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Whirling Dervish Ceremony Tickets in Istanbul
(31) Reviews
Istambul
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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 is an authentic ritual with the original live sound and movement as in the former centuries in Istanbul. Regarding the performance at the ceremony, the classic sufi music is essential. It sets the tempo to the end and elevate the dervishes' mood.
Then the whirling dervishes come forward to lift the curtain between the body and soul. All of the participants including the musicians (mıtraban) and performers (semazen) are local followers of the order. So, there is no acting performers in this ceremony.
This special ceremony is, first and foremost, a poetic experience. The original name “Sema” has two meanings: the skies and hearing. The dervishes are raising their hands while whirling...
Highlights
1 hour
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & 6 Others
Free Cancellation
Avoid Queues
Mobile Ticket
1 hour
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & 6 Others
Free Cancellation
Avoid Queues
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Traditional Turkish Sherbet or Tea and Water
All Fees and Taxes
A digital info guide about Sufis, Rumi and Dervishes
Meeting Points
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Whirling Dervishes
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Itinerary
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Whirling Dervishes
You are most welcome to witness the transcendental pray of the dervish and discover the spiritual face of Istanbul at a very special salon of a very traditional house neighboring Hagia Sophia.
Join this mystical journey at an authentic place that reflects the old in Istanbul from the classical age of the Ottoman centuries!
Feel the spiritual Istanbul while witnessing the ritual of Sufi Dervishes at the heart of the old town!
Learn about the Mevlevi Order, a centuries-old old tradition of the followers of Rumi, the medieval poet from Konya!
Whirling Dervish Ceremony Tickets in Istanbul
(31) Reviews
Istambul
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This is an authentic ritual with the original live sound and movement as in the former centuries in Istanbul. Regarding the performance at the ceremony, the classic sufi music is essential. It sets the tempo to the end and elevate the dervishes' mood.
Then the whirling dervishes come forward to lift the curtain between the body and soul. All of the participants including the musicians (mıtraban) and performers (semazen) are local followers of the order. So, there is no acting performers in this ceremony.
This special ceremony is, first and foremost, a poetic experience. The original name “Sema” has two meanings: the skies and hearing. The dervishes are raising their hands while whirling...
Highlights
1 hour
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & 6 Others
Free Cancellation
Avoid Queues
Mobile Ticket
1 hour
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & 6 Others
Free Cancellation
Avoid Queues
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Traditional Turkish Sherbet or Tea and Water
All Fees and Taxes
A digital info guide about Sufis, Rumi and Dervishes
