This has always been one of my favorite tours. I've always truly enjoyed watching the elegant architecture of Suleymaniye Mosque. It's a symbol of strength of an era.After this soothing start I'm sure Grand Bazaar will shine your eyes. The bazaar is a world consisting of contemporary shops, Turkish culture and ateliers of dying arts including more than 4000 shops. We head to SPICE MARKET. We will have a chance to try the most delicious Turkish delights of different kind offered by local vendors
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We start the day with a visit to a marvellous mosque (SULEYMANIYE), which was comissioned by Suleyman the Magnificent and built by the best known Ottoman architect of Sinan the Great. We will learn astonishing stories behind this masterpiece and you will fall in love just like me.
We walk to the biggest and also the oldest bazaar (GRAND BAZAAR). While walking through the narrow streets of the market we will explore the shops offering us some unique items made by some experienced artisans who are mostly keeping some of the dying traditions. We won't only see these interesting shops but also enjoying some of the hidden corners together including the Hans. One of the other interesting spot is the roof tops of the bazaar.
Whenever I visit the bazaar to taste the real food I do always prefer a restaurant where the shopkeepers usually eat. This is definitely what we are going to do.
Now it's the time to flatter us with desirable offerings of the Spice Market such as Turkish delight and Turkish coffee. These are all waiting for us in the Spice Market.
You can stay in the area or we can go back to the hotel
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Guiding fee
transportation fee (you and the guide), lunch, dinner, entrance fee, etc...
* Please remember to bring a headscarf for visiting the mosque.
* This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
* Please let me know in advance if you have any food allergies or other dietary restrictions.
Excellent guide. Quite pleasant and very informative. Really good way for someone with a mobility issue to see the city. Rather than me having to keep up with a ship’s tour, she was able to adapt to my slow speed.
Thank you very much Kevin. I really enjoyed guiding for you and Mary and I'm hoping to see you again some day. Please take care and stay well
Excellent guide
Thank you Robert. Hope to see you again. Stay well
Duygu, our guide for 2 days, knew the city intimately, and offered modern information to go alongside her historical knowledge. She took us to less popular sites, such as Suleimans mosque, which were beautiful, and bigger sites like the Hagia Sophia where she told us exciting details about objects while expertly avoiding crowds. Her patience with our waking pace and constant need for snacks, and flexibility with our special requests to add museum stops made her an incredible guide. We were very happy with our experience.
Thank you Wendy. It was a great pleasure to meet you. Pls say hi to everybody from me. I hope to see you again. Pls take care and stay well