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Istanbul Modern City Walking: Taksim to Galata With Secret Passages
(59) Reviews
Istanbul
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Not suitable for stroller
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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This tour takes you into the heart of the modern section of Istanbul to be shown the unmistakable icons as well as the hard-to-find secret spots that make Beyoğlu so captivating. Veer away from the hustle and bustle of Istiklal Avenue to discover the beautiful side streets and historical passages that get missed by tourists and Turks alike. See the Pera district through a local’s eyes and learn about its cosmopolitan history. Area is also famous across Istanbul for its outstanding street food but discovering good eateries in a big city is not always easy. Not to worry, as we stroll Istiklal Avenue, your guide will point out best local eating places, cafés and bars, as well as show you the ma...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Professional Guide
Small Group
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
Cafe Marmara
Meet your guide in front of (outside) CAFE MARMARA, located beneath The Marmara Taksim Hotel at Taksim Square. Your guide will be wearing an official tour guide badge and will be easy to recognize.
Return
Galata Tower
Our tour concludes near to Galata Tower, leaving you free to continue your Istanbul sightseeing.
Istanbul Modern City Walking: Taksim to Galata With Secret Passages
(59) Reviews
Istanbul
About
This tour takes you into the heart of the modern section of Istanbul to be shown the unmistakable icons as well as the hard-to-find secret spots that make Beyoğlu so captivating. Veer away from the hustle and bustle of Istiklal Avenue to discover the beautiful side streets and historical passages that get missed by tourists and Turks alike. See the Pera district through a local’s eyes and learn about its cosmopolitan history. Area is also famous across Istanbul for its outstanding street food but discovering good eateries in a big city is not always easy. Not to worry, as we stroll Istiklal Avenue, your guide will point out best local eating places, cafés and bars, as well as show you the ma...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Professional Guide
Small Group
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
Cafe Marmara
Meet your guide in front of (outside) CAFE MARMARA, located beneath The Marmara Taksim Hotel at Taksim Square. Your guide will be wearing an official tour guide badge and will be easy to recognize.
Return
Galata Tower
Our tour concludes near to Galata Tower, leaving you free to continue your Istanbul sightseeing.
Itinerary
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Taksim Square
Every great city has a central square, and Istanbul does not disappoint. Taksim square has a little bit of everything and is worth a trip to witness people and their interactions.
5 minutes
2
Taksim Gezi Park
Taksim Gezi Park
3
Republic Monument
Situated at Taksim Square, the heart of modern Istanbul, commemorate the formation of the Turkish Republic in 1923
4
Balik Pazari
A must see street full of amazing bars and fish meze restaurants.
5 minutes
5
Beyoglu
Get to know the cosmopolitan culture of Istanbul on this guided walking tour. Explore the out of the beaten path of Beyoğlu neighborhood and learn where local people hang out, eat and drink.
5 minutes
6
Hagia Triada Church
Beyoğlu was the primary neighborhood of the foreign community as well as non-Muslim Ottoman subjects. You will learn about how cosmopolitan the neighborhood once was.
5 minutes
7
Cicek Pasaji
Beyoglu is famous for its "passages", or arcades – part covered and part free in the sun – abounding with shops and restaurants. The most famous of these, the Çiçek Pasajı.
5 minutes
8
Avrupa Pasaji
Beyoglu the old European quarter of the city is Istanbul’s bohemian quarter, full of cafes, street performers and trendy young people.
5 minutes
9
Passage Hazzopulo
Passage Hazzopulo
5 minutes
10
St Anthony of Padua
Venetian Neogotic Style largest Roman Catholic Church in Istanbul and has the largest community following its masses.
5 minutes
11
Istiklal Caddesi
In the Ottoman era, Beyoğlu (then known as Pera) was the European Quarter of Istanbul. Home to embassies and trading centers, as well as fine 19th-century, Parisian-style apartment houses.
5 minutes
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Pera Museum
Pera Museum
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The Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews
Beyoğlu (formerly Pera) was the primary neighborhood of the foreign community as well as non-Muslim Ottoman subjects and gradually attained an European look with the arrival of foreign embassies.
14
Galata Tower
One of the city's most distinctive sights, this great fortification dating back to 1348 was erected by the mercantile Genoese Italians.
5 minutes
15
Kamondo Stairs
Kamondo Stairs
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Historic Areas of Istanbul
The historical city of Istanbul, the only city in the world located on two continents, was the capital of three great empires; Roman, Byzantine and the Ottoman Empire.
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Karakoy
Karaköy is one of the oldest and most historic districts of the city, and is today an important commercial center and transport hub.
18
Galata Koprusu
The bridge, which spans the two sides of the Golden Horn is an important place in the the daily life of the city.
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Halic
Halic (Golden Horn) means inlet in English separates the old and new sections of Istanbul.
