Istanbul Like a Local: Local Food and Turkey Hidden Gems

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Zehra

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Our tour will be for 3 days. I will show you some hidden places in Istanbul. Mostly it will be a walking tour. Sometimes we will use public transportation together with locals. About the trip: Day 1: We will meet at Marmaray Train station in Sirkeci. We will visit the train station first. After that, we will go to the Sirkeci part. We will pass from the underground bazaar and visit a nice entrance-free museum. After this visit, we will see Egyptian Market. We will go to the old Ottoman building's side. To see how in use the buildings are today. People still work there. We will finish the day visiting Suleymaniye Mosque by sunset. Day 2 This morning we will go to Beyoğlu Street. Some well-known places and some hidden places we will visit. There is another Beyoğlu behind the Beyoğlu. The world and people everything is different than Beyoğlu. In the second part of the day we will visit the Galata side of Istanbul. We will finish the day at the Galata part. Day 3 Our route will be Balat today. But again we will go out of the tourist part a bit. First, we will see real life in Balat. The second part of our visit will be to the tourist side of Istanbul. From there we will walk to the sea side to finish the day with sunset photos. You will see the touristic and nontouristic sides of Istanbul. Sometimes we will look at Istanbul from a hill, sometimes we will be just in the center of Istanbul. What is included in the price? - Personal Guide: Showing you some places in Istanbul 3 days - Local transportation - Accommodation at home or shared room hotel (not luxury hotel) Excluding from the price: - All meals - Personal expenses Looking forward to hearing from your and welcoming you to Istanbul! Any questions? Let me know in the Q&A section!
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I was born in Germany. I grew up in Turkey. I am an Archaeologist and Art Historian. I studied photography as a second university.

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Trip Itinerary
1

İstanbul

Day 1-2
Day 1: We will meet at Marmaray Train station in Sirkeci. We will visit the train station first. After that, we will go to the Sirkeci part. We will pass from the underground bazaar and visit a nice entrance free museum. After this visit, we will see Egyptian Market. We will go to the old Ottoman building's side. To see how in use the buildings are today. People still work there. We will finish the day visiting Suleymaniye Mosque by sunset.
2

Beyoğlu

Day 2-3
Day 2 This morning we will go to Beyoğlu Street. Some well-known places and some hidden places we will visit. There is another Beyoğlu behind the Beyoğlu. The world and people everything is different than Beyoğlu. In the second part of the day we will visit the Galata side of Istanbul. We will finish the day at the Galata part.
3

Balat

Day 3-4
Day 3 Our route will be Balat today. But again we will go out of the tourist part a bit. First, we will see real life in Balat. The second part of our visit will be to the tourist side of Istanbul. From there we will walk to the seaside to finish the day with sunset photos. You will see the touristic and non-touristic sides of Istanbul. Sometimes we will look at Istanbul from a hill, sometimes we will be just in the center of Istanbul.
Trip Summary
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4 days trip
İstanbul, Beyoğlu & 1 more
Transportation
Train
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