near to old part of Istanbul and share a room. 2 or 3 people can stay in a room. What is included in the price? - Accommodation (Shared room) - Transportation But meals are not included. You can cook at home or go out to have meals, we can discuss the details during our call. I will give you the address of the house to come from the airport. There service buses to come city or you can use the metro. It is not included in the price of airport transportation. Istanbul is a very pleasant city where you will see 2 continents at the same time. Its people are very friendly. Sometimes we will eat street food together. Sometimes we will enjoy the throat. Together we will travel to places you cannot see alone. See you in Istanbul!
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Trip Itinerary
1
Karaköy
Day 1-2
Today we will visit Karaköy and its surroundings with you. I will take you to a very special mosque. Then we will look at the murals of Karaköy together. We will go up a hill and look at Istanbul from above. We will have a coffee and eat something against the view of the Bosphorus when we are tired. We'll go out to dinner after the sun goes down.
2
Eminönü
Day 2-3
Today we will dive deep into history. We will visit the formerly used workshops of Istanbul. We will have a very interesting museum experience. You will love this place to take pictures. We will look at Istanbul from the hills again. In the afternoon, we will cross the Bosphorus with a ferry ride and come back.
3
Balat
Day 3-4
We will go to the places of this colorful region away from the tourists again. We'll see what people go through here. Then we will look at those colorful streets of Balat. If you get tired, we will take a coffee break in one of their colorful coffees. Then we will go down to the seaside again. We will watch the Bosphorus and end the day.
4
Beyoğlu
Day 4-5
Together we will look at the touristic places of Beyoğlu. However, we will enter the back streets where the tourists do not go. You will see the face of that lively Beyoğlu that tourists do not see. Afterwards, we will end the day around the iconic Galata Tower, which is also visited by tourists. Today will be our last day and on your way back home, you will realize that you see Istanbul both as a tourist and as someone who lives here.
Trip Summary
Accommodation
Apartments
5 days trip
Karaköy, Eminönü & 2 more
Transportation
Trekking
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