Multi Cultural Istanbul: Galata Tower - Fener and Balat - Golden Horn by Ferry | La Vacanza Travel

Multi Cultural Istanbul: Galata Tower - Fener and Balat - Golden Horn by Ferry

Duration: 4 hours
Destination: Türkiye, İstanbul, Istanbul
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  • 4 hours
  • Istanbul
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

We have a passion for uncovering this unique city’s lesser known historical treasures on foot. Our tour starts with imposing Galata Tower which is overlooking to beauties of Bosphorus and the Old-City. We take you off the major tourist trail to multi-cultural Fener, Balat and Ayvansaray. These are the old Istanbul neighborhoods where Constantinople officially ends which means we admire surviving city walls of Byzantines and discover historic churches, mosques, synagogues, traditional houses and even the remnants of a palace. Finish off our tour with a relaxing ferry journey along the Golden Horn.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Galata Tower, Buyuk Hendek Cad. 2, Istanbul Turkiye

We will see great Istanbul panorama from top of this tower. One of the city’s most distinctive sights, this great fortification dating back to 1348 was erected by Genoese Italians.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Beyoglu, Merkez Bankası Karşısı Arme Elektrik Tic Ltd Şti, Istanbul 34100 Turkiye

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.

Pass By: The Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews, Bereketzade Mah. Buyuk Hendek Cad. No: 39 Beyoglu, Next to Neve Salom Sinagogue, Istanbul 34421 Turkiye

Museum of Turkish Jews, where artifacts chronicling the history of Jewish people in Turkey, plus an art gallery & synagogue. Great to understand the history of Jewish people in Turkey

Pass By: Kamondo Stairs, Merkez Mah. Eminonu/Cagaloglu, Fatih, Istanbul Turkiye

Elegant set of 19th-century art nouveau stairs en route to the Galata Tower, popular for photos.

Pass By: Arap Camii, Istanbul Turkiye

Arap Camii

Pass By: Galata Koprusu, Kemankes Karamustafa Pasa Mahallesi Beyoglu, Istanbul 34425 Turkiye

Bascule bridge that spans the Golden Horn provides both a real and symbolic link between two important parts of Istanbul.

Pass By: Halic, Istanbul Turkiye

Halic (Golden Horn) means inlet in English separates the old and new sections of Istanbul. The views of this water body is magnificent, especially at dawn or dusk

Stop At: Fener Rum Patrikhanesi, Dr. SadIk Ahmet Cd. No:44 Yavuz Sultan Selim Mahallesi, Istanbul 34083 Turkiye

Ecumenical Patriarchate is recognized as the spiritual center (basically the “Vatican”) of the Eastern Orthodox Christians.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Fener & Balat, Fener & Balat, Istanbul

Colorful streets of Fener and Balat await you. One could describe the combined neighborhoods of Ayvansaray, Balat, and Fener as a miniature chronicle of the Byzantine, Ottoman, and modern times. These streets have hosted the most influential of empires along with their monuments; housed a mosaic of communities.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Balat Mahallesi, Murselpasa Cd. No:10, Istanbul 34087 Turkiye

This is a curious, neo-Gothic white-painted church and interestingly made up from cast iron sections. Built or should say “cast” in Vienna in 1896 and carted all the way to Istanbul.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Vlaherna Meryem Ana Church, Ayvansaray, Kuytu Sk., 34087 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye

Very emotional and spiritual place.

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Walls of Constantinople (Istanbul City Walls), Istanbul Turkiye

The walls of Constantinople were the greatest fortifications of the medieval age. With various towers and gates, large sections still stand more or less intact today.

Pass By: Historic Areas of Istanbul, Istanbul Turkiye

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.

Pass By: Karakoy, Karakoy, Istanbul

Karaköy is one of the oldest and most historic districts of the city, and is today an important commercial center and transport hub.

Pass By: Istanbul, Istanbul

Istanbul

Inclusions
  • Professional guide
  • Donations
  • Transport by Ferry, Tram, Bus
  • Small Group

Exclusions
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
  • Galata Tower Admission (Currently closed for renovation)
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Entrance to Galata Tower is not included in the tour price. ( GALATA TOWER IS CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO AN ONGOING RENOVATION, THIS IS WHY VISITED FROM OUTSIDE )
  • It is challenging to do the tour along with a stroller, not recommended for families with infants use stroller
  • It is a walking tour, so there is a moderate amount of walking involved
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Galata Tower, Bereketzade, 34421 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Türkiye


Departure Time

01:00 PM


Return Details

Kadıköy and Üsküdar Pier, Karaköy Meydanı, Arap Cami, Galata Köprüsü yanı, 34420 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Türkiye

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

4 hours


User's Reviews

Marc_S

23 Feb, 2024

Discovered the fusion of cultures Roman expansion to Ottoman capture and everything in between. We were also lucky enough to see the patriarch of the Orthodox Church

Kay_G

04 Oct, 2023

This was a great tour. Our tour guide Gamze Aksin was awesome. We enjoyed our time so much. I definitely would recommend this tour. Lots of great walking and getting to see the different cultures of the city.

Kara_H

14 Jul, 2023

This was the best tour we’ve been on! We got a personalized tour of some off the beaten path neighborhoods in Istanbul. It would have been hard to find these areas on our own. We absolutely loved our tour guide, Gamze and will always think of her as our beautiful Turkish friend. She was so informative and flexible with our family’s needs. We felt like we were walking around with one of our friends.

Tony_L

27 Mar, 2023

We had a wonderful afternoon with our amazing guide, Can (John). We felt very lucky as our family were the only one's booked in for the afternoon so we had our very own tailred adventure. We started by exploring the Galata tower area then took the ferry across to Fenner and Ballat a very architecturally colourful area. We took lunch at a local restaurant and saw the Iron Church. Can then saw us safely back to our hotel as the weather cancelled our afternoon ferry. Thankyou to our amazing guide who gave us a wonderful experience in Istanbul.

riddaali

29 Aug, 2022

This was an amazing tour and as there was only 2 of us we felt we had a very personalised experience. Erol our tour guide is amazing at his job and very knowledgeable. There are so many hidden gems in Istanbul and without this tour we would have passed them without knowing. Highly recommend this tour and our guide Erol. Looking forward to booking again in the future.

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Galata, Fener and Balat

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Istanbul discovered

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Wonderful walking tour. You will learn a lot.

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