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Join a small-group food tour and experience the warmth of Turkish hospitality with a home-cooked meal at a local family's house. Explore the historic streets of Sultanahmet with your expert guide before arriving at the family home for a traditional Turkish feast. Discover the authentic flavors of Turkish cooking and engage with the family to learn about daily life in Turkey. While there may be limited English, your guide will translate, ensuring an intimate, cultural experience. Afterward, mingle with locals at their favorite spots and enjoy Istanbul from a local’s perspective. • Enjoy a home-cooked meal with a local family, experiencing the true flavors of Turkish cuisine. • Immerse yourself in Turkish culture with the warm hospitality of a local family. • Wander through historical Sultanahmet and explore local haunts with the help of a knowledgeable guide. • Chat with the family and gain insight into everyday life in Turkey while practicing authentic Turkish customs.
We will be welcomed to family for dinner and meet with family. This will be great opportunity to understand the local culture in Istanbul.
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.
German Fountain
The Obelisk of Theodosius
This beautiful square and a great place to make a stop, relax and take photos of Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.
Hagia Sophia
Later your guide will take you to a local tea house and have chit chat about local style of Istanbul
Istanbul Food and Culture Tour: Dinner at Local Family lasts about 3 hours. The itinerary has 7 stops.
Prices start at $106 per person for this Istanbul experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Your guide ( wears a tourist guide badge so easy to spot) will meet you by the entrance (outside on the street) of "FOODIE-IST CAFE AND BRASSERIE". Located on “Yerebatan Street” where the tram lines (T1) run through Sultanahmet, approximately 2 minutes walk from Sultanahmet tram stop.. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 8 participants.
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
This was a fantastic experience! Our guide gave us a nice walking tour on the way to and from our hostess's home. The food was delicious and we enjoyed the conversation with the hostess and her family, with translation by our guide. We were able to ask questions about local culture and sampled unique food. Highly recommended!
Great tour very delicious food super guide. Would do this again quite any time and can highly recommend the tour...........
Vielen Dank für Ihre wunderbare Bewertung! Wir freuen uns sehr zu hören, dass Sie eine tolle Tour hatten, das Essen sehr lecker war und Ihr Guide super war. Es ist großartig, dass Sie die Tour jederzeit wieder machen und sie wärmstens weiterempfehlen würden. Das ist das beste Kompliment, das wir bekommen können!
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul Food and Culture Tour: Dinner at Local Family | 3 hours | 5.0 (2) | $106 | |
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