Turkish Cuisine, Food, and History
Overview
If you are interested in different cuisines and history, you are in the right tour. This tour is a combination of cuisine, food and history. While visiting the highlights of Istanbul, you will also learn about food culture in byzantine and ottoman period. You will get all information what people used to eat in Istanbul and what people’s daily lives were like in history. An interesting journey in the pages of history with food habits, daily culture and cooking history and a different experience than cooking classes.
Inclusions
- Lunch
- Parking Fees
- Transfer from Hotel / To Hotel in Antalya City Center
- Professional English Speaking Guide
- Entry/Admission - Great Palace Mosaics Museum
- Entry/Admission - Tekfur Sarayi
- Entry/Admission - Balat
- Entry/Admission - Topkapi Palace
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye
You will get to tour a palace that served as the headquarters for Ottoman sultans in the 15th and 16th century.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Great Palace Mosaics Museum, Arasta CarsIsI Sultanahmet Mahallesi, Istanbul Turkiye
Here you will get to look at great Byzantine mosaics that date back to the Great Palace of Constantinople.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Tekfur Sarayi, Hocacakir Caddesi, Istanbul Turkiye
You will get the opportunity to see a late 13th century palace built as part of Constantinople.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Balat, Istanbul Turkiye
In the afternoon you will walk the narrow streets of Balat where a greek orthodox patriarchal church, the oldest synagogue in the city, and some old ottoman mosques are located almost next to each other. This is cultural heritage area as announced by UNESCO which symbolizes the coexistence of muslim, christian, and jewish communities in our city throughout history.
Duration: 2 hours
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye
You will get to tour a palace that served as the headquarters for Ottoman sultans in the 15th and 16th century.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Great Palace Mosaics Museum, Arasta CarsIsI Sultanahmet Mahallesi, Istanbul Turkiye
Here you will get to look at great Byzantine mosaics that date back to the Great Palace of Constantinople.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Tekfur Sarayi, Hocacakir Caddesi, Istanbul Turkiye
You will get the opportunity to see a late 13th century palace built as part of Constantinople.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Balat, Istanbul Turkiye
In the afternoon you will walk the narrow streets of Balat where a greek orthodox patriarchal church, the oldest synagogue in the city, and some old ottoman mosques are located almost next to each other. This is cultural heritage area as announced by UNESCO which symbolizes the coexistence of muslim, christian, and jewish communities in our city throughout history.
Duration: 2 hours
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Kelly W
July 2022
We hired Sojourn for a nine day tour of Turkiye, including Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus, and Hieropolis/Pamukkale. Elif D. kept us well-informed in the months and days leading up to the trip, and the Vamoos app kept us up-to-date with our itinerary. All nine tour days went without a hitch. The...
We hired Sojourn for a nine day tour of Turkiye, including Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus, and Hieropolis/Pamukkale. Elif D. kept us well-informed in the months and days leading up to the trip, and the Vamoos app kept us up-to-date with our itinerary. All nine tour days went without a hitch. The drivers/guides were always on time. Our guides were excellent; Reyhan in Istanbul and Rabia in Ephesus area were especially good. Accommodations were top-notch. Sojourn is a well-run, professional company. When we visit Turkiye in the future to check out the myriad of other archaeological sites across the country, we will be using Sojourn.Gail B
September 2022
We started with such an excellent tour guide, we didn’t think it could get better. Every guide in each location was superb. They were interesting, informative and fun to be with. They were thoroughly qualified on historic significance, as well as restaurants and shopping. They were punctual, bu...
We started with such an excellent tour guide, we didn’t think it could get better. Every guide in each location was superb. They were interesting, informative and fun to be with. They were thoroughly qualified on historic significance, as well as restaurants and shopping. They were punctual, but flexible. The tours were entirely customized to our groups personal desires. The entire trip was seamless and momentous. I wish I could give them more than 5 stars.I2620LTgloriab
September 2022
Relating to historical movie series dating back to 1200 through 1500. My visit to Sogut and Riva was the highlight of my trip.
Relating to historical movie series dating back to 1200 through 1500. My visit to Sogut and Riva was the highlight of my trip.