Living There
Company: Context Travel
Price: +/- $79 USD per person
Duration: +/- 3 hours
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
About Context Travel:
Context offers critically acclaimed walking tours for small groups (8 people maximum) led by scholars and experts in 24 cities worldwide. The Context vision is to bring together local scholars and specialists with curious travelers to educate and impassion them; to allow them access to places and cultures that might otherwise remain out of site to the casual visitor; to invite them off the tourist track and into the real life of the people, history, and culture that makes these cities, destinations.
Istanbul Immersion
This three-hour immersive walk takes us across the Bosphorus Strait to the Asian side of the city in order to explore a face of Istanbul that most visitors miss. We’ll board one of the public ferries, learning along the way how to purchase tickets and use Istanbul’s fantastic boat system. Used by locals, the ferries are a great way to immerse oneself into the rhythm of Istanbul. We’ll spend the bulk of our time together exploring two former villages—now neighbourhoods of Istanbul—on the Asian side: Uskudar and Kuzguncuk. Our tour will take us to a conservative part of town where there are a number of traditional mosques. Depending on chance, we may be able to ring the imam and slip into one of the least visited of these. We’ll gain valuable insight, pass by several local monuments and discovering the hidden nooks and crannies in this often-overlooked part of the city. Our adventure will eventually deliver us to a small fishing village where Ottoman viziers and other notables built their villas. Today, officially a part of Istanbul, Kuzguncuk still retains its original character and provides yet another contrast in the amazing city.
Duration:
3 hours
Price:
$79 USD per person (tour will confirm for minimum of 4 people)
$280 USD for private party. Maximum 8 participants.
Included:
- 3 hours with our docent
Not Included:
- Ferry fare, TRY 8 per person
Other Tours:
All Istanbul Walks
Contact Context Travel:
- Head office: 2216 South Street Philadelphia, PA 19146
- Address: Kaya Aldagan Sok 7/1, Istanbul 80300, Turkey (Esentepe)
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone number: +90 212 414 27 66
- Tripadvisor page: http://www.tripadvisor.com.ph/Attraction_Review-g293974-d1574685-Reviews-Context_Travel_Day_Tours-Istanbul.html
- Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/contexttravel
