6-Hour Istanbul Walking Tour with Bosphorus Ferry to Kadıköy

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Soak in the aroma of various spices at Mısır Çarşısı
• 02 Cross the famous Galata Bridge for views of Hagia Sophia, Topkapı Palace, and the Golden Horn
• 03 Spend one and a half hours on the Bosphorus seeing both the European and Asian sides of Istanbul
• 04 Stroll through Kadıköy's lively streets of restaurants, bars, cinemas, and fish market

Explore Istanbul from its traditional market streets to its lively Asian side on this 6-hour tour. Walk through the Spice Bazaar area to see genuinely Turkish local stores, cross the famous Galata Bridge for beautiful views of Topkapı Palace, Hagia Sophia, and the Golden Horn, and spend time on the Bosphorus seeing both the European and Asian sides of the city. Continue by public ferry to Kadıköy, where restaurants, bars, cinemas, and a fish market reveal a different side of Istanbul.

Walk around the Spice Bazaar to see genuinely Turkish local stores where they sell heads, stomachs, and tongues of animals, as well as cheeses, fish, and leeches used by locals for medical treatment.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 6 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Yes

City Istanbul

Languages English, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Spice Bazaar, Galata Bridge, Bosphorus and Kadıköy

• Meet your tour guide at your hotel lobby, cruise ship port, or another suitable place. The tour's starting time is flexible and will depend on your arrival time.
• Walk around the Spice Bazaar to see genuinely Turkish local stores where they sell heads, stomachs, and tongues of animals, as well as cheeses, fish, and leeches used by locals for medical treatment.
• Pass to the new city from the old town via the famous Galata Bridge, where you can see tons of men fishing and take pictures of Topkapı Palace, Hagia Sophia, and the Golden Horn. The bridge offers beautiful views of all of them.
• Spend one and a half hours on the Bosphorus to see the Asian and European sides of Istanbul.
• Take a public ferry to reach Kadıköy on the Asian side.
• Stroll through Kadıköy, a district full of restaurants, bars, and cinemas, and see a fish market.
• Return to your hotel, cruise ship port, or airport.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Tour guide fee

What's Not Included

• Public ferry price (5 USD)

Know before you go

• We will take the public ferry on the Bosphorus. The price of the public ferry is approximately 5 US dollars per person, depending on the exchange rate on the day you arrive.
• Meeting location: If you are arriving on a cruise ship, the guide will check which terminal your ship docks at according to the ship name and will wait for you at the passenger exit holding a board with your name on it. If you want to meet the guide at the airport, the guide will wait for you at the arrivals exit with a board showing your name. The guide will check your flight number to confirm which terminal and airport you will be landing at. If you are staying in a private house or far from the city centre, the most central meeting place will be arranged according to your location. There are four different centres where the guide can meet you. If you stay around Sultanahmet or the Taksim area, the guide can pick you up from your hotel, but if you are staying outside those locations, the guide will meet you at one of the town centres depending on your location.
• Location options: address or intersection upon traveller's request, airport, cruise ship port, hotel, monument/building upon traveller's request, rail station, or bus station.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Kadıköy/İstanbul, Turkey

Tour start

İstanbul, Turkey

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.