10 min
Meet your guide in front of the Nordstern Hotel Galata, Azapkapı, Tersane Cd. No: 5, 34421 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Turkey. Please do not enter the hotel, it is only a meeting point and the staff is not informed about the tour.
80 min
Book private transfers with a 3-hour private tour of the Galata Tower and neighborhood. This option includes a 1.5-hour round-trip transfer with pickup and drop-off at your accommodation in Istanbul. An experienced private driver will ensure you arrive at the meeting point on time without getting lost or tired.
60 min
See the highlights of Istanbul's European Side and visit the famous Galata Tower. Your Private Guide will meet you near the famous Galata Bridge spanning the Golden Horn, and take you on a short walking tour of the characteristic Karaköy and Beyoğlu districts. Here, you will discover the traces of the medieval citadel of Galata, which was a colony of the Republic of Genoa between 1273 and 1453. As you explore these narrow alleys, the guide will tell you about Galata’s former Jewish quarter that was seized and destroyed by the Catholic Crusaders and other interesting stories from the Middle Ages.
120 min
The main attraction of this tour will be a visit to Galata Tower, which was a watchtower at the highest point of the lost Walls of Galata. The nine-story tower (62.59 m) is now an exhibition space and an open-air observation deck, offering marvelous panoramic views over the Golden Horn, Bosphorus, and most of Istanbul’s major landmarks, including Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque. Many consider this to be the best view in town. Your Private Guide will also show you the lively neighborhood with its beautiful tenement houses and shops where you can buy popular souvenirs, vintage clothes, traditional musical instruments, and more. You will see the imposing Sent Antuan Kilisesi, pass the famous street passage Çiçek Pasajı, and end the tour in Taksim Square.
