Experience local hospitality with a Turkish family on this small-group tour and munch on home-cooked local treats. Nothing beats home cooking, especially Turkish home cooking. Join this tour to be treated to a feast at a local family's home. Try Turkish life with a family meal and an evening mingling with locals at some of their favorite haunts on this Istanbul food tour. An expert local guide will meet you at the meeting point, from which you'll wander through the streets of historical Sultanahmet en route to meet a local family. Turkish people’s sense of hospitality is world-famous and on this Istanbul tour, you'll have the opportunity to experience it firsthand. Meet the family and settle in for a typical Turkish meal. There is little English spoken in the household but your local guide will be there to help translate-all part of the authentic local experience! Chat informally with all members of the family and hear what it's like to live in Turkey today.
Istanbul Food and Culture Tour: Dinner at Local Family
$145
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Inclusions
Home-cooked dinner and tea-soft drinks
All Fees and Taxes
Local English-Speaking Guide
All Fees and Taxes
Local English-Speaking Guide
Exclusions
Gratuities (Recommended)
Extra drinks at the teahouse
Extra drinks at the teahouse
Tour Plan
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Day 1 Dinner at Local Family
We will be welcomed to family for dinner and meet with family. This will be great opportunity to understand the local culture in Istanbul. Later your guide will take you to a local tea house and have chit chat about local style of Istanbul
Same Day A quick introduction to the Sultanahmet Area
The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social center of Constantinople. Today it is a square with a few fragments of the original structure surviving. Monuments decorating the Hippodrome include the 3500-year-old Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column.
Same Day Sultanahmet Square
This beautiful square and a great place to make a stop, relax and take photos of Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.
Meeting / Pickup
Meet on location: This experience has no pick-up service, customers have to make their way to our meeting point.
Know Before You Go
- Public transportation nearby
- Infants must sit on your lap
Please Note
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not stroller accessible
- Not suitable for pets
- Infant seats unavailable
- Please be aware that the standard of dress through out Turkey is conservative. To respect this and for your own comfort we recommend modest clothing. This means clothing that covers your shoulders and knees for both women and men. Turkish people do not wear shoes within the home so we suggest easy slip on shoes be worn. The weather in Istanbul is highly variable depending on the time of year. Winters range from freezing cold to extremely hot and humid in summer .
- Minimum age of passengers is: 12
- Can accommadate vegan or vegetarian options when the clients inform us in advance.
- Please inform us for any dietaries or allergies in advance when you book the tour.
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