Whirling Dervishes at Hodjapasha: 1-Hour Cultural Insight into Traditional Turkish Rituals
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341 Ratings
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Immerse yourself in Turkish culture with a 1-hour experience at Istanbul's Hodjapasha. Discover the history and traditions of the Whirling Dervishes, explore their museum, and witness a mesmerizing Whirling Dervish ceremony.
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Hodjapasha Cultural Center - We present a cultural and mystical ceremony
What's Included
- Bottled water included
- Multi-language booklet provided
What's Not Included
- Food
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Explore the heritage and traditions of the renowned Whirling Dervishes in this hour-long adventure at Istanbul’s Hodjapasha. Peruse the Whirling Dervishes’ exhibit to understand their ceremonial customs, attire, musical devices, and equipment. Learn about the esteemed mystic Rumi and appreciate his finest verses before witnessing a traditional Whirling Dervish ceremony, a significant ritual in Turkish culture.
- Minimum age is 7 years
Location
Hodjapasha
Hocapaşa Hamamı Sokak
Across Sirkeci Tram stop in Ankara Street
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.8
(341 Ratings)
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Amaanurrehman_k
May 17, 2024
Should see if time permits - A wonderful performance by the artistes. The manager was most helpful. She accommodated us for the next show as we got late for the one we had booked due to heavy traffic on the route.
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Sanjay_c
Apr 24, 2024
Most memorable spiritual experience. - Most memorable spiritual experience. The music was mesmerizing and the entire "Whirling Dervishes" performance, with explanation projected in English on the walls, gave not only the understanding but also helped immerse in this spiritual experience.
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Joy_h
Apr 18, 2024
Dervishes - The dervishes religious ceremony was beautiful and respectful with good information. We were treated to a ceremony based on Rumi and the Sufi religion. The five dancers were beautiful to watch as they entered the blissful whirling state to express their religious experience.
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Littlemissfus
Apr 17, 2024
A hypnotic spell binding experience - Both my husband and I thought this was a hypnotic and mesmerising performance, which we were very glad we went to. As others have noted it is a religious ceremony and so feels correctly symbolic and reverential
do not go expecting entertainment as such
I would agree it would help to arrive in time to read the panels before the show starts.
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Omer_f
May 1, 2024
The show was a good experience, wish we could make a small video - The show was good, seats were not that great . The location was not easy to find as the tour guide was not there at the meeting point , after waiting 20 min at the meeting point we decided to located the venue by our self.
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Olivia_t
Apr 27, 2024
Outstanding experience - Getting to see the whirling dervishes was an experience not to be missed. The sheer talent and artistry shown by the performers left me awestruck
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Alexander_b
May 21, 2024
Unique but no physical memories allowed! - While the experience was unique and entertaining the Meeting point should be made clearer and a disclaimer that no pictures or video are allowed, at all, should be listed.
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Brittany_c
Apr 27, 2024
One time experience - 5 guys twirling in a circle for an hour? Impressive that they're not dizzy. Beautiful intention, but this meditation dance is quite boring to watch.
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Agathe-valensole
May 20, 2024
Ugh - Very expensive price for a real religious moment! No exchange...nothing!
This is a religious moment that should not be billed as a spectacle!!!
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Anthonyl216
May 4, 2024
Pass on whirling dervish show - A whirling dervish show is a no frills religous ceremony. The music is a onstant hum and chant and the dancers twirl in a circle for about 45 minutes. The room was to warm and crowed adding to my discomfort. The silver lining is that you could dose off for about 10 minutes and not miss anything. the dancers were still twirling.
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