Taksim to Galata Walking Tour: Excursion into History, Architecture, and Local Life
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8 Ratings
Beyoğlu
Experience the Taksim to Galata Walking Tour and delve into the history, architecture, and local life of Istanbul. Discover hidden gems, learn about the neighborhood's cosmopolitan past, and explore the non-tourist areas with a knowledgeable guide.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Taksim Square - Taksim square has a little bit of everything and is worth a trip to witness people and their interactions.
What's Included
- English-speaking guide
- Small group experience
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Embark on an invigorating evening stroll along Istiklal, offering a peek into the life off the main road, alongside intriguing historical tidbits as you maneuver your way towards Galata Tower. The journey is evenly paced and captivating, full of information about everything from cuisine, language, architecture, lifestyle, to eating and drinking traditions, let alone the jump across history from ancient times to the present day! This is a splendid way to get acquainted with the modern city’s non-touristic parts down the Taksim side streets while maintaining a historical perspective.
Location
Starbucks
Tak-ı Zafer Caddesi
Meet your guide in front (outside) of STARBUCKS located under “The Marmara Taksim Hotel”. It is about a 2-minute walk from the Taksim metro station. Your guide will wear a tour guide badge and will be easy to spot.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Jom1883
May 1, 2024
Walking tour in Pera (the other side) - This was amazing! So informative and all the hidden passages I would never have found. Erol is a very knowledgeable and lovely guide - I enjoyed this so much. If you are coming to Istanbul you must do this!
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I3352redanielaw
Dec 8, 2023
Very Good - My boyfriend and i had a really nice solo tour with Erol.
We startet at Taskim and ended at Galata Tower.
He showed as typical and unknown places were we can have drinks/food.
After our tour we instantly tried shalep and köfte😇 it was really good and we are thankful for those recommendations
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Hlh822
Nov 3, 2023
Time and money well spend - Erol Utgun was an excellent tour guide. He made an effort and took his time to talk us fascinating history and food culture. He took us through passages and to little shops we would otherwise never have known about.
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Hlh822
Nov 3, 2023
Time and money well spent - Erol Utgun was an excellent tour guide. He really made an effort and took his time to tell us fascinating history and Turkish food culture and show us little shops and passages we would otherwise never have seen. Highly recommend.
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Nigel_s
Oct 4, 2023
Erol the excellent - Excellent tour with a great guy, Erol.
Informative and interesting. Many great insider tips.
Highly recommended.
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Z678xtcherylb
Sep 28, 2023
The gist was perfect tour, perfect amount of time, wonderful conversation and she is a great communicator and very relax - Our tour guide, i think her name is Efol, beautiful reddish hair and terrific personality… well she made the tour a complete pleasure despite the bit of rain today. It was just my husband and i and she was so fun of not only history but interesting trivia in many areas. She was one of the most pleasant guides we had had in all our travels. The passages and their history were amazing. She is kind and very courteous. He helped us get a taxi home because it was dark. She is highly recommended by both of us!!! Thank you so much Efol
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