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City Center*Taksim-Galata Walking Tour
  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Religious, Shopping, Culture, Photography, Sightseeing, Walking

  • Duration

    29 Hours

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English, Turkish

Description

If you want to feel the energy of the city, the Taksim-Galata area is the best to start! 


  • We should meet at the Meeting point at 09:00 am and this tour takes about 5hours
  • Istiklal Street, our starting point for the Taksim tour,is the heart of the city.
  • A magnificent street of about 2 kilometers, surrounded by many historical buildings, where millions of people pass every day.A street where you can taste shopping, restaurants, cinemas, historical passages, churches, mosques, street delicacies and never get bored of walking.
  • Start at Istiklal Street and stop by Cicek Pasaji. Visit the St. Anthony Church, St. Maria Draperis Church and the magnificent Galata Tower. Have a beautiful seaside view, understand the historical texture and capture stunning city views.
Highlights
  • Exploring this city with this beautiful area which is covered with the historical old buildings, passages, churches, shops, restaurants...
  • Discover one of the beautiful buildings in the city center, Cicek Passajı. Our first stop! Surrounding by restaurants. This is the best moment for the best photos!
  • Walking through to the St Anthony Church, the largest Catholic church in the city! Not only a church, but it is also a beautiful, sophisticated compound with historic buildings!
  • The Next stop is St Mary Draperis Church, which is the old Roman Catholic Church. This building, which has experienced many bad incidents, is waiting for us with all its impressiveness.
  • Galata Tower is the last stop and the most beautiful point of the city. I am excited to share with you the story of this beauty with a 360-degree view of Istanbul.
  • Walkthorugh the Istiklal Street expand_more
    • Start the tour from the beginning of Istiklal Street. It is the city center of the European part which is hosting millions of people daily. You will start to feel the energy of this city surrounding with its crowd!
    • You will be totally walking almost 2-3 kilometers to reach our last stop 
  • Cicek Pasajı (Flower Passage) expand_more
    • Very nice place to take many photos with this beautiful historic building which was built in 1870. Surrounded by local nice restaurants where you can have unforgettable supper!
  • St Anthony of Padua Church expand_more
    • Visiting the largest Catholic Church in the city!
    • Venetian neo-Gothic style compound of the many historic buildings.
    • I will explain its history inside after we feel this beautiful atmosphere together!
  • Galata Tower expand_more
    • One of the magnificent places that come to mind when Istanbul is mentioned, with a 360-degree view of Istanbul.
    • This tower entrance needs to be paid extra if you would like to see inside and reach the top of the tower
    • Even if you only take photos, that is the most touristic point of the center!
What's Included
  • Only tourist guide fee
What's Excluded
  • Galata Tower entrance 
  • Lunch
What to bring
  • Comfortable walking shoes
  • Comfortable clothes
Know before you go

If you are far from the tour starting point, I can arrange a VIP transfer with the driver for an extra fee

Meeting Point

Gümüşsuyu, The Marmara Taksim, Osmanlı Sokak, Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Türkiye

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
The group size and price
1 To 10EUR 50 Per Group

This is a private tour

Starting From

Fromss

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USD 56 / group